Eval: Showcase Top WR/TE/DB
WR Markavian Darough East St Louis- good sized kid here and looks to have decent hands and speed.
WR/TE Josh Babicz Barrington- might of been one of the tallest kids at this event (6-foot-6 plus?) who has good size, hands and good speed. Very hard kid to defend on one on ones huge wingspan can just outreach most defenders.
RB Justin Hall HF (soph)- easily one of the MVP's of this event. Played DB last fall and worked out here at RB and just wowed all with his speed, wiggle, hands and overall motor.
RB Xazavian Valladay Brother Rice- nice player here and a name to watch. Looked very strong in drill work and a very fluid runner.
TE Charlie Mangieri Dunlap (soph)- great size/frame and will no question be a Top recruit name in the 2018 class. Comes from a good bloodline and is also a beast at defensive end as well.
TE Austin Schwantz Fremd- just a good sized and pretty athletic big kid here. I could also see Austin getting some looks as a DE as well. Showed good hands and in positional work.
WR D'Anti Cox Rochester- the twins showed good speed in drill and positional work. Didn't see a ton of one on ones from these two but I was impressed.
WR D'Vante Cox Rochester- see above
RB Kamari Mosby Phillips- just love this kids motor. Runs hard plays fast and once the pads go back on will run hard and very physical. In between the tackles runner who also has plenty of speed.
WR Gavin Webb Springfield Southeast- showed real speed on video and I saw that speed in person live at this event. Size could be a bit of an issue for the higher level D1 but kids like Webb will no question play on Saturdays in the fall.
TE Chris Sampleton Nazareth Academy- just gets better every time I see him. Wondered for awhile what Chris would play in college and I have no question anymore. Could of had the best overall day out of a very, very good TE group. Big kid who easily passes the eyeball test.
WR Joshua Hill Chicago Christian- has some upside. Showed good speed needs to continue to work on hands etc but has some potential.
WR/TE Michael Marchese Stevenson- just love the twins. Hard nosed kids who just work hard, have fun and bring it. One I feel is better than the other but then again I still can't tell one from the other so what do I know anyways?
WR/TE Henry Marchese Stevenson- see above
RB Tyler Hoosman Plainfield North- really liked this kid's game in 2015 on video and passed the all important eyeball test in person.
TE Micah Jones Warren Township (soph)- Jones has a chance to become the next potential 5 star in Illinois in the Class of 2018. I might be crazy but the more I see Micah in person the more I think maybe he has the frame/size to develop into say an elite level DE? Regardless, this kid's a stud and a half.
RB Richie Warfield Providence Catholic- just a hard runner, smooth with more speed than you think. Very fluid in cuts and can just plant it and go. I'm somewhat comfortable making a bit of an early comparison in Warfield's style to say Sam Brodner.
WR Ty Richie Homewood-Flossmoor- good hands and body control. Runs well and has a bit more size and upside physically than I first thought.
WR Justin Weller Nazareth Academy- a turf rat. Just shows up to every one of these events and performs well.
RB James Fay Burlington Central- was a blast to watch in the open field work. Isn't the bigegst kid but has strength, speed and big time wiggle.