2017-18 Post-Dispatch Super 30 preseason countdown
From the Post-Dispatch Super 30 archive series
The Post-Dispatch Super 30 is a yearly countdown of the top 30 senior football prospects in the ºüÀêÊÓƵ area. The list includes verbal commitments until National Signing Day.
Super 30 Countdown
Super 30. Original photo by Paul Halfacre. Illustration by Ben Loewnau.
No. 30: Tavian Willis, McCluer South-Berkeley, QB
Offers: None
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No. 29: Cody Schrader, Lutheran South, RB
Offers: Olivette Nazerene, Missouri Baptist, Benedictine, Lawrence Tech, Lindenwood-Belleville
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No. 28: Hassan Haskins, Eureka, RB
Offers:ÌýEastern Michigan, Indiana State, Memphis, Missouri State, Purdue, Southeast Missouri State, Southern Illinois, Western Kentucky.Ìý
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No. 27: Tyler Walton, CBC, WR
Offers: None
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No. 26: Tyler Foote, John Burroughs, QB
Offers: South Dakota, SEMO, Yale
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No. 25: Dijion Walls, Hazelwood East, WR
Offers: Syracuse
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No. 24: Isaac Trice, Trinity, WR
Offers: Eastern Illinois, Kansas State, Missouri State, Northwest Missouri State, South Dakota, Southeast Missouri State, Southern Illinois
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No. 23: Tionne Harris, Vianney, QB
Offers: Army, Navy, Southwest Baptist, QuincyÌý
Verbal: Army
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No. 22: Ja'Vone Hune, Timberland, LB
Verbal: South Dakota
Offers: South Dakota, Northern Iowa
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No. 21: Hayden Bollinger, Lafayette, LB
Verbal: Army
Offers: Army, Syracuse
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No. 20: Jake Bain, John Burroughs, RB
Verbal: Indiana State
Offers: Indiana State
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No. 19: Jake Papez, Timberland, TE
Offers: Bowling Green, Eastern Kentucky, SEMO
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No. 18: Jordyn Slaughter, Althoff, OL
Verbal: Illinois
Offers: Bowling Green, Eastern Illinois, SEMO, Southern Illinois, Toledo
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No. 17: Matt Harris, Fort Zumwalt West, LB
Offers: Indiana State, Northern Iowa, South Dakota, South Dakota State, Southern Illinois, Southeast Missouri State, Tennessee-Martin, Western Illinois
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No. 16: Brendan Schlittler, Eureka, OL
Offers: Dartmouth, Eastern Kentucky, Eastern Michigan, Holy Cross, Indiana State, Missouri State, Murray State, Northern Colorado, Samford, South Dakota, Southeast Missouri State, Southern Illinois, Tennessee-Martin, Western Illinois
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No. 15: Donnell Sharp, Cardinal Ritter, LB
Offers: Army, Eastern Illinois, Illinois State, Murray State, Northern Illinois, South Dakota, Southeast Missouri State, Southern Illinois, Western Illinois, Western Michigan
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No. 14: Marcus Greer, Chaminade, OL
Verbal: Middle Tennessee State
Offers: Air Force, Army, Bowling Green, Central Arkansas, Central Michigan, Eastern Michigan, Louisiana Tech, Navy, New Mexico, Ohio, South Dakota, South Dakota State, Southeast Missouri, Syracuse, Tennessee Tech
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No. 13: Brad Papez, Timberland, OL
Verbal: Bowling Green
Offers: Arkansas State, Army, Bowling Green, Central Michigan, Cincinnati, Eastern Kentucky, Holy Cross, Illinois State, Indiana State, Northern Illinois, Northern Iowa, Ohio, South Dakota State, Southeast Missouri State, Southern Illinois, Tennessee-Martin, Western Illinois
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No. 12: Arther Green, Parkway Central, WR
Verbal: Arkansas State
Offers:ÌýArkansas State, Indiana State, Lindenwood, Missouri State, Missouri Western, Murray State, Northern Illinois, South Dakota, Southeast Missouri State, Tennessee-Martin, Western Illinois
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No. 11: Devin Ruffin, Lutheran North, LB
Verbal: Bowling Green
Offers:ÌýAbilene Christian, Bowling Green, Iowa State, Minnesota, Murray State, New Mexico, Northern Illinois, Northern Iowa, Northwest Missouri State, South Dakota, Southeast Missouri State, Tennessee State, Tennessee-Martin, Toledo and Western Michigan
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No. 10: Maquis Majors, Fort Zumwalt West, WR/DB
Offers: Air Force, Arkansas State, Army, Central Arkansas, Eastern Kentucky, Eastern Michigan, Illinois State, Indiana State, Missouri State, Murray State, Navy, North Dakota, Northern Iowa, South Dakota, Southeast Missouri State, Southern Illinois, Tennessee-Martin, Western Illinois, Wyoming.
