Da’Jon Talley-Rhodes Da’Jon Talley-Rhodes 6'1" | 215 lbs | RB St.John's College | 2027 State MD is widely regarded as the No. 1 running back in the state, and his offer sheet reflects that status. Talley-Rhodes currently holds 10+ Division I offers, including Penn State University, University of Maryland, and Indiana University.

On film, he plays with breakaway speed, strong vision, and natural elusiveness in space. At 6’1″, 200+ pounds, he brings a desirable combination of size and athleticism with additional room to develop physically. Talley-Rhodes runs with good contact balance and flashes the power to finish runs through defenders, consistently turning solid gains into explosive plays. His blend of size, burst, and finishing ability makes him one of the premier offensive prospects in the state.

Da’Jon Talley-Rhodes Da’Jon Talley-Rhodes 6'1" | 215 lbs | RB St.John's College | 2027 State MD ‘ highlights show a powerful runner who finishes runs. On the first play, he takes an inside handoff and meets a defender immediately. He breaks the tackle, squeezes between the guard and tackle, and pushes through traffic. Talley-Rhodes shrugs off multiple arm tackles, breaks down the sideline, cuts back inside near the red zone, breaks another tackle, and scores.

On the next carry, Talley-Rhodes hits the hole between the left guard and tackle. He’s untouched through the first two levels. Talley-Rhodes accelerates into the open field, pulls away from the safety, and scores. It’s a clean run with a good burst for his size.

Later in the tape, he shows vision and patience. He presses the edge, sees defenders flow outside, and cuts back inside. Talley-Rhodes bursts upfield, spins through contact, and finishes the run in the end zone. On another carry, he follows outside blocks, accelerates through the crease, runs past defensive backs, and scores again.

Talley-Rhodes also shows strong cutback ability. He sees the wall form and plants his foot. Talley-Rhodes runs through low tackles, bounces outside, and outruns the defense. The final clip shows his awareness near the goal line as he takes the handoff, reaches the edge untouched, and walks in for six.

I think during the off-season, he’ll be in more situations to showcase his pass-catching ability out of the backfield. Seeing him running routes will help gauge his hands and overall versatility.

Overall, Talley-Rhodes projects as a physical, downhill runner with good vision, contact balance, and enough speed to turn clean looks into explosive plays.

Dajon was difference maker for SJC in their victory over the weekend and took home game MVP honors. He is a yoked up, physical downhill RB who fights for yards & doesn’t go down easily. Dajon had 2 rushing TDs where he dragged a whole group of defenders into the end zone. He kept his legs churning, fighting for yards and barreled his through would be tacklers to get into the end zone. Dajon also demonstrated good feet when running the ball. He cuts well, with quick lateral movements that turn into accelerating north-south in limited steps. With a nice jump cut ability as well, he find the hole and gets going in a hurry. I have seen Dajon be a difference maker in the screen game, and as receiver out of the backfield in the past as well.

A top RB prospect in his class, Dajon holds five P4 offers and that number should rise if he continues to run the ball this way all season long. SJC has another tough matchup this week against St. Joseph’s Regional (NJ) and I look forward to seeing what Dajon does in that game as well.