CCC Spartanburg: Breaking Down the 2026 Data

With more automatic qualifiers to the May 18 Carolinas Coaches Combine Invite-Only event on the line, the last round of 2026s to show their stuff didn't disappoint.    In Spartanburg, we saw speed, power, football accumen and offseason conditioning all rolled into one combine. And the golden tickets that followed for next month were earned.   You've already read about the MVP and award winners. Now, it's time to crank some deeper data. In total 156 players wore Catapult's GPS vests.    Before we go any further, let's go straight to the top with the five fastest registered speeds from the combine session.    TOP 5 MPH   [player_tooltip player_id='1395080' first='Amiri' last='Acker'] WR, Crescent - 23.24    Asher Littlejohn DB, Broome - 23.05   [player_tooltip player_id='1592414' first='KD' last='Whitt'] ATH, Batesburg-Leesville - 22.61 (pictured)   [player_tooltip player_id='1732598' first='Brooks' last='Vaughn'] DB, Spartanburg - 22.25   [player_tooltip player_id='1327713' first='Matthew' last='Hillstock'] WR, Easley - 22.07   AROUND THE COMBINE   [player_tooltip player_id='473009' first='Jeremiah' last='Favorite'] DB and [player_tooltip player_id='1592395' first='TJ' last='Collins'] LB, Boiling Springs   Favorite backed up every bit of college attention he's got lately - and that's saying something considreing the run of offers he's received in recent months. The Bulldogs' cornerback hit 21.97 miles per hour and was one of just a handful of players who surpassed 5,000 total yards of movement. One of the few players who was more active was Collins. The rising senior linebacker was all over the place, and he wasn't doing so lightly. His 21.96 miles per hour was the seventh fastest measurement in the morning session.    [player_tooltip player_id='1639712' first='Triston' last='Lewis'] QB, Greenwood   Lewis's ascent up our ranks a few weeks ago came prior to his performance Sunday. But he checked a lot of boxes with his verified measurements (6-foot-3.75, 194 pounds), his miles per hours (21.77), his 40 (4.71), bench reps (23 at 185 pounds) and his wing span (78.5 inches). Lewis debuted in our rankings in the last update and moved directly into the Top 100 overall. His numbers at Spartaburg just made us look smart. We're obviously OK with that.    [player_tooltip player_id='1592414' first='KD' last='Whitt'] ATH, Batesburg-Leesville   Whitt wasn't a one-hit wonder, someone who simply put up a fast MPH figure during his 40 and then called it a day. In fact, his sprint distance - a threshold set around 12.5 miles per hour - was better than 13 percent of his overall movement (4,446 yards). What that means is that when Whitt was moving, he was mostly really moving. For comparison, anything during a Cat 1 work session north of 10 percent is considered strong. And, not for nothing, his acceleration metric - how much time it takes for him to hit the gas from a stopped position - was the second-quickest of every 2026 at Spartanburg.    [player_tooltip player_id='1579733' first='Walker' last='Kelley'] TE/LB, TL Hanna   Kelley participated with the rest of the tight ends, and whether he took part with them or the linebackers, his data stacked up nicely. He was the only player with a quicker acceleration than Whitt, and Kelley accomplished that at 6-foot-4.25 and 226 pounds. His movememt included a respectable 4.84 40, a 4.63 pro shuttle and a top speed of 20.15 miles per hour. We'll understand if some defensive backs aren't interested in trying to tackle him this fall.   [player_tooltip player_id='1327713' first='Matthew' last='Hillstock'] WR, Easley    Much like Whitt, Hillstock took advantage of his selection in more ways than simply his top-end speed. His sprint distance was better than 12.8 percent and he finished the morning with the third-most amount of power plays, a figure that shows a player's work flow in the Catapult vest. Hillstock's footwork started the engine, and then he got even more out of his 5-foot-9, 165-pound frame.    THIS AND THAT   [player_tooltip player_id='1732603' first='Mekhi' last='Mendez'] DL, Seneca   While Mendez isn't the biggest lineman on either side of the ball who participated, he did lead those competing in the trenches in top miles per hour (21.55).   Camden Robinson WR, JL Mann   Robinson's data pack was solid across the board. The receiver hit 21.49 miles per hour, flashed an acceleration rate (7.8) that was behind only Kelley and Whitt and pumped out a sprint distance north of 10 percent.    Nehemias Fernandez RB, Laurens   The 5-foot-8, 191-pound tailback shattered the norm when it came to sprint distance, hitting a whopping 17.4 percent. He kept at it during the competition portion of the event and it showed on his Cat 1 numbers.    [player_tooltip player_id='1639726' first='Lamont' last='Brewton'] OL, Spartanburg   The Vikings' senior proved to be the biggest player during the morning session at Spartanburg, tipping the scales at 337 pounds. We expected a great bench (he hit 22 reps). What he also did was run a highly respectable 5.54 40 while hitting 17.26 miles per hour.

With more automatic qualifiers to the May 18 Carolinas Coaches Combine Invite-Only event on the line, the last round of 2026s to show their stuff didn't disappoint.