Sometimes early talent assessments do become reality. Such was the case with Malik Leverett, who was a dominant player at Greenbriar Middle School in Evans, GA, during the 2017 and 2018 season. As an eighth grader in 2018, Leverett piled up almost 1,000 yards rushing and scored 24 touchdowns, despite sitting out the fourth quarter in most games as Greenbriar racked up big … [Read more...]

Kameron Durant, a 6-foot-3, 305-pound offensive lineman from Summerville, SC, sent out emails last February to 100 college football coaches in an effort to generate recruiting interest. Only one coach responded — East Carolina offensive line coach Steve Shankweiler. Shankweiler, who has more than 40 years of coaching experience at the college level, was acquainted with … [Read more...]

Bryce Weaver planned to spend the summer of 2021 attending college football camps in hopes of sparking recruiting interest. Weaver, already 6-foot-3 and 280 pounds, was coming off a sophomore season at D.H. Conley High School in Greenville, NC, in which he started every game on the offensive line. But due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Vikings only played seven games during a … [Read more...]

For a guy who as a middle schooler envisioned himself playing in the NBA, Ty Adams has turned out to be a pretty good football player. Or a spectacular football player might be a better description. After two injury riddled varsity seasons at Swainsboro High in Georgia, the 5-foot-11, 175-pounder emerged as a two-way star for the Tigers on the football field during the … [Read more...]

Michael Short was born in a football town and into a football family, so it was only natural for him to be drawn to East Carolina University. Short, a linebacker from Mallard Creek High School in Charlotte, became one of three players to help start ECU's football recruiting Class of 2023 by making a verbal commitment to the Pirates last weekend. The 6-foot-3, 220-pounder … [Read more...]