QB Kohl Collins (Fairfield)

Offers: Culver-Stockton

What if I told you there’s a 6’3, 200-pound QB who totaled 3,768 yards with 47 touchdowns and just four interceptions while leading his team to an 11-1 record… and he has just one offer from an NAIA school?

Watch the tape, and you’ll see why Kohl Collins was named back-to-back District 9-3A DI MVP. The first play is one of the most mind-boggling scramble touchdowns I've seen, proving he has the arm - and the legs - for the next level. He’s also a four-sport athlete. 

“He’s a winner,” Fairfield head coach John Bachtel said on Texas Football Today. “It might be running it or throwing it, but he finds a way. And that goes for every sport he plays.”

QB Braeden Imhoff (Prosper)

Offers: Lamar (committed), UT-Permian Basin, Northwest, Missouri Western, Nebraska Kearny, Fort Hays State, Pitt State, Central Oklahoma

Imhoff is the second-leading passer in the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex for Class 6A with 3,438 yards, 42 touchdowns and four interceptions. He was named Sports Illustrated’s National High School Boys’ Athlete of the Week after throwing for 496 yards and eight touchdowns in a bi-district round win over Hebron.

So why is he on the “Sleeper” team? Imhoff hasn’t received as many offers as his play warrants because he’s 6’0, 176. But not many QBs have his scrambling ability with 4.38 speed, nor can they make the throws he does.

“He’s an immensely talented kid,” Prosper head coach Tyler Moore said. “If he’s a couple of inches taller, he’d be able to go wherever he wanted. He can make any throw, and that makes him dangerous.”

RB: DK Garza (Alamo Heights)

Offers: Cornell (committed), Trinity

Alamo Heights head coach Ron Rittimann once told DCTX that if he had 22 DK Garzas on his team, they’d win every game. The Mules are doing pretty well with one Garza, entering the third round of the playoffs at 11-1. 

Garza (5’10, 185) has rushed for 2,993 yards and 39 touchdowns this season, his first as the feature running back. As a junior, he shared the backfield with current Texas Longhorn Michael Terry and still managed 1,819 all-purpose yards. He’s also a four-sport letterman in football, basketball, lacrosse and track.

I understand he might not have the physical measurables Terry had, but Garza plays bigger than he is.

RB: Demarcus Belton (Alvarado)

Offers: Howard, Columbia, Bryant, Colorado State Pueblo, Centenary, Pitt State, Missouri Western, Augustana, Sussex, Southeastern Oklahoma State, Howard Payne

I asked a Group of Six player personnel staffer in February about Demarcus Belton when naming him the inaugural “Here’s a Guy”, and they said Belton was definitely a G6 player. Belton has proven it by leading Alvarado to an 11-0 record in a season when some questioned whether they’d have similar success without star QB Cardea Collier (Tarleton State). But those G6 offers haven’t come… yet.

Belton has 1,251 rushing yards and 21 touchdowns on 10 yards per carry in the backfield, but he’s also Alvarado’s leading wide receiver with 1,281 yards and 24 touchdowns. At 5’11, 200 pounds with a 4.41 40-yard dash, he has one of the most unique skillsets in TXHSFB. 

“He gives us our best one-on-one threat as a receiver,” Alvarado head coach Casey Walraven said. “His versatility makes him unique. He’s almost a Deebo Samuel-type guy where we can line him up as a receiver and in the backfield and use his skillset all over the field.”

RB Mykha Green (Sinton)

Offers: UT-Permian Basin, UTRGV, Midwestern State, Texas A&M-Kingsville

Green was the District 15-4A DII Offensive Player of the Year as a junior, but he went from Sinton star to Sinton legend this season. Green is now Sinton’s career rushing yards leader after a senior campaign with 2,955 rushing yards, 43 touchdowns and counting. 

At 6’0, 190 with a 315-pound bench press, Green has all the physical tools of a Group of Six running back.

WR Chris Guidry (Brenham)

Offers: UTEP, Abilene Christian, Incarnate Word, Lamar, Tarleton State, East Central, Henderson State, UT-Permian Basin

Brenham faced a lot of question marks in the preseason after superstar running back Jakoby Dixon moved away from the program. But the Cubs have matched their win total from last season at 11-1, thanks in large part to Guidry’s standout play. The senior has racked up 1,223 yards and 20 touchdowns, passing Limas Sweed for the program’s all-time leader in receiving touchdowns. 

He is also unofficially Brenham’s all-time leader in plays that’ve gone viral. 

“He’s a special talent out there,” Brenham head coach Danny Youngs said. “He’s made a couple catches in practice where I’m like, ‘That’s ridiculous.’ It makes me mad sometimes, because I think he’s doing it on purpose, going up and catching it one-handed. But then you go back and watch it on film and you’re like, ‘He didn’t have a choice.’”

WR Micah Lockett (Nacogdoches)

Offers: None

Lockett is a 6’3, 185-pound wide receiver who won the Class 5A high jump gold medal with a 7-foot mark. That athleticism translated to the field, where he hauled in 65 passes for 1,374 yards and 12 touchdowns, helping Nacogdoches to its first winning record since 2014.

“He’s been double-teamed the last four weeks of the year and he still has 1,300 yards receiving,” Nacogdoches head coach Darby House said. “They’re not hiding it, and I don’t blame them. I would. I was shocked it took as long as it did before people started double-teaming him.”

For House, Lockett’s leadership was even more impressive than his play. The senior took it upon himself to get all his teammates up to the field to throw outside of practice, and often made the team start a practice drill over if it wasn’t up to the standard.

