Last night on Score Atlanta's The Official Visit, I, "Doc Proc" (as my co-host calls me. ITIOFD, I never attended medical school and did not do well in Botany while at Georgia) and my co-host Scott Janovitz broke down our top five senior DTs in the state of Georgia and also ranked the 8 positions in terms of strength for the 2010 football season (NSD class of 2011).
We also interview Mays DE/OLB Darrius Caldwell. I'll write something for that tomorrow that you can read here or on scoreatl.com or on chuckoliver.net.
Scotty's list
1. Gabe Wright: 6-3, 273 pounds out of Carver-Columbus. Seems to be a Auburn, Bama, Clemson and Georgia. He doesn’t have dominant size, but posses tremendous agility and footwork for a big man, is explosive off the line; looks like angry ballerina out there. Excels at rushing the passer and making plays behind the line of scrimmage.
2. LaMichael Fanning: 6-6, 285-pound transfer to Harris County. Committed to Alabama. Raw, plays both end and tackle, and his massive frame makes him look almost awkward on the high school level, freakish height. Still, he has great athleticism and speed, and plays the game a little out of control, but with great aggression; non-stop motor. Will be fun to see what Saban does with this kid. Really great athlete.
3. Jonathan Battle: 6-1, 280 pounds out of Americus Sumter. Offers from Arkansas and Louisville. Missed most of last season with an ACL, but recorded 99 tackles and four sacks as a sophomore. Teams are waiting to see what he does and if he’s healthy. Explosive off the line, great footwork, and tremendous agility. This kid is an animal in the making. Such quick hands, and explodes off the line with such aggression. Unblockable in 3a ball. Fights off blocks well, but moves so well laterally for a big man.
4. Chris Mayes: 6-5, 295-pounder out of Spalding. Committed to Georgia. Is no Gabe Wright, but moves pretty well for a big man. Does a good job of fighting blocks, disengaging, and making the tackle. Dominant against the run and looks to fit well as a nose guard in Georgia’s new 3-4 scheme.
5. Grady Jarrett: 6-1, 260 pounds out of Rockdale County. Committed to Clemson. Not huge, but plays with great leverage and explosion. Has a very good bull rush. Very quick off the line and a great athlete. Impressive pass rusher. Hard to block because of quickness. Moves across the line well.
His JUST MISSED: Thomas Niles: 6-2, 260 out of Gainesville. Committed to UCF; David Washington: 6-3, 270 pounds out of Lovejoy. Offers from Kentucky, Mississippi State, and Virginia.
My list included Fanning at #1, with Wright at #2 (because I believe Wright is more of a DE in the 3-4 whereas Fanning is a Full-ON DT in any scheme), Mayes at No.3, Grady Jarrett at No.4 and Norcross's Demetrius Alston in at No.5.
Then we ranked the positions for in-state talent this season. For the most part, we agreed, but he had his RBs a bit higher than I did.
His top ten list.....
1. DL: 11 defensive linemen in Georgia’s top 75. Ray Drew (DT), Stephon Tuitt (DE), LaMichael Fanning (DT), Sterling Bailey (DE), Gabe Wright (DT), Xzavier Dickson (DE), Chris Mayes (DT), Chaz Cheeks (DE), Jonathan Battle (DT), Jarquez Samuel (DE, Valdosta), Lorenzo Mauldin (DE, Maynard Jackson), Grady Jarrett (Rockdale County).
2. DB: 20 DB in top 75. Damian Swann (Grady, S), Corey Moore, Avery Walls (Eagle’s Landing Christian), Malcolm Mitchell (Valdosta), Nick Marshall (Wilcox County), Chris Sanders (Tucker), Chris Milton (Charlton County), Kadetrix Marcus (Stephenson), Devin Bowman (Ridgeland), Justin Coleman (Brunswick), Tyler Hunter (Lowndes), Brian Randolph (Kell), Jared Boyd (Stephenson)
3. LB: James Vaughters (Tucker), Shannon Brown (Cook), Terrance Smith (Southwest DeKalb), Amarlo Herrera (North Clayton), A.J. Johnson (Gainesville), Marcquis Roberts (McEachern), Jabari Hunt-Days (Hillgrove), Edward Muldrow (South Gwinnett), Demarcus Sherod (Columbia), Troy Gray (North Cobb), Justin Garrett (Tucker), Jefferson Ahiru (McEachern)
4. RB: Isaiah Crowell (Carver), Quartterrio Morgan (Mt. Zion), Marcus Caffey (Grady), Willie Davis (Stephenson), Akeem Hunt (Newton), Josh Clemson (Whitewater), Eric Scott (Washington-Wilkes), Zay Sharpe (Spalding), D.J. Tyson (Grovetown), Shaw O’Neal, Bradley Kilgore (North Gwinnett).
5. OL: Watts Dantzler (Dalton), Thomas O’Reilly (Pope), Xzavier Ward (Colquitt County), Alan Posey (Clarke Central), Bryan Chamberlain (Monroe), David Andrews (Wesleyan), Tarik Cook (Stephenson), Garrett Clark (North Gwinnett), Kyle Harris (Pepperell)
6. WR: Quan Bray (Callaway), Justin Scott-Wesley (Mitchell County), Chris Conley (North Paulding), Zach Witchett (Washington), Alex Chisum (Sandy Creek), Jeff Greene (Starr’s Mill), Nile Daniel (Griffin), Andre Sims Jr. (Brookwood)
7. TE: Jay Rome (Valdosta), Rory Anderson (McEachern), Alvin Dupree (Wilkinson County), C.J. Uzomah (North Gwinnett)
8. QB: Martay Mattox (Clarke Central), Akil Dan-Fodio (Redan), Ronnie Bell (Sandy Creek), Austin Brown (Flowery Branch), Carson Barnett (Landmark Christian), Kent Rollins (South Gwinnett).
My List (no need to put the players BACK in there)
1) DL
2) DB
3)LB
4)OL
5) WR
6)RB
7) QB
8) TE
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