Best High School Player Seen

[bicenTENNial]

You know JC lit it up in HS.

Maney was unstoppable... Heck of a basketball player too.. Harriman won state in basketball too his senior year

 

[GVF]

JC had a darn good career in the CFL. He was one of my favorite Volunteers players.

CFL is kinda fun to watch. They have a pretty controlled pay structure though. Most CFL players still have to have off-season jobs. It's not your life like the NFL. Good linemen make like 250K

 

[GVF]

Maney was unstoppable... Heck of a basketball player too.. Harriman won state in basketball too his senior year

I knew a few families in Harriman in my day.

 

[Jeff Clark]

CFL is kinda fun to watch. They have a pretty controlled pay structure though. Most CFL players still have to have off-season jobs. It's not your life like the NFL. Good linemen make like 250K

The CFL drafts a lot of skill players from the US but they try to have all their linemen and kickers be Canadians

 

[camp_steveo]

We watched Tee Higgins grow up out in Oak Ridge.

 

[titansvolsfaninga]

Played against Zane Lewis at Raleigh Egypt HS. He was a hoss. Went to Clemson, not sure what happened to him.
Curtis Alexander at Whitehaven. Went to Alabama.

 

[Big Al Orange]

LOL. The field is still beside those same tracks

Back in the 70s your Tomcats were nearly unbeatable. Coached by one of the best ever HS coaches. Cooper was his name if I remember correctly.

 

[Jeff Clark]

Did anyone every see Albert Means play in Memphis for Trezevant High School? I know his recruitment brought the NCAA down hard on Alabama.

 

[headhunter15]

Devrin Young when Bearden scrimmaged Morristown East.

 

[deezvols]

Justin Harrell
oddly enough, I remember him more for playing TE

 

[TBrown33]

Travis Henry, dude was unstoppable playing in central/southwest Florida.

 

[Majors]

Moore was also a RB. And a damn good one.

One of those under the national radar Tennessee gems that Chavis could convert.

 

[Majors]

When I was working at the CBS Affiliate in Knoxville back in the late 2000s, I took an informal poll of our sports team on this very question. The consensus among out three sports reporters/anchors was that the best HS player they had seen was Travis Cozart. They described him as being unbelievably good at Lenoir City and thought he was a sure-fire NFL prospect.

That’s accurate. He was a man among boys and even when he got to UT after JUCO was playing at another level. Just couldn’t do the common sense things to stay out of trouble.

 

[UTwick]

Reggie White, Minister of Defense, Chattanooga Howard

 

[NighthawkVol]

That’s accurate. He was a man among boys and even when he got to UT after JUCO was playing at another level. Just couldn’t do the common sense things to stay out of trouble.

I was told the kid could've gone to the NFL from high school.

 

[Illinoisvolfan2]

Owen Daniels. Naperville Central HS Naperville IL. (Same school as Candace Parker).
I saw every game they played that season (my kids went there)
He was an amazing QB in high school. 6-4 230 and could pass and run. Undefeated state champs in 1999
Went to Wisconsin and they changed him to TE. Ended up playing 10 years in NFL and caught a pass from Peyton in his last Super Bowl with the Broncos

 

[snappervol]

Andy Kelly and Shazzon Bradley, I was a freshman so I saw some great games. Best player I actually shared the field with in a meaningful game was Shawn Summers

Back in the same timeframe, Billy Williams @ Alcoa was fun to watch outrun everyone on the long ball. He was a Squirrel White type (physically), and could outrun just about anything around. Billy Williams was one fast cat!
Edit: I’m not looking it up, but after further thought, I’m guessing I first witnessed Billy at Alcoa in ‘85/‘86 timeframe in HS. Then, watched him haul in at least one long ball @ Neyland for the good guys shortly following. As I recall, Billy wasn’t the best student, but man he could fly. Would love to have him in this system.

 

[MAD]

Charles Jefferson, Linebacker 1982, Ridgemont High

 

[CINCYVOL]

Shawn Alexander, Boone County High School, Florence, KY. He was a man among boys.

 

[Jeff Clark]

Charles Jefferson, Linebacker 1982, Ridgemont High

 

[Majors]

I was told the kid could've gone to the NFL from high school.

He was ahead of Jay Graham when he transferred back after one year of JUCO. Here’s a breakdown of how good he was and the mistakes. Reminded me of Marcus Dupree, country kid, god given size and speed to run the football.

‘Step up and own it’: The rise, fall and possible redemption of Travis Cozart

 

[OrangeInKy]

Went to high school at Bearden Mikal Smith was there. (Lovie’s son) he was the best I’ve ever seen. Another Bearden guy on that team was up there as well.
Saw Michael Bush play for Louisville Male in 2003. We were after him but he stayed home. He’s the second best.

 

[MAD]

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Wondered if anyone had heard of him

 

[Majors]

Back in the same timeframe, Billy Williams @ Alcoa was fun to watch outrun everyone on the long ball. He was a Squirrel White type (physically), and could outrun just about anything around. Billy Williams was one fast cat!
Edit: I’m not looking it up, but after further thought, I’m guessing I first witnessed Billy at Alcoa in ‘85/‘86 timeframe in HS. Then, watched him haul in at least one long ball @ Neyland for the good guys shortly following. As I recall, Billy wasn’t the best student, but man he could fly. Would love to have him in this system.

Weighed about 120 in HS, weighed 122 in college it seemed like. A lot like Justin Hunter

 

[Majors]

Went to high school at Bearden when animal Smuth was there. (Lovie’s son) he was the best I’ve ever seen. Another Bearden guy on that team was up there as well.
Saw Michael Bush play for Louisville Male in 2003. We were after him but he stayed home. He’s the second best.

Mikele was solid, went on to play at AZ.