2018 MD/DC Top 5

[NicholasMalibu]

It’s not too early to rank these teams. I’ll give a Top 5, key games, and the top 6 returners with *’s and offers for each team. A few of these squads go 25+ deep with P5 offered kids so I cut it off at the top 6 returners because ADHD. 

1. St. Frances Academy (MIAA-Baltimore)- Better than last year. Added a few very solid transfers. 

Key games-

DeMatha and then who knows. They haven’t released much. Last year’s schedule was weak so hopefully they did a bit more research for 2018. You can’t keep selling yourself to these recruits by saying your biggest OOS game is Bishop Sullivan(no offense).

Top 6 returners-

QB Jalon Jones 4*(Florida commit)

LB Shane Lee 4*(Alabama commit)

OL Darien Dalcourt 4*(Alabama, Ohio State, Michigan, etc... offers)

RB Joachim Bangda 3*(Alabama, Ohio State, Penn St., etc... offers)

DE Chris Braswell 4*( Alabama, Notre Dame, Georgia, etc... offers)

LB Aaron Willis 4*(Florida, Penn St., Michigan, etc... offers)

2. St. John’s College High School(WCAC-Washington DC)- Again, will be better this season. The last QB Doyle(Arizona) was a massive reason for the success of 2017, but if the Hawaii transfer can get the ball in the right spots, SJC will be in the MNC discussion. They’ll have back ups with SEC offers. 

Key games-

Hoover, IMG, Marietta, and Miami Central. 

Top 6 returners-

QB Sol-Jay Maiava 4*( Michigan, Oregon, Washington, etc... offers)

RB Keilan Robinson 4*(Alabama, Florida St., Georgia, etc... offers)

LB Mekhail Sherman 4*(Clemson, Georgia, Ohio St., etc... offers)

WR Rakim Jarrett 4*(Florida, Florida St., Michigan, etc... offers)

DE Tre’Mon Morris-Brash 4*(Florida, Oklahoma, LSU, etc...)

DB Luke Hill 4*( Clemson, Florida, Oklahoma, etc... offers)

3. DeMatha Catholic High School(WCAC-Washington DC)- Last year was a huge let down. The offense couldn’t score. They will feature a new OC and DC. Transfers are still enrolling. They have the talent to win the WCAC, but offensive production is a massive concern. 

Key games-

St. Thomas Aquinas, St. Frances Academy, Imhotep Charter. 

Top 6 returners-

DB Nick Cross 4*(Florida, Ohio State, Alabama, etc...offers)

ATH DeMarcco Hellams 4*(Penn St., Clemson, Alabama, etc...offers)

RB Marshawn Lloyd 4*(Ohio St., Notre Dame, Florida, etc...offers)

LB Greg Penn III 4*(Florida, Nebraska, West Virginia, etc...offers) 

DE Coziah Izzard 4*(Notre Dame, Georgia, Tennessee, etc...offers)

OL Golden Achumba 4*(Florida, Michigan, Boston College offers)

4.) Gonzaga College High School(WCAC-Washington DC)- 10 years ago, this Gonzaga team would be the top team in the area. Not so much in 2018 with the arms race between the top private schools. They will feature the best QB in the WCAC. I feel like half of their team will end up playing at a FCS, Ivy, or service academy. This team will push SJC and DM for the WCAC title. Best coaching in the league.

Key games-

Don Bosco Prep, Bishop Sullivan 

Top 6 returners- 

QB Caleb Williams 4*(Florida, Florida St., Michigan, etc...offers)

DE Joseph Wete 4*( Penn St., Oklahoma, USC,etc...)

DE Hunter Stewart 3*(Missouri, UNC, West Virginia, etc...offers)

ATH Dean Engram 3*(Wisconsin, Penn St., Virginia Tech, etc...)

OL Luke Petitbon 3*(Vanderbilt, Boston College, Cincinnati offers)

OL Jestus Johnson 3*(Rutgers and Cincinnati offers)

5. Our Lady of Good Counsel High School(WCAC-Washington DC)-Very similar to Gonzaga, but with a under recruited running threat at QB. The OL is massive(6’4 310 average) and the RB is a workhorse. This team is about as disciplined as it gets. We’ll see what they are about in game 1 vs Marietta. 

Key games-

Marietta, St. Joseph’s Prep

Top 6 returners-

WR Cam Hart 3*(Michigan State, UNC, West Virginia, etc...offers) 

OL Landon Tengwall 4*(Ohio St., Penn St., LSU, etc...offers)

LB Julio Ayamel 3*(Kentucky, Army, Air Force offers)

LB Jalen Green 3*(Virginia offer)

LB Mitchell Melton 3*(Rutgers offer)

OL Mason Lunsford 3*(Virginia, Army, Air Force, etc...offers)

[ECHS05]

Really excited to see Marietta play St. John's & Good Counsel. 

 

[NicholasMalibu]

7 hours ago, ECHS05 said:

Really excited to see Marietta play St. John's & Good Counsel. 

