PROSPECT SHEET: Durant

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>As we will continue to do in the off season, spotlighting prospects and teams will be part of our coverage as college coaches put a wrap on the 2023 class and look toward the future.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>While we bring fans a look at these prospects who are searching for college attention, we also send this information and more to assist in the recruiting process.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>For over a half century, we have been honored to help football prospects across the state of Florida get some well-deserved recognition.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>We not only put these prospects on this website for all fans to see and follow, but all the information that is provided to us is passed on to the over 500 college coaches that are part of our recruiting coverage. Today's <strong>PROSPECT SHEET</strong> will be <strong>PLANT CITY DURANT</strong> <strong>(@DOORANTFOOTBALL),</strong> guided by head coach <strong>Claybo Varnum</strong> whose Cougars finished with an 8-3 record which included wins over Tampa Chamberlain, Tampa Middleton, Plant City, Ruskin Lennard, Riverview Sumner, Tampa Sickles and Tampa Newsome in the regular season – before dropping a state playoff game to Ocoee, 42-27.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>CoachVarnum can be reached at <strong>813-757-9075</strong> or via email at: <strong>clayton.varnum@hcps.net.</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>CLASS OF 2024</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Brant Bovee, LB, 5-9, 171 – 3.02 GPA, 1210 SAT.</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>TAPE: </strong><a href="https://www.hudl.com/profile/15082987/Brant-Bovee" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.hudl.com/profile/15082987/Brant-Bovee</a><strong></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Jesse Donnell, WR, 6-1, 178 – 3.0 GPA, 840 SAT.</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>TAPE: </strong><a href="https://www.hudl.com/profile/14877497/Jesse-Donnell" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.hudl.com/profile/14877497/Jesse-Donnell</a><strong></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Jayden Forte, CB/WR, 5-7, 145 – 3.1 GPA, 890 SAT.</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>TAPE: </strong><a href="https://www.hudl.com/profile/14730920/Jayden-Forte" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.hudl.com/profile/14730920/Jayden-Forte</a></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>A.J. Hancock, OL, 6-2, 250 – 2.96 GPA.</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>TAPE: </strong><a href="https://www.hudl.com/profile/14731147/AJ-Hancock" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.hudl.com/profile/14731147/AJ-Hancock</a><strong></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='824621' first='Dominic' last='Jones'], RB, 5-9, 180 – 3.36 GPA, 960 SAT.</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>TAPE: </strong><a href="https://www.hudl.com/profile/15871938/Dominic-Jones" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.hudl.com/profile/15871938/Dominic-Jones</a><strong></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Luke Machristie, OL, 6-3, 235 – 3.0 GPA, 950 SAT.</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>TAPE: </strong><a href="https://www.hudl.com/profile/15073290/Luke-Machristie" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.hudl.com/profile/15073290/Luke-Machristie</a><strong></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Jovan Ortiz, LB, 5-9, 212 – 3.1 GPA, 840 SAT.</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>TAPE: </strong><a href="https://www.hudl.com/profile/14799612/Jovan-Ortiz" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.hudl.com/profile/14799612/Jovan-Ortiz</a><strong></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Jerome Parham, OLB/DE, 6-0, 209.</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>TAPE: </strong><a href="https://www.hudl.com/profile/14773806/Jerome-Parham" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.hudl.com/profile/14773806/Jerome-Parham</a><strong></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Alexander Smith, OL, 6-2, 290 – 2.75 GPA, 1010 SAT.</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>TAPE: </strong><a href="https://www.hudl.com/profile/16980290/Alexander-Smith" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.hudl.com/profile/16980290/Alexander-Smith</a><strong></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Jaylin Torres, WR, 6-0, 198 – 3.37 GPA, 960 SAT.</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>TAPE: </strong><a href="https://www.hudl.com/profile/14726673/Jaylin-Torres" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.hudl.com/profile/14726673/Jaylin-Torres</a><strong></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>AWAITING VIDEO</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Lucas Bowlin, LB, 5-10, 180 – 2.68 GPA – 1130 SAT</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>CLASS OF 2025</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Garrett Bowmer, LB, 5-11, 155 – 3.4 GPA.