Recruiting & Camp Updates (Part I)

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The college camp period of the off-season is in full motion with high school kids posting their camp films and offers following successful showings at various colleges. The state of Florida has turned it up as well with USF, FIU, FSU, and UCF all hosting thousands of combined kids from the state of Florida and surrounding states. Prep Redzone Scout Drew Johnson has traveled and witnessed the results first-hand of the amount of experience high school kids gain from touring around different schools and meeting various coaching staff. It's something the older generation of student-athletes would have dreamed of which has translated to the recruits attending the tour, grasping the understanding of what this can mean to their future. Let's get into some of the notable camp standout prospects that have earned offers or gained interest during this cycle. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"style":{"typography":{"fontSize":"18px"}}} --> <p style="font-size:18px"><strong>Joshua Porter | WR | Class of 2024 | Fort Meade | @PorterJoshuaWR2</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"style":{"typography":{"fontSize":"18px"}}} --> <p style="font-size:18px"><strong><em>6'0, 171</em></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Film: https://twitter.com/PorterJoshuaWR2/status/1666989322233339905?s=20</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>USF camp: https://twitter.com/PorterJoshuaWR2/status/1665492496544153604?s=20</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Mercer camp: https://twitter.com/PorterJoshuaWR2/status/1664338687599976457?s=20</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Offers: Committed to USF </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"style":{"typography":{"fontSize":"18px"}}} --> <p style="font-size:18px"><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='749820' first='Tyler' last='Williams'] | WR | Class of 2025 | Sumner | @TJgokrazzy</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"style":{"typography":{"fontSize":"18px"}}} --> <p style="font-size:18px"><strong><em>6'2, 190</em></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Offers: Iowa State, Ole Miss, USF, Boston College</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Camp film: <a href="https://twitter.com/tjgokrazzy/status/1667668309787983873?s=46&amp;t=E0s2L9z46AqxWmKm25SmTQ">https://twitter.com/tjgokrazzy/status/1667668309787983873?s=46&amp;t=E0s2L9z46AqxWmKm25SmTQ</a></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"style":{"typography":{"fontSize":"18px"}}} --> <p style="font-size:18px"><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1012143' first='Makih' last='Johnson'] | WR | Class of 2025 | Clearwater Academy International | @Makihjohnson2</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"style":{"typography":{"fontSize":"18px"}}} --> <p style="font-size:18px"><strong><em>6'3, 185</em></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>One of the top rising junior receivers has picked up steam this offseason earning multiple big-time offers following a productive spring showcase and various camp showings. Has all the tools in the box to be a Power 5 product with plenty of time to add to his frame.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Recent Offers: USF, UCONN, Toledo, Indiana, WKU, FAU, Iowa State</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Film: <a href="https://twitter.com/makihjohnson2/status/1664687705094062088?s=46&amp;t=E0s2L9z46AqxWmKm25SmTQ">https://twitter.com/makihjohnson2/status/1664687705094062088?s=46&amp;t=E0s2L9z46AqxWmKm25SmTQ</a></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"style":{"typography":{"fontSize":"18px"}}} --> <p style="font-size:18px"><strong>Demetrice Mccray | WR | Class of 2026 | Leesburg | @DemetriceMccr13</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"style":{"typography":{"fontSize":"18px"}}} --> <p style="font-size:18px"><strong><em>6'1, 185</em></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Offers: Mississippi State</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Camp film: <a href="https://twitter.com/demetricemccr13/status/1667524807758364672?s=46&amp;t=E0s2L9z46AqxWmKm25SmTQ">https://twitter.com/demetricemccr13/status/1667524807758364672?s=46&amp;t=E0s2L9z46AqxWmKm25SmTQ</a></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"style":{"typography":{"fontSize":"18px"}}} --> <p style="font-size:18px"><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='404607' first='Gabriel' last='Birnbaum'] | DL | Class of 2024 | Monarch | @GabrielBirnbaum&nbsp;</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"style":{"typography":{"fontSize":"18px"}}} --> <p style="font-size:18px"><strong><em>6'3, 265</em></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Offers: FIU, Minot