Missouri 2023 Rankings Update: Running Backs
We unveiled our updated Class of 2023 rankings earlier this week, which includes 200 ranked prospects and more than 400 total prospects including the Watch List. Click here to view the updated 2023 Rankings! There are 31 running backs in…
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Continue ReadingWe unveiled our updated Class of 2023 rankings earlier this week, which includes 200 ranked prospects and more than 400 total prospects including the Watch List.
Click here to view the updated 2023 Rankings!
There are 31 running backs in the top 200 and 65 running backs overall for the Class of 2023 in Missouri in the Prep Redzone database. Today we are taking a closer look at the top five. (Click on the player names to check out their prospect pages on PRZ, including links to their HUDL highlights.)
1. Jeremiyah Love Jeremiyah Love 6'1" | 195 lbs | RB CBC | 2023 State MO , CBC
Love, a speedy 6-foot-1, 195-pounder, checks in as the No. 14 overall prospect in Missouri in the Class of 2023 and moves up to the No. 1 running back spot after previously being listed as an athlete.
Love missed his sophomore season with an injury but established himself as a Division I athlete in the spring after performing well at camps and winning the state 100-meter dash championship (10.76 seconds). He entered his junior season with the possibility of playing running back, wide receiver or on defense, but ended up leading state champion CBC in rushing (996 yards) and touchdowns (14) while missing two games and sharing carries with two other talented backs. Love averaged 10.5 yards per carry.
Love received scholarship offers from Missouri and Eastern Illinois after camp performances last offseason and has since added offers from Boston College, Vanderbilt, Kansas, Iowa State, Kentucky and Miami-Ohio.
2. Allen Mitchell Allen Mitchell 5'11" | 175 lbs | RB Lutheran-St. Charles | 2023 State MO , Lutheran-St. Charles
Mitchell, an electric and versatile 5-11, 175-pounder, is the No. 20 overall prospect in Missouri’s 2023 class and recently transferred from De Smet to Lutheran-St. Charles, where Stanford signee Arlen Harris Jr Arlen Harris Jr 5'11" | 200 lbs | RB Lutheran-St. Charles | 2022 State MO . led the Cougars to a state championship this fall but graduates and heads to California.
Mitchell racked up 530 total yards (342 rushing, 188 receiving) and two touchdowns this fall while averaging 8.3 yards per touch. He was third on the Spartans in rushing and third in receiving. He’s a dynamic player in space who played both wide receiver and running back during his time at De Smet, which should make him attractive to colleges. We wouldn’t be surprised if he had a breakout season as a senior next fall at Lutheran.
Mitchell received offers from Kansas State and Kansas back in the summer of 2020 and then added offers from Kentucky, Michigan State, Minnesota and Illinois last offseason after showing off his impressive speed and skill set at camps.
3. Jamal Roberts Jamal Roberts 6'1" | 200 lbs | RB St. Mary's | 2023 State MO , St. Mary’s
A physical 6-1, 200-pounder, who can also play linebacker, Roberts was a bit of an unknown going into his junior season but broke out in a big way in helping the Dragons win their first state championship.
Roberts racked up 1,099 total yards (928 rushing, 171 receiving) and scored 14 touchdowns. He averaged 9.5 yards per carry.
Now up to the No. 23 prospect in Missouri in the Class of 2023, Roberts has received offers from Arizona State, Florida State and Arkansas State.
4. Deion Brown Deion Brown 5'8" | 170 lbs | RB Kirkwood | 2023 State MO , Kirkwood
Brown, a 5-8, 170-pounder, checks in at No. 25 overall in Missouri in the junior class after a breaking season that was cut short by an untimely injury.
In just seven games this fall, Brown rushed for 1,081 yards and scored 14 total touchdowns. He rushed for 171 yards or more in five of his first six games – and rushed for at least 144 yards in each of those six games — before suffering an injury in his seventh game.
Brown has received early scholarship offers from Colorado, North Texas and Toledo.
5. Luke Gall Luke Gall 5'11" | 200 lbs | RB Carthage | 2023 State MO , Carthage
Gall, a strong 5-11, 200-pounder, has been an impact player on both sides of the ball for Carthage as a running back and a linebacker for two seasons and will be one of the top players in the state again next fall.
Gall ran for 1,902 yards and 29 touchdowns as a junior while averaging 11.5 yards per carry. Defensively, he racked up 88 tackles, six sacks and one fumble recovery. He was honored as the Class 5 offensive player of the year.
He has yet to receive his first offer, but he has drawn interest from a variety of schools already, including Southern Illinois, Missouri State, Kansas, North Dakota State, Pittsburg State and Missouri S&T – all schools that he has visited in the past six months or so.
Next five:
Ramone Green Jr Ramone Green Jr 5'9" | 180 lbs | RB Nixa | 2023 State MO , Nixa
Logan Crockett Logan Crockett 6'0" | 195 lbs | RB Lamar | 2023 State MO , Lamar
Jackson Overton Jackson Overton 5'7" | 155 lbs | RB St. Dominic | 2023 State MO , St. Dominic
Keshawn Ford Keshawn Ford 5'11" | 190 lbs | RB De Smet | 2023 State MO , De Smet
Steve Hall Steve Hall 5'10" | 200 lbs | RB MICDS | 2023 State MO , MICDS
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