The Five: January’s Hottest Recruits #TN2025
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A new recruiting cycle has begun for our in-state juniors with several prospects taking their stocks to another level, including these five future Power Four, D1 guys. #TN2025 Prospect Database 1. (RB) Jamarion Morrow Jamarion Morrow 5'10" | 185 lbs…
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Continue ReadingA new recruiting cycle has begun for our in-state juniors with several prospects taking their stocks to another level, including these five future Power Four, D1 guys.
1. (RB) Jamarion Morrow Jamarion Morrow 5'10" | 185 lbs | RB Germantown | 2025 State TN – Germantown
– Morrow was already viewed as top recruit from the #TN2025 class but he has established himself as one of the top offensive talents in the country now by landing some big offers from Georgia, Texas and others. The Red Devils rising senior is a natural athlete that could develop at other positions but it’s his upside at running back that landed offers from the Bulldogs and Longhorns. Morrow is an explosive ball carrier who runs hard with quick feet, presenting a threat to score anytime the ball touches his hands. Watching his film, you can easily see why Power Programs are in pursuit and why Morrow will be one of the more hotly pursued recruits over the coming months.
Notable Offers: Alabama, Auburn, Georgia, Illinois, Louisville, Maryland, Miami, Missouri, UNC, Ole Miss, Oregon, Tennessee, TCU, Texas
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2. (WR) Radarious Jackson Radarious Jackson 6'3" | 185 lbs | WR Sheffield | 2025 State TN – Sheffield
– It took some time before coaches started recognizing this guy’s abilities but Jackson has now blown up into one of the top recruits of the state, especially over the last two weeks where he has increased his offer list big time. We already knew that this Memphis area product was headed for college ball last summer but his junior season took his stock to another level where Power Programs started to take notice. Previously holding offers from the likes of Auburn, Colorado and Tennessee, Jackson added other big ones like Duke, Indiana, Missouri, Mississippi St. and Ole Miss during the back half of January. I wouldn’t expect this guy’s recruitment to slow down anytime soon as other big programs are lurking and considering throwing their hats in the ring on this dynamic West Tennessee playmaker.
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3. (DB) Donovan Starr Donovan Starr 6'1" | 170 lbs | DB Ravenwood | 2025 State TN – Ravenwood
– Possibly nobody has been hotter this past month than this Williamson County speedster who sports untapped big time college potential and coaches have noticed. Starr is still raw in some areas but he started to breakout this past season where his speed and playmaking abilities were game changers and his upside at cornerback began to shine. Major college programs like California, Duke, Georgia Tech, Mississippi St., Missouri, UNC and Wisconsin see that upside and have gotten involved with offers this month. Expect some national title contending teams to come after Starr sooner than later as the Raptors defensive back is just now tapping into his abilities and could soon develop into one of the better cover corner prospects in the country.
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4. (DB) Jaylan Morgan Jaylan Morgan 6'0" | 180 lbs | DB Rockvale | 2025 State TN – Rockvale
– Pretty much the exact same thing said about the guy above can be put here with Morgan. The Rockets rising senior is quickly establishing himself as one of the top defensive back prospects from our #TN2025 class as someone who could develop into a lock down cover corner on the collegiate level. Those traits are being noticed by college coaches as schools like Florida, Georgia Tech, Indiana, Ole Miss and Tulane have offered recently to go along with previous offers from Alabama, Colorado, Oklahoma, USC, Stanford, Tennessee and others. Morgan is a natural athlete that could play all over the secondary in college or even receiver if wanted there but it’s his potential at cover corner that has just about every school in the country in desire of his abilities. Expect several other major programs to come after Morgan very soon.
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5. (DB’s) Antoni Morton Antoni Morton 5'11" | 175 lbs | DB East Nashville | 2025 TN / Austin Kent Austin Kent 6'0" | 180 lbs | DB East Nashville | 2025 TN – East Nashville
– These two Nashville area defensive backs were key forces on the Eagles defense last season and now their work is starting to pay off. Over the past several weeks, both Morton and Kent have been two of the hotter and unknown Mid-State prospects to jump on the recruiting scene around the state and their stocks seem to only continue to grow. Both guys picked up the same offers recently from Ball St., ETSU, Memphis, UNLV and UT-Martin but Kent landed one from UConn as well, however I can see the Huskies getting involved with Morton soon. Both players present different but similar traits that translate well to the collegiate level, so I would expect more college programs to become interested with these two Nashville native defensive backs.
Three Other Hot Recruits: (DE) Eric Hazzard Eric Hazzard 6'3" | 255 lbs | DL Page | 2025 State TN – Page, (DL) Kyler Garcia Kyler Garcia 6'5" | 265 lbs | DL Pearl Cohn | 2025 State TN – Pearl Cohn, (LB) Ethan Carson Ethan Carson 6'1" | 210 lbs | LB Blackman | 2025 State TN – Blackman