Fresh Scout Reports

Fallilou Mbengue#229

C · 6-10 · Class of 2027

The Academy of Central Florida

Walk into a gym in Orlando and the first thing that catches the eye is the frame — 6-10, still growing into his body, moving in ways kids that size usually can't. Fallilou Mbengue isn't a name casual fans know…

Malachi Hill#224

PG · 5-11 · Class of 2027

Totino-Grace

Five-foot-eleven point guards don't get Power Six offers by accident. Malachi Hill just got one from Memphis, and anyone who's watched him operate a pick-and-roll understands why the phone started ringing.

Troy Tomlin#226

SG · 6-4 · Class of 2027

John Marshall

Rank him by a three-digit number and some scouts will stop reading right there. That's a mistake with Troy Tomlin — a 6-4 guard still carving out his identity, playing in the shadow of a Division I commit on his…

Archie Weatherspoon#225

PG · 6-3 · Class of 2027

Rangeview

Point guards who commit this early usually have one thing in common: somebody believed in the vision before the stat sheet caught up. Archie Weatherspoon is a name that hasn't cracked the national offer boards yet, but Cal Poly already…

Ja’Rye Brown#222

PG · 6-2 · Class of 2027

W.E.B. DuBois Academy

A point guard already locked into a college commitment before most of his classmates have taken their first unofficial visit — that's the story with this DuBois Academy lead guard. #222 nationally in the 2027 class might undersell what's coming…

Jonathan Bradley#217

PG · 6-0 · Class of 2027

South Oak Cliff

A 6-foot point guard with no reported offers just locked up a Division I commitment. That tells you something about what Chattanooga's staff saw on tape that the recruiting rankings haven't caught up to yet.

Jamil Robinson#216

PF · 6-11 · Class of 2027

Eagle's Landing Christian

A 6-11 frame that still looks like it's catching up to itself, but the flashes are real — long arms erasing shots at the rim, soft touch on the move that most kids his height don't have yet. Jamil Robinson…

Kimario Sherman#215

C · 7-0 · Class of 2027

Westminster Academy

Seven feet of frame still finding out what it wants to be. Westminster Academy's center is a long way from a finished product, but the raw measurables alone make this a name worth tracking out of the 2027 class.

Alex Pace#214

PG · 6-2 · Class of 2027

Brewster Academy

Three point guards on one Brewster Academy roster sounds like a logjam. For Alex Pace, it's a proving ground. Every rep against Antonio Pemberton and Michai White is a measuring stick, and the 6-foot-2 guard hasn't shrunk from the competition.

Ed Stasys#212

PF · 6-7 · Class of 2027

Benet Academy

A 6-foot-7 forward who already has his college home locked up two years before he'd need it — that's where this one starts. Most prospects in the class of 2027 are still waiting on their first real offer. Ed Stasys…

Big fella with a late birthday and a frame that's still filling in — that's the easiest way to sum up Dylan Twitty right now. At 6-9 in the 2027 class, he's got time on his side, and the environment…

At 6-6 with a solid 210-pound frame, this 2029 power forward is already turning heads at the prep level despite battling through injury setbacks.

Jordan Fisher#123

SF · 6-5 · Class of 2028

Miami Columbus

The most interesting files in a recruiting class are sometimes the ones without a phone ringing yet. A 6-5 wing ranked #123 nationally in the Class of 2028, with no reported offers, is exactly that kind of file.

