No.1: DeSoto Texas vs. Bradenton Fla. IMG Academy
FULL COUNTDOWN:
No. 2: Miami Central at DeMatha
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No. 3: Chandler vs. Bishop Gorman
No. 4: Peachtree Ridge at Archer
No. 5: Bishop Amat vs. Mater Dei
No. 6: Manvel vs. Houston Westfield
No. 7: Hallandale vs. Cedar Grove
Rivals.com has counted down 10 can't-miss matchups this fall in high school football - games so loaded with future Division I talent that it's basically a preview of a future college football Saturday.
Sitting atop the list at No. 1 is Bradenton (Fla.) IMG Academy at DeSoto (Texas) on Sept. 5.
DeSoto Prospects
Josiah Washington
WR Dee Anderson - Committed to LSU, but he does plan to take a few official visits to Texas and UCLA.
QB Tristen Wallace - Committed to Ohio State
RB La'Darren Brown - Committed to Oklahoma State
CB Neiman Armstrong - Committed to Texas Tech
OT Josiah Washington - Committed to Texas State
TE Brendon Rushing - Committed to Texas State
WR K.D. Nixon (2017)- Of the schools to offer scholarships, SMU and Houston stand out. He has an early top four of Baylor, Oregon, Ohio State and TCU.
OT Hyrin White (2017) - Arizona State, Oklahoma State and SMU have already extended scholarship offers.
OG Edward Ingram (2017) - Received his first scholarship offer from Houston.
WR Byron Hanspard (2018) - Texas Tech offered a scholarship in the spring.
Bradenton IMG Academy Prospects
Shea Patterson
QB Shea Patterson - Patterson is committed to Ole Miss
DL Shavar Manuel - Florida State and Florida seem to be the two most likely landing spots for Manuel.
LB Rahshaun Smith - Smith decommitted from Clemson and now appears headed for Maryland.
TE Isaac Nauta - Nauta recently broke his longstanding commitment to Florida State. Georgia and USC now seem like major players in his recruitment.
WR T.J. Chase - Chase is committed to Clemson.
CB Khalil Ladler - Finalists to land Ladler are Florida State, LSU, Georgia and Tennessee. Miami has an outside chance to steal his commitment.
OG Tyler Gerald - Gerald is committed to Ohio State.
DE Josh Kaindoh (2017) - A five-star prospect, Kaindoh has plenty of scholarship offers already. Michigan, Penn State, Alabama and others are heavily involved. He has yet to name a frontrunner.
WR Drake Davis - Davis has a number of offers and recently added LSU to the list. Ole Miss is a player in his recruitment, as are Maryland and others.
LB Jordan Anthony (2017) - Anthony has yet to name a leader in his recruitment. Auburn, Clemson, Penn State and others have extended scholarship offers.
WR Emmanuel Greene (2017) - Ohio State, Miami and Florida are all major players for Greene, who does not plan to make a decision anytime in the near future.
OL Robert Hainsey (2017) - Michigan, Michigan State and West Virginia are among the schools that have offered Hainsey. He has not named a frontrunner.
DL Camaron Spence (2017) - Penn State and Ohio State seem to be the early frontrunners for Spence, who is also considering Miami and others.
TE Tre McKitty (2017) - McKitty is committed to Miami but recently visited Florida. He is expected to consider a number of schools going forward.
OL Cesar Ruiz (2017) - A New Jersey native, Ruiz has yet to name an official leader, but Michigan seems to be the early favorite in his recruitment.
Looking Ahead
Dee Anderson
There will be big-time matchups all over the field. Wallace is a big dual-threat quarterback who will be throwing to LSU commit Anderson. LSU target Ladler will be leading the charge to shut Anderson down. Ohio State has a number of prospects in the game in addition to Wallace. Spence has the Buckeyes high on his list, and he will be chasing around Wallace all day. Ole Miss is hoping to get a look at a future quarterback-receiver connection with Patterson throwing to key Ole Miss target Davis.
The IMG roster is fully stocked with major FBS prospects looking at a number of schools that span the country. IMG is not a traditional high school by any stretch, and it draws in a wider base of college coaches. Fans of nearly every major program in the country can find reason to be interested in IMG's showcase game of the season.
Quotables
Tristen Wallace
DeSoto head coach Todd Peterman:
"I'm just being honest, coach (Kevin) Wright and his family and my family, we spent the week together over Christmas break when he was coaching in Indiana. He's a great man. He has a great family. [IMG] obviously has a ton of talent. This is the (truth), we haven't thought about IMG once. We're worried about Arlington Martin. We have to climb that mountain first and then we'll worry about IMG. I mean who knows what they're going to run on offense, who knows what they're going to run on defense? We don't know. We're getting prepared for somebody you don't know anything about, and that is basically a new team and they're a new team of all-stars. Obviously they have to put their group together."
IMG Academy head coach Kevin Wright:
"I coached in the Semper-Fi All-American Game with their head coach and defensive coordinator last year. I've also seen a lot of them on tape. They're pretty darn good. I actually think the quarterback, Wallace, is pretty special. He looks like [Ohio State quarterback] Cardale Jones. He has that type of game. He's tough to tackle and has a very live arm."
