Rivals Miami Combine: Top Middle School Running Backs

The Rivals Combine Series rolled on to Miami on March 12 . The combine, largely geared towards high school athletes, saw a total of 989 kids go through combine testing drills such as the 40-yard dash, 3-cone drill, vertical jump, broad jump and shuttle run. The top performing athletes from the combine on Saturday, were then invited back on Sunday to compete with the upperclassmen. Here's a look at the top middle school running backs that took part in the combine testing on Saturday. <strong><img class="alignleft wp-image-275333 size-thumbnail" src="https://prephoops-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/redzone/uploads/2022/01/74-Elija-Mason-150x150.jpg" alt="" width="150" height="150" />[player_tooltip player_id="241226" first="Elija" last="Mason"] | Running Back | Florida | 2026</strong> Everywhere Mason has gone this off-season, he has turned in memorable performances and the Rivals combine was absolutely no different. The 5-foot-7, 148-pound scat back had an impressive day including a middle school running back-best, 4.946 in the forty-yard dash and jaw-dropping 6.97 in the shuttle. Also turned in the top vertical with a 28.9. He was hands down the combine king on the day. &nbsp; <strong><img class="alignleft wp-image-313837 size-thumbnail" src="https://prephoops-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/redzone/uploads/2022/03/Johnholcy-150x150.jpg" alt="" width="150" height="150" />John Holcy | Running Back | Florida | 2026</strong> A pop warner standout during his youth career, Holcy showed off some considerable power in how lower body. The 5-foot-7 and a half back weighed in at 153 pounds. He's a stockier ball carrier that was tough to bring down with the strength in his lower body and the low center of gravity he keeps while running. He finished with a middle school running back-best 108.5 and the second best vertical with a 27.7. &nbsp; <strong><img class="alignleft wp-image-313840 size-thumbnail" src="https://prephoops-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/redzone/uploads/2022/03/DeshonJenkinsFB-150x150.jpg" alt="" width="150" height="150" />[player_tooltip player_id="283730" first="Deshon" last="Jenkins"] Jr. | Running Back | Florida | 2026</strong> Loved the power out of Jenkins during the regular season and his combine testing numbers backed it up. The thunderous back tipped the scales 5-foot-10 and 195 pounds--numbers that most linebackers on this level don't want to see coming at them one-on-one in the hole. Finished with a pretty good broad jump of 104.5 and a 22.3 inch vertical--both were top-three among middle school backs. &nbsp; <span style="text-decoration: underline"><strong>Other performances of note</strong></span> <ul> <li><strong>Samuel Rodriguez,</strong> who will be at Doral Academy next year, showed some bunnies with a 25.9 vertical</li> </ul> &nbsp; <ul> <li>Under windy conditions at camp, <strong>Trevon Moate</strong> turned in a 5.2 in the 40-yard dash. I feel he could be faster with better conditions</li> </ul> &nbsp; <ul> <li>2027 (seventh grade) running back <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="212274" first="Justin" last="Compere"] </strong>scratched his times, but the 5-foot-7 and 160-pound back is a baller. Will be interested to see him develop with another year of youth ball</li> </ul> &nbsp; &nbsp;