Memphis first to offer phenom 8th grade QB Raheim Jeter

Prospects are picking up offers earlier and earlier during the recruiting process, but it's still noteworthy when a player yet to start his high school career earns a college scholarship offer. That's exactly what happened over the weekend for Duncan, S.C. quarterback Raheim Jeter, a Class of 2023 prospect, visited Memphis over the weekend. The Tigers jumped into the mix for Jeter, a 6-foot-2, 200-pound prospect who is poised to be a fixture on the national recruiting scene for years to come. According to Jeter's personal quarterback coach, Ramon Robinson, who has also tutored past elite South Carolina quarterbacks like Kelly Bryant, Jeter has the potential to develop into the state's best quarterback prospect in recent memory. Robinson said he sees a similar skillset in Jeter to that of a young Jamies Winston. Rivals.com caught up with Jeter to talk about his trip to Memphis as well as his early start to the recruiting process.

"The visit went really well. It was my second college visit -- I went to South Carolina before -- but Memphis showed me a lot of love."

On finding out he was offered: "I got there early that morning. Once I arrived almost the entire coaching staff came by individually and welcomed me. Coach [Kenny] Dillingham (Memphis offensive coordinator) took me onto the field before the game, showed me around and talked to me for a while. He took me back into the recruiting lounge and soon after he came back and gave me the great news that they had an offer for me."

On what the offer means: "It feels great. It’s definitely motivating. It makes me want to go work even harder."

It's obviously very early in the process but Jeter looks to be a future star and already posses the size and arm strength of a much older prospect. The Tigers jumped in early and will surely be followed by a number of other major programs. It's tough to place too high of expectations on a prospect as young as Jeter, but he will be a name to remember going forward.