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Although not the prototypical big-bodied wide receiver, Vernell Brown III of Jones High School in Orlando, Florida, has a rather long offer list.
The 5-foot-11, 170-pound four-star pass catcher is the No. 71 prospect in the 2025 recruiting class, per the 247Sports’ composite rankings. And he has caught the attention of everyone from in-state powers Florida, Florida State and Miami, to Alabama, Tennessee and Ohio State.
The first time he touched a football at age five, Brown recalled, he scored an 80-yard touchdown. So to him, it was a matter of if, not when, he would follow in the footsteps of his father Vernell Brown Jr., who played cornerback for Florida from 2001-05.
“At the end of the day, I’m a playmaker,” Vernell Brown III told The Dispatch.
He demonstrated that during his junior season, when he tallied 1,404 receiving yards and 16 touchdowns. He is a vertical threat, but there is more to his game than that.
“He has the ability to really make people miss,” Vernell Brown Jr. said. “I think that’s what separates him not just from a lot of the guys at Ohio State, but really guys around the country. You just don’t find a lot of guys who could play and do those things from the slot – making guys miss inside.
“When you put the ball in (his) hand, there’s no telling what can happen.”
Ohio State made Brown an offer after a June 2023 summer recruiting camp in Columbus. Brown believes he impressed Buckeyes wide receivers coach Brian Hartline with his shiftiness, a trait they both share.
“He’s just a technician,” Brown said. “Obviously, he played in the league a long time and he was a technician as well. So just him teaching people … the technique aspect of it, I think that’s what really separates his room from everywhere else in the country.”
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Source link : https://sports.yahoo.com/ohio-state-lead-2025-playmaker-100714933.html
Author : The Columbus Dispatch
Publish date : 2024-05-08 10:07:14
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