New #TN2023 Rankings: Brief Notes/Quick Rundown
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As we look forward to the start of the Fall football season, which is one week away from cranking up, it’s time to update our Prep Redzone Tennessee senior prospect rankings and we have several changes to talk about. The…
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Continue ReadingAs we look forward to the start of the Fall football season, which is one week away from cranking up, it’s time to update our Prep Redzone Tennessee senior prospect rankings and we have several changes to talk about.
The top three in-state prospects did not change as Caleb Herring Caleb Herring 6'6" | 215 lbs | LB Riverdale | 2023 State TN , Ty Lockwood Ty Lockwood 6'5" | 225 lbs | TE Independence | 2023 State TN and Brycen Sanders Brycen Sanders 6'6" | 285 lbs | OL Baylor School | 2023 State TN still lead the way but after is when things begin to change.
We have a new #1 receiver for the 2023 in-state class and it’s Demitrius Bell Demitrius Bell 6'1" | 170 lbs | WR McGavock | 2023 State TN from McGavock who busted on the scene this offseason, displaying tremendous athleticism and speed and the wow factor that many college coaches like working with. Bell is currently committed to Michigan St. but is receiving increased attention from Alabama and several other Power Five schools.
We also have a new quarterback sitting in the #1 position as Lausanne’s Brock Glenn Brock Glenn 6'2" | 190 lbs | QB Lausanne | 2023 State TN took over the top spot after putting together a strong offseason that is now leading him to play his college ball at Ohio State.
Glenn took over the top spot from Ravenwood senior quarterback Chris Parson Chris Parson 6'0" | 190 lbs | QB Ravenwood | 2023 State TN , who slides down to #2 and will soon make his college decision after decommitting from Florida St. last month.
Another big move up the rankings was CPA’s wideout London Humphreys London Humphreys 6'3" | 185 lbs | WR CPA | 2023 State TN . The 6’3 speedster blew up this offseason as a legit Power Five prospect, showing off his speed and ability to take the top off. Those talents led to multiple big time offers until Humphreys eventually committed to Vanderbilt. He is now considered the 18th best prospect in the state and the sixth best receiver overall.
After doing some in-depth scouting over the past few months, Knox. Catholic’s D-lineman Trevor Duncan Trevor Duncan 6'5" | 270 lbs | DL Knox. Catholic | 2023 State TN is a big time prospect with his best football days ahead of him. Moving up the rankings to the 21st overall player in the state, Duncan a current Tennessee commit, was a two-way talent until this offseason where he established himself as a defensive prospect and someone with the size and smarts to compete in the SEC
A future SEC player, Junior Sherrill Junior Sherrill 6'0" | 175 lbs | WR Lipscomb Academy | 2023 State TN from Lipscomb Academy made a big move up the rankings, placing 23rd overall and officially being placed as a wide receiver after being labeled an athlete all offseason.
Sherrill, who is committed to Vanderbilt, is an athletic, big play wideout that has the speed and skill set to compete at a high level in the SEC. He is a big time competitor that will be given the chance to be the #1 receiver for the Mustangs this season and could rise even higher in our next updated rankings.
One of the top prospects from the West Tennessee region is Briarcrest Christian athlete Max Carroll Max Carroll 6'3" | 210 lbs | ATH Briarcrest Christian | 2023 State TN and his offseason was huge as he not only established himself as a Power Five recruit but also someone that could see his stock increase with a big senior season.
Coming in ranked 28th overall, Carroll is a two-way athlete with size, arm length and deceptive speed that can be utilized well on the next level. The Saints senior product will be making his commitment soon between finalists Michigan, TCU, Vanderbilt, Texas A&M and Alabama St.
Here are a few other big movers inside our latest senior prospect rankings …..
– (RB) Noah Vaughn Noah Vaughn 5'9" | 185 lbs | RB Maryville | 2023 State TN (Maryville) – Ranked 32nd overall (Committed to Virginia)
– (DB) Tyson Edwards Tyson Edwards 6'1" | 180 lbs | DB Overton | 2023 State TN (Overton) – Ranked 34th overall (Committed to Memphis)
– (DT) Jaden McKinney Jaden McKinney 6'4" | 285 lbs | DL Collierville | 2023 State TN (Collierville) – Ranked 36th overall
– (OT/G) Caleb Dorris Caleb Dorris 6'6" | 265 lbs | OL Ensworth | 2023 State TN (Ensworth) – Ranked 37th overall (Committed to Duke)
– (WR) Chance Fitzgerald Chance Fitzgerald 6'3" | 185 lbs | WR Nolensville | 2023 State TN (Nolensville) – Ranked 40th overall
– (TE) Braiden Staten Braiden Staten 6'6" | 225 lbs | TE Green Hill | 2023 State TN (Green Hill) – Ranked 41st overall
– (RB) Arion Carter Arion Carter 6'1" | 210 lbs | LB Smyrna | 2023 State TN (Smyrna) – Ranked 44th overall (Committed to Memphis)
– (QB) J.D. Sherrod (Briarcrest Chrst.) – Ranked 45th overall (Committed to Troy)
– (OT/G) Luke Needham Luke Needham 6'5" | 300 lbs | OL Houston | 2023 State TN (Houston) – Ranked 47th overall (Committed to Rice)
