Gridiron Scouting Report

Gridiron Kings brought 64 of the nation's top skill position players to Orlando this past weekend.
Recruiting Headlines
- Recruiting update with Sam Cox
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Midlands: Commits Rule the Day
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Mike's Eye: Florida: 56-60
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The Younger Brother
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Texas CB: It's like a family
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Texas WR headed to QB
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LB feels at home at Texas
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Gators in mix for Calif WR
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New Opportunity For Williams?
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Posada to Decide Soon
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Peoples Transfers to Wood
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West Discusses Bearcat Pledge
Scout Regional Experts
Posada to Decide Soon
Allen Wallace, National Recruiting Editor

“I plan on making my decision soon and by either Aug. 10 or 11, I’ll be ready to announce where I’m committing,” Tony Posada said. “Right now all four (Texas Tech, Missouri, Michigan and South Florida) are right there with eac... Read More
, National Recruiting Editor: Allen Wallace grew up in Newport Beach, Calif., graduating Newport Harbor High in 1970. He enrolled at USC, then Loyola Law in 1974 and began prac... Read More
, National Recruiting Editor: Allen Wallace grew up in Newport Beach, Calif., graduating Newport Harbor High in 1970. He enrolled at USC, then Loyola Law in 1974 and began practicing law in Los Angeles in 1977. After eight years of civil litigation practice, Allen founded the nationally-renowned SuperPrep magazine in June, 1985 and originated SuperPrep.com in August, 1996. Allen continues to publish SuperPrep magazine out of his Laguna Beach home. He was the original football recruiting columnist for USAToday.com and CNNSI.com before becoming national recruiting editor at Scout.com in October, 2003. Read Less
Southeast Triumphs at Gridiron Kings
Scott Kennedy, Director of Scouting

Orlando, Fla - Gridiron Kings featured 64 of the top players in the country divided regionally into four 7v7 teams. The Southeast dominated the tournament led by a balanced offense and a suffocating defense. Here is a look at ... Read More
ScoutTV: Devon Cajuste
Bob Lichtenfels, Regional Recruiting Manager

Scout.com presents junior highlights of New York wide receiver Devon Cajuste. Read More
, Regional Recruiting Manager: Lichtenfels is in his 6th year with Scout.com and has developed into one of the most respected scouts in the business. Lichtenfels played baseball... Read More
, Regional Recruiting Manager: Lichtenfels is in his 6th year with Scout.com and has developed into one of the most respected scouts in the business. Lichtenfels played baseball and football in college. He played in the prestigious Johnstown AAABA Baseball league. Lichtenfels was an assistant high school football coach for nine seasons and he also did personnel work and scouting for the now defunct Johnstown Riverhawks Indoor Football team. Lichtenfels has appeared on ESPN's Outside The Lines, NFL Network, Big Ten Network, Comcast and Fox Sports Pittsburgh. He has also been featured in such newspapers as the Washington Post. Lichtenfels also owns his own Mixed Martial Arts gym where he trains and manages several fighters. Read Less
ScoutTV: Cole Stern
Allen Trieu, Midwest Regional Manager

One player to watch carefully this year is Cole Stern, a receiver from Highland Park (Ill.) with size and athletic ability. Read More
, Midwest Regional Manager: Allen began covering the state of Michigan for Scout.com in 2005 and has since expanded his territory while becoming one of the most respected ana... Read More
, Midwest Regional Manager: Allen began covering the state of Michigan for Scout.com in 2005 and has since expanded his territory while becoming one of the most respected analysts in the midwest. He has appeared on numerous radio programs and print publications, including The Sporting News and was a guest analyst on the Big Ten Network's Signing Day show. Read Less
Peoples Transfers to Wood
Matt Alkire, Recruiting Analyst

Scout.com has just gotten the official word from the Peoples family that their son Desmon Peoples, one of the best prospects in the State of Pennsylvania for the Class of 2012, will be moving schools and going to Archbishop Wood. Read More
, Recruiting Analyst: Alkire started with Scout.com in July of 2006 and has handled the Northeast Region of the country since then. He was a three-sport athlete in high... Read More
, Recruiting Analyst: Alkire started with Scout.com in July of 2006 and has handled the Northeast Region of the country since then. He was a three-sport athlete in high school, his family has a rich coaching background and learned to evaluate talent from NFL level personnel. Along with his work at Scout.com he also runs an NFL Draft site currently ranked third most accurate in the country. He has also done many radio and newspaper interviews. Read Less
FNL: Top Five Tight Ends
Chad Simmons, South Recruiting Manager

