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THE HOT 100: Houston’s Top Prospects in the Class of 2027
After breaking down film, attending 7 on 7 events, talking with coaches and evaluating previous performances, VYPE Media breaks down the city of Houston's Top 100 prospects for the Class of 2027.
From Galveston to Katy and North Shore to Willis, here are the Who's Who of seniors-to-be as they enter Spring football. The rankings will fluctuate over the summer and fall, but here is the LIST!
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VYPE HOT 100 2027 HOUSTON RECRUITS
No. 1 - Landen Williams-Callis, Randle, Running Back
No. 2 - Kennedy Brown, Kingwood, Offensive Tackle
No. 3 - Kaden McCarty, Cy Falls, Edge, Texas A&M-Commit
No. 4 - Alvin Mosley, Crawford, Wide Receiver
No. 5 - Xavier Muhammad, South Houston, Defensive Lineman
No. 6 - Ezekiel Ayangbile, Langham Creek, Defensive Lineman
No. 7 - Benny Easter, Summer Creek, Wide Receiver, Texas Tech-Commit
No. 8 - Blake Jenkins, Tompkins, Cornerback
No. 9 - Carson White, Iowa Colony, Quarterback
No. 10 - Trenton Blaylock, Atascocita, Cornerback
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No. 11 - Keyon Hemphill-Woods, Columbus, Offensive Lineman
No. 12 - Amari Vickerson, Cy Ranch, Defensive Lineman, SMU-Commit
No. 13 - DeMarco Jenkins, Pearland, Defensive Lineman
No. 14 - Aaron Williams, Ridge Point, Linebacker
No. 15 - Braylon Fisher, Columbus, Wide Receiver
No. 16 - Brandon Sherrard, Shadow Creek, Cornerback
No. 17 - Karnell ‘Greedy’ James, Manvel, Safety, Texas-Commit
No. 18 - Wayne Shanks Jr, Kinkaid, Running Back
No. 19 - Tristan Willis, CE King, Running Back
No. 20 - Cade Haug, Kingwood, Linebacker, Texas-Commit
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No. 21 - Braylon Lane, CE King, Wide Receiver
No. 22 - Braiden Graves, Bridgeland, Safety
No. 23 - Julian Cromartie, College Park, Wide Receiver
No. 24 - Aden Starling, Shadow Creek, Wide Receiver, Georgia-Commit
No. 25 - Antwon Sanders, CE King, Running Back
No. 26 - Antonio Underwood, Westfield, Defensive Lineman, Texas Tech-Commit
No. 27 - James Harris, Cy Falls, Defensive End
No. 28 - Davon Smith, Westfield, Linebacker
No. 29 - Jason Johnson, Atascocita, Defensive Lineman
No. 30 - Alexander Coey, Conroe, Defensive End
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No. 31 - Kameron Roberson, Cy Springs, Defensive Back
No. 32 - Joshua Vilmael, FB Travis, Defensive Back
No. 33 - Finn Walker, Oak Ridge, Defensive Line
No. 34 - Kingston Tupuola, Conroe, Offensive Lineman
No. 35 - Jhadyn Nelson, Langham Creek, Linebacker
No. 36 - Brandon Hebert, North Shore, Offensive Lineman
No. 37 - Darnell Jackson Jr., Grand Oaks, Wide Receiver
No. 38 - Eli Kelly, Legacy SSS, Athlete
No. 39 - Elijah Wright, Katy Jordan, Defensive Lineman
No. 40 - Landon Williams, Katy Jordan, Wide Receiver
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No. 41 - Anthony James, La Marque, Linebacker
No. 42 - Abdus Kone, North Shore, Offensive Lineman
No. 43 - Cael Thigpen, Jersey Village, Defensive End
No. 44 - Bryson Dossett, Ridge Point, Defensive Back
No. 45 - Caleb White, Summer Creek, Defensive Back
No. 46 - Samuel Weary, Manvel, Linebacker - 9 Offers
No. 47 - Jordan Simmons, Yates, Wide Receiver
No. 48 - Larry Brown, Summer Creek, Wide Receiver
No. 49 - Braden Baker, Cy Ranch, Quarterback
