Class of 2024 Illinois SWC: Raw but ready to EAT!
Not often do you see freshman competing for Varsity spots but it seems like it is happening a lot more frequently. Being at camps and seeing such tremendous athletes perform is always great but once you realize that these athletes…
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Continue ReadingNot often do you see freshman competing for Varsity spots but it seems like it is happening a lot more frequently. Being at camps and seeing such tremendous athletes perform is always great but once you realize that these athletes are only freshmen, the talent & potential is unreal!
Wide Receiver / Defensive Back / Versatile Athlete Jordan Suggs, Class of 2024, O’Fallon Township High School, O’Fallon, Illinois
Height: 6ft | Weight: 130lbs
Jordan Suggs is an athlete who can really hit the radar this year for some Division 1 & Division 2 colleges. His potential is unmeasurable because of his frame. Once he figures out how to truly use his body he will be unstoppable against great high school defensive backs within the highly competitive 8A Illinois division. Catching the ball is second nature to him as he doesn’t produce many drops during practices. Once Jordan gets committed to the weight room he will be problem within the Southwestern Conference.
Wide Receiver / Slot / Outside Jessie Watson, Class of 2024 East Saint Louis Senior High School, East Saint Louis, Illinois
Height: 5’9 | Weight: 140lbs
Watson is a very competitive athlete! His game is outgoing, Watson mentioned that every rep, before the ball is snapped he puts in his mind “I can’t get beat”. He believes no one can out work him when it comes to stepping up and giving it his all. I saw this in Watson’s performance at Elite Speed Camp in O’Fallon, Illinois as he kept stepping up for reps. Watson is intensely quick within his route breaks. His size and speed makes it hard for defenders to find him which he takes full advantage of.
Wide Receiver / Running Back / Versatile Athlete Maleek Perkins, Class of 2024, East Saint Louis Senior High School, East Saint Louis, Illinois
Height: 5’8 | Weight: 165lbs
Maleek Perkins, fastfeetleek! Shows a great burst of speed when the ball is snap. His feet are exceptional valid ahead of his time. His height and weight, at the grade he is in he will no doubt be dominating players at the freshman level so expect to see him play on Friday nights! He feels he can only get better being so young so he has a boost of confidence when he steps on the field. His routes are flawless & so are his hands. He is an all around threat to defensive secondaries. Perkins and Watson are in the same class, attending the same school for four years, playing on the same side of the ball is scary for the Flyers offensive who is always outstanding.
Running back / Wide Receiver/ Defensive Back/ Versatile Jorecovan Hall , Class of 2024, O’Fallon Township High School, O’Fallon, Illinois
Height 5’11| 160lbs
Another underdog that has a bright future. Hall is a talented player who expresses a great athletic ability of simply beating his opponents with his speed. Saw a lot of raw talent from Jorecovan to where he can be featured on some Varsity special teams action while he dominates JV to enhance his young skills. Covan Hall can pretty much do it all. Him and Suggs will be another duo threat within the Southwestern Conference.
Slot Wide Receiver Jospeh Conner, Class of 2024, Bellville West High School, Belleville, Illinois
Height 5’8 | 140lbs
Conner is an aggressive athlete & great route runner who takes pride in making sure the play is made even when they say it can’t be made. Conner makes an effort to go to the field everyday & perfect his route running. He wants to be able to dictate where defenders go based off the way he runs his routes. His goals for this upcoming season is to start Varsity, score two touchdowns a game, and have over 120 receiving yards. “What ever it takes to reach my goal I will do it to the best of my ability, people aren’t always looking so I want to make them.”