2024 Rankings: Catawba River Region Prospects Still Available

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Class of 2024 in the state of South Carolina is loaded, and the Catawba River Region is no exception. Three prospects signed their National Letter of Intent during the Early Signing Period in December. But there's still 15 in our last set of 2024 rankings that are either unsigned or are picking up interest.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>And there's a lot of talent to choose from, with physical running backs to ball hawking defensive backs. Let's break it down:</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='317140' first='Trey' last='Thompson']</strong> | RB | Andrew Jackson</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The North-South All Star selection ran for 2107 yards and 24 touchdowns on 271 carries. He is a physical, downhill runner who can run through contact and is tough to bring down. He has a good combo of speed and power. He is currently unsigned.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/hudl {"name":"acf/hudl","data":{"embed_code":"u003ciframe src='https://www.hudl.com/embed/video/3/15096955/656963ff64e06308fc5463f2' width='640' height='360' frameborder='0' allowfullscreenu003eu003c/iframeu003ern","_embed_code":"field_62daf7995fd8c"},"mode":"edit","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-65adce21bbc5a"} /--> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='771035' first='Kyan' last='Kennedy']</strong> | TE | Chester</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Kennedy is tall and can play on the defensive line as well. His frame makes him tough to guard as he can go up and get the football. He can create matchup problems for defensive backs trying to cover him. He is currently unsigned and has offers from Union College and Erskine College.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/hudl {"name":"acf/hudl","data":{"embed_code":"u003ciframe src='https://www.hudl.com/embed/video/3/16374043/636e7fda19af8c04046546bf' width='640' height='360' frameborder='0' allowfullscreenu003eu003c/iframeu003e","_embed_code":"field_62daf7995fd8c"},"mode":"edit","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-65adce21bbca7"} /--> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='267449' first='Debo' last='Hall']</strong> | DB | York</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Hall was already one of the names to watch in our best available 2024 prospects all over the state, which you can <a href="https://prepredzone.com/2024/01/best-available-2024s-start-with-these-proven-prospects/">read more about here</a>. He is currently unsigned and has offers from Erskine College and Newberry College.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='771038' first='Malachi' last='Marshall']</strong> | QB | South Pointe</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>If you're looking for an athletic, tall signal caller, Marshall (pictured above) is your guy. He excels at making throws over the middle and to the sideline. He does a good job of being patient in the pocket and escaping pressure. He is currently unsigned and has offers from West Georgia, Gardner-Webb and Stony Brook.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/hudl {"name":"acf/hudl","data":{"embed_code":"u003ciframe src='https://www.hudl.com/embed/video/3/12534325/64f637964df5350860632303' width='640' height='360' frameborder='0' allowfullscreenu003eu003c/iframeu003e","_embed_code":"field_62daf7995fd8c"},"mode":"edit","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-65adce21bbce2"} /--> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='997363' first='Landon' last='Armstrong']</strong> | LB | Rock Hill</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The thing that kept getting our attention when watching Armstrong's film is how smart and instinctive he is. He made the biggest jump <a href="https://prepredzone.com/2024/01/2024-rankings-update-top-100-stockrisers/">when the updated rankings were released last week.</a> He can diagnose and read plays quickly and he makes hard hits to the ball carrier. He's a difference maker in special teams coverage as well. He finished his senior season with 135 tackles, 18 TFLs, 5 sacks, 2 forced fumbles, 2 fumble recoveries, 2 interceptions. He is currently unsigned.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/hudl {"name":"acf/hudl","data":{"embed_code":"u003ciframe src='https://www.hudl.com/embed/video/3/15100651/652de842bd6ba5015003e4ac' width='640' height='360' frameborder='0' allowfullscreenu003eu003c/iframeu003e","_embed_code":"field_62daf7995fd8c"},"mode":"edit","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-65adce21bbd19"} /--> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='771062' first='Reggie' last='Heath'] </strong>|<strong> </strong>ATH | Chester</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Heath is a difference maker on both sides of the ball. He finished his career with 1876 yards receiving while registering 124 tackles and 13 interceptions on defense. He is currently unsigned.