My MS Top 40 Prospects of 2015

[BeastMan]

1. LB Leo Lewis (4-star) 6’3 225 Brookhaven

2. S Jamal Peters (4-star) 6'3 200 Bassfield

3. OL Javon Patterson (4-star) 6'4 290 Petal

4. ATH Malik Dear (4-star) 5'10 185 Jackson

5. DT Fletcher Adams (4-star) 6'3 255 Brandon

6. WR Dontae Jone (4-star) 6'4 200 Louisville

7. LB Timothy Washington (4-star) 6'3 200 Yazoo City

8. ATH Cameron Myers (4-star) 6'2 185 Hattiesburg

9. ATH Willie Hibbler (4-star) 6'5 220 Sardis

10. WR Jay Johnson (4-star) 6'4 210 Bruce

11. ATH Jonas Spivey (4-star) 6'2 185 Bay Springs

12.CB Chris Stamps (3-star) 6'1 170 Vicksburg

13. WR Anfernee Sullivan (4-star) 6'3 187 Taylorsville

14. S Armani Linton (3-star) 6'3 195 Walnut

15. Gabriel Campbell (NR) 6'6 250 Yazoo City

16. OL Tommy Champion (3-star) 6'5 300 Jackson

17. WR Keenan Barnes (3-star) 6'3 190 Madison

18. WR Terrance Davis (NR) 6'4 190 Southaven

19. DE Keith Joesph (3-star) 6'3 220 Ocean Springs

20. QB J'Mar Smith (3-star) 6'3 215 Meridian

21. WR Farrod Green (NR) 6'4 220 Wesson

22. OL Ryan Gibson (3-star) 6'3 265 Bay St. Louis

23. LB Jamal Lydie (NR) 6'3 200 Ocean Springs

24. CB Ephraim Kitchens (3-star) 5’10 170 Batesville

25. WR Titus Ivory (2-star) 6'4 185 Terry

26. S Marl McLaurin (3-star) 6'3 200 Collins

27. LB Fred Walls (3-star) 6'1 228 Olive Branch

28. ATH Blake Hawkins (3-star) 6'5 210 Iuka

29. RB Jordan Wright (NR) 5'11 190 Pearl

30. WR Damion Willis (NR) 6'3 180 Meridian

31. OL Matt Wommack (3-star) 6'6 306 Hernando

32. CB KT McCollins (3-star) 5'11 165 Oxford

33. LB Cortez Sisco (NR) 6'1 195 Southaven

34. ATH Darrell Henderson (NR) 5’9 175 Batesville

35. QB Gardner Minshew (3-star) 6’2 210 Brandon

36. RB Diamante Pounds (NR) 5’11 215 Saltillo

37. QB Brady Davis (NR) 6'3 190 Starkville

38. LB Mike McGee (3-star) 6′ 232 Oxford

39. LB Allen Spurlock (NR) 6′ 220 Charleston

40. ATH Trey Smith (NR) 6’1 200 Madison

40. WR Richaud Floyd (NR) 5’10 165 Gulfport

40. ATH Josh Ewing (NR) 6′ 180 West Point (http://3rdand57.com/2015-mississippi-high-school-top-40-prospects/)

[BeastMan]

Any major disagreements?

[smootness]

List looks good...so on that list, we currently have 6, 7, 8, 10, 12, and 14...4, 5, and 15 seem like only a matter of time...we seem to have momentum with 11. And we look to have probably a 50/50 shot at 1 and 2. And only one of the top 20 is committed elsewhere right now.

Yeah, I'll take that.

[John Farley]

Hibbler way too high. JMar way too low. Other then that not a bad list.

[BeastMan]

Hibbler way too high. JMar way too low. Other then that not a bad list.

Just realized I lost Gabe Campbell in my draft somehow

[Rick Danko]

If we can somehow get Leo Lewis to stay here and sign, the rest of the class is icing at this point. His film is SICK.

[bully99]

Are the stars by each player your own system or from other boards. There are no 5 five star players.?

[ShotgunDawg]

We are in great shape with #4 and #5. Only a matter of time.

[sandwolf]

Are the stars by each player your own system or from other boards. There are no 5 five star players.?

I believe those are the 247 ratings.

[dawgs]

Are the stars by each player your own system or from other boards. There are no 5 five star players.?

the 5* rankings are pretty fluid until after summer camps.

