Georgia Future Stars: South Georgia MVP’s and Headliners

The eighth-grade group was loaded with talent, and it was Jace Murray Jace Murray 5'10" | 190 lbs | LB Lee County | 2027 State GA who walked away with a hard-earned, competitive MVP award. Murray is a 5-foot-10, 190-pound athlete that plays a physical and dominant style of Linebacker. He loves to compete and has very fluid movement, allowing him to drop in coverage like a Defensive Back, yet still more than strong enough to be a dominant point of attack Linebacker. Murray reminded FSG staff of former FSG athlete and Auburn Linebacker, Owen Pappoe. Pappoe is affectionately nicknamed “The Freak” and is entered in the 2023 NFL Draft.

Jakeyveon Parker Jakeyveon Parker 5'10" | 195 lbs | RB Macon County | 2027 State GA showed up at the camp with a reputation as an elite player, having already been on the 2027 PRZ Next National Watch for months and the talented athlete did not disappoint. Parker is a well-put together middle school player, with a body that will make him ready to step onto the high school field and compete from day one  Clocking a 4.75 in the 40, he showed top-end speed with elite agility and balance.  His change of direction was effortless and explosive.  He proved why many consider him one of the top running backs in his class.

At 5-foot-11 and 264 pounds, Jakobe Bryant Jakobe Bryant 6'1" | 310 lbs | OL Houston County | 2027 State GA was dominant during the Future Stars camp. The Warner Robbins prospect finished each of his blocks in physical fashion. He was a player that loved the competition and enjoyed being on the field competing against some of the best Georgia has to offer. He showed good lateral movement in his pass sets with violent hands. Bryant has a very bright future.

Jaden Upshaw Jaden Upshaw 6'2" | 185 lbs | WR Lee County | 2027 State GA lived up to the expectations after making the Georgia Future Stars, a year ago. The 6-foot-1 Wide Receiver showed off some elite ball skills. He showed the strength to get off press coverage and the ability to high point the ball, making him a dominant force on 50/50 balls.

Words cannot explain the camp that Cohen Lawson Cohen Lawson 6'0" | 180 lbs | QB Colquitt County | 2028 State GA from Colquitt County had this weekend. A 5-foot-11, 172-pound 2028 prospect that tried out at Quarterback and demonstrated a very powerful arm. He was making throws to every area of the field and was throwing with a high school ball.  He would have won MVP as the QB, but Lawson wasn’t content. He went on to rake reps at Wide Receiver and Defensive Back during the seventh-grade session and was the best player at each of those positions also. Lawson’s 5.09 in the 40-yard dash was the fastest seventh-grader so far.  He was so impressive during the seventh-grade camp, that some of the high school players convinced him to stay for the eighth-grade camp too. Lawson accepted the challenge and was also a standout during a loaded eighth-grade session, battling the top receivers as a defensive back, beating some top corners as a receiver, and still being the best quarterback in that camp also.  Lawson has a very bright football future—at whatever position he settles in at.

Caleb Madison was a very impressive and dominant lineman. Madison already stands 5-foot-9 and weighed in at 262 pounds. He was a coachable kid and worked very hard. The big man stayed in and competed rep after rep, while others were trying to rotate out and rest. He is physical and much quicker than one would think. He is a kid that could really blossom once he gets in a high school program with weight training and daily coaching.