Top 2025 Receivers: 704 Metro Area
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Jerel Bolder Jerel Bolder 6'0" | 180 lbs | WR Forest Hills | 2025 State NC – Forest Hills A 6’0 185 pound prospect, Jerel has been impressing colleges ever since breaking out two years ago in the summer camp…
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Continue ReadingJerel Bolder Jerel Bolder 6'0" | 180 lbs | WR Forest Hills | 2025 State NC – Forest Hills
A 6’0 185 pound prospect, Jerel has been impressing colleges ever since breaking out two years ago in the summer camp circuit where he started earning a ton of Division 1 offers. Some of his most recent offers include Ole Miss, Georgia, Temple, and Indiana. When you look at him, you are impressed by his ability to make catches in traffic – even in double coverage, exhibiting excellent ball skills and overall body control & strength. He can close the cushion and run past corners in single coverage on the outside. Jerel is not afraid to go over the middle and make catches and gain yardage after the catch, lining up in the slot and creating mismatch problems for opposing defenses. Jerel also has a 3.3 GPA, keeping all the doors open for him to go wherever he likes after his senior season.
Brian Rowe Brian Rowe 6'2" | 175 lbs | WR JM Robinson | 2025 NC – JM Robinson
A 6’1 175 pound prospect, Brian had a breakout season this year with just under 1000 yards receiving and 16 touchdowns on the season. He was named his conference’s Special Teams Player of the Year, reflective of his abilities to affect the game on kickoff and punt returns, where he is a dynamic threat in open space. He has had a ton of offers since the year started, which include East Carolina, Maryland, West Virginia, Temple, James Madison, South Carolina, Duke, and Georgia Southern. When looking at his film, Brian is dominant at all three levels of the defense. In the screen game, he gets upfield immediately and shows great vision and agility with the ball in his hands. In the intermediate passing game, he shows great route discipline and explodes out of cuts. In the deep passing game, he can win jump ball situations against corners when covered 1 on 1 and has the speed to win on go and post routes consistently. In all three phases, he also shows extremely strong hands.
Chinua Ezeigbo Chinua Ezeigbo 6'3" | 190 lbs | WR Central Cabarrus | 2025 NC – Central Cabarrus
A 6’3 190-pound prospect, Chinua has started to pick up some steam recently in terms of recruiting, with recent offers coming from Charlotte, Elon, and Eastern Kentucky. With a 3.6 GPA and displaying strong leadership traits, Chinua will have a lot of potential colleges seeking his talent on the next level. When you take a look at the film, Chinua knows how to use his size and frame to win jump balls in one-on-one situations in the red zone against defensive backs. Chinua displays an excellent catch radius, with long arms and strong hands to pull in catches. He can recognize when to settle in holes in zone coverage, giving his quarterback a nice area to fit the ball in. Chinua also plays basketball, displaying a strong vertical and good explosion on the court. I also like Chinua’s overall speed for his size. His best football is definitely in front of him, and I’m excited to see how he performs during the camp season this spring and summer.
Jayden Gash Jayden Gash 5'7" | 155 lbs | WR Kings Mtn. | 2025 NC – Kings Mountain
A 5’10 175 pound prospect, Jayden projects as a slot receiver on the next level. Jayden also plays some defensive back, so there is added value there for him as he could be open to a position switch depending on the school’s preference for recruiting him. When you take a look at the film, Jayden makes explosive plays from the slot, especially down the field. He can win against slot corners and safeties in coverage consistently for big plays and touchdowns. He excels specifically on the slot fade route, which is a tough route for high school players to run correctly and gain leverage against man coverage. He can make catches in a variety of ways, most notably an over the shoulder catch while off balance early last season that gained a lot of eyes into his talented skill set. I am excited to see him continue to grow this season as the primary receiver for a very good team.
Dominic Testa Dominic Testa 5'10" | 180 lbs | WR JM Robinson | 2025 NC – JM Robinson
I have seen Dominic a few times up close, and consistently come away impressed. Dominic is a dominant slot receiver, however he can play some on the outside as well. At 5’10 and 180 pounds, Dominic has a strong build to handle the physicality of going over the middle of the defense consistently throughout a season. Last year, playing with another talented receiver in his offense, Dominic had 68 catches for over 900 yards and 10 touchdowns. Dominic excels in winning at the beginning of the routes with a great release off of the line of scrimmage, showing great footwork and hand usage to get a defensive back off of him. He is electric in his cuts and explodes out of breaks to create separation to make catches consistently. Once the ball is in his hands, Dominic gets north/south quickly and gains yardage with good speed in the open field. Dominic currently has an offer from Charlotte and has interest from other schools.
Justice Washington – Mountain Island
Justice had a breakout season for a good Mountain Island team, putting up some big numbers and strong production. He had 62 catches for 1303 receiving yards and 8 touchdowns. He was named his team’s MVP for the season, and those stats broke the single school record for receiving yardage. At 5’8 and 150 pounds, he projects as a slot receiver on the next level. Justice also has a strong 3.5 GPA. When you take a look at the film, Justice excels at finding open spots in zone coverage, settling in, and making contested catches against tight coverage. Justice also can catch short passes, turn upfield, and make big plays using very good speed once he gets into the open field. Justice also is very strong for his size – he is also an all-conference wrestler and shows an ability to break the initial tackle from a defensive back in space.