Music City Mayhem: Next Playmakers Up in Tennessee

This past weekend, Prep Redzone hosted the Music City Mayhem 7v7 Tournament for all age classifications and the 14U group specifically shined a bright spotlight on the perimeter talent that is next up in the state of Tennessee.   We have taken a look at the top playmakers on the champion team, but they had a very hard path to earning the title, facing a strong and deep pool of talented young teams throughout the entire weekend.   These four prospects quickly showed why they are young receivers to know for the future across the state of Tennessee, showcasing their dynamic playmaking ability combined with strong frames and natural movement skills.   <hr class="wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity" />   <h2 class="wp-block-heading">Blackman 2030 TE [player_tooltip player_id='2147935' first='Karrson' last='Wimley'] (NPA Black)</h2>    [player_tooltip player_id='2147935' first='Karrson' last='Wimley'] is an exciting tight end prospect to know for the future, offering an excellent combination of tools that he utilizes to create advantageous situations for himself as a receiver at an early age.   He has a massive frame that comes with a large catch radius and makes him a natural safety blanket over the middle of the field and in the red zone, which will make him a quarterback's best friend.   In the red zone, he displays his excellent vertical explosiveness which allows for him to outleap defensive backs and use him frame to box other players out and secure the ball.   He will need to improve his initial explosiveness as one would expect with a big young prospect, but he is a natural mover that can already snap off routes that break to the sideline.   He will be a dangerous tight end over the next four years at the high school level and has the ability to immediately change the tight end position within an offense.    <hr class="wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity" />   <h2 class="wp-block-heading">Baylor 2030 ATH [player_tooltip player_id='2001414' first='Cole' last='Fritz'] (TN Brigade)</h2>    [player_tooltip player_id='2001414' first='Cole' last='Fritz'] is a player with a big, strong frame that played both receiver and defensive back for his team and was a real problem at each position.   As a receiver, he became a reliable option over the middle of the field for his quarterback with a strong frame and big catch radius that gives him the ability to shield off defenders.   He is a smooth mover that can change direction and that showed up when he played defensive back as he helped limit the bigger receivers that opposing teams had.   The potential is there for him to be a top prospect in the state for his class and as he continues to develop, he should have a high floor to begin working with at the high school level.    <hr class="wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity" />   <h2 class="wp-block-heading">Brentwood Academy 2030 ATH [player_tooltip player_id='2145695' first='Kyler' last='Harper'] (TN Vultures)</h2>    [player_tooltip player_id='2145695' first='Kyler' last='Harper'] is an exciting young playmaker that comes with a good frame, plus ball skills and natural movement ability.   He has solid size for his age and is well-built, bringing a good frame to the table that he can use to win as a receiver at every level of the field.   He is a two-way standout that thrives at the catch point, whether that is bringing the ball in as a receiver or breaking up targets that come his way as a cornerback.   This is a prospect that should develop into an exciting two-way playmaker at the high school level as he continues to develop his physical tools to an even higher level.    <hr class="wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity" />   <h2 class="wp-block-heading">Pope John Paul II 2031 ATH LJ Williams (TN Vultures)</h2>    LJ Williams is a dynamic playmaker with an elite combination of tools at his disposal for his age and should be a player that scares opponents for four consecutive seasons at the high school level.   He has an strong frame that stands at 6-foot-1 and he has filled it out more so far this offseason without losing his high-level athleticism.   He is a natural mover with great athleticism that made him an impossible player to deal with on either side of the ball.   As a receiver, he worked open against any defensive back he faced and could win at any level or location on the field. As a defensive back, he was impossible to throw at due to his length, explosiveness out of breaks, and ball skills.   This is a prospect that has an insanely exciting future ahead of him if he remains committed to his development over the next five years.

This past weekend, Prep Redzone hosted the Music City Mayhem 7v7 Tournament for all age classifications and the 14U group specifically shined a bright spotlight on the perimeter talent that is next up in the state of Tennessee.