247Sports: National Junior Showcase Top Performers

All State Preps on 247Sports was on hand for one of the biggest youth football camps of the year: the You Are Athlete Junior All-American Showcase. The camp, which took place in Houston, featured over 400-plus athletes from across the United States. 

Below are the top performers from the camp: chosen by the coaches and media. 

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QUARTERBACKS

8TH GRADERS (2030)

MVP: Ace Henrichson | Holy Name | California

Notable Performers

Abraham Alarcon | Fossil Ridge | Texas

Landon Freeman | Fort Dorchester | South Carolina

Nicholas Taliercio | Saint Peter's Prep | New Jersey

Andrew McNeel | Joe T. Robinson | Arkansas

7TH GRADERS (2031)

MVP: Cameron Duvall | North Middle | Kentucky

Notable Performers

Mehki Whisenant | Fultondale | Alabama

Colton Branham | The King's Academy | Florida

David Garcia | Santiago | California

Paden Merrell | Ridgeline | Utah 

6TH GRADERS (2032)

MVP: Josh Lindstrom | Our Lady of Victory | New York

Notable Performers

Pierce Thompson | Kennemer | Mississippi

Nolan Davis | The Togethership | California

Cyrus Denson | New Life Academy | Florida

Jayceon McDuff | Adams | California

Young Guns (5th and under)

MVP: Colton Marks | The King's Academy

Notable Performers

Jordan Espinosa | Zach White | California

Karter Richardson | Spain Park | Alabama

Ezra Guerrero | St. Francis Episcopal | Texas

Ryan Rudie | St. Paul Lutheran | Florida 

WIDE RECEIVERS

8TH GRADERS Group (2031)

MVP 1: Malik Davis 

MVP 2: Kale Doll-Harris | Raymore-Peculiar MS | Missouri

Notable Performers

Logan Lewis | Terrebonne HS 

AJ Aubrey | Timber Creek HS | Florida

Jeremy Young Jr. | Alet Crawford HS | Texas

Alexander Faragher | Fulshear HS | Texas

Kaiden Bickham | Thompson MS | Alabama 

Christopher Geiger | Foundation Academy | Florida

Bentlee Sopchak | Hargrave HS | Texas

Jamar Celestine Jr. | Alabama

7th GRADERS GROUP (2032)

MVP: Jayden Kang | Public Safety Academy | California

Notable Performers

Ali Likio | Dr. Jimmie Don Aycock MS | Texas

Jahceon Ware | Autumn Ridge MS | Texas

Ashton Streeter | Jose De Diego MS | Florida

Briceson Moore | Gonzalez JH | Florida

Troy Roberts | Eisenhower MS | Oklahoma

6th GRADERS GROUP (2033 unless noted for 5th grade (2034))

MVP: Trace Batson | Second Baptist | 2034 | Texas

Notable Performers

D'nero Shelton | Stockton JH | Texas

Emmanuel Freeland 

Jackson Lee | Beaverdam Elementary | 2034

RUNNING BACK TOP PERFORMERS

8th GRADERS  (2031)

MVP: Trent Blake | Genrty Baytown | Texas

Notable Performers

Noah Lupino | Hawthorne HS | New Jersey

Neako Turner | Victoria Ferttia MS | Nevada

Ethan Brown | Neville | Louisiana (2033)

Josiah Hadley

7TH GRADERS (2032)

MVP 1: Jansen Ott | Fairfield MS | Pennsylvania

MVP 2: Antonio Thompson | Texas

Notable Performers

Marcellus Cain | Martin Luther King Elementary | 2034

Zayne Logan | Florida (2033)

Cedric Fields | Tom Cox Intermediate | Texas

Derek Jones | Prairie View Elementary | Missouri (2033)

Ramone Sedberry | Masters Elementary | Texas (2034)

OFFENSIVE LINE TOP PERFORMERS

MVP: Scott Murphy | Bishop Watterson HS | Ohio | 2030

Notable Performers

Lincoln Coons | Stapley MS | 2030

Nicholas Cereghino | Atascadero HS | California | 2030

Raiden Shepherd | Delta Academy | Nevada | 2031

Bex Mason | Providence Day | North Carolina | 2030

DEFENSIVE BACK TOP PERFORMERS

6TH GRADERS (unless noted)

MVP 1: Nuri Moore | Virginia | 2034

MVP 2: Maximus Willis | Florida

7TH GRADERS

MVP: Tyson Davis | Etowah MS | Alabama

Notable Performers

Dominique Dade | Louisiana

Elijah Hatcher | California

8th GRADERS (2030)

MVP: Keith Esprit | Texas

Notable Performers

CJ Burnett | Dutchtown HS | Louisiana

Durwin Skidmore | Dutchtown HS | Louisiana

Preston Suber | Summer Creek HS | Texas

Leonard Horton | Cough Middle School | Georgia

LINEBACKER TOP PERFORMERS

MVP: Ashton Brunner | Alexandria HS | Alabama

Notable Performers

Javion Lewis | Monticello HS | 2030

Jaxon Houston | L.D. Bell HS | 2030

Channing Wran III | J. Hayden Johnson | Washington, D.C. 

Dylan Washington | Klein HS | 2031

Hunter Jarvis | North Shore MS | 2030

DEFENSIVE LINEMEN TOP PERFORMERS

MVP: Zakai Cashmere | 2030 | Manvel HS | Texas

Notable Performers

Juan Chavez | 2030 | Youngker HS | Arizona 

Austin Capaldi | 2030

Nichoas Gutierrez | 2030 | Mission MS | Texas

Asher Eaton | 2030 | Texas