Recruiting Spotlight: Unranked Athletes With College Offers

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>As much time as Prep Redzone puts into its rankings process there are still players across the state who have yet to be discovered or getting their proper recognition.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Kansas Class of 2025 has over 600 athletes ranked, but I have still found a handful of athletes with college offers who are not in our rankings.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Here is a look at seven unranked athletes who recently announced college offers to play football via their social media accounts. Prep Redzone player profiles have been created for each one and I encourage athletes to claim their profiles for free using this link. <a href="https://prepredzone.com/prospect-index/">https://prepredzone.com/prospect-index/</a>. Athletes can add photos, contact information, recruiting updates, and highlights once their profile is created.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1524554' first='Cameron' last='Speier'],</strong> K, 5'11”, 150, Olathe East, ‘25</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Speier is a consistent kicker with a big leg. The Olathe East prospect has an offer from Bethel College. Olathe East's season was concluded with a playoff loss to Shawnee Mission Northwest.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1552949' first='Drew' last='Blackwell'],</strong> OL, 5'11”, 240, Olathe Northwest, ‘25</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Olathe Northwest prospect can play guard or center. Blackwell has an offer from Bethany College. Northwest's season wrapped up last night with a playoff loss to Blue Valley West.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1552957' first='Enrique' last='Perez'],</strong> OL, 6'1”, 310, Liberal, ‘25</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Perez has an offer from the Bethany Swedes. He is a physical offensive lineman who played a key role in Liberal winning their first playoff game before losing to Hutchinson to finish their season.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1552950' first='Grady' last='Norris'],</strong> WR/DB, 6'0”, 162, Wellington, ‘25</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Through nine games Norris has collected 30 receptions and has 12 touchdowns catches. Norris has an offer from Kansas Wesleyan University. The Crusaders will face Andover Central next week in the Class 4A playoffs after defeating Kapaun Mt. Carmel last night.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1552968' first='Laken' last='Valentine'],</strong> DB/WR, 5'9”, 150, Eureka, ‘25</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Valentine finished his season with 20 catches for 383 yards and four touchdowns. Valentine has an off from the Kansas Wesleyan Coyotes. Eureka's season ended with a playoff loss to Riverton in Class 2A.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1552955' first='Luke' last='Atkins'],</strong> LB, 6'1”, 190, Blue Valley Southwest, ‘25</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Atkins finished the season with 54 tackles for the Timberwolves. He has an offer from Culver-Stockton. Southwest's season concluded with a loss to Basehor-Linwood in the Class 5A playoffs.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1552960' first='Wayman' last='Kidd'],</strong> LB/TE, 6'2”, 206, Wichita West, ‘25</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Kidd has an offer from Sterling College. He posted solid numbers in his senior season recording 109 total tackles, 22 tackles for loss, and 4.5 quarterback sacks. West's season ended with a loss to Wichita East in the Class 6A playoffs.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->