State</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Film: <a href="https://www.hudl.com/profile/16031798">https://www.hudl.com/profile/16031798</a></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"style":{"typography":{"fontSize":"18px"}}} --> <p style="font-size:18px"><strong>Alex Cruz | RB | Class of 2024 | Sunlake | @lestasports&nbsp;</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"style":{"typography":{"fontSize":"18px"}}} --> <p style="font-size:18px"><strong><em>5'10, 180</em></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Offers: Keiser &amp; Warner</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Camp film: <a href="https://twitter.com/lestatsports/status/1667354410941284356?s=46&amp;t=E0s2L9z46AqxWmKm25SmTQ">https://twitter.com/lestatsports/status/1667354410941284356?s=46&amp;t=E0s2L9z46AqxWmKm25SmTQ</a></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"style":{"typography":{"fontSize":"18px"}}} --> <p style="font-size:18px"><strong>Rick Penick | WR | Class of 2024 | Lakeland | @rick_p7</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Offers: Toledo, Troy, BCU, Liberty, Western Michigan, South Dakota</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Film: <a href="https://twitter.com/rick_p7/status/1666960363370291201?s=46&amp;t=E0s2L9z46AqxWmKm25SmTQ">https://twitter.com/rick_p7/status/1666960363370291201?s=46&amp;t=E0s2L9z46AqxWmKm25SmTQ</a></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"style":{"typography":{"fontSize":"18px"}}} --> <p style="font-size:18px"><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='744314' first='Shamon' last='Coleman'] | QB | Class of 2024 | Williston | @sh00by__</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"style":{"typography":{"fontSize":"18px"}}} --> <p style="font-size:18px"><strong><em>6'0, 190</em></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Offers: UNC Pembroke, Erskine College</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Film: <a href="https://twitter.com/sh00by__/status/1595166394202656784?s=46&amp;t=E0s2L9z46AqxWmKm25SmTQ">https://twitter.com/sh00by__/status/1595166394202656784?s=46&amp;t=E0s2L9z46AqxWmKm25SmTQ</a></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"style":{"typography":{"fontSize":"18px"}}} --> <p style="font-size:18px"><strong>Deshawn Bellamy | ATH | Class of 2024 | The Villages Charter | @diggy_bellamy&nbsp;</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"style":{"typography":{"fontSize":"18px"}}} --> <p style="font-size:18px"><strong><em>5'10, 180</em></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Bellamy is a rising senior athlete that had a productive junior season for The Village Charter High, taking that momentum into the offseason and earning some offers. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>2022 stats: 49 total tackles, 7 TFL, 3 sacks, 2 FF</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Offers: Edward Waters, Rochester, Ava Maria, and Grinnell College. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Camp film: <a href="https://twitter.com/diggy_bellamy/status/1665867589208231939?s=46&amp;t=E0s2L9z46AqxWmKm25SmTQ">https://twitter.com/diggy_bellamy/status/1665867589208231939?s=46&amp;t=E0s2L9z46AqxWmKm25SmTQ</a></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"style":{"typography":{"fontSize":"18px"}}} --> <p style="font-size:18px"><strong>Daron Jean | DB | Class of 2024 | Manatee | @DaronJean1</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"style":{"typography":{"fontSize":"18px"}}} --> <p style="font-size:18px"><strong><em>5'10, 165</em></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Offers: UNC Pembroke, FIU, South Dakota, UNC Charlotte</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>USF Camp film: <a href="https://twitter.com/daronjean1/status/1667321921338318850?s=46&amp;t=E0s2L9z46AqxWmKm25SmTQ">https://twitter.com/daronjean1/status/1667321921338318850?s=46&amp;t=E0s2L9z46AqxWmKm25SmTQ</a></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"style":{"typography":{"fontSize":"18px"}}} --> <p style="font-size:18px"><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1249091' first='Jaelen' last='Waters'] | DB | Class of 2026 | Armwood | @Jaelen_Waters9</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"style":{"typography":{"fontSize":"18px"}}} --> <p style="font-size:18px"><strong><em>6'2, 170</em></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Remember telling the football world about the potential and upside of <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1249091' first='Jaelen' last='Waters']</strong> after watching him perform during a DR7 seven-on-seven tournament and he's done his part to prove those predictions right. The lengthy sophomore defensive back has seen a big uptick in Division I offers this offseason with plenty to come with more reps and game film. Florida coaches should get in on him early.