WR Walker Dietze (Cuero)

Offers: Murray State, Augustana, Texas A&M-Kingsville

Over the past two seasons, Dietze has caught 152 passes for 2,470 yards and 40 touchdowns. He is one of TXHSFB’s most productive receivers with a 6’2, 185-pound frame to match.

“He catches everything,” Cuero head coach Jerod Fikac said. “When they measure him, he’s got some of the biggest hands. His route running is crisp at the top of breaks. He’s got good instincts and can turn guys around.”

Questions about his top-end speed have held back more scholarship offers, but Dietze has worked hard to erase any of those doubts. In Cuero’s first-round playoff game against La Feria, the senior hit 21.2 miles per hour on the GPS.

OL Adedapo Adetosoye (Katy)

Offers: Lamar (committed), Northwestern State, New Mexico (PWO)

Adetosoye is a 6’4, 300-pound linemen who has helped pave the way for a Katy offense that has compiled 4,337 rushing yards this year, steamrolling opponents for an average of 361.4 yards per game. He has displayed positional versatility rotating from guard to tackle in Katy’s pro-style I-formation offense.

OL Baine Jenschke (Wall)

Offers: Angelo State, Missouri Western, Howard Payne, Hendrix, Southwestern, Friends

Wall has arguably been the most dominant team in Class 3A this season, thanks in large part to an offensive line that’s only gotten better after giving up one sack in 15 games in 2024. Bain Jenschke (6’3, 290) is the unit’s leader. The right guard is fundamentally sound blocking for the run and pass (zero sacks allowed). He also plays with a nasty streak (67 pancakes) that gives the entire offense an attitude.

Jenschke has also proven his football IQ by seamlessly transitioning from Wall’s flexbone offense under previous head coach Houston Guy to the spread scheme with Craig Slaughter two years ago.

DL Daniel Swiney (Iowa Colony)

Offers: Millsaps, East Central, Minot State, Tuskegee, Northeastern State, Arkansas Tech, Henderson State

Swiney was the breakout star when the Dave Campbell’s crew called the Iowa Colony vs Richmond Randle regular-season game. A four-year varsity starter, Swiney was a game-wrecker at defensive tackle and also played some up-back on offense when Iowa Colony needed to run for a first down. 

The 6’2, 290-pound prospect also has an intriguing 54.6 shot put number.

DL Zaqwaun Nunn (North Shore)

Offers: Louisiana Tech (committed)

Nunn (6’1, 285) was the Class 6A State Wrestling Champion for the 285-pound weight class as a sophomore. That technique on the mat translates to the defensive tackle spot. By October 27 of the regular season, he had 54 tackles and 13 sacks. If North Shore makes a deep run, per usual, look for Nunn to become a late breakout star on the recruiting trail.

LB Landry Hopkins (Forney)

Offers: Sacramento State, East Texas A&M

Hopkins has played 6A varsity football since he was a freshman, earned two First Team All-District nods and most recently became Forney’s all-time leading tackler with 452 stops. At 5’11, 200, Hopkins is technique-sound playing the run and a dangerous blitzer off the edge. When he meets the ball carrier, he’s arriving with bad intentions.

LB Jaylyn Manning (Duncanville)

Offers: UTEP, Jax State, Southern Miss, Lamar, Delaware State, East Central, Lincoln University (Missouri)

Manning is a grown man on the field at 6’2, 225, which makes him a terrifying sight as a QB spy. He has the athleticism to cover sideline-to-sideline, and he also plays offense when Duncanville needs a lead blocker. Manning has the most Group of Six offers on this list, but if Duncanville makes a deep run, I could see Power Four schools with a late need swooping in.

LB Kaleb Menard (Orangefield)

Offers: Zero

Menard has one of my favorite highlight tapes in TXHSFB. The 6’2, 215-pound linebacker had 172 tackles, 24 tackles for loss, 10 sacks and three defensive TDs in his senior season. Menard is a ferocious second-level blitzer and high-effort player who seemingly affects every play.

S Marqwae Willis (Waco La Vega)

Offers: Arkansas State

Willis turned heads at State 7-on-7, and he’s had a standout senior year as a safety. He shows a willingness to lay the wood with 51 tackles, but he’s also a walking momentum shifter. Willis’s punt return touchdowns, blocked field goals and even receiving touchdowns give Waco La Vega the juice when they need it most.

S Jaylon Sterling (Denton Guyer)

Offers: Lamar, New Mexico, Sacramento State, Tarleton State

Sterling, the younger brother of former Oklahoma State star Tre Sterling, is making his own name for Denton Guyer this season with 68 tackles and two interceptions. At 6’2, 205, the safety shows excellent instincts in pass coverage, breaking on the football. He can also roll down into the box as an off-ball linebacker. Oh, and he played the start of the season with a full cast on his hand, and still had an interception against Aledo.

Utility Player - Grayson Myer (Frisco Wakeland)

Offers: Drake (commit), East Central, Henderson State, Angelo State

Myer had a lofty precedent to live up to as the younger brother of former Wakeland star QB Brennan Myer. But Grayson has carried on the family legacy by earning District 5-5A Utility Player of the Year as a junior, then somehow playing better as a senior. 

As a wide receiver, Myer has caught 72 passes for 986 yards and eight touchdowns. On defense, the safety has 35 tackles, four tackles for loss and three interceptions. He’s a big reason why Frisco Wakeland is 11-1, the first double-digit win season in program history.