UA Next 8th Grade All-American Game: States With One Selection

<p>The UA Next 8th Grade All-American Game took place during the first week of January 2025. While the overwhelming bulk of the rosters were made up of prospects from California, Florida and Georgia, there were prospects from a number of states listed. Below are the only prospects selected from their respective states for the game.</p>   <h2 class="wp-block-heading"><span style="text-decoration: underline">Alabama</span></h2>    <p class="text-gray-700">Attended South Girard Middle School this season and is in the pipeline to attend the perennial powerhouse high school program of Central High School in Phenix City, Alabama. On top of playing for South Girard, he also lined it up with the Rarebreeds travel ball program in 2024. An electric Slot Wide Receiver with speed and flexibility that looks destined for big things.</p>    <h2 class="wp-block-heading"><span style="text-decoration: underline">Kansas</span></h2>    <p class="text-gray-700">Off the top of my head, I can't remember if an athlete from "The Sun Flower State" has ever been selected for the UA Next 8th Grade All-American Game. Much like his older brother 2027 prospect Cash Lewandowski, Cruz Lewandowski is a rocked up multi-sport athlete with potential in football, wrestling and track and field. Helped the Aubry Bend Wolverines to an undefeated 2024 season and Blue Valley District Championship as a Running Back and Linebacker.</p>    <h2 class="wp-block-heading"><span style="text-decoration: underline">New Jersey</span></h2>    <p class="text-gray-700">No stranger to the headlines of Prep Redzone Next, Trevor Evans has long been one of the top Defensive Linemen in the state of New Jersey. After winning an AYF National Championship with the Jersey Shore All-Stars in 2023, he took a reclass year and was back it in 2024 with the St. James Royals Pop Warner program. Evans was a major piece of the puzzle for the first-year Royals, helping them to a 14U Pop Warner Super Bowl title.</p>    <h2 class="wp-block-heading"><span style="text-decoration: underline">North Carolina</span></h2>    <p class="text-gray-700">Allen is a prospect we've watched come up through the years, after attending a pair of PRZ Next Middle School Camps, delivering standout performances at Future Stars and a number of other events. Explosive first step off the snap with violent hands and a motor that runs high at all times. Versatile enough to play inside or on the Edge as of January 2025, but looks more like an interior guy at this point.</p>    <h2 class="wp-block-heading"><span style="text-decoration: underline">Ohio</span></h2>    <p class="text-gray-700">Though he was selected to play Defensive Back in the UA Next 8th Grade All-American Game, Weller-Massey is best described as an Athlete (ATH) in my opinion. In 2024 he shined all over the field for Pickerington Ridgeview Junior High School as a Running Back, Wide Receiver, Defensive Back and Linebacker. He impacted all three phases of the game and helped the Tigers to an 8-0 record, not allowing more than six points in a game until the final game of the season.</p>    <h2 class="wp-block-heading"><span style="text-decoration: underline">Pennsylvania</span></h2>    <p class="text-gray-700">Colmon played for the Philadelphia Phoenix in 2024, before suiting up for one of the best tournament teams in the Commonwealth, the Pennsylvania Little Quakers. Haven't seen all that much film on Colmon, however, what I did see was a Cornerback with average or slightly below average size, making some impressive plays against Wide Receivers with several inches on him. DB looks to be his future home, with a very good vertical when going up in coverage. That said, he also has some wiggle to him as a Running Back on offense.</p>    <h2 class="wp-block-heading"><span style="text-decoration: underline">Wisconsin</span></h2>    <p class="text-gray-700">I don't know much about Quiles when it comes to his player during the regular season, but in a camp setting he has done a good job as a Linebacker. Having attended two Prep Redzone Nexts Middle School camps, Quiles is another guy with below average size as of January 2025, when looking around the country. Despite being listed at just 5-foot-5 and 160-pounds, he has been a physical presence when in front of coaches and scouts. Strong at the point of attack, specifically with a great jam on RBs attempting to get into their route out of the backfield.</p>

The UA Next 8th Grade All-American Game took place during the first week of January 2025. While the overwhelming bulk of the rosters were made up of prospects from California, Florida and Georgia, there were prospects from a number of states listed. Below are the only prospects selected from their respective states for the game.