Athletes: The๐community is tighter than you can imagine.
- That D3 coach you blow off, could be at a D1 school within months
- That reporter you don't DM back, could be working in player personnel or recruiting next week
- That team manager you clown on, could be your bossโฆ
The next time anyone wants to laugh at playing anything lower than D1 footballโฆ
Remember this is what a D2 RB looks like
He also ran a 4.48 at his pro day.๐ณ
๐ธ:
@Coach_Mul
|
@LHU_Football
This weekend, my wife and I were blessed with class of 2039 prospect, Walker Popadines. 8lb and 11oz of all boy. We are happy, healthy and excited.
God is good all the time.
Happy to formally announce that Iโve been named National Scouting Director of Prep RedZone Next.
More info coming soonโฆ
Tomorrowโs Talent Today ๐ฏ
Genetics are more than half the battle.
Parents can throw all the ๐ฐ they want at camps, private trainers, workout equipment, etc.
But if dad was 5โ9โ & slowโฆand mom played JV chess until she was a seniorโฆyouโre likely not gonna be a D1 guy.
Not a hater, just a realist๐คท๐ผโโ๏ธ
Who is the 8th grade football player (class of 2027) in EACH state that I'd be FIRST to offer as of right now?
I got you here:
**Not including prospects that already hold reported offers**
I have NEVER seen a more talented class coming out of Middle School, then this 2026 class.
Cost to coast, it's just different. And Deep.
It is so, so, SO, incredibly special. All the talk about "football is dying" can, frankly, kiss my whole ass.
Just throw on the film!
Prospects: That D3 coach you ignore, could be a D1 assistant next month.
That reporter you don't answer, could be giving you โญ๏ธ's next year.
That camp you blow off, that Director could soon be running a Recruiting Dept.
Moral is: Respect everyone along the way, ya never know.
Wheels up to
@ATTStadium
for International Bowl XI.
Ya'll can keep the shoes, visors and marketing gimmicks. I will take the athletes with the integrity to play for the
@USNFT
& United States of America.
#USALLIN
Going through these combine invites & checking on the social media of athletes. If you think we want athletes who openly degrade women & disrespect teachers/adults...maaaaan take a look in the mirror!!!
I said it the other day, treat EVERYONE with respect. Character counts.
When I first started evaluating middle school players in 2010 I was laughed off more fields than I can count & had to stay on Facebook hoping to find a kid.
Now, I see "20+" notifications every 3 mins when I click back over on Twitter.
#Prospective
#StressedButBlessed
#Growth
It's that time of the year where I'm crunching to finish the 2027's, but REALLY can't wait to get to the 2028's in August.
Class of 2028: Your time starts August 16th. Already have 300+ identified. Many more to come!
Just like you guys, I aim to get better every year too๐ฏโฆ
๐ฃ๏ธIf youโre younger than a freshmanโฆyour โrankingโ doesnโt matter.
If youโre PAYING to play in all-star games, at the pre-HS level, Iโm sorry but nobody that can ACTUALLY offer you a scholarship, really cares.
Iโm not a hater or whatever, Iโm just telling you the truth.
๐
If you were invited and went anywhere else this weekend...what was you doing maaan?
Shout out to the 20 colleges in attendance and to all the coaches in my DMs, Iโll hit ya back.
Itโs the U.S. National team, baby ๐คท๐ผโโ๏ธ
Been reaching out to a lot of talented athletes around the country lately. This nation has no shortage of young men who will get free educations and lead the future in many avenues--NOT just sports!
U.S. National Team |
#BeTheChange
The Kobe Commandments.
#RIPKobe
1. Get better every single day
2. Prove them wrong
3. Work on your weaknesses
4. Execute what you practiced
5. Learn from greatness
6. Learn from wins & losses
7. Practice mindfulness
8. Be ambitious
9. Believe in your team
10. Learn storytelling
Askin for prayers for my guy
@TimmyWard10
today, as he goes in for surgery, just days after winning the
@RFootball
Toughness Award (Frank R. Burns) at the Spring Game.
We love ya big, TDubbya |
#CHOP
๐ช
When you get an invitation to tryout for this team & this program....it goes a lot deeper than touchdowns and tackles. It's about playing for your country. THE United States of America.
Let that sink in for a little bit....
