Football standouts leading this outdoor season’s field marks

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Louisiana's outdoor track and field state championships are right around the corner.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>And, as always, Prep Redzone Louisiana will be keeping an eye on some of the top performances by football standouts at the event.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>But as athletes and teams around the state continue to work their way through regional meets before the state finalists are all set, here's a look at some of the multisport stars who have put up the best distances in field events thus far this spring.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1214132' first='Ferzell' last='Shepard'] Jr. — 6-2, 175 WR — Scotlandville (2025)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The only athlete to make both the track and field lists — not to mention a top-50 football ranking — has the state's top triple jump of the spring at 50 feet, 5.5 inches, plus the second-best long jump at 23 feet, 6 inches. Shepard recently signed with UTSA.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1221023' first='Kyree' last='Paul'] — 5-10, 175 RB/ATH — Istrouma (2025)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Southeastern Louisiana signee has the state's third-best long jump at 23 feet, 3 inches thus far this outdoor season. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Joseph Carter Rivet — OL — Alexandria (2028) </strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Trojans' freshman phenom is the state's top discus thrower this spring at 187 feet, 6 inches, and is also third in the shot put at 56 feet, 2.5 inches. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='915064' first='Lionel' last='Prudhomme'] — 6-3, 290 OL/DL — Captain Shreve (2025)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Arkansas-signed offensive lineman is second on the outdoor season's discus list with a 184-foot-10-inch throw.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Kaden Adams — 6-1, 325 OL — Central Lafourche (2025)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Trojans' interior lineman boasts the state's top shot put this season at 58 feet, 11 inches. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Miller Malley — 6-0, 175 DB — Benton (2025)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The graduating senior standout leads the state with a pole vault of 15 feet, 7 inches.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1380168' first='Bra'jon' last='Melancon'] — 6-2, 160 WR/DB — East Iberville (2027)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The young athlete from just outside Baton Rouge hit the state's second-best high jump of the outdoor season less than two weeks ago with a 6-foot-9-inch mark. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Darreyus Scott — 5-10, 230 DL — Denham Springs (2026)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Yellow Jackets' rising senior holds top-10 marks in both the shot put (No. 2 with 56 feet, 2.5 inches) and discus (No. 8 with 158 feet, 8 inches). </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Marquis Butler — 6-2, 165 ATH — Alexandria (2025)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Butler is second on the list of triple jump leaders at 49 feet, 9 inches this season.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='740987' first='Cayden' last='Jones'] — 5-10, 180 RB — Walker (2025)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Southeastern Louisiana-bound running back is third on the season's high-jump list with a 6-foot-8-inch leap. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='912286' first='Devon' last='Oliver'] — 6-3, 275 DL — Parkway (2025)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Yale signee holds Louisiana's fifth-best shot put distance this spring at 54 feet, 2 inches, and sixth-best discus at 168 feet, 3 inches. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1598252' first='Curtis' last='Harrison'] — 6-2, 295 OL/DL — Northwest (2025)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The two-way lineman has the state's sixth-best shit put thus far in the outdoor season at 54 feet, 1 inch.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Chaz Martinez — 6-1, 180 WR — North DeSoto (2025)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Martinez has the second-best javelin throw in Louisiana this outdoor season at 193 feet, 2 inches.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Channing Berard — TE — Teurlings Catholic (2027)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Rebels' young pass-catcher is third in the state with a 191-foot-5-inch javelin throw. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Eli Parich — Catholic (New Iberia) (2027)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Parich is second on the list of top pole vault heights this season at 15 feet, 3 inches.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Benjamin Rodrigue — 5-8, 145 RB/ATH — E.D. White (2025)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Cardinals' versatile athlete hit the state's third-best triple jump of the season last week with a 46-foot-9-inch mark.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Tayven Carter — 5-11, 150 RB/DB — Delhi Charter (2027)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Gators' youngster is fifth on the state's triple-jump leaderboard at 46 feet, 7 inches.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Cameron Plater — 6-7, 245 OL/DL — Franklin Parish (2025)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The senior has Louisiana's sixth-best discus throw this spring at 170 feet, 7 inches. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1811928' first='Jaxon' last='Talley'] — 6-0, 200 LB — West Monroe (2027)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Rebels' young linebacker is fourth on Louisiana's javelin list for the spring with his throw of 188 feet, 10 inches.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Carter Hooks — 6-0, 170 DB — Barbe (2025)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Hooks is tied for third in this outdoor season's pole-vaulting marks at 15 feet.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Beau Domengeaux — 6-0, 150 RB/LB — Ascension Episcopal (2025)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Domengeaux rounds out the top five of Louisiana's best pole vaults thus far this spring at 14 feet, 7 inches. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->