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='451894' first='Brooks' last='Horton']</strong> | OL | Andrew Jackson</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Horton is physical and has great size at the left guard position. He has good knee bend and can move quickly from sideline to sideline. He is currently unsigned and has a PWO offer from Marshall University.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/hudl {"name":"acf/hudl","data":{"embed_code":"u003ciframe src='https://www.hudl.com/embed/video/3/15041266/656920ad5ef6e40954314015' width='640' height='360' frameborder='0' allowfullscreenu003eu003c/iframeu003e","_embed_code":"field_62daf7995fd8c"},"mode":"edit","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-65adce21bbd50"} /--> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='589016' first='Zantwan' last='Nelson']</strong> | DB | South Pointe</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>We couldn't find a clip in his film where a quarterback completed a pass when Nelson was covering. That's how active and aggressive the Shrine Bowl selection was during the 2023 season. He can get up in a receiver's face and play outstanding man to man coverage, while his anticipation skills on the ball are fun to watch. He is currently unsigned.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/hudl {"name":"acf/hudl","data":{"embed_code":"u003ciframe src='https://www.hudl.com/embed/video/3/15098320/6582fbdb2ab04504e8f620f3' width='640' height='360' frameborder='0' allowfullscreenu003eu003c/iframeu003e","_embed_code":"field_62daf7995fd8c"},"mode":"edit","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-65adce21bbd84"} /--> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='996932' first='Evan' last='Ervin']</strong> | LB | South Pointe</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>A technical, gap sound linebacker, Ervin is a hard hitter once he diagnoses a play to come up and either limit the gain or bring the ball carrier down for a tackle for loss.&nbsp;He can move from sideline to sideline and punch the ball out, like we saw on his film. His stat line for the 2023 season was 85 tackles, 13 tackles for loss, 1.5 sacks and 1 interception. He is currently unsigned.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/hudl {"name":"acf/hudl","data":{"embed_code":"u003ciframe src='https://www.hudl.com/embed/video/3/15114872/6553fcb99a90f2077801043d' width='640' height='360' frameborder='0' allowfullscreenu003eu003c/iframeu003e","_embed_code":"field_62daf7995fd8c"},"mode":"edit","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-65adce21bbdb5"} /--> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1142588' first='Michael' last='Wanger']</strong> | LB | York</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Wagner made his way into our final 2024 rankings, and with good reason. He made play after play from his edge linebacker position. He takes great angles to the ball when he's coming after the quarterback or the running back. He can play out into space and diagnose plays quickly to get out there and make tackles. He finished with 13 sacks, 27 tackles for loss, 86 tackles and 20+ quarterback pressures .He is currently unsigned.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/hudl {"name":"acf/hudl","data":{"embed_code":"u003ciframe src='https://www.hudl.com/embed/video/3/14253899/6550dd2c64ea2a0c180b19f1' width='640' height='360' frameborder='0' allowfullscreenu003eu003c/iframeu003e","_embed_code":"field_62daf7995fd8c"},"mode":"edit","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-65adce21bbde5"} /--> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1142605' first='Joaquan' last='Howze'] </strong>| LB | Lewisville</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Howze can make his presence felt at the outside linebacker position. He can shoot gaps and limit the gain on the run and he can also play out in coverage and make interceptions. He reacts quickly to the routes that receivers run. He is currently unsigned.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/hudl {"name":"acf/hudl","data":{"embed_code":"u003ciframe src='https://www.hudl.com/embed/video/3/16289774/64e618445ef7630808a04528' width='640' height='360' frameborder='0' allowfullscreenu003eu003c/iframeu003ern","_embed_code":"field_62daf7995fd8c"},"mode":"edit","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-65adce21bbe19"} /--> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1142616' first='Jeremiah' last='Minor']</strong> | DL | South Pointe</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Minor is not afraid to put his hands in the dirt and get physical from his defensive tackle position. He plugs up running lanes and there's not much room when running backs run inside to him. He defeats blocks well to get to the ball carrier once the ball is snapped. He is currently unsigned.