[Dirtbagdawg]

Pretty amazing that we have a great chance to land most of these guys. Leo Lewis is by far the
best player in the state. Most think he's bama bound but I don't see it. He grew up a state fan
and we have Tony Hughes and Geoff Collins on him. Also, I've heard a lot of talk about Ole Miss being the leader for
Patterson. I think he ends up at State. It's going to be hard for him to ignore what we are doing with this
2015 class. Plus, Jesse Jackson will be in his ear for the next year. As for Dear and Adams, they're pretty much a done deal.

[BeastMan]

Are the stars by each player your own system or from other boards. There are no 5 five star players.?

I used 247 ratings unless they didn't have a rating and scout did. I wasn't gonna leave a kid unrated if one site had him rated.

[BeastMan]

If we can somehow get Leo Lewis to stay here and sign, the rest of the class is icing at this point. His film is SICK.

Just nasty. I think his rise up the rankings will resemble Chris Jones's when it's all said and done. If you like his film, go watch Amante Caban'a film. He's a LB from AL we offered. He and Lewis would be the bash brothers

[BeastMan]

I believe those are the 247 ratings.

You are correct. 247 only composite ranks MS prospects to #25. If you want to see theirs to see how it's different from mine http://247sports.com/Season/2015-Football/CompositeRankings?InstitutionGroup=HighSchool&State=MS

[BeastMan]

Let me break it down by position to get a good idea where each guy fits as far as on a MS team's board

QB
1-JMar Smith (MSU near top)
2-Gardner Minshew (wants MSU offer bad)
3-Brady Davis (wants MSU offer bad)

RB
1-Jordan Wright (not on MSU radar)
2-Diamante Pounds (not on MSU radar)

WR
1-Dontae Jones (MSU commit)
2-Jay Johnson (MSU commit)
3-Anfernee Sullivan (keeping it quiet)
4-Keenan Barnes (MSU leads)
5-Terrance Davis (not on MSU radar)
6-Farrod Greene (likely a TE) (MSU leads heavily)
7- Titus Ivory (not on MSU radar-has OM offer)
8-Damion Willis (not on MSU radar)
9-Richaud Floyd (not on MSU radar)

ATH
1-Malik Dear (likely a RB) (MSU leads heavily)
2-Cameron Myers (likely a WR) (MSU commit)
3-Willie Hibbler (likely a TE) (MSU barely in contention although OM commit)
4-Jonas Spivey (WR/S) (MSU leads)
5-Blake Hawkins (QB/TE) (MSU is in talks but outside looking in)
6-Darrell Henderson (rb/cb/s) (MSU is in talks but outside looking in)
7-trey smith (likely a RB) (not on MSU radar)
8- Josh Ewing (RB/H-back/TE) (not on MSU radar)

OL
1-Javon Patterson (MSU near top)
2-Tommy Champion (MSU leads heavily)
3-Ryan Gibson (MSU leads)
4-Matt Wommack (MSU leads)

DL
1-Fletcher Adams (MSU leads heavily)
2-Gabriel Campbell (MSU leads heavily)
3-Keith Joseph (No MSU offer- needs to camp- Louisville his best offer)

LB
1- Leo Lewis (MSU & Bama lead heavily)
2-Timothy Washington (MSU commit)
3-Jamal Lydie (MSU is in talks-needs to camp well)
4-Fred Walls (OM commit-not on MSU radar at all)
5-Cortez Sisco (under the radar guy)
6-Mike McGee (Wont he gets an MSU offer)
7-Allen Spurlock (Wont get an MSu offer)

S
1-Jamal Peters (MSU leads)
2-Armani Linton (MSU commit)
3-Marl McLaurin (MSU leads)

CB
1-Chris Stamps (MSU commit)
2-Ephraim Kitchens (MSU leads heavily)
3-KT MCollins (MSU near top if not leader)

[BankerDog]

I disagree with Brady Davis. Guy is not D1 material. I have seen him play and he is not good at all. Average HS QB. Give me the boy at Tishmingo County over him.

McCollins is a stud. No doubt about it.

[Coach34]

b-b-b-b-but the BearSharks said Freezus was taking the state of Mississippi from Mullen and Mullen was on his way out cause he cant croot?

[spiritual_machine2005]

b-b-b-b-but the BearSharks said Freezus was taking the state of Mississippi from Mullen and Mullen was on his way out cause he cant croot?

