2024 Class: Biggest Risers

<p>As we look through the 2024 class of athletes. We turn our focus to the players who made the biggest jump in the rankings:</p> <p><strong>QB [player_tooltip player_id="366482" first="AJ" last="Surace"], Notre Dame</strong></p> <p>Surace is the calmest quarterback in the pocket in this class. He stands tall and confident while navigating the pocket, standing at 6’2 205. Throws the prettiest deep ball in the class and shows above-average pocket awareness. Doesn’t get rattled easily when under pressure and plays with uncanny poise coming out of his sophomore season. Surace is especially accurate when attacking the deep and intermediate portions of the field. His accuracy has him moved up to the number one quarterback in this class.</p> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"> <p dir="ltr" lang="en">🏈AJ All Day!🏈<br /><br />Sophomore QB [player_tooltip player_id="366482" first="AJ" last="Surace"] scores FOUR first-half touchdowns in Notre Dame’s 36-0 win over Trenton - 2 on the ground, 2 through the air! <br /><br />Full highlights later on JSZ.<a href="https://twitter.com/NDNJAthletics?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@NDNJAthletics</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/aj_surace12?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@aj_surace12</a> <a href="https://t.co/WT0SiDNB7L">pic.twitter.com/WT0SiDNB7L</a></p> — Jersey Sports Zone (@JSZ_Sports) <a href="https://twitter.com/JSZ_Sports/status/1451749841273597952?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 23, 2021</a></blockquote> <p><script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p> <p><strong>WR [player_tooltip player_id="220098" first="Ta’Ron" last="Haile"], Millville</strong></p> <p>Shame on us for having this young man as a watchlist player. He goes from a watchlist player to the second-best wide receiver in this class. Standing 6’1 180lbs  he is one of the smoothest and cleanest prospects in the class in terms of getting in out of his routes. He can win deep and is a problem after the catch. He has great elusiveness and makes defenders look silly, being so explosive on-screen passes. Wouldnt be surprised if Haile finished as the number one wide receiver in the class. He has offers from Penn State, Nebraska, Syracuse, and Pitt.     </p> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"> <p dir="ltr" lang="en">What a throw from Nate Robbins and great catch from [player_tooltip player_id="220098" first="Ta’Ron" last="Haile"] on third and long for first <a href="https://twitter.com/SJGridironGang?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@SJGridironGang</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/WJFCA2020?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@WJFCA2020</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/TBoltAthletics?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@TBoltAthletics</a> @OBGFootball <a href="https://twitter.com/coachmlatorre?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@coachmlatorre</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/winslowtwpfb?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@winslowtwpfb</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/WTHS_Eagles?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@WTHS_Eagles</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/coachkscott_?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@coachkscott_</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/chillbelton?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@chillbelton</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/coachhandy?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@coachhandy</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/CoachEmUp4?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@CoachEmUp4</a> <a href="https://t.co/d8D81iw0PE">pic.twitter.com/d8D81iw0PE</a></p> — Josh Friedman (@JFriedman57) <a href="https://twitter.com/JFriedman57/status/1467656932345491459?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 6, 2021</a></blockquote> <p><script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>DL [player_tooltip player_id="366484" first="Jordan" last="Thomas"], Don Bosco</strong></p> <p>This young man is a monster in run defense. Running the ball against him is a chore and it takes three players to block him. Standing at 6’6 300lbs he plays as an edge rusher in what looks like a 3-4 scheme. He’s a very athletic and twitchy player for his size, but we need to see so more pass rush polishing. However, he has two more seasons to hone his craft and when his senior year rolls around were projecting him to be an elite three-down edge rusher.  </p> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"> <p dir="ltr" lang="en">2024 DE <br />[player_tooltip player_id="366484" first="Jordan" last="Thomas"] <br />Don Bosco Prep (NJ.) <br />6-6/296 <a href="https://twitter.com/JordanDBP97?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@JordanDBP97</a> <a href="https://t.co/gk0MNHd822">https://t.co/gk0MNHd822</a></p> — NextLevelRecruits (@NextLevelCFB) <a href="https://twitter.com/NextLevelCFB/status/1535950845518430209?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 12, 2022</a></blockquote> <p><strong><script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></strong></p> <p><strong>WR [player_tooltip player_id="321787" first="Alim" last="Parks"], Cedar Creek </strong></p> <p>The most physical wide receiver in the class this young man seeks contact. He consistently makes catches over the middle and is not afraid to take a hit. He’s a very raw player and he is used similarly to how the 49ers use WR Deebo Samuel.  Parks played with the consensus number one wide receiver in the state in Jojo Bermudez. Now that Bermudez is off to Cincy, Parks will now be the unquestioned number one receiver on the team and will see his usage increase. Expect to see him making plays from the slot and outside. Judging by his camp performances he looks like he’s coming into his own as a complete wide receiver.</p> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"> <p dir="ltr" lang="en"><a href="https://t.co/ndYmzFqVDJ">https://t.co/ndYmzFqVDJ</a> check out my sophomore szn highlights!!!(ring szn)<br />13-0 undefeated state/regional champs.</p> — alim.parks (@AlimParks) <a href="https://twitter.com/AlimParks/status/1467987803367788546?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 6, 2021</a></blockquote> <p><script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"> <p dir="ltr" lang="en">Another one of my clips out there today . <a href="https://twitter.com/ScoutNickP?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@ScoutNickP</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/247Sports?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@247Sports</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/cay3_?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@cay3_</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/JimRobertsonQB?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@JimRobertsonQB</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/CoachChadScott?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@CoachChadScott</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/coachdrebrown?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@coachdrebrown</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/pgreat81?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@pgreat81</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/devine_sean?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@devine_sean</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/Coach_AndrewP?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Coach_AndrewP</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/Mark_Orphey?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Mark_Orphey</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/Jafar_Williams?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Jafar_Williams</a> <a href="https://t.co/6vAm8dG1QB">pic.twitter.com/6vAm8dG1QB</a></p> — alim.parks (@AlimParks) <a href="https://twitter.com/AlimParks/status/1520577731691524096?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 1, 2022</a></blockquote> <p><script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p> <!-- wp:paragraph --><!-- /wp:paragraph -->