James Jenkins III#122

SG · 6-4 · Class of 2028

DME Academy

Every scout eventually asks the same uncomfortable question about a prospect in a loaded program: how much of the value is the player, and how much is the roster around him? James Jenkins III plays at DME Academy, where he…

Hudson Hatch#121

C · 6-10 · Class of 2028

Monarch Academy

Most 6-10 centers in the class of 2028 get judged on one thing before anything else: whether they can move. Hudson Hatch enters the evaluation season carrying a national ranking of #121 in his class and no reported offers yet,…

Achilles Orji#120

SF · 6-6 · Class of 2028

Etiwanda

Every spring, somewhere in Southern California, a 6-6 wing gets a quiet nod from a scout in a folding chair and a three-line note on a legal pad. Achilles Orji is one of those names on the list right now,…

Ryan Doane#119

PF · 6-8 · Class of 2028

Mater Dei

Six-foot-eight power forwards with no reported offers and a No. 119 national ranking usually end up in one of two places: a late bloomer who grew into his body, or a kid whose size ran ahead of his skill. Ryan…

Jaleel Smith#118

PG · 6-1 · Class of 2028

Oak Hill Academy

Point guards ranked in the back half of a national top 120 are a tricky group to scout. Some already look like finished products, and others are one growth spurt away from the conversation. Jaleel Smith sits right in that…

Miles Simpson#115

SF · 6-5 · Class of 2028

The Villages Charter

Ask a prep coach what a 6-5 wing is worth in the 2028 cycle and the answer almost always comes back to one question: what does he do once the ball is in his hands and the defense is closing?…

Ask a college assistant what a 6-4 shooting guard in the class of 2028 is worth and the answer is always the same: it depends on what he does when the ball isn't in his hands. Size gets a kid…

Damian Mojica#125

PF · 6-7 · Class of 2028

The Masters School

A 6-7 forward picking up a high-major offer before his sophomore year is the kind of signal that makes scouts dig deeper. Damian Mojica just got that call from Creighton, and for a kid who was sitting with zero offers…

Shane Goines#112

PG · 6-3 · Class of 2028

Wheeler

Scouts can tell a lot about a sophomore point guard from how he runs a team in a three-on-three game, but with Shane Goines the public record is thin enough that the picture starts with who he shares a floor…

Max Moody#124

PG · 6-1 · Class of 2028

South Oak Cliff

A 6-1 point guard with a national ranking of #124 in the class of 2028 and no reported offers sits in a murky spot. Recruiting boards put a number on him, but the number doesn't tell a coach how he…

Dakari Mitchell#111

C · 6-10 · Class of 2028

Centennial

Every class has a dozen kids listed at 6-10, and most of them never become what the number promised. Height gets a player in the room. It doesn't keep him there. Dakari Mitchell gets the room first, and the rest…

KJ Wilson#109

PG · 6-0 · Class of 2028

Tartan

A 6-0 point guard ranked #109 in the class of 2028 with no reported offers sits in a strange spot. He's good enough to be on the national radar but not yet proven enough to draw college attention. That gap…

MJ Boyd#108

CG · 6-2 · Class of 2028

Grace Preparatory Academy

Ask a college staff member what a 6-2 combo guard in the national top 110 is supposed to look like, and the list gets long before anyone says a name. MJ Boyd is on that list right now at #108…

Mmesoma Ndubisi#107

SF · 6-6 · Class of 2028

Bella Vista Prep

Most 6-6 wings in a recruiting class get judged on length before anyone has seen what they do with it. That is roughly where things stand here, and it's honest to say so up front. The ranking is real, but…

RJ Davis#104

SF · 6-5 · Class of 2028

Ridge View

A 6-5 wing ranked #104 nationally in the 2028 class is a name most coaches have seen on a list, not on tape. The scouting picture on RJ Davis is thin right now, and that is the first thing to…

Amare Chandler#103

SG · 6-4 · Class of 2028

Livermore

Livermore's backcourt already has two Division I commits walking the halls, and the freshman guard sliding into bigger minutes isn't fazed by any of it. Amare Chandler is 6-4, still growing into his frame, and already carving out a role…

Damien Robinson#102

PG · 6-1 · Class of 2028

Paul VI Catholic

Point guards who share a backcourt with a five-star get overlooked all the time — the ball finds the star, and everyone else just fills space. Damien Robinson doesn't fill space. He directs it.