Northwestern:
1 Kendal Thompkins, WR, 5-10, 160, Sr. -- (Miami commitment) An ideal slot receiver, Thompkins has excellent ball skills and football savvy, as he showed when picking up a short punt and taking it 69 yards for a score. He's very quick and explosive and is a dangerous player when he gets the ball in the open field. Some say he's benefitted from playing with the 2 other receivers and while that's definitely true, he's still a baller and has proven to be a legit Division 1 prospect with his explolsiveness and play-making ability. * *
2 Aldarius Johnson, WR, 6-2, 195, Sr. -- (Miami commitment) Physically, Johnson has everything you look for in a receiver. He has ideal size, very good speed, and just creates a lot of mismatches because he's so physical. He's a rare blend of everything you look for, physically, in a receiver. He catches anything close, will catch balls over the middle, and draws so much attention to himself that it allows other players on the field to create mismatches and make plays. His presence of just being on the field is about as strong as you'll get at the high school level. Like a lot of top receivers in high school who are only touching the ball a few times every game (unlike quarterbacks and running backs who touch it a lot more), he tends to get bored out there and doesn't play quite as hard at times. If he can stay focused all the time and maintain a strong work ethic at the college level, he has All-American written all over him. It's up to him now because all the physical tools are there. * * * * *
5 Tommy Streeter, WR, 6-4, 195, Sr. -- The tallest of the deepest and most talented receiver corps this state's produced in a very long time, Streeter was the go-to guy for Northwestern tonight. He missed some time due to injury earlier this season so his production numbers were down for the season but he proved again on Saturday night that he can flat out play. He ran by J. Brown a few times for Boone and just makes it look easy out there. He's almost effortless. He's a deep threat, has the height to go get balls over most defenders, and is still learning how to play the position since this was just his 2nd full year playing receiver. The sky's the limit for him, especially once he gets into a college weightroom and begins putting on more weight. * * * *
12 Jacory Harris, QB, 6-4, 175, Sr. -- (Miami commitment) Harris completed a two-year sweep of his opponents on Saturday night. He started two years for Northwestern and all they did was go 30-0 and win back-to-back 6A state titles. The kid knows how to manage games, lead his team, and put up points and lots of them. His teammates love him. They rally around him. He's grown to be about 6-4 and throws a really nice touch pass, especially deep. He still needs to get bigger and he doesn't have the arm strength of a lot of other quarterbacks. The big question with Harris is how much his receivers have helped him along the way. You can't deny what he's done and he's clearly solidified himself as one of the state's top quarterback prospects this year. He suffered a knee injury late in the game and will have it officially checked out early this week. * * *
30 Quavon Taylor, LB, 5-11, 180, Sr. -- Taylor always seems to be around the football. He shows some nice speed and ability to run from sideline to sideline. While he's undersized and doesn't make the big plays like the more explosive Spence, Taylor is a tackling machine who can play Division 1 ball somewhere. * *
31 Sean Spence, LB, 6-0, 205, Sr. -- (Miami commitment) Spence showed everyone why he's considered a big time linebacker prospect again on Saturday. He was everywhere making tackles. Sometimes tackle stats can be misleading. You often have to see how the tackles are being made and where they're being made. Spence is often in the opposing backfield making plays and when he tackles someone, he explodes through him. He has a real good understanding of how to play the position (he's played it since he was very young) and while he doesn't have blazing speed, he's an explosive player who should become a real difference maker at the college level. * * * *
42 Jamal Collins, DE, 6-2, 185, Sr. -- (Central Michigan commitment) He's an undersized defensive end prospect who gets upfield in a hurry. He made a few plays behind the line of scrimmage in this game because of his quickness off the ball. He'll likely have to make the switch to linebacker in college because of his size, however, and it's hard to tell how well he'll transition to playing in space. *