Haven't you heard? They are only signing a small class and want mostly out of state players. They have no room for these lowly athletes from the state of Mississippi.**

[fishwater99]

Why is Trey Smith so low? He's got good stats and his dad wasn't a bad player either..

Stats
Recorded 2,300 all-purpose yards, including 1,473 on the ground, and had 19 total touchdowns to lead the Jags to the 6A quarterfinals.

[BeastMan]

I disagree with Brady Davis. Guy is not D1 material. I have seen him play and he is not good at all. Average HS QB. Give me the boy at Tishmingo County over him.

McCollins is a stud. No doubt about it.

I have Brady Davis as the 37th best prospect in MS while I have Hawkings as the 26th so we actually agree. I never said being in my early top 40 = SEC scholly. Kid is a good hs QB and will play in college somewhere. I love Hawkins as an athlete but his arm strength is his biggest weakness. I've watched every available film on him. If he has a cannon, he's a borderline 4 star right now with multiple SEC offers. If he can go to camps this summer and prove that he has improved his arm strength significantly, he will land at QB somehere. If he doesn't he will likely be taken as a ATH that likely projects to TE.

In my 2015 under the radar article (Feb 18th) where I outlined him I (http://3rdand57.com/2015-ms-under-the-radar-guys/)said this:


QB Blake Hawkins (3-star) 6’5 210 Iuka, MS Highlights The size and athleticism are there. Doesn’t get a ton of looks in Iuka so summer camps will be huge for him. If he can prove his arm strength and accuracy to college coaches, he should find a spot.

[BeastMan]

Why is Trey Smith so low? He's got good stats and his dad wasn't a bad player either..

Stats
Recorded 2,300 all-purpose yards, including 1,473 on the ground, and had 19 total touchdowns to lead the Jags to the 6A quarterfinals.

At a sparq camp where they do the laser timed 40s, he ran a 4.83. He doesn't have that 5th gear to get the big time offers. Great hs player though. To his defense, he has better game speed than track speed but that 4.83 is haunting him on the recruiting trail

[Coach34]

Who is Trey Smith's dad? Don? Quentin? David?

[BeastMan]

Who is Trey Smith's dad? Don? Quentin? David?

Jimmy (JSU & NFL)

[fishwater99]

Jimmy Smith...

[fishwater99]

At a sparq camp where they do the laser timed 40s, he ran a 4.83. He doesn't have that 5th gear to get the big time offers. Great hs player though. To his defense, he has better game speed than track speed but that 4.83 is haunting him on the recruiting trail

Damn.. I thought he was faster than that...

[mic]

I bet
Jamal, Jevon, Leo and Dear end up being 5* guys with Fletcher, Donate, and Timothy moving up a little and flirting with 5* status..

[Coach34]

I bet
Jamal, Jevon, Leo and Dear end up being 5* guys with Fletcher, Donate, and Timothy moving up a little and flirting with 5* status..

We just have to keep pushing the party line of all these guys coming in together to win an SEC title...it's catching on with some of them for sure and they have to keep working on the others

[Todd4State]

Awesome job BeastMan!

I think we are pretty close to offering a TE from Indianola-Gentry named Kendall Wright. He is 6'5" 235 or so. He's probably a camp guy if I had to guess.

[Todd4State]

And as far as Trey Smith goes- I wouldn't be surprised if he gets his 40 time down at all since that's what his Dad does for a living- athletic training. He will be MC's QB this year.

[engie]

I like it. Think J'Mar is too low though...

[Atrain311]

Great list. One minor correction, we are recruiting Dear as a slot. How would you guys rate Ross Trail the UL commit. I think Rivals has him pretty high in the state rankings but I don't think any SEC schools are really recruiting him. But Rivals is garbage so I don't take their rankings seriously

ETA I meant former UL commit since I believe he decommitted.

[Ifyouonlyknew]

Trail has also moved back to Arkansas as well. He's a very solid prospect but more of a pro style qb.

[Todd4State]

Great list. One minor correction, we are recruiting Dear as a slot. How would you guys rate Ross Trail the UL commit. I think Rivals has him pretty high in the state rankings but I don't think any SEC schools are really recruiting him. But Rivals is garbage so I don't take their rankings seriously

ETA I meant former UL commit since I believe he decommitted.

The only thing that really concerns me about Trail- and this is a pretty big concern- he was knocked out last year and had a pretty serious concussion against South Panola.

