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While South Florida doesn’t produce tight ends like other positions, it has been improving over the past decade. FSU (Nick O’Leary), Miami (Clive Walford), Florida (Kemore Gamble), Michigan (Nick Eubanks) and Illinois (Daniel Barker) have all pulled productive P5 tight ends from the area.
This is one of the better years, with two P5 kids and two more that I believe are undervalued as G5 prospects.
Mason Taylor, 6’4, 225 (St. Thomas Aquinas)- Rising prospect with elite bloodlines. Son of Hall of Famer Jason Taylor and nephew of HOF Finalist Zach Thomas. Complete tight end who can flex out, line up in the backfield or play in-line. Good, not great, athlete with solid hands. Excellent size. Competitive and physical after the catch. Also has DE experience. LSU signee.
De’Carlo Donaldson, 6’2, 215 (Gulliver)- Versatile athlete who keeps getting better. Similar in style to Brevin Jordan with excellent ability after the catch. Good lateral quickness. Lines up wide, in the backfield and even returns kicks and punts. Has some physicality as well. H-back body type. Productive both in pads and on the Immortals 7-on-7 team. West Virginia signee.
Jullian Lewis, 6’2, 204 (Western)- Natural athlete who is capable of playing outside but might project best as a big slot like Njoku. Extremely productive- 1,095 yards, 16.8 yards per catch and 14 TDs as a senior. Plucks the ball. Effective after the catch with short-area burst and ability to break tackles. Confident with the ball in the air. Did not sign in December but has P5 and G5 interest. Underrated player.
Naivyan Cargill, 6’6, 220 (Palm Beach Gardens)- Raw, underrated converted basketball player with legitimate upside. Plays WR, TE, DE and OLB. Productive senior year with 506 yards receiving, 55 tackles, 3 sacks and 2 INTs. Skilled hooper who can shoot threes and block shots. Boxes out and wins contested catches. Physical defender with the ability to strike and upside on that side of the ball. Easy FBS talent if the other stuff checks out. Sleeper potential.
This is one of the better years, with two P5 kids and two more that I believe are undervalued as G5 prospects.
Mason Taylor, 6’4, 225 (St. Thomas Aquinas)- Rising prospect with elite bloodlines. Son of Hall of Famer Jason Taylor and nephew of HOF Finalist Zach Thomas. Complete tight end who can flex out, line up in the backfield or play in-line. Good, not great, athlete with solid hands. Excellent size. Competitive and physical after the catch. Also has DE experience. LSU signee.
De’Carlo Donaldson, 6’2, 215 (Gulliver)- Versatile athlete who keeps getting better. Similar in style to Brevin Jordan with excellent ability after the catch. Good lateral quickness. Lines up wide, in the backfield and even returns kicks and punts. Has some physicality as well. H-back body type. Productive both in pads and on the Immortals 7-on-7 team. West Virginia signee.
Jullian Lewis, 6’2, 204 (Western)- Natural athlete who is capable of playing outside but might project best as a big slot like Njoku. Extremely productive- 1,095 yards, 16.8 yards per catch and 14 TDs as a senior. Plucks the ball. Effective after the catch with short-area burst and ability to break tackles. Confident with the ball in the air. Did not sign in December but has P5 and G5 interest. Underrated player.
Naivyan Cargill, 6’6, 220 (Palm Beach Gardens)- Raw, underrated converted basketball player with legitimate upside. Plays WR, TE, DE and OLB. Productive senior year with 506 yards receiving, 55 tackles, 3 sacks and 2 INTs. Skilled hooper who can shoot threes and block shots. Boxes out and wins contested catches. Physical defender with the ability to strike and upside on that side of the ball. Easy FBS talent if the other stuff checks out. Sleeper potential.