#EarnYourStars
Iโm gonna get in my feelings real quick here...THANK YOU to the mommaโs, daddyโs,coaches and trainers that allowed the
@USNFT
to take care of your babyโs for a few days. Iโm humbled, proud and already missing the moments spent with the teams this year. You make the grind worth it
I have the social media accounts of 537 prospects on a running word doc that caught my eye, after looking at film for less than 2 seconds.
I begin chipping away at that list...NOW. Expect a lot of new faces on 2027 PRZ Next National Watchlist Vol. 2, which drops in Marchโผ๏ธ
Athletes/parents, letโs talk truths about 8th graders getting offers:
๐ด๐๐ต ๐ด๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ ๐ด๐ฒ๐๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ผ๐ณ๐ณ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ ๐๐ฆ ๐ก๐ข๐ง ๐ก๐ข๐ฅ๐ ๐๐.
- While itโs certainly newsworthy for college fans, the offer means NOTHING until you get that official offer letter, later in HS.โฆ
People: Your job is awesome. I wanna evaluate football talent too.
Me: yes it is awesome. But I also worked 12 hours yesterday. Then had a pack of MnMs for dinner while typing up evals and slept for 6 hours before heading back to the fields today this morning.
โฆand I love it.
This ainโt a job. Itโs a passion.
Itโs how I send my 4 year old to school with food every day.
Itโs how I provide my 2 year old with hulk and Spider-Man toys.
Itโs my life. ๐ฏ
Not entirely sure when it exactly happened, but we're currently at a place where a 6'0, 230-pound 8th grade defensive lineman is considered "undersized".
I literally played my last ever football game as a 6'0, 225-pound Defensive End.
๐จThe U.S. National Team Selection Combine๐จ
Invitation Request is now ๐๐๐๐. Class of 2022-2024 ONLY.
8 roster spots awarded on site. Think it should be you? Click belowโฌ๏ธโฌ๏ธโฌ๏ธ
The
@USNFT
is not all-star team. This is a program for OUR country.
Anyone can slap on a label and say โall-starโ or โall-Americanโ.
We are NOT the same ๐ฏ
#USALLIN
|
#Family
|
#BeTheChange
๐จ๐๐ก๐ ๐.๐. ๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐๐ฅ ๐๐๐๐ฆ ๐๐๐ฅ๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐๐ข๐ง๐ will start to send out invites on December 8th๐จ
Get those nominations in. It's a v!!!be.
Tomorrow is Nov. 1st and Iโm bout to TURN it upโผ๏ธ
Iโve been building lists behind the scenes while regular seasons are coming to an end.
Its gonna RAIN 2028 prospects.
The
@USNFT
staff is hard at work preparing for International Bowl at
@ATTStadium
this week.
Canโt wait for our athletes to represent our nation ๐บ๐ธ
#USALLIN
Will be adding 300+ names to the 2026 Watch List.
Next Update will be end of May/Early June.
2026 class = 1,300+ prospects
2027 class = 400+ prospects
2028 class = 150+ prospects
Forward progress only. โก๏ธโก๏ธโก๏ธ
I ONLY cover middle school football.
- I do not have any say in HS rankings
- Think star ratings are stupid, but understand their place in the industry
- Canโt get you invites to other camps other than
@PrepRedzone
- Again, ONLY cover middle school
- Pray everyone is happy
700 athletes
46 states
24 college coaches
10 Media outlets
8 automatic
@USNFT
Invites.
3 sessions
1 place to experience it all...
The U.S. National Team Selection Combine. March 28th at
@thestarinfrisco
.
#USALLIN
๐กNIL tip for Athletes/Parents: Nobody is handing out NIL $$ to dudes throwin up gang signs or looking down/away from the camera. MAKE YOURSELF MARKETABLE.
Branding (N) - the promotion of a particular product, look or company by means of advertising & distinctive design.
NILโฆ
Nationally, the 2027 class has grown on me a lot since March. I still think the 2026 class has more nationally elite guys, but time will tell on both accounts.
States w/ the most 2027 talent (in my opinion):
1.) Texas
2.) Georgia
3.) California
4.) Florida
5.) Pennsylvania๐
Man I swear if I ever donโt work in football, you wonโt catch me on social media at all.
This place is toxic as hell๐ฏ
Just do your best, be kind, work harder and pray.
Invitations for the U.S. National Team Selection Combine will continue to roll out๐
Do not sit back. Get those invite requests in and join the
#FAMILY
.
