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Top ’24 Public School Prospects: Defense

Top ’24 Public School Prospects: Defense
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Corey Bailey
Corey Bailey June 20, 2023 @ 08:09 AM
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Jaihien Roy
Jaihien Roy 6'2" | 220 lbs | LB | 2024
MD
Carter Hess
Carter Hess 6'2" | 295 lbs | DL | 2024
MD
Xavier Rivers
Xavier Rivers 6'2" | 230 lbs | DL | 2024
MD
Elisha West
Elisha West 5'11" | 170 lbs | DB | 2024
MD
DaJuan Robinson
DaJuan Robinson 5'11" | 170 lbs | ATH | 2024
MD
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Jaihien Roy

Jaihien Roy

MD
LB
HEIGHT 6'2"
WEIGHT 220
POS LB
CLASS 2024
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Jaihien
Roy LB
Class
2024
Height
6'2"
Weight
220
HS
Queen Annes
|
MD
Top ’24 Public School Prospects: Defense
Roy is an impressive prospect who currently holds 18 total offers from Ivy league, FBS, and FCS schools....
Written by Corey Bailey
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Jaihien Roy

State: Maryland
School: Queen Annes
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Carter Hess

Carter Hess

MD
DL
HEIGHT 6'2"
WEIGHT 295
POS DL
CLASS 2024
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Carter
Hess DL
Class
2024
Height
6'2"
Weight
295
HS
Fort Hill
|
MD
Top ’24 Public School Prospects: Defense
Hess is an interior tackle whose power is overwhelming for his opponents. He resets the line of scrimmage...
Written by Corey Bailey
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Carter Hess

Twitter
State: Maryland
School: Fort Hill
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Elisha West

Elisha West

MD
DB
HEIGHT 5'11"
WEIGHT 170
POS DB
CLASS 2024
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Elisha
West DB
Class
2024
Height
5'11"
Weight
170
HS
Quince Orchard
|
MD
Top ’24 Public School Prospects: Defense
Here we have Elisha West , a very solid safety at defending champ Quince Orchard. West has been...
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Elisha West

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State: Maryland
School: Quince Orchard
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DaJuan Robinson

DaJuan Robinson

MD
ATH
HEIGHT 5'11"
WEIGHT 170
POS ATH
CLASS 2024
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DaJuan
Robinson ATH
Class
2024
Height
5'11"
Weight
170
HS
Calvert
|
MD
Top ’24 Public School Prospects: Defense
We have Robinson listed as an athlete and rightfully so, he’s a true baller. We watched Dajuan start...
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DaJuan Robinson

Twitter
State: Maryland
School: Calvert
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Yale
Xavier Rivers

Xavier Rivers

MD
DL
HEIGHT 6'2"
WEIGHT 230
POS DL
CLASS 2024
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Xavier
Rivers DL
Class
2024
Height
6'2"
Weight
230
HS
Northwest
|
MD
Top ’24 Public School Prospects: Defense
Rivers is a player we’ve watch get better and better of these past few years and he’s yet...
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Yale
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Xavier Rivers

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State: Maryland
School: Northwest
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