Welcome to another edition of the Recruiting Recap! Thanks for stopping by. If you are new here, this feature covers yesterday’s offers/commitments, 3 trending topics, and our sleeper of the day.
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Sleeper of the Day
Toreco Harper
2025 Evans
Linebacker
Harper finished his junior year with over 80 tackles on the season. The consistent 2025 linebacker hits with authority and uses his low center of gravity to blow through receivers and backs. Harper has good balance and does a nice job of sinking his hips to get around blocks. He shows solid hands at the point of attack. Harper can fill the hole using his good acceleration and meets the ball carrier with intensity. His tackling needs to be more consistent in striking at the midsection and driving the legs through contact, but the velocity of his impact is impressive either way. His speed to the perimeter and intensity after the ball carrier are his best attributes. Harper is very good at tackling on the perimeter. We’d like to see him continue to improve in pass coverage and get quicker in the hips. At around 6′ and 213 lbs., Harper needs to find ways to differentiate himself from the pack. Linebacker is a competitive position for colleges to scout, so the 2025 prospect needs to create some noise around his senior year. Speaking of, Harper is now suiting up for Evans this fall, where he has already helped the school beat their arch-rival Thomson for the first time since 1987. He already started off the year with a pass breakup and two tackles for a loss, so we are excited to see how his senior year develops in a new setting.
Commitments
Gerritt Kemp
2025 Hebron Christian
NC State
CJ Favors
2025 New Manchester
Kennesaw State
Jaedon Harmon
2025 Rome
Tennessee
Offers
Jacari Huff
2025 Commerce
Point
Courtlin Heard
2026 East Coweta
West Virginia
Courtney Heard
2026 East Coweta
West Virginia
Jayden Howard
2025 Jonesboro
Point
Christian Jamieson
2025 Decatur
Bluffton
Kahlil Allen
2025 Hughes
Point
Nicholas Bookman
2025 North Gwinnett
Marist
Kevin Hartsfield
2028 Newton
Eastern Kentucky
Kane Byrd
2025 Veteran
Culver-Stockton
Kameron Cody
2026 Benedictine
Arizona State
Musa Mahitula
2025 Decatur
Bluffton
Mason Bryant
2025 Paulding Co.
Bluffton
Chris Haertel
2025 Marist
Bluffton
Dey’Shawn Dunn
2025 Paulding Co.
Bluffton
Trenton Wanjogu
2025 Kell
Austin Peay
Christian Hale-Anderson
2025 Grayson
Bluffton
Rilee Drew
2027 Grayson
Penn State
Randy Parker
2025 Lithia Springs
Clark Atlanta
Braxton Kyle
2025 North Gwinnett
Texas
Luke Metz
2025 Mill Creek
Oregon
Tyrese Woodgett
2025 Coffee
Georgia Military
Kyle Pope
2028 Cartersville
Tulane
Chad Fairchild
2026 Lovejoy
Miss State
Tyrek Mack
2025 Bleckley Co.
Fort Valley State
Duyon Forkpa
2026 Mill Creek
Miss State
Jordan Newton
2025 Westlake
Point
Colby Alexander
2025 Archer
Bucknell
Malakhi Dudley
2028 Heritage
Kentucky
Andrew Beard
2027 Prince Ave.
Georgia Tech
Khamari Brooks
2026 North Oconee
Georgia Tech
Three ‘n Out
During our preseason scouting, there was one 2026 player who especially stood out, and that was Taylor County’s Chan Lumpkin. The rangy linebacker prospect accelerates quickly to the football and is explosive tackler in space. He will have P4 offers before you know it.
Class of 2026 LB / WR .@Chan_lumpkin already trying to prove a point! #TaylorMade pic.twitter.com/UArgZDe9iR
— Taylor County FB Recruiting (@TCVikingsFB) August 18, 2024
Central sophomore QB JR Harris popped off with several explosive runs during there 49-15 win over Spalding. The young dual threat passer topped out 20.9 MPH, which if memory serves correct, is his fastest in-game speed yet. Harris is stronger, quicker and faster than ever. He was extremely efficient his freshman year, almost to a conservative level, and the sophomore is about to fully unleash his multi-layered skill set this fall.
2027 Dual Threat @JRobHarris2 getting it done with his feet!
Hit 20.9 MPH (@catapultsports) 💨@BigFaceSportss @RecruitGeorgia @NwGaFootball #RecruitTheLions 🧱 https://t.co/F48MqOTdoY
— Central Football (@LIONSTRONGFB) August 20, 2024
Charles Maxell III is going postal during the month of August with great performances in the preseason and the first game of the season. While he is delivering great passes, the mailman has been slacking, and yesterday some mail from Cornell finally arrived that was originally sent in May. The 4.3 GPA student-athlete threw for 250 yards in a 36-35 loss to Fellowship Christian, a top 5 team in the Class 3A-A Private rankings. Maxell is one of the top candidates in Class A DII to be All-State, and should be in store for increased recruiting exposure throughout the fall.
This letter was sent in May but I just received it yesterday. Thank you @BigRed_Football, Coach @DanSwanstrom, and Coach @TerryUrsin for the love! #gobigred @bowdonrecruits @Coach_Yarb @rvfc10 @LilyDSATraining @QBHitList @NwGaFootball @RecruitGeorgia @SteveBrownAcdmy pic.twitter.com/BqFXgt87eJ
— Charles Maxell lll (@MaxellCharles) August 20, 2024
Mason Townsend