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Offers: USF, Iowa State, Toledo, Western Michigan&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Film: <a href="https://twitter.com/jaelen_waters9/status/1637763865357295616?s=46&amp;t=E0s2L9z46AqxWmKm25SmTQ">https://twitter.com/jaelen_waters9/status/1637763865357295616?s=46&amp;t=E0s2L9z46AqxWmKm25SmTQ</a></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"style":{"typography":{"fontSize":"18px"}}} --> <p style="font-size:18px"><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='423753' first='Alexander' last='McPherson'] | DE/DT | Class of 2025 | Martin County | @McphersonAlex50</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"style":{"typography":{"fontSize":"18px"}}} --> <p style="font-size:18px"><strong><em>6'4, 240</em></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>McPherson earned a recent offer from USF after displaying his range of abilities including good speed and upside with his decent frame. The rising junior finished second in total tackles for Martin County last season with 53 total, and 11.0 tackles for loss combined with a team-high 7.0 sacks to add. College coaches should get eyes on him to evaluate his potential during the summer period. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Offers: USF, FIU, Akron, Bowling Green, Indiana, FAU, Ohio</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Film: <a href="https://twitter.com/mcphersonalex50/status/1667295335633367040?s=46&amp;t=E0s2L9z46AqxWmKm25SmTQ">https://twitter.com/mcphersonalex50/status/1667295335633367040?s=46&amp;t=E0s2L9z46AqxWmKm25SmTQ</a></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"style":{"typography":{"fontSize":"18px"}}} --> <p style="font-size:18px"><strong>Tavares Murray Jr | DB | Class of 2025 | Bartow | @TMurr_7</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"style":{"typography":{"fontSize":"18px"}}} --> <p style="font-size:18px"><strong><em>5'10, 161</em></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Offers: Liberty, Western Michigan, Alcorn, FAU, Marshall&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Film: <a href="https://twitter.com/tmurr_7/status/1659920441169920003?s=46&amp;t=E0s2L9z46AqxWmKm25SmTQ">https://twitter.com/tmurr_7/status/1659920441169920003?s=46&amp;t=E0s2L9z46AqxWmKm25SmTQ</a></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"style":{"typography":{"fontSize":"18px"}}} --> <p style="font-size:18px"><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='404612' first='Travis' last='Kerney'] | RB/LB | Class of 2024 |SHS | @Travis4880514&nbsp;</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"style":{"typography":{"fontSize":"18px"}}} --> <p style="font-size:18px"><strong><em>6'0, 205</em></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Offers: Toledo, Georgia State, Kentucky&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"style":{"typography":{"fontSize":"18px"}}} --> <p style="font-size:18px"><strong>Eli Hiscock | LB | Class of 2024 | Newsome | @EliHiscock&nbsp;</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"style":{"typography":{"fontSize":"18px"}}} --> <p style="font-size:18px"><strong><em>6'2, 225</em></strong><strong>&nbsp;</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Offers: Marshall, Bowling Green, Webber</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>USF camp: <a href="https://twitter.com/EliHiscock/status/1667248670113234944?s=20">https://twitter.com/EliHiscock/status/1667248670113234944?s=20</a></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"style":{"typography":{"fontSize":"18px"}}} --> <p style="font-size:18px"><strong>Rkisch Hyppolite | WR | Class of 2024 | Palmetto Prep Academy | @RkischH</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"style":{"typography":{"fontSize":"18px"}}} --> <p style="font-size:18px"><strong><em>5'9, 165 </em></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Hyppolite is another glitchy route runner in the state of Florida that has made a name for himself this offseason by winning reps during 1v1 sessions of college camps. He's tough to stay in front of because of his electric speed and cut agility and can turn it up to gain YAC with the ball in his hands. Should have a productive senior season and create interest in his recruitment. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>FSU Camp film: <a href="https://twitter.com/rkischh/status/1667499614650482692?s=46&amp;t=E0s2L9z46AqxWmKm25SmTQ">https://twitter.com/rkischh/status/1667499614650482692?s=46&amp;t=E0s2L9z46AqxWmKm25SmTQ</a></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>USF Camp: <a href="https://twitter.com/rkischh/status/1666955683919458305?s=46&amp;t=E0s2L9z46AqxWmKm25SmTQ">https://twitter.com/rkischh/status/1666955683919458305?s=46&amp;t=E0s2L9z46AqxWmKm25SmTQ</a></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->