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<p>Twenty-seven players.</p>
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<p>With an ultra-selective eye and evaluation process, we're prepared to unveil our inaugural rankings for the Class of 2029. And each of these 27 players have already shown not only big-time potential for the future, but also an ability to impact their respective varsity programs right here and now.</p>
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<p>With a near-even split between offensive and defensive players (and a few who are contributing on both sides of the ball), we're seeing examples galore that these 27 have our attention. </p>
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<p>[player_tooltip player_id='865974' first='Jemo' last='Stinson'] RB, Mountain View Prep - Some early run will turn into more consistent workload</p>
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<p>[player_tooltip player_id='1724433' first='Kadyn' last='Stevenson'] WR, Hillcrest - Rams not pressuring him, but still giving him plenty of looks</p>
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<p>[player_tooltip player_id='1824561' first='Sondrell' last='Worthy'] WR, Union County - No telling how many targets he's got this time next year</p>
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<p>[player_tooltip player_id='1816981' first='Jacob' last='Johnson'] RB, Conway - Earned faith of coaching staff, who returned the favor come Fridays</p>
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<p>[player_tooltip player_id='1821932' first='Kaveon' last='Tyler'] LB, Hampton County - Took weight room work ethic directly to the field</p>
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<p>[player_tooltip player_id='1848408' first='Easton' last='Crocker'] QB, Lexington - Put up three-touchdown games in two of his first four contests</p>
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<p>[player_tooltip player_id='1881803' first='Ta'Mir' last='Thrower'] ATH, York - Early slot and corner reps are starting to benefit Cougars</p>
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<p>[player_tooltip player_id='1840730' first='Michael' last='Francis'] RB, Aiken - Still an understudy, but number of carries increasing quickly</p>
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<p>[player_tooltip player_id='1825491' first='Malachi' last='Debnam'] WR, Easley - Giving teams another Green Wave receiver to game plan for</p>
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<p>[player_tooltip player_id='1301735' first='Dash' last='Holley'] DL/LB, Northwestern - Trojans easing him in knowing he's part of long-term defensive plan</p>
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<p>[player_tooltip player_id='1881794' first='Ethan' last='Shaw'] LB, Loris - Looking like Lions' next budding defensive star</p>
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<p>[player_tooltip player_id='1522453' first='Kaylin' last='Culp'] DB, Fairfield Central - Won't come off the field soon enough</p>
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<p>[player_tooltip player_id='1881788' first='Nibras' last='Harrison'] WR, Dillon - Has an early touchdown receiving and another passing</p>
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<p>[player_tooltip player_id='1840728' first='Jaydon' last='Moore'] DB, Aiken - Recorded three picks in his first three varsity games</p>
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<p>[player_tooltip player_id='1606964' first='Greg' last='Rushing'] RB/LB, Chesterfield - Could very well top 1,000 rushing yards as a freshman</p>
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<p>[player_tooltip player_id='1817932' first='Beanie' last='Brown'] DL, Porter-Gaud - Proving to be a handful coming off the edge </p>
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<p>[player_tooltip player_id='1840741' first='Johnny' last='Dobbs'] LB, Aiken - Needed all of one game to start showing his stuff</p>
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<p>[player_tooltip player_id='1647349' first='Cade' last='Amell'] QB, Hammond - After two years starting at Trinity Collegiate, in the mix now in Midlands</p>
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<p>[player_tooltip player_id='1397682' first='Lodon' last='Veal'] OL, Union County - Adding serious power to the Yellow Jackets' line at tackle and guard</p>
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<p>[player_tooltip player_id='1817438' first='Jae' last='White'] WR, Westside - Receiver already on the cusp of becoming Rams' top outside threat</p>
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<p>[player_tooltip player_id='1595016' first='Emari' last='Jones'] DL, Seneca - Already one of the biggest players in the state </p>
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<p>[player_tooltip player_id='1881741' first='Bear' last='Woods'] QB, Westside - Been groomed for three years, now the job is his</p>
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<p>[player_tooltip player_id='1301740' first='Ra'Sean' last='Brown'] RB, South Pointe - Even with all this talent, has forced his way onto the field</p>
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<p>[player_tooltip player_id='1590515' first='Josiah' last='Singleton'] LB, Fort Dorchester - Learning by fire, leading by natural ability </p>
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<p>[player_tooltip player_id='437772' first='Brayden' last='Boults'] RB, Crestwood - Already possesses next-level speed, as we've saw during the PRZ Combine last spring</p>
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<p>[player_tooltip player_id='1595010' first='Taddrick' last='Gibson'] DB, Dutch Fork - Already backing up his pre-high school offer list for the Silver Foxes</p>
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<p>[player_tooltip player_id='1595007' first='Khayel' last='Sam Fong-Talia'] QB, Dillon (pictured) - Big arm, big body and all the mental capacity to lead Wildcats right now</p>
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