 

Same. SJC will throw haymakers. GC will be much more strategic. On paper, Marietta should beat GC, but I think GC makes it interesting. SJC might have too much talent for Marietta and that’s saying something. It’s nice to have a billionaire making sure your team is IMG-Mid Atlantic. What are your thoughts on Marietta’s coaching staff? 

I would of loved to see Grayson play SFA this season. 

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[Goldmember]

11 hours ago, NicholasMalibu said:

4.) Gonzaga College High School(WCAC-Washington DC)- 10 years ago, this Gonzaga team would be the top team in the area. Not so much in 2018 with the arms race between the top private schools. They will feature the best QB in the WCAC. I feel like half of their team will end up playing at a FCS, Ivy, or service academy. This team will push SJC and DM for the WCAC title. Best coaching in the league.

Key games-

Don Bosco Prep, Bishop Sullivan 

Top 6 returners- 

QB Caleb Williams 4*(Florida, Florida St., Michigan, etc...offers)

DE Joseph Wete 4*( Penn St., Oklahoma, USC,etc...)

DE Hunter Stewart 3*(Missouri, UNC, West Virginia, etc...offers)

ATH Dean Engram 3*(Wisconsin, Penn St., Virginia Tech, etc...)

OL Luke Petitbon 3*(Vanderbilt, Boston College, Cincinnati offers)

OL Jestus Johnson 3*(Rutgers and Cincinnati offers)

I don't know.

A team whose best players are named Hunter, Dean, Caleb and Luke sounds like one that would lose to Viera.

[ECHS05]

2 hours ago, NicholasMalibu said:

Same. SJC will throw haymakers. GC will be much more strategic. On paper, Marietta should beat GC, but I think GC makes it interesting. SJC might have too much talent for Marietta and that’s saying something. It’s nice to have a billionaire making sure your team is IMG-Mid Atlantic. What are your thoughts on Marietta’s coaching staff? 

I would of loved to see Grayson play SFA this season. 

Obviously Mariettas HC is Oscar Smiths (VA) old HC Richard Morgan. I truly dont know much about him, but hes stockpiled a lot of talent really quickly. Mariettas DC was the former HC for Potomac Falls VA... Another coach I dont know much about. Their OC was the OL & DL coach under Richard Morgan at Oscar Smith... Another coach I know nothing about. So far they seem like fairly good coaches... But Ive only watched 2 of their games, I need to see more... 

As long as Mariettas QB Harrison Bailey stays healthy, Marietta will definitely be good. They struggled a bit without him this past season.... They were 5-1 when he played/started, only losing to eventual State Champ North Gwinnett 51-41 in the Quarterfinals. Bailey threw for 338 yards & 5 TDs on 24-of-41 passing in that game. 

Marietta beat Sequoyah 41-0 in their spring game last week... Although Sequoyah isnt very good.

Mariettas biggest weakness is their secondary. They are strong on run D. 

A look at Mariettas talent since you posted SJCs & GCs... (theyve added a couple transfers that arent on here yet).... Used 247sports composite for the rankings...all but 1 of their FBS prospects are just Juniors...

 

5* ATH Arik Gilbert (Jr.) - #1 ATH Nationally, #11 Overall... (Offers ... Alabama, Georgia, Auburn, Clemson, etc...)

4* WDE BJ Ojulari (Jr.) - #5 WDE Nationally, #43 Overall ... (Offers ... Oklahoma, Alabama, Auburn, Clemson, Florida, etc...)

4* Pro-QB Harrison Bailey (Jr.) - #2 Pro QB Nationally, #69 Overall ... (Offers ... Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Michigan, Tennessee, etc...)

4* OT Jake Wray (Jr.) - Ohio St. Commit ... #14 OT Nationally, #92 Overall 

4* WR Jermaine Burton (Jr.) - #21 WR Nationally, #111 Overall ... (Offers ... Miami, Georgia, Alabama, Auburn, Florida, LSU, Oregon, etc...)

4* WR Ramel Keyton (Sr.) - Tennessee Commit..#31 WR Nationally, #184 Overall

3* S Rashad Torrence (Jr.) - #15 S Nationally, #311 Overall... (Offers... Alabama, Clemson, Florida, MSU, Miami, Louisville, etc...)

3* WR Taji Johnson (Jr.) - #81 WR Nationally, #416 Overall ... (Offers... Oregon, Syracuse, Buffalo, etc....)

ATH Dawson Ellington (Jr.) - no idea why he isnt a 4* or better, hes the real deal... (Offers... Alabama, Auburn, Louisville, LSU, FAU, etc...)

WR Kobe Stewart (Jr.) - Offer ... Louisville

RB Kimani Vidal (Jr.) - Offers ... LSU, Memphis, South Carolina ... 

S Jaquez Smith (Soph.) - Offers ... Florida, Nebraska, Ole Miss, Pitt....

[Columbiafan]

28 minutes ago, Goldmember said:

I don't know.

A team whose best players are named Hunter, Dean, Caleb and Luke sounds like one that would lose to Viera.

So that's gonna be the knock on them for the rest of eternity? 

[NicholasMalibu]

27 minutes ago, Goldmember said:

I don't know.

A team whose best players are named Hunter, Dean, Caleb and Luke sounds like one that would lose to Viera.

