CFI Winter Showcase – Top Running Backs

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Charlotte Football Insiders (CFI) Winter Showcase featured over 250 players competing for offers from over 30 colleges in attendance and recruiting exposure. Several running backs stood out with their performance and were named top performers in the event. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='595745' first='Ziere' last='Brooks'] - Chambers - MVP</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Ziere was impressive throughout all facets of the showcase - he showed great burst and change of direction, had great fundamentals and technique, and excelled at catching the ball out of the backfield. He plays for a Chambers program that has routinely produced excellent players at the next level, and he has a chance to have a breakout senior year as a 2025 prospect. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><br>[player_tooltip player_id='1251873' first='Fedayeen' last='Turner'] - Palisades</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Fedayeen came into the showcase not known to a lot of college coaches, but he changed that narrative quickly, showing excellent speed and agility consistently throughout the event. Turner was named Special Teams Player of The Year for his conference, so he definitely can do special things in space with the football. He will be one to track as he enters the summer camp season as a 2025 prospect. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><br>Antavius Carpenter - Harding</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>When you watched Antavius, the one thing that consistently stood out about him was just pure speed. He was electric in space with the football in his hands, and this past season he had several big plays for a team that didn't have a lot of threats most nights. As a 2025 prospect, he jumped onto a lot of recruiting boards for colleges with his showcase performance. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><br>Francisco Cross - West Genesee (NY)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Standing at 6'1 and 185 pounds, Francisco was the most complete back I felt like in the showcase - he showed a good ability to run with excellent vision through drills and had very good fundamentals at the running back position. As a 2024 prospect, his attendance from Syracuse NY I thought showed some great dedication to his craft as well. He averaged 6 yards per carry his senior year and showed some excellent receiving skills out of the backfield as well. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->