Georgia Under Armour Next Camp Stand Outs and Game Invites

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Under Armour Next 2023 camp series kicked off this weekend at Carrollton High School in Georgia. While the high schoolers went at it on Sunday, it was the middle schoolers that took center stage on Saturday. Here's a look at the 2027 and 2028 prospects that earned recognition from the staff.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["423433"],"_player_evaluations_0_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_0_evaluation":"Foster earned an invitation to the Under Armour Next Game, to be played in January of 2024. Measuring in at 6-foot-2 and 200-pounds, the future is bright here. Saw him live last summer as a member of the Georgia Future Stars before a tremendous regular season with the Central DeKalb Dream Chasers. Personally still think that with his frame, he could easily end up as an Offensive Tackle when it's all said and done. Nonetheless a future talent and earned the nod on the Defensive Line with his effort.","_player_evaluations_0_evaluation":"field_62aba51aecf34","player_evaluations_1_player":["416435"],"_player_evaluations_1_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_1_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_1_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_1_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_1_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_1_evaluation":"Defensive Lineman [player_tooltip player_id='416435' first='Bryce' last='Hurst'] was another 2028 prospect to pick up an invitation to the UA Next Game for his performance at the camp. Listed at 6-foot-2 and 220-pounds, he has impressive movement for an athlete at his size and on this level. His agility and quickness for a young big man has been developed in part from also playing lacrosse and basketball, while mixing boxing into his training also. u003cspan style=u0022font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serifu0022u003eThe Grayson High School pipeline shows no signs of drying up any time soon.u003c/spanu003e","_player_evaluations_1_evaluation":"field_62aba51aecf34","player_evaluations_2_player":["674618"],"_player_evaluations_2_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_2_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_2_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_2_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_2_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_2_evaluation":"The u003cemu003eBig Apple u003c/emu003edidn't fall too far from the tree here, as [player_tooltip player_id='674618' first='Quinn' last='Jacobs'], son of former New York Giant Brandon Jacobs, earned an invitation to the UA Next Game. While father Brandon was coaching up Running Backs at the camp, Quinn was impressing with his ability on the defensive line. Quinn is built just like his father and has been a menace during his youth career. He'll be suiting up for Buford next year as an eighth-grader and then off to the high schools ranks where he'll be on the same team as his older brother [player_tooltip player_id='338664' first='Brayden' last='Jacobs'], a 2025 prospect with double digit offers already.","_player_evaluations_2_evaluation":"field_62aba51aecf34","player_evaluations_3_player":["423414"],"_player_evaluations_3_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_3_override_profile_image":["override_image"],"_player_evaluations_3_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_3_player_featured_image":674647,"_player_evaluations_3_player_featured_image":"field_62f141137ead9","player_evaluations_3_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_3_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_3_evaluation":"One of only two Offensive Linemen to earn an invitation to the Under Armour Next Game, Fielder continues to be a kid to know. The 6-foot-1, 210-pound Fielder has been impressive each time we've seen his middle school career. Big, tall and long, he has a great build to work with as a prospectu002du002dpretty similar to fellow 2028 prospect [player_tooltip player_id='423433' first='Chase' last='Foster']. Fielder was in familiar surroundings, as the future Carrollton Trojan stood out on his home turf.","_player_evaluations_3_evaluation":"field_62aba51aecf34","player_evaluations_4_player":["404832"],"_player_evaluations_4_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_4_override_profile_image":["override_image"],"_player_evaluations_4_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_4_player_featured_image":674678,"_player_evaluations_4_player_featured_image":"field_62f141137ead9","player_evaluations_4_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_4_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_4_evaluation":"You don't eahe nickname u0022The Generalu0022 as a Quarterback if you're not a legit playeru002du002dand Cypher is legit. The only Quarterback to earn an invitation to the UA Next Camp in Georgia, I've long said he's going to be a special one. He's also a future Trojan, like his cousin [player_tooltip player_id='423414' first='Kweli' last='Fielder'], so he clearly put on for the home town. Much like Buford High School and Grayson High School, Carrollton High School's pipeline is alive and well. All signs point to Cypher, a 2028 prospect, to be the heir to the throne of 2026 All-Everything Quarterback, [player_tooltip player_id='206164' first='Julian' last='Lewis']. Not a bad lineage of signal callers for the Trojans, huh?","_player_evaluations_4_evaluation":"field_62aba51aecf34","player_evaluations_5_player":["417591"],"_player_evaluations_5_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_5_override_profile_image":["override_image"],"_player_evaluations_5_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_5_player_featured_image":674749,"_player_evaluations_5_player_featured_image":"field_62f141137ead9","player_evaluations_5_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_5_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_5_evaluation":"The most legitimate two-sport star I've seen so far in this 2028 class, [player_tooltip player_id='417591' first='Dexter' last='McCleon Jr.'] earned an invitation to the UA Next Game as a Wide Receiver. He's listed at 6-foot-2 and 180-pounds and my goodness, he looks like a can't miss. His father, Dexter Sr., played in the NFL for 10 seasons and won a Super Bowl with the Rams in 2000u002du002dbut was also drafted by the Minnesota Twins in baseball. Dexter Jr. is on the same trajectory, as one of the most elite athletes in the country, in both sports. He'll be a Buford Wolf.","_player_evaluations_5_evaluation":"field_62aba51aecf34","player_evaluations_6_player":["674805"],"_player_evaluations_6_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_6_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_6_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_6_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_6_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_6_evaluation":"Stop