– (RB) Tre Hartwell Tre Hartwell 6'0" | 220 lbs | RB Independence | 2023 State TN (Independence) – Ranked 49th overall
Brief Rankings Notes
– The deepest position group for our in-state ‘23 recruiting class are the wide receivers and you can go twenty deep in this position and find yourself D1 prospects. Several non-committed guys to watch for includes Jacob Page Jacob Page 6'2" | 185 lbs | WR Blackman | 2023 State TN (Ranked 11th/Blackman), Adarius Redmond Adarius Redmond 6'2" | 185 lbs | WR Powell | 2023 State TN (Ranked 12th/Powell), Chance Fitzgerald Chance Fitzgerald 6'3" | 185 lbs | WR Nolensville | 2023 State TN (Ranked 40th/Nolensville), Donovan Smith Donovan Smith 6'2" | 185 lbs | WR Chatt. Central | 2023 State TN (Ranked 51st/Chatt. Central), Jamari Person Jamari Person 6'2" | 185 lbs | WR Haywood | 2023 State TN (Ranked 52nd/Haywood), Bryson Vowell Bryson Vowell 6'4" | 190 lbs | WR Anderson Co. | 2023 State TN (Ranked 58th/Anderson Co.), Marcellus Jackson Marcellus Jackson 5'9" | 155 lbs | WR Fulton | 2023 State TN (Ranked 59th/Fulton), Devin Johnson II Devin Johnson II 6'2" | 180 lbs | WR Briarcrest | 2023 State TN (Ranked 63rd/Briarcrest Chrst.), Adjatay Dabbs Adjatay Dabbs 6'2" | 175 lbs | WR Greeneville | 2023 State TN (Ranked 83rd/Greeneville), Anthony Crowell Anthony Crowell 5'9" | 165 lbs | WR Lebanon | 2023 State TN (Ranked 87th/Lebanon), Delanie Majors Delanie Majors 5'10" | 170 lbs | WR Overton | 2023 State TN (Ranked 88th/Overton), Kaleb Carver Kaleb Carver 5'9" | 165 lbs | WR Green Hill | 2023 State TN (Ranked 90th/Green Hill) and David Cole David Cole 6'4" | 190 lbs | WR East Hamilton | 2023 State TN (Ranked 96th overall) from East Hamilton.
– Ensworth’s wideout Shamar Porter Shamar Porter 6'3" | 200 lbs | WR Ensworth | 2023 State TN moved from the top spot to #2 with Bell taking over but this guy is still big time and should develop into a possible elite guy in his time at Kentucky. With the move of Page to Blackman, look for Porter to step forward and have a big senior season as the go-to guy for his Ensworth quarterbacks.
– Throughout this entire process, the offensive line has been a featured position of recruiting here in Tennessee and looking through our new rankings, it remains that way as Cal Grubbs Cal Grubbs 6'4" | 290 lbs | OL Maryville | 2023 State TN from Maryville is ranked as the 7th best O-lineman in this class but sits at 27th overall. That tells you how deep this position is and we still have several top prospects available.
Several top guys are committed but others remain and those guys include Tyler Bell Tyler Bell 6'3" | 295 lbs | OL Lausanne | 2023 State TN (Ranked 35th/Lausanne), Elijah Prather Elijah Prather 6'4" | 285 lbs | OL LaVergne | 2023 State TN (Ranked 60th/LaVergne), Barrett Maddox Barrett Maddox 6'6" | 285 lbs | OL Clinton | 2023 State TN (Ranked 66th/Clinton), Joshua Wade Joshua Wade 6'3" | 300 lbs | OL Knox. Webb | 2023 State TN (Ranked 68th/Knox. Webb), Aidan Donald Aidan Donald 6'4" | 250 lbs | OL Lebanon | 2023 State TN (Ranked 72nd/Lebanon), Ty Williams Ty Williams 6'4" | 285 lbs | OL Greeneville | 2023 State TN (Ranked 78th/Greeneville), Martez Curry Martez Curry 6'5" | 295 lbs | OL Freedom Prep | 2023 State TN (Ranked 81st/Freedom Prep) and Misan Sisk Misan Sisk 6'6" | 290 lbs | OL MASE | 2023 State TN from MASE, who is ranked 100th overall.
– We have a new guy sitting at the top of defensive backs in Overton’s Tyson Edwards Tyson Edwards 6'1" | 180 lbs | DB Overton | 2023 State TN , who takes over the #1 spot from Syncere Safeeullah (Transferred to IMG Academy). The Bobcats senior defender had a breakthrough offseason where he performed at a high level that ended up landing him at Memphis. Edwards is a tall, long and versatile guy that could develop at cornerback or safety during his college time with the Tigers. It would not be surprising to see Edwards jump up in our next updated rankings and place himself among the Top 30 prospects overall in this state.
– One position group that looks much deeper this time around with the rankings is the Defensive Line. The big men in the trenches had a strong offseason where several guys stood out and developed at a nice rate. Father Ryan big man Drake Carlson Drake Carlson 6'4" | 275 lbs | DL Father Ryan | 2023 State TN leads the way as the top guy from the D-line but several others behind him are quite talented as well.
A few guys to mention here who broke through this offseason and moved up in our rankings include Jaden McKinley (36th overall), Nolensville Taylor Wein Taylor Wein 6'5" | 245 lbs | DL Nolensville | 2023 State TN (Ranked 77th overall), who officially moved to the D-line from linebacker, Eriq George Eriq George 6'2" | 245 lbs | DL MBA | 2023 State TN (Ranked 86th/MBA), Jayden Marable Jayden Marable 6'2" | 280 lbs | DL Smyrna | 2023 State TN from Smyrna (Ranked 106th/Committed to Memphis), Jabari Simmons Jabari Simmons 6'3" | 260 lbs | DL Brentwood Academy | 2023 State TN (Ranked 115th/Brentwood Acad.), Tanner Schuck Tanner Schuck 6'3" | 230 lbs | LB Ravenwood | 2023 State TN (Ranked 120th/Ravenwood) and Chris Hunter Chris Hunter 6'6" | 285 lbs | DL Karns | 2023 State TN (Ranked 130th overall) from Karns, who is a prospect to watch going forward.