Embarrassing attempt, but you’ve been away for a bit. I’ll let this slide. 

[Columbiafan]

1 minute ago, NicholasMalibu said:

Embarrassing attempt, but you’ve been away for a bit. I’ll let this slide. 

Guess he thinks elite teams can't lose to teams they should beat 

 

The word "upset" must not be in his vocabulary 

 

Ironic since I could have sworn that St Thomas Aquinas lost to Cooper City a few years back,  i always thought that was a upset 

[Goldmember]

8 minutes ago, Columbiafan said:

So that's gonna be the knock on them for the rest of eternity? 

So now 8 months = eternity

Good one, sport.

[Goldmember]

8 minutes ago, NicholasMalibu said:

Embarrassing attempt, but you’ve been away for a bit. I’ll let this slide. 

Yes, losing to Viera was, indeed, embarrassing.

[Goldmember]

5 minutes ago, Columbiafan said:

Guess he thinks elite teams can't lose to teams they should beat 

Nope.

You're just dense.

[Goldmember]

5 minutes ago, Columbiafan said:

The word "upset" must not be in his vocabulary 

It wasn't an upset.

That's the point.

Viera was winning in the 4th quarter in their first matchup in 2016.

Decidedly not an upset.

That's Gonzaga's level yet cucks like NickMalibu keep trying to sell them as some kind of powerhouse.

[Goldmember]

7 minutes ago, Columbiafan said:

Ironic since I could have sworn that St Thomas Aquinas lost to Cooper City a few years back,  i always thought that was a upset 

It was an upset.

Viera over Gonzaga was not.

[Columbiafan]

Just now, Goldmember said:

So now 8 months = eternity

Good one, sport.

Well it does feel like a eternity since that game happened. Who would have thought it only been 8 months

[Columbiafan]

1 minute ago, Goldmember said:

It wasn't an upset.

That's the point.

Viera was winning in the 4th quarter in their first matchup in 2016.

Decidedly not an upset.

That's Gonzaga's level yet cucks like NickMalibu keep trying to sell them as some kind of powerhouse.

I remember that 2016 matchup, viera should have won that one but they failed to finish them off late,  i was honesty surprised they played last year because usually you don't see these games as 2 year deals

[NicholasMalibu]

2 minutes ago, Columbiafan said:

Guess he thinks elite teams can't lose to teams they should beat 

 

The word "upset" must not be in his vocabulary 

 

Ironic since I could have sworn that St Thomas Aquinas lost to Cooper City a few years back,  i always thought that was a upset 

He’s projecting. Anyone that took Psych 101 knows that. 

[NicholasMalibu]

8 minutes ago, Goldmember said:

It wasn't an upset.

That's the point.

Viera was winning in the 4th quarter in their first matchup in 2016.

Decidedly not an upset.

That's Gonzaga's level yet cucks like NickMalibu keep trying to sell them as some kind of powerhouse.

I’m a cuck because I listed Gonzaga as a MD/DC Top 5 team? Want to share the correct replacement for them in your top 5? 

[Columbiafan]

1 minute ago, NicholasMalibu said:

I’m a cuck because I listed Gonzaga as a MD/DC Top 5 team? Want to share the correct replacement for them in your top 5? 

Save your breath he will never participate in rankings 

 

Many have asked him over the years and have never had any luck,  he also won't join any pickem's

[NicholasMalibu]

Just now, Columbiafan said:

Save your breath he will never participate in rankings 

 

Many have asked him over the years and have never had any luck,  he also won't join any pickem's

I know. He’s an easy play. He usually responds with a miserable comment then fades away. 

[Goldmember]

30 minutes ago, NicholasMalibu said:

I’m a cuck because I listed Gonzaga as a MD/DC Top 5 team? Want to share the correct replacement for them in your top 5? 

No, you're a cuck for claiming that Gonzaga was part of a "gauntlet" on somebody's schedule.

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[NicholasMalibu]

1 hour ago, Goldmember said:

No, you're a cuck for claiming that Gonzaga was part of a "gauntlet" on somebody's schedule.

You’re challenging my masculinity because of my 2018 Gonzaga forecast? That’s brave of you...

[MA Fan]

2 hours ago, ECHS05 said:

Obviously Mariettas HC is Oscar Smiths (VA) old HC Richard Morgan. I truly dont know much about him, but hes stockpiled a lot of talent really quickly. Mariettas DC was the former HC for Potomac Falls VA... Another coach I dont know much about. Their OC was the OL & DL coach under Richard Morgan at Oscar Smith... Another coach I know nothing about. So far they seem like fairly good coaches... But Ive only watched 2 of their games, I need to see more.

I'd put Morgan ahead of the Bishop Sullivan coach, but his record of stockpiling talent is still a lot better than his record of beating other talented teams. They took some ugly OOS losses at Oscar Smith, had defensive meltdowns against good teams.

The DC did a good job as HC at Potomac Falls, but he was also the DC at Oscar Smith when they got smoked by Gilman and Byrnes. At least five Marietta assistants are former Oscar Smith guys, it is pretty crazy that they got coaches to move en masse to another state like that.