</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>TAPE: </strong><a href="https://www.hudl.com/profile/17885274/Trent-Bowmer" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.hudl.com/profile/17885274/Trent-Bowmer</a><strong></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Jayden Cornelius, WR/DB, 5-9, 145 – 2.6 GPA.</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>TAPE: </strong><a href="https://www.hudl.com/profile/16057790/Jayden-Cornelius" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.hudl.com/profile/16057790/Jayden-Cornelius</a><strong></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Jarelle Franklin, RB, 5-8, 235.</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>TAPE: </strong><a href="https://www.hudl.com/profile/16398821/Jarelle-Franklin" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.hudl.com/profile/16398821/Jarelle-Franklin</a><strong></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='829450' first='Christian' last='Gambrell'], DB, 5-8, 160 – 2.9 GPA.</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>TAPE: </strong><a href="https://www.hudl.com/profile/16279222/Christian-Gambrell" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.hudl.com/profile/16279222/Christian-Gambrell</a><strong></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Collin Bui-Hayes, WR, 5-10, 160 – 3.68 GPA.</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>TAPE: </strong><a href="https://www.hudl.com/profile/16279325/Collin-BuiHayes" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.hudl.com/profile/16279325/Collin-BuiHayes</a><strong></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Ajani Peavy, WR, 6-0, 165 – 2.8 GPA.</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>TAPE: </strong><a href="https://www.hudl.com/profile/17569015/Ajani-Peavy" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.hudl.com/profile/17569015/Ajani-Peavy</a><strong></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Aidan Piatt, DL, 6-1, 250 – 3.8 GPA.</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>TAPE: </strong><a href="https://www.hudl.com/profile/16286118/Aiden-Piatt" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.hudl.com/profile/16286118/Aiden-Piatt</a><strong></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='465784' first='Michael' last='Ryan'], QB, 5-10, 145 – 3.07 GPA.</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>TAPE: </strong><a href="https://www.hudl.com/profile/16137801/Michael-Ryan" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.hudl.com/profile/16137801/Michael-Ryan</a><strong></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1550836' first='Hunter' last='Smith'], DB, 5-7, 130 – 3.7 GPA.</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>TAPE: </strong><a href="https://www.hudl.com/profile/16279311/Hunter-Smith" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.hudl.com/profile/16279311/Hunter-Smith</a></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Hale Sollmann, LB, 6-1, 192 – 4.0 GPA.</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>TAPE: </strong><a href="https://www.hudl.com/profile/16279206/Hale-Sollmann" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.hudl.com/profile/16279206/Hale-Sollmann</a><strong></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>AWAITING VIDEO</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Michael Everhart, OL, 6-4, 235 – 3.86 GPA</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>CLASS OF 2026</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Jayden Padgett, WR, 6-3, 159 – 2.9 GPA.</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>TAPE: </strong><a href="https://www.hudl.com/profile/19165247/Jayden-Padgett" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.hudl.com/profile/19165247/Jayden-Padgett</a><strong></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Treon Williams, WR, 5-9, 150.</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>TAPE: </strong><a href="https://www.hudl.com/profile/17933829/Treon-Williams" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.hudl.com/profile/17933829/Treon-Williams</a><strong></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>AWAITING VIDEO</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Landon Collins, OL, 6-3, 285 – 3.4 GPA</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Josiah Dennis, DL, 6-1, 300</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Tristan Smith, OL, 6-5, 345</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>PROSPECT SHEET:</strong> Statewide Coverage Daily. <a href="https://prepredzone.com/2023/03/statewide-daily-team-coverage/">https://prepredzone.com/2023/03/statewide-daily-team-coverage/</a></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><em>You Can Contact [player_tooltip player_id='740586' first='Larry' last='Blustein'] with prospect or team information at: Floridakids1@aol.com.</em></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->