Rafael Thomas’s Yates HS Producing Sleeper Recruits

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Greater Houston area is a metropolis when it comes to gridiron discoveries. The rest of the country opens its eyes wide when Texas football is brought into recruiting conversations. I will be taking time to visit with some of the Texas high school standouts by schools along with head coaches, and listing class risers along the journey. Let's start first with the historical Jack Yates High School in 3rd Ward Houston, Texas. Under the leadership of young and fiery coach Rafael Thomas of Lufkin, Texas; the Lions made major noise in District 11-4A! Here is a list of four of the program's game-changers who look to receive a significant bump in their recruiting stock this Summer. Remember that you heard it here first......</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":["not_in_db"],"_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_0_player_details_selected_featured_image":701686,"_player_evaluations_0_player_details_selected_featured_image":"field_62cca28ffa4e7","player_evaluations_0_player_details_player_name":"De'Shon Scott","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_player_name":"field_62aba4c9ecf2f","player_evaluations_0_player_details_graduating_class":"2025","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_graduating_class":"field_62aba4ddecf30","player_evaluations_0_player_details_height":"6'3u0022","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_height":"field_62aba4e8ecf31","player_evaluations_0_player_details_position":"2411","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_position":"field_62aba4f0ecf32","player_evaluations_0_player_details_school":"Jack Yates ","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_school":"field_62aba4fdecf33","player_evaluations_0_player_details_club_team":"Texas Stars","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_club_team":"field_62d20e723441a","player_evaluations_0_player_details":"","_player_evaluations_0_player_details":"field_62aba4afecf2e","player_evaluations_0_evaluation":"De'Shon Scott 2025/6'3 210/OLB-RB/Jack Yates High School, Houston Texas/rnrnScott had an amazing 2022 season leading the Lions to an impressive playoff birth as a part of district 11-4A in Houston, Texas. 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Brandon amassed 26 touchdowns and 2100 all-purpose yards. Brandon's to create havoc from ma variety of positions makes him a scheming nightmare and a swiss army knife of a ballplayer. Brandon is also a mainstay on the national 7v7 club Texas Stars under Mr. Houston u0022Mike Westu0022. 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His basketball skillset is proving to be a huge asset when it comes to his special awareness, hand eye coordination, and leverage. Standing at 6'4 and weighing a lean 230 pounds makes it hard on smaller opponents to out talent Andrus on 50/50 balls or in the run game. Blocking seems natural to this big tight end and he doesn't mind putting hands on the opposition while dropping in the hips and knees to drive them off the ball. 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