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No. 9: Nick Williams, Ritenour, OL
Verbal: Kansas
Offers:ÌýBall State, Central Florida, Central Michigan, Eastern Michigan, Illinois, Illinois State, Indiana State, Minnesota, Missouri State, Northern Illinois, Northern Iowa, South Dakota, Southeast Missouri State, Southern Illinois, Tennessee-Martin, Wyoming Ìý
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No. 8: Kaleb Eleby, Pattonville, QB
Verbal: Western Michigan
Offers:ÌýArkansas State, Ball State, Illinois, Illinois State, Iowa State, Northern Iowa, South Dakota, Southern Illinois, Toledo, Western Illinois, Western Michigan
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No. 7: Donovan Marshall, Lutheran North, RB
Verbal: Arkansas State
Offers:ÌýArmy, Ball State, Bowling Green, Central Michigan, Dartmouth, Harvard, Iowa State, Minnesota, Navy, New Mexico, Northern Illinois, Northern Iowa, Princeton, Purdue, South Dakota, Southeast Missouri State, Syracuse, Vanderbilt, Western Michigan, Wyoming, Yale Ìý
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No. 6: Cameron Brown, CBC, WR
Verbal:ÌýNebraskaÌý
Offers: Mizzou, Illinois, Alabama, Ball State, Bowling Green, Cincinnati, Duke, Georgia, Indiana, Illinois, Iowa, Iowa State, Kentucky, Minnesota, Nebraska, Ohio State, Purdue, Vanderbilt, Western Michigan, Wisconsin
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No. 5: Dallas Craddieth, Hazelwood Central, WR/DB
Offers: Mizzou, Illinois, Duke, Iowa, Iowa State, Kansas State, Kentucky, Memphis, Michigan State, Minnesota, Mississippi, Nebraska, North Carolina, Northwestern, Purdue, Syracuse, Vanderbilt, Western Michigan, Wisconsin, Yale
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No. 4: Trevor Trout, Chaminade, DT
Offers: Mizzou, Illinois, Alabama, Arizona State, Arkansas, Georgia, Indiana, Iowa, Iowa State, Kansas, Kansas State, Kentucky, Louisville, LSU, Miami (FL), Miami (OH), Minnesota, Mississippi State, Nebraska, North Carolina, North Carolina State, Northern Illinois, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, Penn State, South Carolina, Syracuse, TCU, Tennessee, Texas, Texas A&M, UCLA, USC
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No. 3: Michael Thompson, Parkway North, DT
Offers: Mizzou, Illinois, Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Iowa State, Kansas State, Kentucky, Louisville, LSU, Miami (FL), Michigan, Michigan State, Minnesota, Nebraska, New Mexico, Ohio State, Oklahoma, Penn State, Purdue, Syracuse, TCU, Texas A&M, USC
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No. 2: Ronnie Perkins, Lutheran North, DE
Offers: Mizzou, Illinois, Arkansas, Bowling Green, Florida, Georgia, Georgia Tech, Illinois State, Indiana, Iowa, Iowa State, Kentucky, Louisville, LSU, Memphis, Miami (FL), Miami (OH), Michigan, Michigan State, Minnesota, Mississippi, Nebraska, New Mexico, North Carolina State, Notre Dame, Oklahoma, Oregon, Penn State, Syracuse, Texas, Texas A&M, TCU, UCLA, USC, Wisconsin
No. 1: Kamryn Babb, CBC, WR, DB
Offers: Mizzou, Illinois, Alabama, Arkansas, Auburn, Florida, Indiana, Iowa, Iowa State, Louisville, LSU, Memphis, Miami (FL), Michigan, Michigan State, Minnesota, Mississippi, Mississippi State, Nebraska, North Carolina, Northwestern, Notre Dame, Ohio State, Oklahoma, Penn State, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, USC, Vanderbilt, Wisconsin
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Post-Dispatch Super 30 archive
FERGUSON • Never play poker with Tavian Willis.
AFFTON • Cody Schrader has been picked apart.
EUREKA • Hassan Haskins is an old football soul.
CBC senior wide receiver Tyler Walton has a knack for good timing.
John Burroughs senior quarterback Tyler Foote doesn't really care about his stats.
The day Sterling Finney was hired as Hazelwood East's football coach,ÌýDijion Walls' life changed.
SPANISH LAKE • Isaac Trice didn't see college football in his future.
KIRKWOOD • Tionne Harris doesn't look the part.
WENTZVILLE • One good crack was all it took for Ja'Von Hune to realize he loved to hit.
LADUE • Jake Bain wanted to feel the burn, but he wasn't in the weight room.
Brendan Schlittler's wardrobe needs a makeover.
Donnell Sharp went into surgery thinking his football career was over.
Lafayette senior inside linebacker Hayden Bollinger can't help it.
CREVE COEUR • Marcus Greer's uniform collar is white. His hard hat is a red football helmet. But every day Greer brings a blue collar work eth…
Timberland High senior Jake Papez enjoyed his time as a wide out in the Wolves' high-octane offense.Ìý
Fort Zumwalt West football coach Neil Nowack still shakes his head in awe while watching senior linebacker Matt Harris go through drills.
Althoff offensive lineman Jordyn Slaughter made a huge first impression on football coach Ken Turner.
O'FALLON, MO. • Joe Bacon likes life in the shadows, content to live outside the spotlight.
BREESEÌý• Mater Dei senior quarterback AJ Albers knows that he has some large shoes to fill this season.
Sorrell Harvey is no stranger to making something out of nothing.
WENTZVILLE • Brad Papez plans on studying business at college and he could have a future as a salesman.
Donovan Marshall woke from a nap and panicked.
MARYLAND HEIGHTS • Kaleb Eleby is a unicorn. The rarest of the rare.
BRECKENRIDGE HILLS • Nick Williams had no idea the places football could take him.
O'FALLON, MO. • Wide receivers get a bad rap as the divas of football.
Fear disappears when Devin Ruffin buckles his chinstrap.
Art Green loves contact.
TOWN AND COUNTRY • Cam Brown wanted to be sure he made the right choice.
FLORISSANT • Dallas Craddieth is so good he hurts his own stats.
CREVE COEUR • Trevor Trout has come full circle.
Michael Thompson Jr.'s summer vacation was anything but restful.
Ronnie Perkins is a mystery recruiting services can't solve.
TOWN AND COUNTRY • You don't lose your spot to injury.
Take a tour through the Post-Dispatch Super 30 high school football recruiting lists from over the years.Ìý
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The Christian Brothers College Cadets said they are ready to start the season, despite having some injured players. The goals of senior Camero…
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Area college signings, as submitted by athletics directors and coaches.Ìý