me if you've heard this before, but a Buford Wolf has been selected for the UA Next Game. I say that in jest, as [player_tooltip player_id='674805' first='Keshon' last='Blow'] also earned a spot in the game. A running back/linebacker type, he's one to watch on both sides of the ball. Haven't had live eyes on him since last fall but he is clearly not slowing down at all. Blow was the only Running Back selected on the day.","_player_evaluations_6_evaluation":"field_62aba51aecf34","player_evaluations_7_player":["674812"],"_player_evaluations_7_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_7_override_profile_image":["override_image"],"_player_evaluations_7_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_7_player_featured_image":674814,"_player_evaluations_7_player_featured_image":"field_62f141137ead9","player_evaluations_7_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_7_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_7_evaluation":"Pure cornerback [player_tooltip player_id='674812' first='Kayden' last='Blackwell'] received his gold ticket for his effort on Saturday. A member of the Cartersville Hurricane's program, he puts on the same purple and gold that current Jacksonville Jaguars signal caller, Trevor Lawrence once did. Sources said he looked natural at the position and is really starting to develop into a corner that u0022you don't really need to worry about him playing on an island because he's good there.u0022 Blackwell also plays 7v7 for Hustle Inc.","_player_evaluations_7_evaluation":"field_62aba51aecf34","player_evaluations_8_player":["622410"],"_player_evaluations_8_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_8_override_profile_image":["override_image"],"_player_evaluations_8_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_8_player_featured_image":674897,"_player_evaluations_8_player_featured_image":"field_62f141137ead9","player_evaluations_8_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_8_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_8_evaluation":"A month after earning the Defensive Back MVP at the Prep Redzone Next camp in Atlanta, Boyd returned to the Peach State and again came home with honors. Hailing from Alabama, Boyd will eventually suit up for the Hoover Buccaneers in high school. However, the 5-foot-7, 145-pound lockdown Corner will be playing in the UA Next Game next January.","_player_evaluations_8_evaluation":"field_62aba51aecf34","player_evaluations_9_not_in_database":["not_in_db"],"_player_evaluations_9_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_9_player_details_selected_featured_image":675164,"_player_evaluations_9_player_details_selected_featured_image":"field_62cca28ffa4e7","player_evaluations_9_player_details_player_name":"Dylan Richardson","_player_evaluations_9_player_details_player_name":"field_62aba4c9ecf2f","player_evaluations_9_player_details_graduating_class":"2028","_player_evaluations_9_player_details_graduating_class":"field_62aba4ddecf30","player_evaluations_9_player_details_height":"null","_player_evaluations_9_player_details_height":"field_62aba4e8ecf31","player_evaluations_9_player_details_position":"2405","_player_evaluations_9_player_details_position":"field_62aba4f0ecf32","player_evaluations_9_player_details_school":"","_player_evaluations_9_player_details_school":"field_62aba4fdecf33","player_evaluations_9_player_details_club_team":"","_player_evaluations_9_player_details_club_team":"field_62d20e723441a","player_evaluations_9_player_details":"","_player_evaluations_9_player_details":"field_62aba4afecf2e","player_evaluations_9_evaluation":"Not to be forgotten or outshined, class of 2027 prospect Dylan Richardson earned a selection to the UA Next Game as an Offensive Linemen. To my knowledge, Richardson is a brand new name to us and I look forward to seeing what the two-way lineman is all about. Looks to be in the neighborhood of 6-foot-1, with a solid build and carries his weight well.","_player_evaluations_9_evaluation":"field_62aba51aecf34","player_evaluations":10,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"edit","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-63fcb861d0f2d"} /--> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2>What About the 2027's?</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>While the 2028's were the ones with the most to gain in terms of an invite, the class of 2027 was also there and showed out. Social media was buzzing with many of the top eighth-graders in Georgia, Alabama, Florida and other states sharing their experiences. Here's a look at the 2027s that earned MVP honors, per the UA Next staff.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:list --> <ul><!-- wp:list-item --> <li>It was another weekend and another standout camp for the dude they call Pancake. <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='415080' first='Christian' last='Hunter']</strong> has been on an absolute tear this off-season and he shows no signs of showing down. Without question one of the top two-way linemen in the nation for the class of 2027.</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list --> <!-- wp:list --> <ul><!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Running Back <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='378415' first='Darius' last='White']</strong> let the world know what was up when he earned an Arkansas offer this past June, two months before he started eighth-grade. It's safe to say he hasn't let up at all. White had an enormous eighth grade year for the Falcons United 13U team, including going viral on social media for some powerful runs.</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list --> <!-- wp:list --> <ul><!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Another talented two-way star, <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='580087' first='Aaron' last='Black']</strong> picked up the Linebacker MVP award at the camp. Also a talented Running Back, this doesn't surprise me. The 5-foot-10 and 155-pound athlete drew praise on his mobility and ability to transition from full speed into a good tackling position with ease. He's dialed up for Grayson next year.</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list --> <!-- wp:list --> <ul><!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Matching the above mentioned [player_tooltip player_id='415080' first='Christian' last='Hunter'], Wide Receiver <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='488479' first='Kevin' last='Hughes Jr'] </strong>has done nothing but been impressive throughout the early camp season. From our Prep Redzone Next camp, to NextGen a few weeks ago and now the Under Armour Wide Receiver MVP. The kid they call "Rambo" will be drawing <em>first blood</em> at Buford High School.</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list -->