Coach Picks: 18U Battle in Bama Top Performers

To wrap up our 18U Battle in Bama coverage, it's a good time to get takes from coaches in attendance on who some of the top performers at the tournament were. Several states, high schools, and classes were well represented in Hoover this past weekend. Here is a complete list of who the coaches wanted to brag on.   Coach Picks   '27 ATH/DB [player_tooltip player_id='657186' first='Malik' last='Smith'] - 5'10 170   '27 QB Ja'Morris Young - 6'3 220 - Anniston HS (AL)   '27 DB [player_tooltip player_id='1076286' first='Christian' last='McNeil'] - 6'1 160 - Oxford HS (AL)   '27 ATH Braxton Salster - 6'5 215 - Pleasant Valley (AL)   '27 WR AJ Ford - 5'9 160 - Oxford (AL)   '27 WR [player_tooltip player_id='2115844' first='Benton' last='Brereton'] - Gulf Shores (AL)   '28 [player_tooltip player_id='1718031' first='Kylen' last='Johnson'] - 5'10 170 - Coosa Christian (AL)   '27 ATH [player_tooltip player_id='378357' first='Elijah' last='Malone'] - 5'10 165 - Gulf Shores (AL)   '28 QB [player_tooltip player_id='222965' first='Davis' last='Barnett'] - 6'1 150 - Bayside Academy (AL)   '27 TE/WR [player_tooltip player_id='1907024' first='Ladd' last='Powers'] - 6'2 215 - Bayside Academy (AL)   '27 ATH Billy Crider - 6'3 195 - Bulloch Academy (GA)   '28 DB Kylen Boman - 6'3 195 - Spanish Fort (AL)   '27 DB [player_tooltip player_id='2117318' first='Ethan' last='Johnson'] - 6'2 180 - Ramsay (AL)   '27 DB [player_tooltip player_id='657147' first='Braiden' last='Howard'] - 5'10 170 - Opelika (AL)   '28 WR Zay Nash - 5'10 154 - Clay Chalkville (AL)   '28 ATH Jermaine King - 6'0 170 - Central Phenix (AL)   '28 WR Quinton Johnson - 6'0 165 - Pleasant Grove (AL)   '27 ATH Char'son Floyd - 6'2 175 - Pace (FL)   '26 DB Jamari Smith - Tate (FL)   Tyler Floyd - Pace (FL)   '27 ATH Brooks Washington - 5'10 160 - Pace (FL)   '26 ATH Samir Muhammad - 6'1 175 - Tate (FL)   '27 RB [player_tooltip player_id='444725' first='CJ' last='Cowley'] - 5'11 180 - Hoover (AL)   '27 ATH [player_tooltip player_id='2116772' first='Joshua' last='Douthard'] - 5'11 180 - St. Clair County (AL)   '28 QB [player_tooltip player_id='2113885' first='Caleb' last='Soreano'] - 6'2 190 - Helena (AL)   '27 DB Reid Lucas - 5'11 180 - Helena (AL)   '29 Caaleb Thomas - Chelsea (AL)   '27 TE Anderson Clark - Hoover (AL)   '27 WR [player_tooltip player_id='2115800' first='Westley' last='Patton'] - 5'11 140 - Brookwood (AL)   '28 RB Aubrey Coker - 5'8 175 - John Carroll (AL)   [player_tooltip player_id='2113092' first='Kolby' last='King'] - Prattville (AL)   '28 WR [player_tooltip player_id='1678804' first='Jordan' last='Thomas'] - 5'11 170 - St Clair County (AL)   '27 WR BJ Collins - 6'0 165 - Auburn (AL)   '29 QB Cole Presswood - 5'11 160 - McCracken County (KY)   '28 WR Jude Lanier - 5'10 165 - McCracken County (KY)   '28 ATH Jakari Matchem - 5'11 160 - McCracken County (KY)   '28 WR John Jones - 6'0 170 - Paducah Tilghman (KY)   '28 QB [player_tooltip player_id='1651373' first='Nash' last='Davis'] - 6'5 220 - Spain Park (AL)   '28 WR Barrett Price - 6'0 175 - Spain Park (AL)   '27 WR [player_tooltip player_id='1888892' first='Mason' last='McClure'] - 5'10 185 - Spain Park (AL)   '27 QB Nico Kusic - 6'3 195 - Wheeling Central (WV)   '26 ATH Makel Darnell - 5'11 160 - Southmoreland (PA)   '28 ATH Jayson Taylor - 5'10 165 - Penn Hills (PA)   '27 WR Jayce Powell - 5'10 170 - Jeannette (PA)   '27 ATH Dre'on Fuller - 6'1 230 - Baldwin (PA)   '27 DB Jeremiah Proctor - 6'3 190 - Gainesville (GA)   '28 ATH Damarien Parrott - 5'9 160 - Douglass (GA)   '27 ATH Mikel Miller - 5'11 180 - Jonesboro (GA)   '27 WR [player_tooltip player_id='1199600' first='Jalijah' last='Rutledge'] - 6'0 185 - Moody (AL)   '28 WR [player_tooltip player_id='983205' first='Rome' last='Bell'] - 5'11 180 - Thompson (AL)   '27 QB VJ Slaughter - 6'5 220 - Bessemer City (AL)   '27 LB [player_tooltip player_id='1757077' first='Telly' last='Simmons'] - 6'2 220 - Hueytown (AL)   '27 Aidden White - 5'8 150 - Moody (AL)   '27 ATH Colin Eatmon - 5'10 160 - Moody (AL)   '27 TE Chase Gathings - 6'5 215 - Meridian (MS)   '27 ATH Solomon Cameron - 5'11 160 - Germantown (MS)   To follow along with more event coverage, analysis, and rankings, use code jackson30 for 30% off your first Prep Redzone subscription.

To wrap up our 18U Battle in Bama coverage, it's a good time to get takes from coaches in attendance on who some of the top performers at the tournament were. Several states, high schools, and classes were well represented in Hoover this past weekend. Here is a complete list of who the coaches wanted to brag on.