2022 South Georgia Player Rankings: V1.0

By Barry Every
SouthernPigskin.com

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SP Recruiting Expert Barry Every’s initial ranking of the top 45 players in South Georgia for the Class of 2022.

With signing day for the class of 2020 less than a week away, what better time to breakout Version 1.0 of the South Georgia Player Rankings. The initial rankings start off as a Top 45 with 16 of these South Georgia Gems already garnering at least one FCS or FBS offer.

The goal of the South Georgia Player Rankings is to increase the visibility of as many deserving players  that happen to live in a remote region in the Peach State. Let’s face it, most out-of-state recruiters land at Hartsfield-Jackson and simply stay in a one-hour radius of the airport.

To be considered for this list an athlete must have played significant varsity reps as  a sophomore. Being on this list does not guarantee future success, as does not being on this list ensure failure. Remember the number one thing, outside of football, that an athlete can do to improve their recruiting is taking care of work in the classroom.

Taking the top spot in the initial South Georgia Player Rankings is Bainbridge (Ga.) two-way standout Deyon Bouie. As a freshman he helped guided the Bearcats to the GHSA-AAAAA Title with 349 all-purpose yards, 31 tackles, 12 PBU’s and six INT’s. Two of his aerial thefts were returned for touchdowns.

As a sophomore Bouie caught 28 passes for 510 yards and six touchdowns while adding five PBU’s and three more picks to his already impressive total. He currently holds 13 offers which include Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Florida State, Georgia, Tennessee and South Carolina.

Coming in at #2 is dual-threat signal  caller Jacurri Brown of Valdosta (Ga.) Lowndes. Over the last two seasons the long and lanky offensive  threat has thrown for 1,763 yards and 13 touchdowns versus six interceptions. More impressive is his 2,169 yards rushing and 28 touchdowns while playing in Georgia’s highest classification. Brown hold offers from Colorado State, Florida Atlantic, UAB and Virginia Tech.

Fellow Region1-AAAAAA super sophomore Jamie Felix of Kingsland (Ga.) Camden County makes his entry in the #3 spot. Over his two year varsity career Felix has carried the ball 262 times for 1,505 yards and 18 touchdowns. He is also a very adept receiver out of the backfield having caught 29 passes for 341 yards and a pair of scores. Felix currently holds 15 scholarship offers which include Arkansas, Auburn, Florida State, Kentucky, LSU, Mississippi State and Tennessee.

In the #4-spot is two-way lineman Mykel Williams of Columbus (Ga.) Hardaway. This past season Williams recorded 57 tackles, 18 TFL’s, ten sacks and 14 QBH’s in just nine games. He also plays offensive tackle for the Hawks. Williams holds scholarship offers from Tennessee, Troy and Virginia Tech.

The third member of Region 1-AAAAAAA making the top seven is Tifton (Ga.) Tift County defensive end Tyre West. In his two seasons on the Blue Devil varsity squad he has recorded 88 tackles, 17 TFL’s, 17 QBH’s and six sacks.  West currently holds offers from Auburn, Florida, Georgia, Georgia Tech, Kentucky, Ole Miss and Tennessee. He makes his entry at #5.

Speedy wideout Tahj Sanders of Moultrie (Ga.) Colquitt County is the fourth member representing Region 1-AAAAAAA anked in the top seven. Sanders caught 43 passes for 678 yards and 10 touchdowns this past season. He possesses offers from Duke, Florida State, Georgia Tech, Louisville, Miami and Tennessee.

Dual-threat signal caller Thomas  Castellanos of Waycross (Ga.) Ware County rounds out the top seven. Over his two-year varsity career he has thrown for 2,216 yards and 18 touchdowns while rushing for 1,774 yards and 32 scores. Castellanos lone offer at this  time is from Kansas.

This list will not only change, but continue to  expand as more players develop and are evaluated. The next version will take place just prior to the spring evaluation period which starts on April, 15 2021.