55 Benjamin Jones, OT, 6-5, 285, Sr. -- Jones was a big mystery coming into this season. He showed promise as a sophomore defensive end at Miami Springs before transferring to Northwestern as a junior. Unfortunately, he didn't get to play last year because of a season-ending knee injury. He started off this season on defense but it didn't take long for the coaches to move him to offense. It was a move that paid off. While he's still learning in a lot of ways, Jones is built exactly the way you want a left tackle to look. He has light feet, runs like a defensive end, and showed some aggressiveness that some didn't think was there. He has long arms and plays with a defensive mentality. His best days are way ahead of him and he solidified himself as a big, big time offensive tackle prospect this season and again in this game. * * * *
72 Brandon Washington, OG, 6-4, 315, Sr. -- (Miami commitment) Playing left tackle, Washington wasn't playing the position he'll play in college (guard). While he provided his quarterbacks with a decent amount of time, his game is when he's able to come off the ball and just maul the guy in front of him. At guard, he'll be able to do that. Unlike most big kids early in their high school career (he was in the 315 range as a sophomore at Edison), Washington has done a tremendous job of maintaining his playing weight and actually looked in the best shape he's been in the last few years. He's very strong and powerful, moves well for a player his size, has a great frame, and just looks like he has the upside to develop into a really good offensive guard at the college level. * * * *
77 Terrell Killings, OG, 6-4, 315, Sr. -- Playing right guard, Killings does a good job in both the running game and in pass pro. He's not the most athletic kid around but he's strong and very smart. In fact, he has the team's second-highest GPA. He goes hard and with his size, smarts, and work ethic, he's a Division 1 prospect. *
95 Todd Chandler, DT, 5-10, 265, So. -- Playing next to Forston really helps take away some of the pressure but Chandler's a very good interior defensive lineman at this level. He's very strong and plays with good balance and a low center of gravity. He's active in the middle and looks like a nice prospect for the future, especially if he can get a little taller.
99 Marcus Forston, DT, 6-3, 305, Sr. -- (Miami commitment) The most dominant player I watched in all of Florida this year, Forston solidified his spot as the state's No. 1 overall prospect in my opinion. He can dominate a game from the interior of the defensive line like few can anywhere in the nation. He has ideal size, quickness off the line of scrimmage, excellent strength, and a good set of football skills/instincts. Despite facing constant double teams in this game, he was still the most dominating defensive lineman in all the state games this year. He finished this one with seven tackles, 4 for loss, 3 sacks, a breakup, and several quarterback pressures. When he's motivated and wants to play at full speed, he's nearly unstoppable at this level and has all the physical tools to develop into that type of player in college. If he can learn to maintain that intensity all the time and not take plays off, he should be as good as any player anywhere in the Class of 2008.
Boone:
7 James Washington, RB, 5-10, 175, Jr. -- While not the biggest running back around, he does get a lot of his yards in between the tackles. He'll need to bulk up some in order to break more tackles. He had about 1,000 yards during the regular season. He's also a talented pass-catcher. He needs to bulk up some and get a little faster to be considered a major college prospect next year but he's clearly one to keep an eye on heading into the spring of his senior season.
8 Jeremy Brown, CB, 5-10, 155, Sr. -- (Florida commitment) One of the most interesting matchups heading into this game was going to be Brown matched up against Northwestern's talented receivers. That's what a lot of people wanted to see. Matched up against Tommy Streeter on the outside most of the game, Brown was outmatched. He simply didn't show the ability to keep up with the talented wideout. Brown has plenty of speed to keep up with most receivers but his lack of size may limit him, as proven on Saturday. Still, he's a talented player who can make things happen in the secondary and his speed is for real. * * *
43 JaMarcus Allen, DT, 5-11, 260, Sr. --Undersized defensive tackle prospect but he makes plays because of good quickness off the ball and a motor that never stops running. He's a leader out there, too. He's a tough player inside whose game might not translate as well because of his lack of size. It's going to be tough transitioning to the next level. Still, he's one heck of a H.S. player who again led the Boone defense in plays behind the line of scrimmage on Saturday. *
71 David Harding, OT, 6-4, 270, Jr. -- He plays right tackle and has the right build you look for. It looks like he'll be able to easily carry 300+ without losing much athleticism. He plays hard and seems to play with fairly good technique. On a Northwestern defense loaded with playmakers, his guy was very quiet. He looks like he'll be one of the top O-Line prospects in Central Florida heading into next year.