GAINESVILLE, Fla.- Two out of Florida and one from California made play after play at The Swamp on Friday night. See who made the top five here. Read More
, South Recruiting Manager: Chad Simmons started out with Scout in 2003 covering top talent in Georgia and other areas in the South. He then moved on to another Recruiting S... Read More
, South Recruiting Manager: Chad Simmons started out with Scout in 2003 covering top talent in Georgia and other areas in the South. He then moved on to another Recruiting Service from 2004-2008 before returning to Scout the first of 2009. He has a strong eye for talent and is a well respected throughout the country. Simmons is a non stop worker that travels throughout his region to see the talent live throughout the year. He also speaks to other media outlets on a regular basis, he is involved with multiple magazine publications, he spends hours every week on radio, and he has done some TV as well. Read Less
Commitment Spotlight: Dillon Wilson
Andrew Bone, Assistant Regional Manager

Dillon Wilson, of Midlothian High School in Ellis County and part of the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex, decided after eight or nine visits during the summer he had seen enough. Manhattan, KS was the place for him for the next f... Read More
, Assistant Regional Manager: Andrew Bone started with Scout.com in 2003 and has taken on various roles in the network. He was named Assistant Regional Manager for the South R... Read More
, Assistant Regional Manager: Andrew Bone started with Scout.com in 2003 and has taken on various roles in the network. He was named Assistant Regional Manager for the South Region in 2008. Bone is the recruiting analyst for several print media outlets including newspaper, magazines, and weekly radio and TV programs. He is a regular featured speaker for alumni groups across the region. He is on the road scouting players by hitting combines, camps, all-star games, etc. Read Less
Mike's Eye: Florida: 56-60

Preseason football camps in Florida kick off in less than a month. Spring games and most camps/combines are now in the books so lets take a closer look at some of Florida's top prospects. In this installment, we look at who Mi... Read More
, : Bakas, a central Florida resident, has been covering the state of Florida for Scout since 2003. He believes getting out and meeting the kids at va... Read More
, : Bakas, a central Florida resident, has been covering the state of Florida for Scout since 2003. He believes getting out and meeting the kids at various events throughout the year gives you an opportunity to provide the best and most accurate information. His daily duties with Scout include posting prospect videos, communicating with players and coaches from around the state, and providing Scout's readers with quality and up-to-date information. Read Less
Slay Commits

Earlier this morning Darius Slay made the decision to commit to Mississippi State for the second time. The Georgia speedster signed with the Bulldogs out of Brunswick High School before enrolling at Itawamba Community College ... Read More
ScoutTV: '11 DT Jonathan Kinchen
Sonny Shipp, Louisiana/Texas Recruiting Analyst

Ponchatoula (La.) defensive tackle Jonathan Kinchen has an offer from UL-Lafayette and several other schools are taking a good look at him during the fall. Here are highlights from Kinchen’s junior campaign brought to you by S... Read More
Callaway lineman talks SEC visits
Yancy Porter, Mississippi Scout

The 6' 3", 320-pound offensive guard out of Jackson Callaway has toured Ole Miss and MSU several times with teammate Aaron Morris over the summer. The duo made one last stop to the two campuses last Saturday. To see how the ... Read More
, Mississippi Scout: Yancy Porter started the largest Mississippi independent recruiting website in 1999 named Spirit Recruiting. It was devoted to high school and ju... Read More
, Mississippi Scout: Yancy Porter started the largest Mississippi independent recruiting website in 1999 named Spirit Recruiting. It was devoted to high school and juco recruiting for football, basketball, and baseball. <br><br> Yancy is originally from Hattiesburg (MS) and currently lives in Oxford (MS) with his wife (Kate) and son (Taylor). Read Less
Midlands: Commits Rule the Day
Greg Powers, Midlands Recruiting Manager

Thursday was a busy day in the Midlands as three players made their commitments. The schools that hauled in the big names are sitting pretty but the schools that missed out will now be looking at other options. Read More
, Midlands Recruiting Manager: Greg Powers is a sportswriter, covering college football conferences across the country for the past seven years and in that time his work ethic a... Read More
, Midlands Recruiting Manager: Greg Powers is a sportswriter, covering college football conferences across the country for the past seven years and in that time his work ethic and principles have made him one of the most respected figures in the recruiting business. In recent years, Greg has been the Managing Editor of Sooners Illustrated along with covering the rest of the Big 12 Conference and sports topics for Scout.com. Greg’s editorials and articles are published for readership around the country, which made him a top pick as a frequent analyst on Fox Sports Southwest's “Inside Southwest Recruiting” television broadcast. He has also made frequent guest appearances on Fox Sports radio. Read Less
Two Offers In Hand
Alan Zepeda, Southwest Region Manager

This week some highlights from San Antonio area and from the Dallas Area. From San Antonio we have Southwest High School, they have a solid 2011 class. From the Dallas area we have the always talented Allen High School team,... Read More
New Opportunity For Williams?

