Top running backs,any class
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Mar’keise Irving
Kaleb Brown
Nate Thomas
Aaron Vaughn
Vaughn Pemberton
Jordan Anderson
Willie Shaw
Justin Johnson
Are all underclassman and all legitimate recruits.
Kaleb Brown
Nate Thomas
Aaron Vaughn
Vaughn Pemberton
Jordan Anderson
Willie Shaw
Justin Johnson
Are all underclassman and all legitimate recruits.
Forgot one underclassmen...Kenenna Odeluga
To me his ceiling is higher as a LB but yes if that part of his game didn’t exist he’d absolutely be on this list.
Btw that’s the best group of underclassman RB’s I can remember in IL.
Absolutely. Jason Moore from De La Salle is pretty special too. Junior as well
Rivals 4-Star Justin Johnson from EVILLE ran roughshod against last week against St. Chuck East.
He is a baller.
He is a baller.
Both seniors though right? I limited mine to underclassman but yeah seniors would expand things greatly.
He’s still there? Saw him play vs MC the past 2 years!
He is, probably more of a slot or corner at next level.
East Side gets miles out of their backs - seemed like Courtney Moulton was there six year ... just got PT easier than I ever sniffed the field.
The underclassmen from Rochester is supposed to be really good. Can't think of his name right now.
Jacob Durocher, he’s had a great year.
Glenbard West running back Jalen Moore is a Junior. Ran for 221 yards week 1, 30 carries and three touchdowns in his varsity starting debut, a 45-28 win over Maine South. Been a big part of the run for Hitters this year.
I wish akui from st Rita was still playing he was the Barry sanders of his time ,could of played Major League Baseball , also all state wrestling .. Great center fielder ,I watched him totally jump over the fence at Rita to catch a ball ,,honor student also .
Correct. What about Williams for East? That kid runs down hill and is fast and elusive. Don’t under estimate him.
Derrik McLaughlin (Indiana Stare commit - 6'0, 215lbs) Warren Township. Home of Six Flags !
Becoming a two-way may not have been the best use of his talents. Last year, as a sophomore MLB, he was one of most dynamic players Carmel has ever put on the field. This year, as both a linebacker and the primary running back, he has been good, even very good, but not great at either. It's as if his talents have been diluted between the two positions. Offensively, he's been an effective weapon, valued for his versatility. Against Rice, for example, he ran for one score, threw for another, and caught a pass for a third. But he hasn't been a scoring machine like some of the other running backs, both past and present, that he could be compared to. Defensively, too, he's a little off from a year ago. Last year, he took over the game against Loyola and almost beat the Ramblers by himself. This year, he's one of many tools that Carmel has in its inventory.
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It's too early for Vinny Iannanton & Ja'arie Mack of JCA to be on this list, but I have high hopes for both of them and a couple more not named.
1) Red Grange
2) Hershel Walker
3) Earl Campbell
4) Bo Jackson
5) Billy Sims
2) Hershel Walker
3) Earl Campbell
4) Bo Jackson
5) Billy Sims
That’s pretty natural, pretty hard to go two ways at an elite level against that level of competition. When he gets to college and can focus on just LB he will be an absolute beast.
6) Archie Griffin
7) Tony Dorsett
8) Marcus Dupree
9) Eric Dickerson
10) Barry Sanders
IDK why he mentioned him here now, but remember that name "Vinny Iannanton" a Sophomore at JCA, he could be on this list very soon.
As a Freshman he was strictly a RB and broke MC Freshman records. Soph he had a outstanding season at LB. This year, MC was actually thin, believe it or not, at RB. The senior transferred to Phillips after his Sophomore year. Another Junior who was supposed to get a lot of carries was dismissed from the school during summer camp, so they just had 2 Sophomores. MC had Austin Haygood to play LB with Swain and while not as fast as Odeluga, he’s been a tackling machine, leads the team in tackles and got 1st team All Conference. Next year with Swain gone you might see Kenenna go back to LB with Haygood because there was a Fr. RB at MC who was outstanding that I’m sure will be on Varsity. Whatever happens Odeluga is a special player.
I agree he has rare ability, but maybe it's spread a little thin. I know that you're plugged into the program, so we'll see what next year brings. I'm expecting a juggernaut, a team with very few weaknesses, a team not only better but exponentially better than this year's model.
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Isn’t Mack a junior that received way more reps last year and somewhat got demoted?
He was a very good running back but Irving and Thomas were game changers that stand out just about every carry. Didn’t really see that from MC running back. I remember watching him against Loyola last year at mlb. Was a game changer. But makes sense why he’s playing RB with McCaravans explanation
Does grant return next year? Dude is a stud.
