Georgia is home to a ton of very impressive athletes. Each year, there are over a hundred eighth-grade prospects that make the National Watch List from the Peach State. This year, Chris Johnson Chris Johnson 6'3" | 210 lbs | LB/DL Cedartown | 2027 GA and his 6-foot-3, 190-pound frame will certainly be on there. The future Cedartown High School Tight End/Defensive End/Edge athlete looks to project to more of the Defensive Side right now, but he’s shaping up to be a can’t-miss.

Another guy off that American team that showed out was Chris Johnson Chris Johnson 6'3" | 210 lbs | LB/DL Cedartown | 2027 GA . Johnson is really good-looking football prospect at 6-foot-3 and 190-pounds with a frame and a build that has future D1 written all over him. He traditionally plays a little bit of everything but he certainly looked the part as the Defensive End opposite Elijah Peeks Elijah Peeks 6'3" | 275 lbs | DL Cartersville | 2027 State GA along the front. Finished with 4.5 total stop, 2.5 tackles for loss and forced a fumble. The forced fumble came in the second quarter as the National team was on the 10-yard line marching in, already up 14-7. Johnson came off the line unblocked and closed down on the Quarterback who was already in the paws of Peeks, forcing a fumble that was recovered by Colin Durning.

Standing 6-foot-3 and 185-pounds, the potential in Chris Johnson Chris Johnson 6'3" | 210 lbs | LB/DL Cedartown | 2027 GA is oozing out his pores. For those who follow middle school football in Georgia, he formally had his name changed from Chris Coombs this past year and while his last name is different than last year, what he’s doing on the field is not. Playing this past season for the Cedartown Bulldogs, Johnson did a little bit of everything as a Tight End/Defensive End/Outside Linebacker. With his build and athletic ability he’s a perfect fit for the Edge position, that is becoming more and more popular on various levels of football. He has the length and strength to rush the passer and/or draw plays East and West as a Defensive End, however, at the same time he has more than enough speed to play Outside Linebacker. While I have him listed as a Defensive Lineman, I’m not totally convinced he won’t ultimately end up as a Tight End. Johnson has a huge pair of mitts that he uses to haul in passes he has no business catching. While he can certainly catch passes on the traditional intermediate routes, he can also go vertical and outmuscle Defensive Backs for 50/50 balls. Johnson is a ball player. Period.