OC Top 25 - Prep Football Players

1.      James Ross LB (OL St. Mary's) – Best defensive player in the state!

 

2.      Aaron Burbridge WR (FH Harrison) –Best offensive player in the state!

 

3.      Jamal Lyles LB (Southfield-Lathrup) – Biggest upside of any player in the area, EXPECT COLOSSAL campaign from this future Spartans' menace

 

4.      Matt Godin DL (Novi Detroit CC) – Pure monster in the trenches who might as well call himself a quarterback he spends so much time in opponents' backfields

 

5.      Devin Funchess TE (FH Harrison) – Mega talent who could have best pro potential of this state's 2012 recruiting crop

 

6.      Mario Ojemudia DL (FH Harrison) – The state's most dominant pass rusher

 

7.      Ron Thompson TE (Southfield) – Absolut beast in the red zone…..think better-man's Martell Webb (Pontiac Northern/Michigan)…….and that's saying a lot        

 

8.      Jonny Reschke LB (Birmingham Brother Rice) – The next in the great lineage of superb Brother Rice linebackers….area's top defensive player in the Class of 2013

 

9.      Wyatt Shallman RB (Novi Detroit CC) – Definition of a prototype powerback, but he's got speed and smarts, too, making him one of the Class of 2013's most highly coveted recruits

 

10.  Leviticus Payne CB/WR (Southfield) – Is there anything on the gridiron that LP doesn't do and do really, really well?  Burney says….I DON'T THINK SO….might be most versatile player in Oakland County

 

11.  Brandon Watkins RB (Southfield) – When it's all said and done on the 2011 prep football campaign, Watkins will be the best high school running back in the state

 

12.  Devin Church RB (Birmingham Brother Rice) – Shifty, speedy and strong best describes this Warrior workhorse's game in the Rice backfield

 

13.  Mitch Robinson QB (AH Avondale) – In terms of statistics, a field general with few equals in the entire illustrious history of high school football in the state of Michigan

14.  Danny Larkins WR (MH Madison) – Nothing fancy, just plain dangerous catching the ball

 

15.  Tony Annese QB/S (RH Adams) – More than lives up to his family's longstanding pedigree on the gridiron

 

16.  Prescott Line RB/LB (Oxford) –Equally crushing on both sides of the ball with the heart of a champion

 

17.  Collin Goetz OL (Oxford) – As a good as an anchor on the line of scrimmage as there is around

 

18.  (tie) Zach Collins LB (Clarkston) – GREAT high school football player!!!!

 

18.  (tie) Matt Dellinger LB (Clarkston) – Could teach a class in HUSTLING 101…….This C-Town two-sport stud simply outworks the comp

 

19.  Jake Vento QB/S (FH Harrison) – Some of his teammates might be considered bigger college prospects, but make no mistake about it, JV was the most important player on last season's state championship squad as a wide receiver and will be again this year for the Hawks in their quest for the repeat as a quarterback

 

20.  Dylan Anderson OL (Birmingham Brother Rice) – The leader of a Warriors O-Line set for a huge year clearing the way for a downright SCARY Rice rushing attack

 

21.  Matt Doneth TE (Novi Detroit CC) – This kid has 'BIG PLAY' written all over him

 

22  Brian Walker RB (Birmingham Brother Rice) – Burney is declaring his boy B-Dub the best sophomore in the state

 

23.  Keon Collier RB/DB (Birmingham Groves) – Best player in the OAA nobody knows about….THEY WILL after this fall

 

24  Brent Zdebski LB (WL Western) – A downright tackling machine as captain of the Warriors defense

 

25.   (tie) Sean Charette QB (Lake Orion) – Smooth and savvy signal caller with a chip on his shoulder due to missing out on last season's state title run……..that kind of motivation is going to help him KILL opposing secondaries

 

25.   (tie) Zac Leimbach QB (WL Central) – A born winner in every way possible

Senior to watch – Mark Cargle RB (Pontiac)

Junior to watch – Conor Mohr RB (Farmington)