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/hudl {"name":"acf/hudl","data":{"embed_code":"u003ciframe src='https://www.hudl.com/embed/video/3/15257684/6553fb0c3deac30ad49a12be' width='640' height='360' frameborder='0' allowfullscreenu003eu003c/iframeu003e","_embed_code":"field_62daf7995fd8c"},"mode":"edit","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-65adce21bbe4c"} /--> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1142644' first='Najib' last='Yunusah']</strong> | DB | York</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The way Yunusah plays the cornerback position is fun to watch. He anticipates routes and is able to make plays on the ball, one of which was a pick six against a Division 1 quarterback signee. He stays in the hip pocket of receivers, playing excellent man to man coverage to force incompletions. He finished his senior season with 41 solo tackles, 4 interceptions, 21 pass breakups, 2 forced fumbles and 2 fumble recoveries. He is currently unsigned.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/hudl {"name":"acf/hudl","data":{"embed_code":"u003ciframe src='https://www.hudl.com/embed/video/3/16062406/65074a426e8ba50a043da2a0' width='640' height='360' frameborder='0' allowfullscreenu003eu003c/iframeu003ern","_embed_code":"field_62daf7995fd8c"},"mode":"edit","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-65adce21bbe7d"} /--> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='589053' first='DeMaurion' last='Stewart']</strong> | DB | York</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Stewart has great coverage skills and keeps his eyes in the right place, like when we watched a designed rollout and motion in the backfield. He comes up and makes tackles on the ball carrier, many times once the ball is completed, which shows great anticipation of the routes on his part. He can come up in run support and make tackles in space, taking great angles to the ball. He finished the 2023 season with 50 solo tackles, 12 tackles for loss, 6 quarterback hurries, 5 pass breakups. He is currently unsigned.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/hudl {"name":"acf/hudl","data":{"embed_code":"u003ciframe src='https://www.hudl.com/embed/video/3/13321911/6510f4299680e80344aeaac1' width='640' height='360' frameborder='0' allowfullscreenu003eu003c/iframeu003ern","_embed_code":"field_62daf7995fd8c"},"mode":"edit","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-65adce21bbeaf"} /--> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='997385' first='Elijah' last='Coleman']</strong> | RB | Chester</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>If you want a physical, downhill runner, Coleman is the guy. Averaging 7 yards a carry, he has a great combo of speed and power to be able to get north and south quickly. He can run through contact and is tough to bring down on just a single tackle. He can catch the ball out of the backfield as well. He finished his senior year with 1900 rushing yards and 27 touchdowns while he had 339 yards receiving. He is currently unsigned.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/hudl {"name":"acf/hudl","data":{"embed_code":"u003ciframe src='https://www.hudl.com/embed/video/3/19112316/655c2774b534910ad44dfe92' width='640' height='360' frameborder='0' allowfullscreenu003eu003c/iframeu003ern","_embed_code":"field_62daf7995fd8c"},"mode":"edit","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-65adce21bbee1"} /--> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Other notables 2024 prospects still available</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='208367' first='Ayden' last='Davis']</strong> | QB | York</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='771226' first='Javarus' last='Guthrie'] </strong>| RB | York</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='771067' first='Antonio' last='Hopkins']</strong> | LB | Chester</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='998716' first='Dalton' last='Russell']</strong> | LB | York</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='139305' first='Jaden' last='Singletary']</strong> | RB | Indian Land</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1142874' first='Ben' last='Wakefield']</strong> | TE | Nation Ford</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='771238' first='Travanti' last='Weldon']</strong> | OL | Chester</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->