Southeast spotlight: Underclassmen on the rise
The month of June means college programs hosting summer camps across the Southeast, and several underclassmen took advantage of those opportunities to enhance their recruiting profiles. Here is a look at five underclassmen from the Southeast region who emerged as prospects to know based on their June performances.
Boykin is among a talented group of underclassmen at Lagrange (Ga.) Troup, along with King Mwikuta and Kobe Hudson. Boykin has racked up offers from Auburn, Georgia, Kentucky, Syracuse and Tennessee recently, and more could be on the way for the 6-foot-4, 230-pound sophomore. He transferred after his freshman season at Lagrange (Ga.) High, so with his ability and the talent around him, Boykin will have a lot of eyes on him this fall.
LSU is the most recent offer for Clayton, joining an impressive list that includes Auburn, Georgia, Kansas, LSU, Oregon State and Tulane. Clayton visited Alabama this summer and the Crimson Tide are showing interest as well. He is also hearing from Florida and hopes to camp at the Swamp later this month. Clayton's favorite school growing up was LSU. He has watched a lot of Tiger football games and worn several purple and gold jerseys over the years.
It seems like one offer after another has come in for Miller recently. Clemson offered right before he left the country for a mission trip in late June and, before that, programs such as Alabama, Auburn, Georgia, Ohio State and Tennessee extended offers. Miller is wide open to all schools at this point. He will hit the road for some visits in July and then he will continue that into the fall.
Yes, you read it correctly, McLaughlin is in the 2021 class. He already has an impressive offer list. Florida State had him on campus in the middle of June for camp, and the Seminoles offered him after his performance. Even before that, McLaughlin was pulling in offers from Georgia State, Missouri and Texas A&M. He may be from the Peach State, but he loves it on the West Coast. He has offers from UCLA and USC and has high interest in both. McLaughlin looks to be the next quarterback in line to be a national name out of Georgia.
Not many know about Lucedale (Miss.) George County, but Jackson has had many talking about him and that school this summer. Where he goes, he gets offered. Jackson camped at LSU. The Tigers offered. He camped at Auburn. Those Tigers offered, too. He camped at Florida State. You know the drill by now — the Seminoles offered. Jackson is an athletic defensive lineman who can move. He has impressed coach after coach over the last six weeks. Jackson will have the practice field and the hallways busy in the coming years. LSU has had him on campus twice this summer and the Tigers could be the early favorite.