High School Football: 2024 Great Lakes Region Top RBs

By Eric Frantz Jul 16, 2024, 11:00am

Who are the top high school football players heading into the 2024 season? This is the latest article in a series cataloging the top prep players in the Great Lakes Region this upcoming season.

For No. 4 Grayson (Loganville), the wait was worth it. The Rams opened the 2025 high school football season with a convincing 51-3 win over Collins Hill (Suwanee) in the inaugural MaxPreps Game of the Week between two recent Georgia state champions.

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Who are the top high school football players heading into the 2024 season? This is the latest article in a series cataloging the top prep players in the Great Lakes Region. Athletes from Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin are eligible for recognition. All players mentioned are also eligible to make @EFrantMP’s Annual Preseason All-Great Lakes Football Teams, which will be released in August.

Here's a look at last year’s 2023 All-Great Lakes squads: offense/defense.

2024 Great Lakes Region Names to Know: Running Backs

* Kory Amachree, Haslett (Mich.), 6-0, 195, jr.

* Shahn Alston, Harvey (Painesville, Ohio), 5-9, 205, jr.

* Jace Clarizio, East Lansing (Mich.), 6-0, 190, sr. (Michigan State)

* Syeer Coleman, Imhotep Charter (Philadelphia, Pa.), 6-0, 200, jr.

* Marquise Davis, Cleveland Heights (Ohio), 6-0, 210, jr. (Kentucky)

* Donovan Day, Carmel (Mundelein, Ill.), 5-11, 195, sr.

* Zion Gist, Lincoln-Way East (Frankfort, Ill.), 6-0, 197, sr. (Western Michigan)

* Jayden Gwinn, Westerville Central (Ohio), 5-9, 190, sr.

* Jayel Harris, Withrow (Cincinnati, Ohio), 6-0, 180, sr. (Central Michigan)

* Tiqwai Hayes, Aliquippa (Pa.), 5-10, 185, sr. (Penn State)

* AJ Hill, Davison (Mich.), 5-10, 175, sr. (Ferris State)

* Dierre Hill Jr, Althoff Catholic (Belleville, Ill.), 5-11, 180, sr. (Oregon)

* Nino Hall, McKinley (Canton, Ohio), 6-0, 185, sr. (Buffalo)

* Bo Jackson, Villa Angela-St. Joseph (Cleveland, Ohio), 6-1, 205, sr. (Ohio State)

* Ronny Johnson, Dexter (Mich.), 5-10, 180, sr.

* Elijah Kimble, Canisius (Buffalo, N.Y.), 5-10, 180, so.

* Charles Langama, Maple Grove (Minn.), 5-9, 200, sr. (North Dakota)

* Robert Lathon, Bishop Hartley (Columbus, Ohio), 5-11, 180, jr.

* Roderick Love, Padua Franciscan (Parma, Ohio), 5-9, 175, sr.

* TaRyan Martin, East St. Louis ( Ill.), 5-8, 175, sr. (Kent State)

* Kentrall Rinehart, Westland (Galloway, Ohio), 6-1, 205, sr.

* Elijah Rumph, Eden Prairie (Minn.), 6-1, 200, sr.

* Noah Sanders, Groves (Beverly Hills, Mich.), 5-11, 170, sr.

* D'antae Sheffey, State College (Pa.), 6-0, 190, jr. (Syracuse)

* Zaire Stevens, East (Akron, Ohio), 5-10, 185, sr. (Purdue)

* Josh Tate, West Bloomfield (Mich.), 5-11, 195, sr.

* Michael Taylor, Pickerington North (Ohio), 5-11, 185, sr. (Ohio)

* Jayden Terry, Grandville (Mich.), 5-10, 185, jr.

* Jaron Thomas, Concord (Elkhart, Ind.), 6-1, 195, jr. (Purdue)

* Jabree Wallace- Coleman, Imhotep Charter (Philadelphia, Pa.), 6-0, 205, jr. (Penn State)

* Grant Washington, St. Ignatius (Cleveland, Ohio), 5-10, 195, sr. (Minnesota)

* Isaiah West, St. Joseph's Prep (Philadelphia, Pa.), 5-11, 208, sr. (Ohio State)

* Brandon White, St. Edward (Lakewood, Ohio), 5-8, 182, jr.

* Marquez Wimberly, Nazareth Area (Pa.), 5-9, 190, jr.

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