2019-20 Post-Dispatch Super 30 preseason countdown
Take a tour of our countdown of the top senior college football prospects in the 最新杏吧原创 area. Join us each day as we unveil new selections.
2019-20 Post-Dispatch preseason Super 30 countdown
The Post-Dispatch Preseason Super 30 is a yearly countdown of the top 30 senior football prospects in the 最新杏吧原创 area. The list includes verbal commitments until National Signing Day. Each day we will add two more to the countdown as we build to the top prospect in the area.
No. 1: Teriyon Cooper, Pattonville, ATH
SIGNED: Ohio State
READ MORE: After a missed season, Cooper will spend the spring at Ohio State
No. 2: Antonio Doyle, Lutheran North, LB
SIGNED: Texas A&M
READ MORE: Doyle commits to Texas A&M
No. 3: Jordan Johnson, De Smet, WR
SIGNED: Notre Dame
READ MORE:听De Smet's Johnson sets sights on personal, team goals
No. 4: Antonio Johnson, East 最新杏吧原创, S
SIGNED: Texas A&M
READ MORE:听Johnson eager to join recent ring party at East 最新杏吧原创
No. 5: Itayvion Brown, Lutheran North, WR/LB
SIGNED: Minnesota
READ MORE:听Lutheran North's Brown brings sensational skill set to both sides
No. 6: Reggie Love, Trinity, RB
SIGNED: Illinois
No. 7: Noah Arinze, Webster Groves, DE
厂滨骋狈贰顿:听Oklahoma
READ MORE:听Webster Groves' Arinze explodes on recruiting scene
No. 8: Joe Moore III, Cardinal Ritter, DE
厂滨骋狈贰顿:听Arizona State
READ MORE:听Moore honors former mentor by signing with Arizona State
No. 9: Lanell Carr, De Smet, LB
SIGNED: West Virginia
READ MORE:听De Smet capitalizes on Carr's versatility
No. 10: Javontez Spraggins, East 最新杏吧原创, OL
SIGNED: Tennessee
No. 11: Kevin Tyler, Ritenour, OL
SIGNED: Illinois
READ MORE:听Ritenour's Tyler turns tremendous upside into offers
No. 12: Jalen St. John, Trinity, OL
SIGNED:听础谤办补苍蝉补蝉
No. 13: Kevon Billingsley, East 最新杏吧原创, DT
OFFERS: Jones County Junior College.听
READ MORE:听Billingsley learns the ropes at East 最新杏吧原创
No. 14: James Frenchie, Trinity, WR
SIGNED: Illinois
READ MORE:听Trinity's Frenchie ready to feast in final season
No. 15: Lawaun Powell Jr., East 最新杏吧原创, WR
SIGNED: Murray State
READ MORE:听Healthy Powell prepared to break out at East 最新杏吧原创
No. 23: Mekhi Hagens, Cardinal Ritter, QB
OFFERS:听Missouri, Appalachian State, Bowling Green, Eastern Michigan, Florida Atlantic, Indiana, Kansas, Purdue, Southern Miss, Syracuse, Tennessee Martin, Toledo, Western Michigan
READ MORE:听Hagens' fire burns with memory of Cardinal Ritter's state final defeat
No. 19: Traevon Williams, Hazelwood West, OL
SIGNED: Missouri Southern State University.听
READ MORE:听Hazelwood West's Williams lives up to his nickname
No. 17: Jay Maclin, Kirkwood, WR
SIGNED: Missouri
READ MORE:听Kirkwood's Maclin eager to make his mark at Mizzou
No. 18: Brady Feeney, CBC, OL
SIGNED: Indiana
No. 21: Mitchell Walters, Mehlville, OL
SIGNED: Missouri
READ MORE: Walters savors final season at Mehlville
No. 20: Drake Heismeyer, Francis Howell, OL
SIGNED: Missouri
READ MORE: Howell's Heismeyer left no stone unturned searching for future home
No. 22: Josh Baker, Eureka, OL
SIGNED: Arizona
READ MORE: Eureka's Baker showcases his versatility
No. 24: Armon Wallace, De Smet, DT
厂滨骋狈贰顿:听Missouri State听
READ MORE:听Work ethic, character make De Smet's Wallace a rare breed
No. 29: Demetrius Washington, Riverview Gardens, WR
厂滨骋狈贰顿:听Missouri Southern State University
READ MORE:听Washington's recruitment has Riverview Gardens buzzing
No. 25: Cam Griffin, Lutheran North, DB
SIGNED: Western Michigan
READ MORE:听Griffin solidifies Lutheran North's new-look defense
No. 16: Brady Cook, Chaminade, QB
SIGNED: Missouri
No. 26: TJ Rush, Trinity, S
厂滨骋狈贰顿:听Miami (Ohio)
READ MORE: Rush ready to help Trinity defend its championship
No. 28: Martez Poynter, Trinity, DL
SIGNED:听Toledo
No. 27: Latrez Shelton, Cardinal Ritter, CB
厂滨骋狈贰顿:听Iowa Western Community College.听
READ MORE:听Ritter's Shelton switches positions to make his dream come true
No. 30: Jake Seidel, Seckman, OL
厂滨骋狈贰顿:听Missouri State
READ MORE:听Seidel provides big boost for Seckman offensive line
IMPERIAL听鈥斕齁ake Seidel won't be the first but he sure won't be the last.
