701 DB Havy Payne Mount Carmel 2025- Younger brother of former Simeon/NIU S Leon Payne, Havy no question will develop into a very strong cornerback at the high college level. Payne has good size, impressive speed and twitch and made it his job to cover every top receiver at this event. I also saw Payne do the same thing the day before at Boom and his overall game and intensity did not drop off one bit. Love Havy's overall awareness, ability to break quickly on the football along with hisw ability to track the deep ball.
705 DB Efrein Ramirez Minooka 2024 Local kid for me who has been just a very solid all around football player for the hometown Indians and Ramirez also showed well at this event. Ramierz has good size and length who could develop into a big corner or safety at the higher college level. Ramirez also has a terrific motor and took a ton of reps in one on ones.
715 DB Jovan Plaxico Homewood Flossmoor 2024- Another nice looking athlete from H-F show was pretty solid in positional drill work and also in one on ones.
719 DB AJ Bowlin Homewood Flossmoor 2024- See above. Bowlin showed some good overall quickness, start and stop ability and change of direction in positional work.
803 WR Luke Mailander York 2024- Another name who I saw live in 2022 who had a strong season along with a good showing here. Mailander has very good hands, was able to make some nice catches in one on ones and is a name to watch this spring and summer.
804 WR Evan Agosto Maine South 2024- Agosto also had a strong 2022 season for the Hawks and was another Maine South kid who impressed here.
805 WR Donovan Anderson Minooka 2024- Anderson is another home town kid for me who has a lot to offer. Anderson has good size (6-foot-3, 170 pounds) who also has length, strong hands and also ran pretty well here. I definitely will be looking more into Anderson this spring and summer.
807 WR Charlie Cruse Downers Grove North 2025 A younger guy who is already on my recruiting radar. Cruse has good ball skills and tools, showed good hands here and also just has a lot to offer down the road physically and will get bigger and stronger. Could wind up being a multi-positional type for the Trojans.
811 WR Kam Chigi Minooka 2024 - My favorite memory from 2022 of Kam Chigi was his hustle on special teams who was just fearless in kick coverage and more than once or twice made some massive hits and big plays. Chigi is also a very solid receiver who I also feel has the ability to play say safety at the next level. Chigi runs well, showed good hands and good awareness in one on ones.
818 WR Matt Kuczaj Wheaton North 2024 - Another strong all around player and receiver here. I was impressed on tape with Kuczaj's ability to just go get the football, is already physically advanced and played equally as well at defensive back in 2022.
822 WR Quinn Morris Plainfield East 2025 - Quinn Morris has big time ability and upside potential and is a name that continues to draw more and more recruiting traction this winter. Morris, the younger brother of former Nazareth Academy and now Michigan WR Tyler Morris has great size and length, his ball skills and speed continues to improve and Morris keeps getting bigger, thicker and stronger every time I see him in person. A quiet kid off the field, yet Morris game on the field is starting to really speak for him.
826 WR Travis Stamm Lyons Township 2025- I saw Stamm live in 2022, and he is coming off a strong 2022 season for the Lions. While I didn't get to watch him here as much as I wanted, his overall play drew raves and notice from the positional coaches on Monday.
833 WR Talyn Taylor Geneva 2025 - Talyn Taylor's overall recruiting stock is starting to his a new level and after this performance along with his Boom showing I fully expect more offers to come sooner rather than later. Taylor has impressive size, is physically mature and in some ways looks to be college ready now. Taylor's hands and ball skills are off the charts, seems to catch everything in his area code and has enough dog in him to take on and beat the opposing defenders jams and man coverage. Scary that Talyn Taylor is just a sophomore and his upside is tremendous. No question Taylor will be a Top Midwest name in the Class of 2025....if he isn't already.
854 WR Camren Williams Homewood Flossmoor 2024- Speedy and athletic receiver who stood out in one on ones.
858 WR Anthony Lorenzo Boylan 2025- Boylan has a nice group of offensive skill kids coming back for 2023 including Anthony Loreno. Lorenzo, who's more of a slotback type runs really well, has some serious gears and was just hand for everyone to cover in one on ones.
