The Mark Richt Camp series has touched just about every corner of South Florida football. There have been sessions for big men and specialists. There have been 7-on-7 competitions for local teams. There have been an array of youth camps in parks stretched across the three main South Florida counties.
Friday was the day for 9th and 10th graders to come to campus and show Miami coaches why they should be considered major possibilities for the 2021 and 2022 recruiting classes.
Here are some sights and tidbits.
One of the guys who made his presence clearly felt was Tampa Jefferson 2021 tight end Gage Wilcox, who was offered by Miami after the camp. Wilcox is starting to blow up on the recruiting front, he was also offered Thursday by Penn State, and watching him work Friday it was clear why.
Wilcox is growing into a nice frame and is very light on his feet. The only question with him in terms of Miami is whether there will be a spot for him down the road. Miami took two tight end commits in 2018 and will take two more in 2019. The Hurricanes already have a commitment from 2020 standout Dominic Mammarelli which is believed to be solid. So the question becomes how many more tight ends they will have room for in 2020 and 2021.
Wilcox had company in the tight end group from another impressive looking prospect named Theo Johnson, a 6-5, 230-pounder who flew in from Ontario to audition for Miami coaches and made the most of the day. Like Wilcox, it is difficult to forecast where Johnson might fit with the Hurricanes in the future. But both tight ends certainly passed the look test on Friday..
Receiver Pat Bryant from Atlantic Coast, who has earned an early offer from Miami, was an offensive standout.
But the most talented group of the day was clearly the defensive backs, several of which you can expect to see recruited by Miami in the future.
Among. the top performers were Lehigh Actes cornerback Tarvarish Dawson, Miami Northwestern corner Kamren Kinchens, Apopka CB Nikai Martinez, Pahokee CB Markevious Brown, Lehigh CB Omarion Cooper, Hollywood Hills DB Derrick Thomas and safety Woobendy Guerrier from Butler Junior College.
The Mark Richt camp series will conclude Saturday with a camp for 11th and 12th graders.
