Syracuse is first to offer local safety Miller

Safety Jovan Miller out of Syracuse (N.Y.) Christian Brothers is receiving a lot of interest. The 5-foot-11, 185-pounder even picked up his first offer recently.

"He did get an offer from Syracuse," Christian Brothers head coach Joe Casamento said. "I know he's very happy and excited about getting the scholarship from them, but I think we're still miles away from him naming any favorites."

Plenty of other schools are intrigued by the Empire State prospect.

"He's getting lots of information from Michigan, Ohio State, Michigan State, Pittsburgh, Connecticut and North Carolina," he stated. "We're right now waiting to see what other schools will do. He doesn't really have much film out yet and we're trying to get that soon."

Casamento believes his talented prospect could play a variety of positions at the next level.

"If he goes big-time I think he'll be a safety, otherwise I could see him playing wide receiver or even running back," he explained. "Jovan is a very explosive and aggressive player. People have seen his offensive tape and you can see the aggression he has when he runs and that is brought on defense. He is also a very athletic player that has good instincts and a tremendous break on the ball.

"He is a very good kid too. He is religious, likeable and smiles all the time. I can guarantee he won't be a troublemaker at all. I think he'll be solid player for some program and make them very happy."

Miller went on to score 34 touchdowns last season and led the area in scoring.

Another player to watch out of Christian Brothers is tight end Stephon Pride. According to Casamento, the receiver prospect broke out at recent camps.

"I know lots of schools noticed him at camps over the past month and he's definitely a guy they are keeping an eye on," he said. "People like that he is a bigger guy that could project to tight end and he ran pretty well running a 4.7-second 40. The other good thing about Stephon is that he definitely can get a lot bigger. I think he can easily get up to 245-pounds."

The only problem so far for Pride is that he hasn't played a lot.

"I think most of the teams want to see how he plays next year," he said. "He didn't get on the field much, but when he did he ran good routes and played well. He'll definitely be a bigger part of our offense this season."