Five New Orleans area players to watch this fall | Catch 5 Live

Harlem Berry

Jerit Roser September 10, 2023 @ 11:38 PM

Louisiana's high school football season is underway with a great first week of standout performances already in the books and another three months' worth on the horizon.   Prep Redzone Louisiana has picked five players each area of the state to prioritize catching in person this fall.   The series will limit inclusion of teammates in order to incorporate more teams, and older players receive preference with fewer opportunities left to see them before they wrap up their high school careers.   For the fourth segment of the series, here are the "Catch 5 Live" selections for the New Orleans area.     [player_tooltip player_id='291097' first='Harlem' last='Berry'] | 5-11, 165 RB/ATH | St. Martin's (2025)   Prep Redzone Louisiana's top-ranked prospect for the 2025 class has been racking up prolific numbers and highlights from the beginning of his freshman season. Martin takes two full years of not only varsity experience under his belt, but two years of experience as a go-to player and budding star and leads his team into this season trying to build off the program's first-ever semifinal appearance.   [player_tooltip player_id='421614' first='Rahji' last='Dennis'] | 6-0, 170 WR | Edna Karr (2024)   Consider "Roadrunner" the spokesman for the deep and dynamic Edna Karr receiving corps as a whole here to some degree. The Cougars are loaded with weapons around sophomore quarterback [player_tooltip player_id='920629' first='John' last='Johnson'], and Dennis is both one of the notable senior leaders of the group and one of the top prospects of group from a college perspective after his strong spring. The Ole Miss commitment has elite speed that makes him a home-run threat on every snap and has developed into a more consistent and complete pass-catcher worth watching for big productivity and highlight-reel moments every Friday.   [player_tooltip player_id='139491' first='Wallace' last='Foster IV'] | 5-11, 160 DB/ATH | Warren Easton (2024)   The Eagles' physical, aggressive cornerback was one of Louisiana's first young athletes in the class to emerge as a prospect as a freshman. Foster would've been one of the state's top players to watch this season regardless of additional circumstances, but a missed junior season because of injury and an LSU commitment have only raised the anticipation.   [player_tooltip player_id='212341' first='Jahkeem' last='Stewart'] | 6-6, 280 DL | St. Augustine (2026)   Few underclassmen are being included during this series, but the Knights' big, athletic and skilled defensive lineman is a no-brainer. Stewart, the top prospect on Prep Redzone Louisiana's 2026 rankings, has been generating buzz since middle school when Power Five offers first started rolling in, but this season is his varsity debut as a key piece of a talented defense and title-hopeful team.   [player_tooltip player_id='421518' first='Koby' last='Young'] | 6-1, 180 WR/ATH | Holy Cross (2024)   Eight of Louisiana's top 12 senior prospects are committed to in-state power LSU. But the speedy Holy Cross receiver — like Dennis, also a standout sprinter for his school's track team — is one of the four actually currently pledged to head out of state for college. Young, a Georgia Tech commit, is his team's highest-ranked prospect, but just one of the talented cast of weapons capable of putting up some big plays, big numbers and big wins this fall.

Louisiana's high school football season is underway with a great first week of standout performances already in the books and another three months' worth on the horizon.