Where Are They Now? A Look Back at Last Summer’s Players to Watch

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>June 1st is my 1-year anniversary of writing and scouting for Prep Redzone. My first assignment was scouting the Shorter University prospect camp. The majority of the participants were rising Seniors but there were a few underclassmen that caught my eye. Here is a look at the players that I wrote about in that first article and what they have done since. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":["not_in_db"],"_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_0_player_details_selected_featured_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_selected_featured_image":"field_62cca28ffa4e7","player_evaluations_0_player_details_player_name":"Marshun Horton","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_player_name":"field_62aba4c9ecf2f","player_evaluations_0_player_details_graduating_class":"2025","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_graduating_class":"field_62aba4ddecf30","player_evaluations_0_player_details_height":"6'3u0022","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_height":"field_62aba4e8ecf31","player_evaluations_0_player_details_weight":"182","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_weight":"field_65b288425ecf6","player_evaluations_0_player_details_position":"2410","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_position":"field_62aba4f0ecf32","player_evaluations_0_player_details_school":"Central","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_school":"field_62aba4fdecf33","player_evaluations_0_player_details_club_team":"","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_club_team":"field_62d20e723441a","player_evaluations_0_player_details":"","_player_evaluations_0_player_details":"field_62aba4afecf2e","player_evaluations_0_evaluation":"Horton was a guy that impressed me last Summer with his overall athleticism at the Camp. u003cemu003e u0022He has all the intangible skills to be a good player: Height, good frame that can still add weight, good speed and agility.u0022 u003c/emu003eHe also had limited film last Summer but had an outstanding Junior season with the clips to go with it.rnrnHe was the receiving leader last season for the 12-1 Lions with 35 catches for 694 yards and 6 TDs. 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