Prospect Sheet Deep Dive: North Forsyth Raiders

North Forsyth is one of my favorite stops every spring for a few reasons. They set the bar for hospitality, but they also have several high academic multi-sport athletes who project to multiple levels. Here are the guys to watch out for this offseason and into the fall.   2026 Standouts    Darron Perry is a highly productive runner who I would consider one of the more underrated members of the 2026 RB class in GA. He comes in on the smaller side at 5'7 175, but is stout with a low center of gravity, allowing him to stay on his feet and move piles. He is a true scat-back style runner, keeping his feet active throughout each play and scrapping hard to pick up any extra yardage possible at the end of his runs. He is explosive and violently cuts across faces in the short areas. I wouldn't consider him a burner, but he has improved his 100M time this offseason by a few tenths of a second, now sitting at 11.82. Parry might not generate high-level recruiting buzz because of his size. However, he is stout, explosive, and runs hard. He grades out well and I could see him signing at a smaller school and producing at a high level.     Cole Simpson is a well-built C gap to C gap defender with the mass and play strength to battle with blockers and push ball carriers backward upon contact. He is a patient player who keeps his eyes up and feet active as he diagnoses. He is hard to move for blockers and does a solid job of shooting his shoulders to get around blockers. He strikes with good pad level and is strong enough to stall and lift ball carriers off their feet completely. He isn't a burner and should be viewed as more of a downhill, box defender. However, he plays with a hot motor when pursuing the football to compensate. Simpson is a prospect some smaller schools would love to fall into their hands. He is ready to go physically from day 1.     Patrick Carnes is a productive front-line defender for North Forsyth with an impressive multi-sport background. He is a big man on the basketball court and a thrower in track and field. He PR'd at 144' 02'' in the discus and 37' 06'' in the shot put. Carnes comes in at 6'2 255 with room to get even bigger. He wins almost immediately at the line, having the explosiveness to pop his helmet through the gaps. He plays very well with his hands, slapping and clawing to free himself. He uses his length to press out and keep his chest free while he plays laterally. Carnes is a good athlete, as evidenced by his multi-sport background, which translates to the football field with closing speed to the ball. Carnes plays hard, fast, and has the combination of twitch and hand-play needed to get off blockers. He can wreck the game up front and should be receiving FCS attention.     Matthew Bray is listed as a TE, but likely projects long-term as a WR prospect. He comes in at a tall, lanky 6'1 185. He skates out of his stance and uses his long strides to get up on DBs with just a few steps. He plays with good spatial awareness, vacating spots and evading defenders when working over the middle of the field. He catches the ball away from his body and absorbs contact at the catch point nicely. He handles his TE responsibilities well, battling as a blocker and working hard to fire his feet and move people. Bray projects as a big slot, where he can use his bigger frame to settle down in soft spots and soak in underneath receptions.    2027/2028 Standouts    [player_tooltip player_id='1586586' first='Adriel' last='Rojas'] took a massive jump physically after his freshman season. He has shot up to 6'5 220 and still has plenty of room to add more weight. Rojas is a good athlete who gallops to the football in a hurry. When he arrives at the QB, he flashes some violence, working hard to ragdoll QBs and ball carriers to the turf. He is still developing as a block-shedder, but he uses his length to press out, keep his chest clean, and fight to get his arm over. All of the requisite traits are there for coaches to harness. I would guarantee he is already on the board for several P4 programs that want to see him in person. If he isn't, he should be.     I watched [player_tooltip player_id='993905' first='Creighton' last='Wilkins'] earlier this offseason and hold the belief that he is one of the more underrated 2028 offensive linemen in the state. He is stout and well along physically for a youngster. He plays with good leverage, enabling him to anchor down and ragdoll defenders. He climbs to the second level well and does a good job getting his hip around to shield running lanes. He is more of a mauler who projects as an IOL, but he works hard to get into his pass set and keeps his feet active, helping him anticipate pass-rush moves from defenders. Wilkins is a strong prospect, but he is fleet-footed as well. Overall, a well-rounded prospect who should generate D1 recruiting buzz in the future.     [player_tooltip player_id='993904' first='Cash' last='Martin'] is a freshman WR who is expected to take a big step forward this fall. There is no tape on him right now, but North Forsyth coaches had him listed among their top players to look out for. From what I can see, Martin is a long basketball athlete who still has some time to grow into his frame. He is a long strider who eats yards with just a few steps. I will make sure to get close eyes on Martin when I'm down there for spring ball.    Other Names Mentioned   <ul class="wp-block-list"> <li>'26 K/P Caleb Kidd - 5'11 185</li> </ul>   <ul class="wp-block-list"> <li>'26 DL Ranskey Darden - 5'9 235</li> </ul>   <ul class="wp-block-list"> <li>'27 OL/DL Connor Smith - 6'2 220</li> </ul>   <ul class="wp-block-list"> <li>'28 QB/S Caleb Halstead </li> </ul>   <ul class="wp-block-list"> <li>'28 WR/LB [player_tooltip player_id='993837' first='Colton' last='Brasher'] - 5'11 152</li> </ul>   <ul class="wp-block-list"> <li>'28 RB/LB [player_tooltip player_id='994380' first='Jackson' last='Hall'] - 5'11 180</li> </ul>   <ul class="wp-block-list"> <li>'28 TE/LB Dan Levkov - 6'0 180</li> </ul>   <ul class="wp-block-list"> <li>'28 QB/S Noah Bourque </li> </ul>   <ul class="wp-block-list"> <li>'29 QB [player_tooltip player_id='1573175' first='Tucker' last='Lamb'] </li> </ul>

North Forsyth is one of my favorite stops every spring for a few reasons. They set the bar for hospitality, but they also have several high academic multi-sport athletes who project to multiple levels. Here are the guys to watch out for this offseason and into the fall.