College football recruiting: Which top local high school players are drawing interests from which colleges?
LOCAL PLAYERS
Name Ht./Wt. Pos. School Comment
Brandon Baker 6-5/285 OL Northside Interest from Mars Hill, Alabama St., Fort Valley St., Eastern Kentucky, Southern Miss, Savannah State and Huntingdon.
Chris Baker 5-9/185 RB Shaw Interest from Wofford, Jacksonville State, LaGrange College and Huntingdon.
Jalen Baker 5-8/180 CB Shaw Interest from LaGrange College and Huntingdon.
Tim Bennett 5-11/170 DB Northside Interest from Mars Hill, Alabama St., Fort Valley St., Eastern Kentucky, Georgia Southern, Savannah St. and Huntingdon.
Tori Bennett 5-10/285 OL Central-Phenix City Offers from St. Augustine’s, Stillman, Miles and interest from North Dakota, Clark Atlanta and University of the
Cumberlands. Has visit planned to St. Augustine’s for this weekend.
Lorenzo Betties 5-10/220 RB Smiths Station Offers from Alabama State, Sierra College (Rockland, Calif.) and Highland (Kan.) Community College. Will visit Alabama
State this weekend.
Marquis Brown 5-9/180 WR/KR Shaw Interest from West Georgia, Savannah State and Albany State.
Detavis Buggs 6-0/165 ATH Harris County Verbal offer from Eastern Kentucky; interest from Navy and Middle Tennessee State.
Josh Burnham 5-9/165 RB/DB Northside Interest from Averitt, Brevard, Huntingdon and LaGrange College
Christian Butler 5-10/170 DB Central-Phenix City Offer from Clark Atlanta.
Meschah Chambers 6-2/225 DE Central-Phenix City Offers from Miles and West Alabama.
Calvin Clark 6-0/295 OL Smiths Station Interest from Alabama State and Tuskegee.
Marquez Cohen 5-10/185 RB Jordan Interest from Georgia Southern, Savannah State and UT-Chattanooga.
Isaiah Crowell 6-0/210 RB Carver Took official visit to Alabama on Jan. 14 and Georgia Jan. 21.
Troy Darr 5-10/180 LB/DB Columbus Interest from LaGrange College and Tusculum.
Jay Elias 5-8/150 DB Smiths Station Offers from Alabama State, Sierra College (Rockland, Calif.) and Highland (Kan.) Community College. Will visit Alabama
State this weekend.
Michael Faggett 5-10/185 RB Northside Interest from Averitt College, Brevard College, Eastern Kentucky, Georgia Southern, Savannah State, Huntingdon and
LaGrange College.
Quintavius Harrow 6-0/180 LB/S Carver Committed to Georgia; took official visit to Alabama last week; official visit to Georgia scheduled for today.
Ryne Holland 6-5/290 OL/DL Columbus Preferred walk-on offer from Georgia, offer from Huntingdon and interest from Valdosta State, Auburn, Troy, Middle
Tennessee State, Georgia Southern and Valdosta State.
Oscar Horne 6-1/200 LB Shaw Interest from Georgia Southern, Savannah State and West Georgia.
Judson Humphries 5-10/190 FB Glenwood Interest from William Penn (Oskaloosa, Iowa), NE Oklahoma A&M, Huntingdon, Faulker and LaGrange. Began visit to
William Penn on Thursday.
Walter Jackson 5-11/190 LB Hardaway Interest from Huntingdon, Georgia Southern, Georgia State, West Georgia and West Alabama. Will visit West Alabama.
Bronterrious Jakes 6-0/215 LB Central-Phenix City Committed to Arkansas State.
Winston Johnson 5-11/215 LB Columbus Interest from LaGrange College, Morehouse and Fort Valley State.
Casey Jones 6-3/245 OL Northside Interest from Huntingdon, LaGrange College and Savannah State.
Demarcus Jones 6-0/170 RB/LB Smiths Station Offer from Sierra College (Rockland, Calif.).
Riyahd Jones 6-0/170 CB Carver De-committed to Kentucky; offers from Mississippi State and Vanderbilt.
Tyler McKay 5-10/160 P/PK Northside Interest from Troy and Huntingdon.
Quincy McKinney 6-4/295 OL Carver Commited to South Carolina.
J.D. McKissic 5-10/185 ATH Central-Phenix City Committed to Arkansas State.
Mike Melvin 6-4/235 DE Pacelli Interest from Valdosta State, South Carolina State and Georgetown.
Brandon Miller 6-0/165 WR/DB Pacelli Interest from LaGrange College and Bluefield (Va.) College.
Justin Motycka 6-1/230 DL/OL Glenwood Interest from Princeton, Huntingdon, Faulker and LaGrange College.
Michael Nolin 5-11/165 QB Smiths Station Offers from Huntingdon and Birmingham Southern.
Joseph Reese 6-0/190 ATH Pacelli Interest from Savannah State, UT-Chattanooga, The Citadel and LaGrange College.
Devon Rutledge 6-1/225 TE/DL Northside Interest from Huntingdon.
Austin Scott 5-7/169 ATH Hardaway Visited Valdosta State on Thursday, will visit West Georgia on Sunday with both expected to offer.
Luke Sheffield 6-2/185 DB Columbus Offer from Huntingdon and interest from LaGrange College.
Bryan Shorter 6-0/240 DL Central-Phenix City Offers from Miami (Ohio) and Western Kentucky. Has already visited Miami (Ohio) and will visit Western Kentucky.
Pat Smith 5-9/160 RB Northside Interest from Huntingdon and LaGrange College.
Jamie Starke 6-5/265 OL/DL Columbus Interest from Navy.
Shaquille Tolbert 5-9/180 CB Russell County Commited to Army.
Malcolm Upshaw 5-10/190 RB/LB Shaw Interest from Apprentice School (Newport News, Va.).
Terrance Upshaw 5-11/185 DE Jordan Interest from UT-Chattanooga.
Tramez Walker 5-11/185 OLB/S Shaw Interest from Savannah State.
Carlton Williams 5-11/270 OL Harris County Offer from Ferrum College with interest from Middle Tennessee State and Wofford.
Gabe Wright 6-3/275 DL Carver Official visit to Alabama on Jan. 7, Tennessee on Jan. 14 and Auburn this weekend.
-- Chris White
This story was originally published January 28, 2011 at 12:00 AM with the headline "College football recruiting: Which top local high school players are drawing interests from which colleges?."