One of the best pure athletes in state of Tennessee class for the class 2029. As good as he is on the football field, he matches that in basketball and baseball. Last year played a lot of Quarterback for Alcoa Middle School because he was the best athlete on the field. I’ve seen him play Wide Receiver for the Tennessee Future Stars and he also did well there. Long term he looks like a versatile Safety or a big Corner depending on how he continues to come along. Ball skills are a huge plus.

After just one target in the first half, which fell incomplete, Minor had a much more productive second half. In the third quarter Minor ran a beautiful out route, before QB Cullen Hayden Cullen Hayden 5'10" | 155 lbs | QB Christian Brothers | 2029 TN (listed above) put the ball in the perfect spot, allowing him to drag his back foot for an 11-yard gain.

Come the fourth quarter, Minor made the second of his two receptions of the day. This one was an excellent 39-yard catch and run that brought the ball across the 50-yard line and into Kentucky territory.

Ask anybody who is remotely knowledgable in Tennessee high school/middle school football, and the Alcoa program will quickly get name-dropped. Alcoa will be represented on the TN Future Stars this year, by multi-sport standout, NuKeise Minor NuKeise Minor 5'11" | 150 lbs | DB/WR Alcoa Middle School | 2029 TN . Minor is a long, lean prospect with a big wingspan for being set to enter high school. Having seen him play live at the Fire vs. Ice All-American Game this past January, I like him more as a Defensive Back–but things can, and do, quickly change at this level.

Alcoa Middle Schooler NuKeise Minor NuKeise Minor 5'11" | 150 lbs | DB/WR Alcoa Middle School | 2029 TN is going to be a good one. After a season which featured him doing everything he could as a dual-threat Quarterback and Safety, Minor was at the Fire vs. Ice All-American Game as a Wide Receiver and Safety. His height and length translates well to the WR/DB position and he looked particularly good as a Safety. He’s on the thin side right now and will need to put some weight as high school ball approaches, but he’s a good looking athlete and I have no reason to think he won’t be up near at least 150 pounds within the next 6-8 months. Perhaps the most impressing and telling thing about Minor is when I asked him about what position(s) he thinks he’ll be playing going forward. He responded with, “I’m an athlete and will play wherever they need me to play.” Heck of a response to that question from an eighth-grader, who is one of the best multi-sport athletes in Blount County.

Nukeise is a multi-sport athlete that can get it down on both sides of the football. Offensively plays QB at a high level. Throws a pretty ball with touch on it. Stands confident in the pocket, and will make you pay if it collapses. Runs like a RB with great vision and max effort. Defensively, plays well in space with speed and urgency. Playmaker no doubt.