No. 50 - Suhaib Ramseur, Ridge Point, Wide Receiver
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No. 51 - Aubrey Johnson, North shore, Wide Reciever
No. 52 - Isaac Coughran, Katy, Offensive Lineman
No. 53 - Liam Madkins, Cy Falls, Athlete
No. 54 - Jlynnd Kellow, Willis, Cornerback
No. 55 - Kamar Chavez-Brown, Randle, Wide Receiver
No. 56 - Kevin Ferrygood, Cy Fair, Wide Receiver
No. 57 - Chad Nelson, Mayde Creek, Athlete
No. 58 - La’Damian Defreeze, North Shore, Wide Receiver
No. 59 - Noah Spinks, Summer Creek, Quarterback
No. 60 - Mo Poko, Katy Jordan, Athlete
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No. 61 - Camden Hughes, College Park, Quarterback
No. 62 - Yogi Martin, Cy Springs, Athlete
No. 63 - Waylan Nolen, Willis, Defensive End
No. 64 - Chase Lewis, Dickinson, Defensive End
No. 65 - Brian Manuel Jr., Atascocita, Wide Receiver
No. 66 - Khylan Davis, Hightower, Quarterback
No. 67 - Cayden Williams, Willis, Linebacker
No. 68 - Kash Schwab, Bridgeland, Running Back
No. 69 - Andre Phillip II, Klein Oak, Quarterback
No. 70 - Davion Vanderbilt, Channelview, Wide Receiver
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No. 71 - Jared Hagger, Cy Springs, Quarterback
No. 72 - Tyler Washington, Paetow, Defensive Back
No. 73 - Caden Watson, La Porte, Linebacker
No. 74 - Brandon Smith Jr., Elsik, Running Back
No. 75 - Camron Alakija, Crawford, Linebacker
No. 76 - Demarcus West, Shadow Creek, Offensive Lineman
No. 77 - Braylin Causey, Summer Creek, running Back
No. 78 - Bryce Coleman, Shadow Creek, Wide Receiver
No. 79 - Ty Greene, Stratford, Athlete
No. 80 - Emmitt Hines, Nimitz, Defensive Back
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No. 81 - Chase Allen, Bridgeland, Offensive Lineman
No. 82 - Chase Brown, North Shore, Offensive Lineman
No. 83 - Raiden Cook, Barbers Hill, Defensive End
No. 84 - Camron Alakija, Crawford, Linebacker
No. 85 - Quincy Carter, Klein Oak, Safety
No. 86 - Manny Leyja, Cy Ranch, Wide Receiver
No. 87 - Jordin Jones, Westfield, Lineback
No. 88 - Jaylin Jones, Westfield, Linebacker
No. 89 - Kaden Brandley, North Shore, Running Back
No. 90 - Amir Johnson, Crawford, Tight End
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No. 91 - Samuel Thiergood, Randle, Offensive Lineman
No. 92 - Brody Bartee, Ridge Point, Quarterback
No. 93 - Drayton Hawkins, Cy-Fair, Linebacker
No. 94 - Omosefe Ayemere, Elkins, Edge
No. 95 - Magnus Herndon, The Woodlands, Edge
No. 96 - Tony Guillory, North Shore, Defensive Back
No. 97 - Lorenzo Aguirre, Dickinson, Quarterback
No. 98 - Colton Weddel, The Woodlands, Tight End
No. 99 - Jacob Lee, Cypress Ranch, Athlete
No. 100 - Javion Garrett, Katy Taylor, Running Back
The reigning UIL 3A-D1 State Champions -- Columbus Cardinals
DISTRICT 12-3A-DI: Columbus boasts a State Title; Hitchcock looks to rebound
DISTRICT 12-3A-D1
PRESEASON PREDICTIONS
Columbus Cardinals
Hitchcock Bulldogs
Hallettsville Brahmas
Yoakum Bulldogs
Hempstead Bobcats
(Bold Denotes Playoffs)
...VYPE PRESEASON AWARDS
Most Valuable Player: Braylon Fisher, Columbus
Offensive Player of the Year: Mycole Pegoda, Hallettsville
Defensive Player of the Year: Rylan Carruthers, Columbus
Breakout Player of the Year: Cam’ron Taylor, Hitchcock
On the Cusp: Yoakum Bulldogs
