The Fire 79 rankings have been adjusted. Several additions and plenty of up, down and out movement. It’s competition! As we are made aware of different athletes via several avenues, primarily BCP showcases, those athletes are compared to those previously ranked.
These players have been chosen out of 92 football teams in Hillsborough, Pasco, Pinellas, and Polk County. Players are ranked at either their high school position or projected college position. TOP 49 PLAYERS IN THE CLASS OF 2015 AND THE TOP 30 PLAYERS IN THE CLASS OF 2016. Rankings will be adjusted prior to the 2014 Fall Football Season.
Criteria
Game film evaluation: All prospects are evaluated using as much film as possible.
Live game evaluation: While it is pretty much impossible for us to see every potential prospect in person, just about every highly ranked prospect will be seen at least one time.
Combines and camps: Our Ignite Elite Showcase and E7 Training Camps gives us an opportunity to get accurate measurements on height, weight, speed, vertical, etc on potential prospects. It also provides us a chance to how these prospects compete against other top prospects.
Right Now: We evaluate how good a player is currently. It is very hard projecting how good a player is going to perform at college level based on his current measurables and skill set.
You must know, we are evaluating players as potential college prospects. Not good high school football players. Measurables, skill set, explosiveness, speed, impact. Not necessarily because his 2012 season statistics.
We do not use any other publications rankings as a resource for ours. A players ranking in another publication has no influence on whether a players is ranked in our ranked below. The amount of verbal offers has no effect AT ALL on a players ranking.
The Top 9 remained untouched in the class of 2015. Derwin James, Byron Cowart and Jake Fruhmorgen form the top 3. Marcus Walker, Deon Cain and Dwaye Lawson all jump up a spot or two. Kaleel Gaines moves up 12 spots and Kijana Gaines jumps into the ranking at the 35th spot. In total 5 new prospects invaded the Fire 79 list pushing 5 prospects out.
In the class of 2016, 7 new names are listed. Josh Dunn and Savion Smith made the biggest impression as both are ranked in the Top 10 of the 2016 class. Shavar Manual moves up one spot and Nate Craig and Tavares Chase remain the top dogs. East Bay’s safety, KJ Sails made the biggest jump moving from 17 to 13. Pinellas Park’s Nate Demint made a big impression as he is slapped in the middle of the rankings.