The Corky Kell Classic features the best programs in the state and these football powerhouses are factories for producing the nation's top college prospects each year. There is no better way for a recruit to start the foot- ball season than a breakout performance in the Corky Kell Classic. With so much talent on the field, it gives every player an opportunity to go against the best competition on opening week's biggest stage.
Looking back at the amount of college signees that played in the Corky Kell the past couple years shows
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how densely populated Georgia High School football is with talent. In 2012, the event featured the most major college signees in Corky Kell Classic history with names like Robert Nkemdiche (Ole Miss), Tyren Jones (Alabama), Parker McLeod (Ala- bama), Brandon Kublanow (Georgia) and Bryce Ramsey (Georgia).
NEW CROP ...
McEachern is this year's host of the Corky Kell Classic and they will look to defend their home turf with one of the most talented rosters in the state. Offensive tackle Chuma Edoga is committed to USC and running back Taj Griffin is a five-star committed to Oregon. Griffin is one of the fastest players in the country and can outsprint his way to touchdowns in the return game and in a variety of ways out of the backfield. Edoga is one of the most athletic offensive lineman in the nation and his skillset is already polished. The college-ready lineman possesses a huge wingspan with the power and speed that make him impenetrable.
Wideout T.J. Rahming is a threat at receiver and is pledged to Duke and guard Chandler Jones has already committed to Louisville. The underclassman stars for the Indians are junior defensive tackle Julian Rochester and sophomore quarterback Bailey Hockman. Rochester is one of the highest-rated prospects in the country for the 2016 class and Hockman was named to the CBS MaxPreps All-American preseason team for the Class of 2017.
North Gwinnett is led by Clemson-commit and consensus five-star Mitch Hyatt at offensive tackle and a bevy of skill guys. Wideout Almonzo Brown is narrowing down offers from Florida, Georgia Tech and Kansas State, among others and Daniel Imatorbhebhe is a 6-foot-4 target who is already committed to Missouri.
TIGER TOWN ...
Tucker is a factory for producing college talent and is headlined by Alabama-commit Jonathan Ledbetter. Outside linebacker Elijah Sullivan is an Auburn-commit and Sandy Creek transfer Delvin Weems is an all-purpose back pledged to Marshall.
Weems' former running mate at Sandy Creek Eric Swinney is committed to Ole Miss and there are a few undecided running backs that are receiving plenty of collegiate fan mail. Brookwood's Jesse Brown and Colquitt County's Sihiem King have seen interest spike after their junior seasons. Brown has been offered by Furman, Georgia State, N.C. State and Yale and King holds offers from Cincinnati, Georgia Southern and Georgia Tech heading into the season. Archer has a championship-caliber quarterback returning under center with Gabe Tiller. This summer, Tiller led the Tigers to the Corky Kell Classic 7-on-7 championship and followed the polished passing. His poise in the pocket and ability to improvise and make plays suits an Archer offense with plenty of options to share the football. Tiller's top playmakers will be running back Dylan Singleton, tight end Connor Redmond and rising junior Kyle Davis
Singleton is a composite four-star junior with offers from Duke and South Carolina that will play running back and defensive back. Redmond is a 6-foot-4 tight end committed to South Carolina and Kyle Davis is a 6-foot- 3, 220-pound junior also committed to the Gamecocks.
As we've seen over the years, expect the McEachern sidelines to be a popular destination for college football's top coaches on Aug. 22-23. The teams in this year's Metro PCS Corky Kell Classic represent some of the best programs in the state and the talent on each squad includes some of the best recruits in the nation.