Scout.com features some of the nation’s top athletes while getting a quick look at what’s the latest on the college recruiting front. Today, we feature Euless Trinity running back Tevin Williams from Texas. He is about to make... Read More
Wallace Decides For the Bruins
Brandon Huffman, West Recruiting Manager

Aaron Wallace, the three-star linebacker from San Diego (Calif.) Rancho Bernardo, told us that he'll spurn his father's alma mater to stay in-state and play at UCLA... Read More
, West Recruiting Manager: Brandon Huffman is in his sixth year with Scout.com, currently as the West Regional Manager, and prior to that, the California/Nevada recruiting a... Read More
, West Recruiting Manager: Brandon Huffman is in his sixth year with Scout.com, currently as the West Regional Manager, and prior to that, the California/Nevada recruiting analyst. Before joining the Scout.com recruiting team, he was a team football recruiting writer on the Scout.com network. He spent three years as an offensive line/tight ends coach in the high school ranks prior to coming to Scout. He has been featured in several national newspapers and The Sporting News and has been a featured guest on FSN Prime Ticket, FSN Northwest, The NFL Network, The MTN, Fox Sports Radio, Sporting News Radio and ESPN Radio as well. He can be reached at brandonh@scout.com and followed at twitter.com/brandonhuffman Read Less
Live Chat Friday
Jason Jewell, Southwest Recruiting Analyst

Friday night the live chat will discuss the top QBs in Colorado. Who is the best and who is next? Read More
, Southwest Recruiting Analyst: I cover the great states of Arizona, Colorado and New Mexico for Scout. AZ is my home state and where I started my playing days at Washington HS. ... Read More
, Southwest Recruiting Analyst: I cover the great states of Arizona, Colorado and New Mexico for Scout. AZ is my home state and where I started my playing days at Washington HS. Played one season at Glendale Community College as an offensive tackle and was lucky enough to get a scholarship to Northwestern after my first year. Spent a year there playing under Gary Barnett and later transferred to New Mexico State and played under Tony Samuel. Graduated with a degree in criminal justice and played two seasons in AF2 before hanging the cleats up and starting coaching and working for Scout. Have coached at the HS and JC levels as an OL coach. Read Less
2010 season will be proving ground for Gomez
Chris Fetters, Northwest Recruiting Analyst

The state of Washington has quite a few top prospects this year, but one that has yet to really start getting a lot of attention is Graham (Wa.) Kapowsin OL Thomas Gomez, a 6'3", 280-pound road-grader with quick feet and a nas... Read More
, Northwest Recruiting Analyst: Nobody sees more Northwest high school players in person or on film than Chris Fetters. A Washington native, he's been the Northwest Regional Recr... Read More
, Northwest Recruiting Analyst: Nobody sees more Northwest high school players in person or on film than Chris Fetters. A Washington native, he's been the Northwest Regional Recruiting Expert for Scout.com since 2001. He has also appeared on Yahoo!, CNNSI.com, FoxSports.com, the Seattle Times, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, Tacoma News-Tribune, Everett Herald, The Idaho Statesman, Salt Lake Tribune, Deseret News, Honolulu Advertiser, Honolulu Star-Bulletin, KJR Sports Radio 950 AM and KIRO News Radio 710. Chris Fetters focuses on recruiting prospects in the Northwest, British Columbia, Montana, Alaska, Utah and Hawaii. Read Less
Top Football Recruiting Prospects
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- Tim Jernigan, DT
- Lake City, FL
- Columbia HS - North





- Height:6-2
- Weight:275
- Forty:5.00
Schools of interest:
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- Austin Seferian-Jenkins, TE
- Gig Harbor, WA
- Gig Harbor HS





- Height:6-7
- Weight:245
- Forty:4.68
Schools of interest:
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- Tim Jernigan, DT
- Lake City, FL
- Columbia HS - North





- Height:6-2
- Weight:275
- Forty:5.00
Schools of interest:
Football Team Recruiting Leaderboard
| Rank | School | Conf. | Commits | Avg. Rating | Total Points | Prev. Rank | |
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| 1. | Texas | Texas | Big 12 | 22 | 4.05 | 4443 | 1 |
| 2. | Ohio State | Ohio State | Big Ten | 17 | 3.82 | 3105 | 2 |
| 3. | Stanford | Stanford | Pac-10 | 20 | 3.45 | 2719 | 3 |
| 4. | Oklahoma | Oklahoma | Big 12 | 18 | 3.56 | 2718 | 4 |
| 5. | Alabama | Alabama | SEC | 15 | 3.67 | 2462 | 5 |





















































































