Best football player throw distances midway through outdoor track

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Outdoor track season is four weekends of competition into the books, meaning it's nearing its midway mark.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Prep Redzone Louisiana — just like many college coaches — always loves keeping up with the football prospects' offseason work in their spring sport.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>This includes not only the obvious benefits of verified speed times in the sprints and hurdles, but also competition in the jump and throw events that can be testaments to their all-around athleticism, explosiveness and strength. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>After taking a look Monday as the state's fastest 100-meter, 200-meter and 400-meter run and 110-meter and 300-meter hurdles times among potential football prospects early on this track and field season, we'll look at the best discus, javelin and shotput marks here as well as the best high, long and triple jumps.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Note: These times and rankings are specific to players we've seen listed on high school football rosters — not inclusive of non-football track athletes — though all of these top-10 performers are also top-15 performers in the state as a whole. Most, but not all, played football this fall, but all have been listed on a roster or had a football recruiting profile during high school.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>DISCUS</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>1. Jack Reding, South Lafourche, 2027 — 176 feet, 11 inches (March 6)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>2. Ryder Dodson, Benton LB, 2027 — 174 feet, 4 inches (March 5)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>3. Dylan Kolenovsky, Isidore Newman OL, 2026 — 163 feet, 9 inches (March 19)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>3. [player_tooltip player_id='960002' first='Jordell' last='Baise'], North Iberville OL/DL, 2026 — 163 feet, 9 inches (March 20)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>4. [player_tooltip player_id='1737475' first='Keidrick' last='Bailey Jr.'], Zachary OL, 2026 — 155 feet, 8 inches (March 19)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>5. [player_tooltip player_id='1660597' first='Zyaire' last='Shepherd'], John Curtis DL, 2028 — 154 feet, 9 inches (March 6)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>6. Marcus Thomas, West Monroe EDGE, 2028 — 154 feet, 3 inches (March 20)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>7. [player_tooltip player_id='1595911' first='Frederick' last='Nimer'], Northwest LB/RB, 2027 — 152 feet (March 20)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>8. Justin Suire, Highland Baptist OL, 2026 — 149 feet, 9 inches (March 6)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>9. Darreyus Scott, Denham Springs DL, 2026 — 148 feet, 7 inches (March 5)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>10. Tanairo Houston, Archbishop Rummel DL, 2026 — 148 feet, 6 inches (March 19)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>JAVELIN</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>1. [player_tooltip player_id='1811928' first='Jaxon' last='Talley'], West Monroe LB, 2027 — 213 feet, 9 inches (March 7)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>2. Branon Mitchell, Ascension Episcopal ATH, 2026 — 205 feet, 11 inches (March 6)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>3. Isaac Herzenberg, Metairie Park Country Day TE/EDGE, 2026 — 192 feet, 8 inches (March 19)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>4. Pressley Parks-Smith, Sterlington WR/P, 2027 — 188 feet, 10 inches (March 6)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>5. Jacq'ues Billiot, South Lafourche QB/ATH, 2028 — 187 feet, 1 inch (March 20)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>6. [player_tooltip player_id='1851149' first='Waylon' last='Johnson'], St. Paul's WR, 2028 — 186 feet, 5 inches (March 20)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>7. Cohen Naramore, Ponchatoula TE, 2026 — 184 feet, 8 inches (March 13)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>8. Eli Simon, Barbe LB, 2026 — 181 feet, 11 inches (March 20)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>9. Gordon Rush, University Lab EDGE/DL, 2027 — 178 feet, 11 inches (March 7)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>10. Tate Soileau, St. Thomas Aquinas LB, 2026 — 178 feet, 10 inches (March 13)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>SHOTPUT</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>1. Darreyus Scott, Denham Springs DL, 2026 — 58 feet, 4 inches (March 19)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>2. [player_tooltip player_id='1737475' first='Keidrick' last='Bailey Jr.'], Zachary OL, 2026 — 55 feet, 5 inches (March 19)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>3. [player_tooltip player_id='212343' first='Lamar' last='Brown'], University Lab ATH/EDGE, 2026 — 54 feet, 4 inches (March 21)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>4. [player_tooltip player_id='1660597' first='Zyaire' last='Shepherd'], John Curtis DL, 2028 — 53 feet, 7 inches (March 6)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>5. Christian Ferguson, Denham Springs OL, 2026 — 53 feet, 3 inches (March 24)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>6. Tanairo Houson, Archbishop Rummel DL, 2026 — 53 feet (March 27)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>7. Justin Suire, Highland Baptist OL, 2026 — 51 feet, 7 inches (March 6)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>8. Jalen Julien, Prairieville TE, 2028 — 50 feet, 7.5 inches (March 19)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>9. [player_tooltip player_id='920611' first='Kaleb' last='Campbell'], Lafayette Christian OL, 2026 — 50 feet, 6 inches (March 6)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>10. Jax Rush, University Lab EDGE/DL, 2030 — 50 feet, 4 inches (March 8)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->