Recruiting Update, February 1
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The offer bender that Hilton Head defensive tackle Chris Marable Chris Marable 6'4" | 280 lbs | DL Hilton Head | 2023 State SC went over the weekend makes sense if you know the backstory. The 6-foot-4, 280-pound junior (he’s…
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Continue ReadingThe offer bender that Hilton Head defensive tackle Chris Marable Chris Marable 6'4" | 280 lbs | DL Hilton Head | 2023 State SC went over the weekend makes sense if you know the backstory.
The 6-foot-4, 280-pound junior (he’s actually a little bigger now) racked up a slew of offers – including ones from Florida State, East Carolina, Wake Forest, South Florida and Georgia Tech – all in a span of three days.
But why did that happen when it did?
Simple. It was about the film finally getting to the right places.
Marable’s dynamic junior season included 62 tackles, nine tackles for loss, an interception, a pass break up, on fumble recovery and a blocked kick. It gave everyone the impression that he came out of nowhere. In reality, coach BJ Payne has known about this “special talent” for three years.
During Marable’s freshman season in 2019, the plan was to give the lineman three games on the junior varsity and then bring him up. However, Marable tore his ACL in the first JV game. Then, Marable and his father briefly moved to Baltimore in 2020 – and his team’s season there was limited to just one contest. He returned to Hilton Head prior to last fall.
“[He] has a ridiculously high ceiling,” Payne said. “Big and long, 81-inch wingspan, 35-inch arm length.”
Earlier in January, Marable (pictured above) snagged offers from Georgia State and Toledo. That brought his total to seven in 17 days.
Not too shabby.
Meanwhile, a bunch of Class of 2022 athletes made their verbal commitments known over the last week heading into Wednesday’s opening of regular signing period.
CLASS OF 2022 COMMITMENTS:
Tyler Smith Tyler Smith 5'11" | 180 lbs | RB Gaffney | 2022 State SC , RB, Gaffney – South Carolina State
Jameer Toney, SS, Spring Valley – Limestone
Garvin Douglas Garvin Douglas 6'4" | 205 lbs | QB May River | 2022 State SC , QB, May River – Hutchinson Community College
Drew Settle Drew Settle 6'2" | 175 lbs | QB Chapman | 2022 State SC , QB, Chapman – Western Carolina
Cam Tibbits, TE, St. James – North Greenville
Tory Kelly Tory Kelly 6'0" | 200 lbs | LB Gray Collegiate | 2022 State SC , LB, Gray Collegiate – Wingate
Nick Sowell Nick Sowell 6'4" | 190 lbs | WR Dutch Fork | 2022 State SC , WR, Dutch Fork – Benedict
Gray Leaphart Gray Leaphart 6'4" | 220 lbs | TE Gilbert | 2022 State SC , TE, Gilbert – Newberry
Grant Epps Grant Epps 6'4" | 235 lbs | DL Trinity Collegiate | 2022 State SC , DL, Trinity Collegiate – South Carolina State
Jaeon Allen, RB/DB, May River, South Carolina State
Kamren Johnson Kamren Johnson 5'8" | 160 lbs | RB TL Hanna | 2022 State SC , ATH, TL Hanna – Erskine
Chase Smith Chase Smith 6'2" | 180 lbs | WR Ridge View | 2022 State SC , WR, Ridge View – Eastern Michigan
Carlton Terry Carlton Terry 6'0" | 165 lbs | WR Conway | 2022 State SC II, WR, Conway – Wofford
Spencer McKinley Spencer McKinley 5'10" | 185 lbs | K Oceanside Collegiate Academy | 2022 State SC , K, Oceanside Collegiate – Western Carolina
DJ Black DJ Black 6'2" | 175 lbs | WR Chapman | 2022 State SC , WR, Chapman – South Carolina
Jackson Glasgow, OL, Aynor – Erskine
We’re awaiting final word on plenty more as we rapidly approach the final send off for the Class of 2022. If you have any that we missed, tag @prepredzonesc on Twitter and we’ll add it to the list.