He’s really only played one high school football season. D’joni Scatliffe, however, oozes potential. He’s a specimen of an offensive lineman so picture perfect that college recruiters are starting to knock down the doors at East River High.
All but one may be too late,
Syracuse was first to the punch and the Orange football coaching staff has the 6-foot-7, 270-pound tackle locked in, at least for now (verbal commitments are non-binding).
Scatliffe, the No. 46 player in the Sentinel’s 2025 Central Florida Super60, committed to Syracuse this past weekend while on an official visit to the upstate New York school. Scatliffe, who is from the British Virgin Islands, was impressed.
“From the time I got there it was just a great time,” he said. “I had a great experience with the coaches and everything.”
Scatliffe is new to football, but he’s used to things being new to him. He moved from the island of Tortola, with his parents Sherry and Sayied, to the U.S. in 2022. He spent a year at Colonial before transferring to East River at midseason last fall.
It was like a gift basket dropped in Falcons coach Adam Chappell’s lap.
“I heard that we had a guy coming who was 6-6, 250. Basically the message was he’s very raw and don’t expect much,” Chappell said. “But we have really poured into him. He was by far our most improved player during the spring.”
His measurables have recruiters drooling. He has an Albatross-like 7-4 wingspan. His hands spread 10 1/4 inches. And he’s run the 40-yard dash in 5.2 seconds and is getting faster. Scatliffe is a hard worker, determined to get better.
“He is the most selfless player we have on our roster,” Chappell said. “He sweeps the locker room every day after practice. He’s really starting to develop into a more vocal leader and he works.
“We’re just happy all…
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Author : Orlando Sentinel
Publish date : 2024-06-25 22:50:00
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