Latrez Shelton was looking for any path he could take to get on the field.
Cam Griffin didn't want to play football.
Freddy Edwards tried to play it cool as he strode toward the coin toss.
Jaden 鈥淪lim鈥 Williams has a vision and in that vision are clothes.
TJ Rush spent a year waiting for the rematch with Lutheran North.
When the cobwebs cleared, Demetrius Washington asked himself a question.
Armon Wallace is a rare commodity.
EUREKA 鈥斕齁ake Sumner wasn't thrilled with what he had to do, even though he'd done it twice before.
WELDON SPRING 鈥斕齌he destination changed every week, but not the routine. Late on Friday nights after the Francis Howell football team's game, …
MEHLVILLE 鈥斕齅itchell Walters isn't asking for much.
TOWN AND COUNTRY 鈥斕鼴rady Feeney was ready to switch things up.
WELDON SPRING听鈥 Gideon Niboh has a personal relationship with speed. On the football field, the Francis Howell football team's standout senior…
Some nicknames are given. Some are earned.
Jay Maclin's phone had never been so dry.
Corey Bethany had a good problem this summer, one other football coaches wished they had.
Time is supposed to heal all wounds.
Lawaun Powell Jr. felt like he lost twice.
MARYLAND HEIGHTS听鈥 The only time size matters to Steve Smith is when it relates to the chip on his team's collective shoulder.听
SPANISH LAKE听鈥 James Frenchie turned table scraps into more than a dozen scholarship offers.
EAST ST. LOUIS听鈥 Kevon Billingsley is starting over.
EUREKA听鈥 Zach Valentine began his career at Eureka as the rarest of talents.
Tyler Stieffermann couldn't have asked for better mentors.
BREKENRIDGE HILLS听鈥 Hoyt Gregory caught a glimpse of Kevin Tyler at freshman orientation and his heart skipped a beat.
EAST ST. LOUIS听鈥 Anonymity can a be a lineman's best friend.
CREVE COEUR听鈥 Lanell Carr never shied from contact as a running back at the youth league level. Some guys dive to the turf or slip out of bounds.
KIRKWOOD听鈥 In his first taste of varsity football, William Lee's eyes played tricks on him.
COLUMBIA, ILL.听鈥 Practices are faster but the game has never been slower for Eli Wagner.
HIGHLAND 鈥 Jim Warnecke has no plans for a "rebuilding phase."
O'FALLON, MO.听鈥 Gavin Stricker dreams about pancakes.
Joe Moore III made a commitment he wouldn't make a commitment.
Noah Arinze was hiding in plain sight.
SPANISH LAKE听鈥 If you play your role, you will be rewarded.
Itayvion 鈥淭ank鈥 Brown's options came with options.
Last year, Ladue went 15-0 as it won at Webb City in a semifinal and then claimed the first football state championship in school history with a 48-11 win over MICDS.
CAHOKIA听鈥 Demarveon Johnson has so much swagger he has to share it with his teammates. It's too much for one man.
EAST ST. LOUIS听鈥 Antonio Johnson felt left out.
CREVE COEUR听鈥 Jordan Johnson kept it 100.
There is no better word to describe De Smet this fall than excitement.听
Glitz and glamor graduated.
Antonio Doyle looked at the miracle in his hands and was overwhelmed.
Graduation took more than 3,000 passing yards, 2,000 rushing yards and 73 total touchdowns. The defense lost more than 300 tackles, 34 sacks and 15 interceptions.
Whether or not Cooper plays a down his senior year is to be determined. On Tuesday morning, Cooper withdrew from Trinity. On Wednesday, he filed paperwork to enroll at Pattonville.
The last three seasons, Lutheran North is 31-8 and half of those losses came in last year's 10-4 campaign.
EAST ST. LOUIS听鈥 If the East 最新杏吧原创 football team finds itself playing for a state championship this season, it'll be a throwback.
SPANISH LAKE听鈥 Much has changed since the Trinity football team walked off Faurot Field in December with the Class 3 state championship trophy.
After only winning 3 games in 3 seasons, University City's football team is showing signs of a resurgence.
EAST ST. LOUIS听鈥 Antonio Johnson said he felt at home when he was walking around the Texas A&M campus in College Station.
Take a tour through the Post-Dispatch Super 30 high school football recruiting lists from over the years.听
Area college signings, as submitted by athletics directors and coaches.听
