Throwdown in Tampa Bay
FlaVarsity.com editor Mike Singer was at the four-way scrimmage between Plant, Jefferson, Jesuit, and Robinson on Saturday morning. Here are his takeaways from the day.
- Tampa (Fla.) Plant wide receiver De'Angelo Philyor might just be my favorite prospect in the class of 2017. I'm not saying he's the best recruit in the country, but I absolutely love his game and how the Plant coaching staff uses him. Philyor is explosive with the ball in his hands on jet sweeps and bubble screens.
- Tampa (Fla.) Plant athlete Juwan Burgess is being offered by schools at receiver and cornerback, but he mostly played cornerback on Saturday, and he was impressive. Burgess is physical with receivers in press coverage and can shed blocks to make tackles.
- Tampa (Fla.) Jefferson quarterback and Miami commit Cade Weldon is still recovering from an injury that is keeping him out of spring ball. While the offense didn't have a great day without him on the field, it was evident that Jefferson has a lot of talented prospects. Defensive linemen J'Bril Glaze and Jabreel Stephens are gritty, and Jean Marcellus is a big time offensive tackle. In the class of 2018, the future is bright for the J-Boys as Jermaine Eskridge, Tyrese Spain, and DeAndre Hollins are all top notch Division One prospects.
- I really liked what I saw from Tampa (Fla.) Plant tight end Judge Culpepper. Even though he's just a sophmore, Culpepper looks ready to play college ball at 6-foot-5, 240-pounds. He's efficient at tight end and is being recruited on the defensive line as well.
- A lot of the attention at Tampa (Fla.) Jesuit goes to three-star running back Malik Davis, but two-star wide receiver Travell Harris is a gamebreaker himself. He caught slant route against Plant, broke a tackle, and ran back outside on his way to touchdown at about 35-yards. For Davis, he had a tough time getting going as the opposing defensive lineman were living in the backfield.