Community Film Room, Episode 50
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Our Winter rankings update pinpointed even more players from the 2025, 2026 and 2027 classes who have stood out in their respective positions. For a variety of reasons, our team decided that each of those new additions were worthy of…
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Continue ReadingOur Winter rankings update pinpointed even more players from the 2025, 2026 and 2027 classes who have stood out in their respective positions. For a variety of reasons, our team decided that each of those new additions were worthy of a coveted spot in our rankings.
But we’d be naive to think we’ve evaluated everyone or didn’t miss a few along the way.
PRZ South Carolina is constantly looking at as many of the 10,000-plus prep football players in the SCHSL and SCISA ranks as possible.
Now, the Community Film Room is back.
In each edition, we’ll break down five unranked players from across the state to let you see what we’re seeing. The series will lead right into the the start of the spring rankings cycle, the ever-growing importance of the summer schedule and then the 2024 season.
In Episode 50, we’re highlighting a Lowcountry defensive back, a 1,000-yard back who recently transferred, a 2,000-yard quarterback, a defensive end with a super-high ceiling and an interior offensive lineman with some demolishing film.
When you have inside-out cover skills and can hit 21.9 miles per hour, teams aren’t going to scheme to throw your direction. That’s the reputation White has created for himself after his junior season at Summerville.
While that lack of attention prevented him from picking off any passes, he did have 39 tackles, often when opponents went to short screens and run plays off the edge. White proved he was a very capable boost to a strong Green Wave defensive backfield.
Two of those starters are graduating, which means White is about to become even more important.
Jeremiah Singleton
Jeremiah Singleton
Singleton transferred out of Northwood Academy at the semester break after rushing for 1,343 yards and 23 touchdowns while averaging 8.0 yards per carry over the course of his junior season. That run included six 100-yard games and two in which he topped 250 yards. He was limited to nine games, or those numbers might have been a little higher.
Now at Pinewood Prep, Singleton will be joining a crowded tailback group – the Panthers return four different players who had at least 40 carries last fall. However, he’s got the straight-ahead burst to make the most of his carries while likely staying a lot more fresh throughout the season.
Before then, we’ll get a good look at him during the Carolinas Coaches Combine later this month.
Josh Sims
Josh Sims
While Blacksburg might have discovered it had a potential all-state quarterback, the rest of us found out when Sims threw for 344 yards and six touchdowns in a non-region game in early September. The rest of the road wasn’t as smooth, of course, but Sims and his top two targets did plenty of damage en route to his 2,000 passing yards and 21 passing touchdowns.
Sims doesn’t have a huge arm, but when he’s able to step into one, he can definitely spin it. On top of that, he’s also pretty good on the run, especially to his right.
That alone turned into a weapon for Blacksburg, as its receivers learned in real time to keep moving and give Sims a chance to get it downfield.
Josh Merriweather Josh Merriweather 6'3" | 245 lbs | DL Strom Thurmond | 2025 State SC
Josh Merriweather Josh Merriweather 6'3" | 245 lbs | DL Strom Thurmond | 2025 State SC
From a Class 2A all-state selection to another who probably should have been, Merriweather has not only the size, speed and power to be a force at defensive end, he also has the production. Last fall, he finished with 61 tackles, seven sacks and six tackles for loss.
Merriweather typically starts with both hands on the ground, and the method not made for everyone does for him. He explodes off the snap and has reel after reel of him busting up offensive tackles. Chalk that up to his size. Because at 6-foot-3 and 220 pounds, he’s bigger than many of the ones he’s lining up against.
Jerius Williams Jerius Williams 6'0" | 275 lbs | OL Sumter | 2025 State SC
Jerius Williams Jerius Williams 6'0" | 275 lbs | OL Sumter | 2025 State SC
Sumter doesn’t publicize how many pancake blocks its offensive linemen have, but you best believe Williams had a whole bunch of them (scroll ahead to the :58 mark to see a particularly violent one). The 6-foot, 275-pound left guard helped open holes galore for tailback John Peeples John Peeples 5’11” | 190 lbs | RB Sumter | 2025 State SC – who ran for 1,000 yards last fall.
Williams is particularly good at the hand-to-hand portion of the game, and we also love how well he pulls, especially back across the line. Because once he gets moving, the laws of physics start to slide even more into his favor.