[Atrain311]

Trail has also moved back to Arkansas as well. He's a very solid prospect but more of a pro style qb.

Never knew he moved, I guess that's why he wasn't listed. But if we get J'Mar I'll be more than ok with that. Also 2016 QB Josh White is starting to blow up and "experts" are thinking Texas may have the edge. However Josh has said himself that MSU is still his clear number 1.

[Dirtbagdawg]

I like it. Think J'Mar is too low though...

This. I've watched his film several times and he reminds me of Russell Wilson. I doubt he moves
up to a 4 star but I think he's a stud. Gotta get him in the boat.

[Todd4State]

This. I've watched his film several times and he reminds me of Russell Wilson. I doubt he moves
up to a 4 star but I think he's a stud. Gotta get him in the boat.

I thought J'Mar was a 4 star on 247?

[BeastMan]

I like it. Think J'Mar is too low though...

I really like JMar's upside. I want him to be the QB in this class. He's my #1 QB in MS. When you look at it like that, it sounds better. I'm just not huge on this year's QB crop in state (I never really am). For all JMar's upside, I still think he's a project.

ETA- If I had him as the highest rated 3 star, I'd have him at 13th. That's only a few spots.

[civildawg]

b-b-b-b-but the BearSharks said Freezus was taking the state of Mississippi from Mullen and Mullen was on his way out cause he cant croot?

Just wait until the dead period

[Boomer15]

I posted my thoughts on Terrance Davis in another thread, but I think he is better than Barnes from Madison. Davis is crazy athletic and wasn't on a very good team. I don't know what the knock on him is. I keep waiting on him to blow up.

[engie]

I really like JMar's upside. I want him to be the QB in this class. He's my #1 QB in MS. When you look at it like that, it sounds better. I'm just not huge on this year's QB crop in state (I never really am). For all JMar's upside, I still think he's a project.

ETA- If I had him as the highest rated 3 star, I'd have him at 13th. That's only a few spots.

13th is about right IMO...

[shrimp]

Joseph is from Pascagoula, not OS. And I think you've got him a little high. Probably more in the 30-40 range. Also, Jaylen Smith, WR from Pascagoula, needs to be on this list, I'd say somewhere around 20-25. He's a player. Otherwise, no major disagreements.

[BeastMan]

Joseph is from Pascagoula, not OS. And I think you've got him a little high. Probably more in the 30-40 range. Also, Jaylen Smith, WR from Pascagoula, needs to be on this list, I'd say somewhere around 20-25. He's a player. Otherwise, no major disagreements.

Jaylen Smith was an oversight and I discussed that on another board. I think he's 25 and I'll bump everybody behind him down 1. I'll edit that when I get around a computer. I like Keith Joseph a lot. He has a Louisville and Arizona State offer and has in-state interest. I think he's the 247 composite 15th player in the state but I don't like him that high.

[Coach34]

We had a Keith Joseph that played LB for us in the early 90's....relation?

[Todd4State]

We had a Keith Joseph that played LB for us in the early 90's....relation?

Yes- it's his son.

[Todd4State]

I posted my thoughts on Terrance Davis in another thread, but I think he is better than Barnes from Madison. Davis is crazy athletic and wasn't on a very good team. I don't know what the knock on him is. I keep waiting on him to blow up.

I think the knock is he plays other sports and I just think that coaches want to see him in camp because he's somewhat of an unknown to a degree. And by that I mean- in much the same way that Bear Wilson was an unknown.

[Todd4State]

I think Jarvis Wilson from Tupelo was left off on accident. Surely he's a top 40 guy.

Heck- you might want to make it top 50 for this year.

[BeastMan]

I think Jarvis Wilson from Tupelo was left off on accident. Surely he's a top 40 guy.

Heck- you might want to make it top 50 for this year.

There is more... RB Ladarios Galloway from the delta is legit too. Easily a top 50

[smootness]

Never knew he moved, I guess that's why he wasn't listed. But if we get J'Mar I'll be more than ok with that. Also 2016 QB Josh White is starting to blow up and "experts" are thinking Texas may have the edge. However Josh has said himself that MSU is still his clear number 1.

He did say that if Texas offers, it will shake things up, though. He basically said we're his clear #1 because we're his only offer. If they do offer, it's going to be tough, especially with Koenning there now. I really hope we can land him, though; the kid has the makings of an absolute stud.