2024 Rankings – DB Breakdown

<em><strong>Get 25% off your subscription by entering Knight25 in the coupon code area. Enjoy!</strong></em> It’s the month of June and we’re inching closer to the start of the 2022 football season. This month, we’re updating and upgrading our prospect rankings across the site. Last week, we updated the <a href="https://prepredzone.com/oklahoma/rankings/2025-rankings/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>2025 Rankings</strong></a> and this week, it’s all about the 2024 class and this class continues to get deeper and deeper every time we take an in-depth look at it. In case you missed our complete ranking update, you can check out the <a href="https://prepredzone.com/oklahoma/rankings/2024-rankings/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>2024 Top 75 Right Here!</strong></a> Throughout the week, we’ve looked at different position groups, along with several other ranking breakdowns. Stay tuned to Prep Redzone Oklahoma throughout the month of June for more ranking updates, along with a ton of prospect breakdowns. Today, we’re finishing up the 2024 prospect breakdowns with our final group. In this post, we’re breaking down <span style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong>[player_tooltip player_id="110740" first="Issac" last="Covington"] - Booker T Washington</strong></span> <span style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong>(Ranked #11 Overall - #1 DB)</strong></span> Once again, a Booker T Washington prospect is in the top spot for his position and for [player_tooltip player_id="110740" first="Issac" last="Covington"], he’s had a firm grip on the top DB spot for the state’s 2024 class. Covington, despite being surrounded by upperclassmen that would sign with D1 programs, found his way onto the field early on for Booker T Washington and has been an impact player for the Hornets ever since. We love the versatility that Covington brings to the game and allows the Hornets to use him in a variety ways and even play on both sides of the ball. This fall, Covington might have an elevated role on both sides of the ball. He’ll be one of the more experienced defenders on Booker T Washington’s defense but he’ll also spend time at running back on offense and the Hornets are going to have one of the better offenses in 6A-2. But Covington is at his best when he’s on defense and he’ll have a chance to be the next impact player to come out of Booker T Washington’s secondary. <span style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong>[player_tooltip player_id="133792" first="Damontre" last="Patterson"] - Ada</strong></span> <span style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong>(Ranked #13 Overall - #2 DB)</strong></span> Just like with Covington at Booker. T Washington, [player_tooltip player_id="133792" first="Damontre" last="Patterson"] has been at the top of the DB boards for the state’s 2024 class since his freshman season. Patterson is a lockdown cornerback prospect that we definitely want to keep an eye on this fall to see how his junior year plays out. He spent his first two seasons at Elmore City, playing Class A ball and will now be at Ada for his junior year. Patterson is one of the fastest football prospects in the state as he absolutely torched the track season with Ada this spring. That speed is the top attribute that allows Patterson to be one of the top corners in this class. A wide receiver can’t beat a corner that they can’t get separation from and Patterson is with his man every step of the way. We’re interested to see how Patterson responds to playing a higher level of football with more competition week after week but we don’t have many other questions. <span style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong>[player_tooltip player_id="319804" first="Devon" last="Jordan"] - Union</strong></span> <span style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong>(Ranked #36 Overall - #4 DB)</strong></span> Union has a secondary that we really like coming into this fall. A mix of 2023 and 2024 prospects have us thinking that the Redhawks are going to have one of the best secondary units in the state. One of those new faces, ready to make a big impact is 2024 DB [player_tooltip player_id="319804" first="Devon" last="Jordan"]. This Union prospect is an absolute athlete. In fact, we could see Jordan playing a variety of positions at the next level when you look at the combination of size, speed and overall skillset. 7v7 isn’t regular football on a Friday night but Jordan was one of the more impressive defensive prospects that we got a chance to watch this offseason. He had one game where every time we turned around, he was jumping a route, picking off a pass and taking it back for six. Again, 7v7 tournaments don’t tell the whole story, but Jordan is a new name on this latest ranking update that definitely needs some more looks. <span style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong>[player_tooltip player_id="110756" first="Brytan" last="Gaddy"] - Sulphur</strong></span> <span style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong>(Ranked #38 Overall - #5 DB)</strong></span> Another defensive back prospect who absolutely dominated during track season was Sulphur’s [player_tooltip player_id="110756" first="Brytan" last="Gaddy"]. It should come as no surprise that Gaddy and Patterson torched the track season as they’re two of the better southern Oklahoma prospects and have been apart of Sean Cooper’s C4 program for workouts and 7v7 play during the offseason. Gaddy is a really good athlete that we’ve liked since his freshman season. The thing that always stands out to us when it comes to his game is his versatility. He can do several things on the field really well and seems like he’s getting better and better every time he steps on the field. We’re waiting for Gaddy’s recruitment to take off but he should be considered one of the better defensive prospects in the state’s 2024 class. Although he could also be considered one of the better offensive prospects as he does have plenty of film making plays there. <span style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong>[player_tooltip player_id="185888" first="Davien" last="Taylor"] - John Marshall</strong></span> <span style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong>(Ranked #44 Overall - #6 DB)</strong></span> Our final prospect in this breakdown is John Marshall defensive back [player_tooltip player_id="185888" first="Davien" last="Taylor"]. Like several other prospects on this breakdown, Taylor has been an impact player for a while now and is definitely going to be a defensive back to watch this fall. The Bears are once again going under a coaching transition and they’ll have a new head coach yet again. But for the new coaching staff, it should be obvious that they have a star in the making with Taylor. It wouldn’t surprise us if they get creative with using Taylor as he’s one of the best athletes on the team. However, like several other prospects on this breakdown who shine at other positions, Taylor is at his absolute best as a defensive back. We’re interested to see how the Bears do this fall and how Taylor’s junior season goes when you compare it to what he’s done already. We’re looking for growth and improvement from the Bears overall as they look to claw back to being a contender.