2023 Rankings Update: Stockrisers (Part 1)
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<p>It's not easy to move up in our rankings.</p>
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<p>We add new players in every four-month cycle, and sustaining early success against the grain is abnormal.</p>
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<p>Yet, this rankings update includes a large number of players who climbed the ladder. In part one, we look at the ones who made significant progress in our final rankings update for this class.</p>
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<p>[player_tooltip player_id='262552' first='Tyler' last='J Smith'] RB, Barnwell (Up 15)</p>
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<p>After the season he had, we had no choice but to bump him into the top 20. His production that was good.</p>
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<p>[player_tooltip player_id='91149' first='Tyler' last='Brown'] WR, Greenville (Up 16)</p>
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<p>Brown made a 937-yard, 12-touchdown season appear casual with an seemingly effortless senior year. </p>
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<p>[player_tooltip player_id='202743' first='Zyeir' last='Gamble'] DB, Sumter (Up 18)</p>
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<p>Gamble has probably played eight different positions for Sumter, and he never let the Gamecocks down once.</p>
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<p>[player_tooltip player_id='268582' first='Brayshawn' last='Littlejohn'] LB, Gaffney (Up 18)</p>
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<p>After committing to Missouri over the summer, Littlejohn focused on the game itself. By that, we mean he piled up 25 TFL and 8.5 sacks.</p>
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<p>[player_tooltip player_id='443507' first='Daniel' last='Deneen'] P, St. James (Up 19)</p>
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<p>When he was picked for the Shrine Bowl of the Carolinas, it seemed like such an obvious choice, thanks to his dual abilities. </p>
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<p>[player_tooltip player_id='202726' first='Markel' last='Townsend'] RB, AC Flora (Up 23)</p>
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<p>Townsend (pictured) went from part of a three-headed rushing group as a sophomore to being the guy for the last two years. </p>
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<p>[player_tooltip player_id='132398' first='Chandler' last='Perry'] LB, Dutch Fork (Up 24)</p>
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<p>Perry was at times this year the best defensive player - not only for Dutch Fork, but for the entire Midlands zone.</p>
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<p>[player_tooltip player_id='262690' first='TJ' last='McElmurray Jr'] QB, Midland Valley (Up 27)</p>
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<p>With weapons around him, McElmurray's development took some major strides and he landed some DI interest because of it.</p>
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<p>[player_tooltip player_id='204866' first='Jaylen' last='Brown-Wallace'] WR, Daniel (Up 30)</p>
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<p>In just 12 games this fall, Brown-Wallace had 14 touchdown receptions to go along with 59 receptions and 790 yards.</p>
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<p>[player_tooltip player_id='263156' first='Trokel' last='Prew'] LB, South Florence (Up 35)</p>
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<p>Prew's 83 solo tackles (and 47 assisted stops) led South Florence and allowed a whole bunch of speed plenty of leeway.</p>
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<p>[player_tooltip player_id='204427' first='Max' last='Drag'] DL, Chapin (Up 34)</p>
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<p>Chapin fell off some after last season's graduations, but Drag continued to thrive on a personal level despite holding more responsibility. </p>
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<p>[player_tooltip player_id='262617' first='Michael' last='Jenkins'] DB, Summerville (Up 43)</p>
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<p>Shrine Bowl selection brought a safety's tackling ability to the cornerback position. His rise was clear midway through the year.</p>
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It's not easy to move up in our rankings.
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