Start here:
3 things I wish I knew as a HS football player:
1. Stop saying "I don't have time". You have ZERO idea what that means yet
2. Work harder. You're NOT talented enough to just do what everyone else is doing
3. Forget the parties & girls. In 3 years, NEITHER will matter at all
This isn't an all-star game. This isn't a football camp. This isn't like anything you've experienced before...
This is a program. This is a ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐.
#USALLIN
I miss it all.
I miss the
@USNFT
on
@espn
.
I miss
@ATTStadium
.
I miss the ๐บ๐ธ
I miss the 5 โญ๏ธโs.
I miss the guys who earn offers.
I miss the ๐โs best coaches.
I miss
@CoachAI
&
@ChuckT17
I miss the grind.
I miss ๐.
We will be back. Stay Ready, stay positive, stay safeโผ๏ธ
I may never be โrichโ doing what I do with the younger prospects. Iโm coming to peace with that.
But, you canโt put a $ amount on the feeling of receiving those messages saying โyou were the first to identify me and write about me.
That feeling doesnโt have a price tag๐ฏ
HS prospects don't box yourself into a position. By saying "I only play WR" or "I don't play defense" you are possibly missing out on opportunities. If you can play...your talent will shine through! Fr. Fr.
My
@PrepRedzoneNext
Class of 2026 Watch List is up to 552 athletes, from 39 states. In my opinion all trending towards FBS/FCS ๐ผ๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐.
Will be finished updating by end of January. You will NOT find a more complete list of middle school football players anywhere
Class of 2026 Watch List Vol. 2 (will updated twice more before fall) is shaping up nicely. There's a lot of data to scrub, media to find and fact-checking to do.
When all is said and done, there will be north of 1,000 8th graders that will be earning recognition.
#UnRivaled
The initial Prep Redzone Next 2027 Football Prospect Watch List is ๐๐๐๐.
List is NOT final. Updates EVERY day behind scenes. Next big update is March.
Before the angry DMs/tweets come, take 45 seconds to read & think about the process.
(Free):
Iโm 6โ0โ and 205 pounds at age 33. These young men on the U16 team are all freshmen in high school (class of 2023).
The
@USNFT
is full of freaks ๐ฆ
It was a tough loss for
#Oregon
. That said, that is a locker room full of tough, resilient young men.
These 2 are an example of tough & resilient. Spent a lot of football hours with
@SirMells40
&
@McgeeSeven
when they were in Middle School/HS.
Getting this pic made my weekend!
Forget about sports. Donโt even mention it. Think about his wife and his four daughters...
As a father of a daughter...itโs absolutely paralyzing to think about her growing up without me.
#RIPKobe
Feeling very blessed for my job today.
Updating the
@PrepRedzoneNext
National Watch List for Vol.3 later this month or early June.
1,700 class of 2026s will be on list. Another 300 athletes that are close to making it.
Class of 2027/2028โฆyouโre on the โฐ
He's the No.4 prospect in Utah for 2022.
He's committed to
@Utah_Football
.
He's
@aiseamoa_8
& he'll be at the U.S. National Team Selection Combine on March 28th. Will you?
Your football career has a birth & death date. Mine was 1994-2003.
9 years.
Let that sink in before you skip the workout, cheat the reps or don't touch the line.
๐จUPDATE: U.S. National Team Selection Combine๐จ
๐ด38 states already represented
๐ต200+ athletes already confirmed
โช๏ธD1 - NAIA coaches on deck
๐บ๐ธNational Media invited
8
@USNFT
roster spots awarded on site. Donโt wait on YOUR opportunity...
Off top of my head:
81/100 on the
@Rivals
Top100 for 2026, I named as 7th or 8th graders on
@PrepRedzoneNext
. Some were stamped up to 2 years before they even started HS.
Is the work validated now because, the โmainstreamโ said so?๐ค
EVOLVE. LEARN. INVEST.
Shout out to all of our
@USNFT
coaches who double as teachers. You don't realize how needed you are. It's simply a reality that most student athletes won't recognize the impact you have on their lives until years later. Salute.
#TeacherAppreciationDay
๐จU.S. National Team Selection Combine Update๐จ
QB -๐Sold Out
WR -๐Sold Out
TE -๐Sold Out
OL -๐Sold Out
Only RB, DL, LB & DB left...Slow feet don't eat!