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Columbus is coming off a historical season. The Cardinals rolled to a 15-1 record and captured the Class 3A Division I State Championship with a dominating 48-14 victory over Malakof. Columbus, led by seventh-year coach Matt Schobel (72-13) will have to replace some key players, including Adam Schobel, John Schobel, and Grayson Rigdon, but only dressed eight seniors in the title game. WR Braylon Fisher, who has offers from TCU, Houston, Vanderbilt and UTSA, led the team with 1,338 receiving yards and 16 scores in 2024. The entire starting offensive line is back, including Kenyon Hemphill-Woods, who has offers from Oklahoma, Texas Tech, Houston, Kansas State, Illinois and UTSA, and Christopher Quinn. The Cardinals linebacker corps is back and strong with Brody Vinclarek, Rylan Carruthers and Brody Tribe returning after combining for 415 tackles between the trio. Carruthers accounted for 165 tackles of that number. Other players to watch include WR/DB Brennan Hicks, QB/DB Jack Schobel and FB/DL Sean Sutton.
Hitchcock reached the Regional Semifinals a year ago after going 10-2. The Bulldogs will have a new look on offense with only three starters returning. Defensively, Hitchcock should be pretty sound with eight starters back in the mix, including District 12-3A-DI Defensive Lineman of the Year Demarcus Blackmon. Clear Lake transfer Terrell Stinson Jr. will play a huge role this season at DB and WR. The Bulldogs also return the district’s reigning Newcomer of the Year in Cam’ron Taylor, who is listed as RB, WR and OLB. Other key defensive returners include first-team, all-district pick Brian Harris and second-teamers Jaiden Freeman and Averett Lacy. The Bulldogs also return Jamarion Cooper, who was second-team, all-district on offense and defense from his running back and middle linebacker positions. Craig Smith enters year No. 14 at the helm and just eight wins shy of coaching career victory No. 100. Keys to success will be good defensive play and the young skill guys improving on a weekly basis.
Hallettsville went 3-8 a year ago and reached the Bi-District round of the playoffs. Third-year coach Levi Montgomery returns 10 starters to a squad that is seeking a 14th-straight playoff appearance in 2025. What will be a young Brahmas team will lean on young players developing quickly. Key returners for Hallettsville include Matthew Montgomery, who racked up 118 tackles, four tackles for loss, six QB pressures and three pass break-ups on the way to a first-team, all-district selection. Offensively, Mycole Pegoda is back after rushing for 1,130 yards and 16 scores, while passing for another 620 yards and four touchdowns. He was first-team, all-district as well. Finally, first-team, all-district OL Kyle Svetlik is back after registering 21 pancakes a year ago.
Yoakum posted an 8-5 mark in 2024 and reached the second round of the playoffs where they ran into eventual State Champion and district foe Columbus. The Bulldogs return some key pieces for 2025 including first-team, all-district lineman Oliver Ortiz and second-teamer OL Jaydon Johnson. Defensively, first-team, all-district free safety Cayson Gamez and second-team free safeties Bradley and Brenten Jacob and cornerback Tayten Crawford are set to return. Hempstead went 0-10 in 2024. The Bobcats return second-team, all-district running back Dawayne Crawford and second-team, all-district LB and RB Jleon Watts.