863 WR Nicholas Aerogundade Loyola Academy 2024 - Good sized kid here with good length and reach who also ran pretty well here. I didn't see as much as I wanted on Aerogundade but he's a name I'll dig deeper into this spring.
864 WR Maurice Densmore Maine South 2024- Steady, consistently strong player and receiver who just shows up, makes plays and then gets back to work. Densmore has really thrived at Maine South and he's become a top target who just gets open and makes big catch after big catch.
865 WR Anthony Hood Whitney Young 2024 Another name I did not know until this event. Hood has nice size (6-foot-1, 180 pounds) who ran good routes, showed good hands and was just pretty good here overall. Coaches also lauded Hood for his ability to adjust and learn quickly on the fly.
901 QB Ethan Plumb St Charles North 2025 Ethan Plumb was in a battle for the starting position at North all season in 2022 and ended up getting a ton of rep and work last season. Plumb is just a very high level quarterback recruit with highly impressive physical tools, ability and upside. Plumb just spins the football as well as any kid I've seen this young at the high school level and his continued growth and development will be a big time story line to follow. Plumb I still feel will become a Power 5 quarterback in the Class of 2025 and be a nationally sought after name sooner rather than later.
907 QB Braden Tischer Lincoln Way East 2024 - Steady, consistent signal caller and athlete who just does a lot of good things here. Tischer had a very strong 2022 season for the Griffins and I'm excited to watch his development for the next two seasons. Has the ability to beat teams with his arm and his legs. While Tischer doesn't have major D1 level size, his game will speak for him no question. Could develop into a potential FCS/D2 level recruit.
910 QB Connor Dennis Rockford Boylan 2024 Dennis has good size and i also another name to watch this spring and summer. I was impressed last season with Dennis's pocket presence and patience and his ability to stand tall in the pocket and deliver the football with good consistency.
914 QB Leo Slepski Providence Catholic 2026- Threw a pretty good football here and just hung in there and went throw for throw against some of the better overall quarterbacks here. Again this was something you just don't see from younger guys at these events.
916 QB Patrick Heneghan New Trier 2025 I have seen Heneghan a few times now and he's been a consistently strong quarterback, throws a good ball and was highly accurate with his passes all day.
918 QB Alessio Milivojevic St Francis 2024 I've seen Alessio several times over the past year and his continued growth and development remains impressive. The baby fat is gone, he's become a bigger, stronger and more athletic signal caller who's confidence in his game and decision making continues to grow.
926 QB Robert Pops Battle East St. Louis 2024 Robert Pops Battle has been at my camps now for what it seems like 10 years....but in all seriousness his game continue to get better and improve every time I see him in person. Battle checked in at 5-foot-11, 170 pounds and still looks like he will be able to add a bit more weight and strength down the line. Battle throws a very good football, is very accurate and just has a high level feel and confidence in his overall game. I also like Battle's combination of arm strength and touch on his deep ball wich is greatly improved from a year ago.
929 QB Matthew Lee Grade School 2028- Yes...a 7th grader. Every year over the past few showcse camps we've allowed young guys into the camp at quarterback....and in more cases than not the perform pretty well. Matthew Lee, who is son for former Loyola QB Peter Lee looks the part here, threw a consistently good football with accuracy and if you did not know it ahead of time you'd think he was an upperclassmen. Lee already has the size (6-foot-2) and the frame to develop and add more strength soon. A name to watch out for here for sure.
935 QB Diego Gutierrez Riverside-Brookfield 2024 - Diego is another very familiar name on the camp circuit who is always a strong camp performer and was here again on Monday. Gutierrez has added a bit more muscle and strength has gotten a bit taller as well. Gurierrez I feel as FCS/D2 ability and potential and his game and ability to throw the football has never been a question for mw when evaluating him. Now that his body is starting to develop along with his game....this is a name to watch this spring and summer.
939 QB Carson Boyd Cardinal Ritter 2024 OOS kid who was an East St. Louis Flyer a few years ago, Boyd was really impresive here. Boyd is already a high level athlete who can play more than a few spots if needed. Yet Boyd's arm strength, feel for the game and instincts make him a very good and a very danfgerous RPO threat at the hgiher college level.
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