Observer Top 50 Carolinas’ football recruits
The top high school football recruits in North and South Carolina for the class of 2017:
Top 25 North Carolina
Rank | Name | Pos. | High school | Ht./Wt. | College |
1. | Justin Foster | LB | Crest | 6-4, 260 | Clemson |
2. | Ryan Jones | WR | Mallard Creek | 6-2, 220 | Oklahoma |
3. | Jonah Melton | OL | Eastern Alamance | 6-4, 290 | North Carolina |
4. | Jake Lawler | DE | South Mecklenburg | 6-4, 225 | North Carolina |
5. | Hamsah Nasirildeen | ATH | Concord | 6-4, 210 | Florida State |
6. | TJ Moore | OT | Mallard Creek | 6-6, 280 | Florida |
7. | JT Cauthen | WR | Cuthbertson | 6-1, 219 | North Carolina |
8. | Matt McKay | QB | Raleigh Wakefield | 6-4, 180 | N.C. State |
9. | Jordon Riley | DT | Durham Riverside | 6-6, 290 | North Carolina |
10. | Germane Crowell | ATH | Winston-Salem Carver | 6-2, 180 | Virginia |
11. | Xach Gill | DT | Wake Forest | 6-5, 277 | North Carolina |
12. | Jaylin Dickerson | ATH | Southern Pines Pinecrest | 6-1, 180 | South Carolina |
13. | Sage Surratt | WR | Lincolnton | 6-4, 210 | Wake Forest |
14. | Jeremiah Hall | TE-H | Vance | 6-4, 224 | Oklahoma |
15. | Zion Debose | TE-H | North Rowan | 6-3, 225 | Undecided |
16. | Grant Gibson | OL | Mallard Creek | 6-1, 302 | N.C. State |
17. | Drake Deluliis | TE | Providence | 6-6, 216 | Virginia Tech |
18. | Javon Leake | RB | Greensboro Page | 6-0, 195 | Maryland |
19. | Brelin Faison-Walden | S | Greensboro Grimsley | 6-0, 195 | Penn State |
20. | Emeka Emezie | WR | Marvin Ridge | 6-4, 200 | N.C. State |
21. | Eric Douglas | OL | Mallard Creek | 6-4, 285 | South Carolina |
22. | Hendon Hooker | QB | Greensboro Dudley | 6-4, 204 | Virginia Tech |
23. | Stone Edwards | DE | Hillsborough Orange | 6-3, 240 | Vanderbilt |
24. | Matthew Butler | DT | Garner | 6-4, 265 | Tennessee |
25. | Christian Beal | RB | East Forsyth | 5-10, 170 | Wake Forest |
Top 25 South Carolina
Rank | Name | Pos. | High school | Ht./Wt. | College |
1. | OrTre Smith | WR | Mount Pleasant | 6-4, 217 | South Carolina |
2. | Shi Smith | WR | Union | 6-0, 175 | South Carolina |
3. | Will Register | TE | Chapin | 6-4, 240 | South Carolina |
4. | Tyler Hamilton | ATH | Hilton Head | 5-9, 168 | Purdue |
5. | Davondre Robinson | S | Lake Marion | 6-0, 194 | East Carolina |
6. | Tre Lawson | DE | North Augusta | 6-6, 250 | Florida State |
7. | Brad Johnson | DE | Pendleton | 6-2, 230 | South Carolina |
8. | Logan Rudolph | DE | Rock Hill Northwestern | 6-3, 230 | Clemson |
9. | Savalas Cann | S | Bamberg-Ehrhardt | 6-0, 180 | Undecided |
10. | Jay Urich | QB | Wren | 6-5, 190 | South Carolina |
11. | Austin Connor | WR | Dutch Fork | 5-11, 185 | Undecided |
12. | Tyreek Johnson | DE | Lakewood | 6-3, 245 | South Carolina |
13. | Summie Carlay | OT | Laurens District 55 | 6-4, 275 | South Carolina |
14. | Davonne Bowen | DE | Woodmont | 6-1, 215 | South Carolina |
15. | Jamari Dunbar | RB | Bamberg-Ehrhardt | 5-8, 187 | Undecided |
16. | Pressley Harvin II | K | Sumter | 6-0, 235 | Georgia Tech |
17. | Marcus McKethan | OT | Barnwell | 6-5, 315 | North Carolina |
18. | Tancey Richardson | ATH | South Aiken | 5-11, 182 | Kansas State |
19. | Damani Staley | OLB | Ridge View | 6-1, 200 | South Carolina |
20. | Julius Pearson | WR | Sumter | 5-9, 185 | Limestone |
21. | Jermaine McDaniel | DE | Dillon | 6-3, 231 | Appalachian State |
22. | Lummie Young | S | Westside | 6-1, 190 | Duke |
23. | Jerry Howard | RB | Northwestern | 6-0, 210 | Georgia Tech |
24. | Noah Hannon | OL | Greer | 6-2, 265 | Appalachian State |
25. | Earl Bostick | OT | Barnwell | 6-5, 270 | Kansas |
This story was originally published February 1, 2017 at 8:13 PM with the headline "Observer Top 50 Carolinas’ football recruits."