Top 20 Wide Receivers
1. Devon Allen - Brophy
2. Jalen Brown (JR) – Mountain Pointe
3. Mark Andrews (JR) – Desert Mountain
4. Cameron Denson (JR) – Salpointe
5. Jake Roh – Chaparral
6. Nate Phillips – Basha
7. Christian Kirk (SOPH) – Saguaro
8. Paul Elvira – Marcos de Niza
9. Aeron Carr – Red Mountain
10. Frankie Felix – Hamilton
11. Jordin Hamilton – Chaparral
12. Thair Blakes – Mountain Pointe
13. Isaiah Huston – Boulder Creek
14. Kaleb Germinaro – Desert Vista
15. Isreal Simpson (JR) - Hamilton
16. Lukas Treffers – Saint Mary’s
17. Connor Helvig – Gilbert
18. Jordan Johnson – Williams Field
19. Matt Hartlen – Cactus Shadows
20. Darius Aguirre (JR) - Peoria
Up and Comers- Chandler’s Dionte Sykes transfers in from Basha with a lot of hype and if you just look at him, physically he deserves it. It will be exciting to see what he does in his first varsity season.
Riser- Frankie Felix from Hamilton is scary with the ball in his hands. He did plenty of damage as a junior getting carries out of the backfield and in the return game but will play the slot this year and will get more touches in space.
Sleeper- Shawn Poindexter - Centennial- The 6-5 Poindexter hasn’t played much football but I love what he did in the passing league tournaments this summer. He is a giant target that could be the Coyotes main red zone receiving threat in 2012.
Dominating Underclassmen- With Brown, Andrews, Denson and Kirk taking up much of the spotlight in a very talented 2014 class, some very very good prospects get overshadowed. I talked above about Sykes and Simpson but Kristian Salinas from Horizon, Bryant O’Georgia from North Canyon, Ismael Murphy-Simpson from Desert Edge, Jordan Brown from Paradise Valley and Matt Munsil from Scottsdale Prep make up a very talented group. Munsil has been one of the state’s leaders in yards and receptions during his two years on varsity.
Transfers- Big Angel Holmes transferred to Cienega from Santa Rita and should get more attention. I liked what Keesean Green did in the return game at Mt. Ridge, he has left for Centennial and joins what looks to be a young but talented group of kids. Rumor is that speedy Jontrell Wooten will no longer be at Washington, we will see where he pops up.
Others to Watch
Josh Aganon – Chaparral- 5-10 165
Matt Auran – Brophy- 5-10 170
Abram Chairez – Ironwood – 5-10 160
Nick Colgate - Nogales- 5-8 160
Shawn Doucette (JR) – Mt. Ridge- 6-0 160
Luke Doyle – Deer Valley- 5-11 170
Chaz Dudley - Scottsdale Christian- 6-0 155
Branden Edwards – Apache Junction
Michael Gallardo – Ironwood- 5-8 160
Joey Gatewood - Paradise Valley- 6-2 180
Kyle Gladstone – Cactus Shadows- 6-4 200
Joseph Grono – Sahuaro- 5-7 150
Matt Haggerty - Seton Catholic- 6-0 180
Shad Lindsey - Round Valley- 5-8 150
Manual Luque – Moon Valley- 6-2 160
Elroy Matsers – Sunrise Mountain- 6-2 200
Mitch McCulley (JR) - Chandler- 6-1 175
Joey McDonald – Greenway- 6-1 170
Abe Mendivil – Apollo- 6-2 200
Oshea Myer (JR) – Centennial
Brando Ponce – Central- 5-10 175
Micah Rentrope – Kellis- 6-2 160
Sean Schweichler - Williams Field- 5-10 170
Jared Sires - Salpointe- 6-0 175
Levi Wallace – Tucson- 6-0 170
Eric Wilcox – Queen Creek- 6-4 175
Top 5 Tight Ends
1. Grant Martinez – Notre Dame
2. Trevor Wood (JR) – Chaparral
3. Patrick Baldenegro – Chandler
4. Antonio Zepeda – Camelback
5. Matt Bushman (JR) - Sabino
Sleeper- Few people have heard of Seth Manzanares from Goldwater but this kid can play. Is not a true TE, lines up a lot in the slot. Is a big-framed kid that has solid speed and very good hands.
Others to Watch
Jarvis Berry – Youngker- 6-0 210
Taylor Blankenship – Marcos de Niza- 6-0 200
Micah Campbell - St. David- 6-2 240
Andrew Curtis – Brophy- 6-2 210
Trevor Deason - Joy Christian- 5-11 185
Xavier Forester - Poston Butte- 5-11 170
John Jackson (JR) - Canyon del Oro- 6-3 240
Gordon Longville – Ironwood Ridge- 6-3 220
Ardis Palmer – Westview- 6-1 245
Donavan Vance – Cienega- 6-3 210
Ronnie Querry – Basha- 6-0 190
Ethan Wright- Scottsdale Prep- 6-3 185