Who will top our 2020 Fab 55 list? By Mike Craven who separated themselves He's electric after the clear-cut favorite to go played some wide receiver hard to imagine a more mcrnven@sl:llesmrui.com from the pack as juniors. catch, physi~ enough to wire-to-wrreasthestate's in 7-00-7 tournaments phy&ically gifted corner. Our initial 2020 Fab 55, beat bwnp-coverage and top prospect. and built like an outside Troy Omeire, WR, Fort It's time to focus on a which will be released is the type of receiver to Ja'Quinden Jackson, linebacker. Bend Austin: A freakish new batch of recruiting digitally on Thursday and demand double-teams in ATH , Duncanville: The Dwight MCGiothern, CB, athlete with a tremendous targets - for 2020. in print on Friday, will be college, which is rare. 6-2, 200-pounder is the Cedar Hill Trinity Christian: frarne(6-3, 205) and con­ The 2019 Fabulous 55 topped by one of these five Zachary Ev a ns, RB, nation's No. 2-ranked Toe 6-1, 180-pound 5-star sistent hands. He's totaled was Jed by - • --!' ~ prospects, who are listed Galena Park North Shore: athlete - in 2019, that prospect is the best defen­ 85 catches for 1,546 yards wide receiver and Ohio here alphabetically: The 5-star prospect is the was Cuero's Jordan sive back in the state. He and 21 touchdowns in his State early enrollee Demond Demas, WR, top-rated running back in Whittington. No one looks like a safety because first two years on varsity. Garrett Wilson. It's now Tomball: The 5-star Texas the country and is draw­ knows what position of his height and wingspan His offer list includes the time to crown the new best A&M commit is 6-41 210 ing comparisons to Adrian Jackson will play in col­ but is capable of playing nation's elite programs player in Texas, and there and is the No. 3-ranked Peterson, who topped our lege; he's a high school comerback because of his and he's high on both are five 2020 candidates receiver in the country. 2004 Fab 55. He's the quarterback but has hips and footwork. It's Texas and Texas A&M. Duncanville's Ja'Quinden Jackson plays quarterback in high school but is projected to move to wide receiver or into the secondary in coUege. He is one of a handful of prospects that could top the American-Statesman's initial 2020 Fabulous 55. IMIK£ CRAVEN/AMERICAH·STATESMANJ AMERICAN - STATESMAN ' S 2019 FABULOUS 55 AMERICM-STAT£SMAN'S 211' FABULOUS SS 1bo Am<ricu-Slmsman's t-.-.s 55 isl of dlo sutr's top lta1IIS for 2019 ~ Olllonal slgnlng oily, CGfflllllod ti, ml! writ,r MikccraW:11: -. 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UTEP Elhan Moron, Cedar Ridge, Texas at Dallas Andrew Gonzales. Elgin. Temple Akil Chavles, Cedar Ridge, Howard Payne Nicole Garcia, Hendrickson. College Culver Stockton College Jared Ontiveros, Stony Point, Texas A&M-Kingsville lace Grady, Elgin, Dallas Baptist Tyler Cleveland, Stony Point, Concordia (Wis.) La'Shondra Houston, NYOS University Angelo State Juan Quezada, Austin High, Charter, Coastal Bend College Kyte Maysonave, vandegrift, Le Beau Thomas Co~ Round Blinn JC Mackenna Raby, Cedar Par!<, Tourneau Univ. Rock, Doane (Neb.) Univ. Shaylon Roberts, Hendrickson, University of Texas at Dallas Chase Cools, stony Point, Kllgore College Andrea Rodriguez, Austin High, BASl(ETIIAU. (gins) SOUthwestern Matthew sanden is. Angelina College Maddie Edler, Round Rock, COdy Cyr, Smithville, Kansas Mary Hardin-Baylor Danielle Serna, Austin High, University ofTexas at Dallas Wesleyan Ben Simons, East View, Abilene Colorado State Hannah Groff, Round Rock, Edgenin Dilanl·Wiiams, Cedar Christian Hardin-Simmons Ridge, Blinn JC Isaiah Smallwood, vandegrift, TRACK (boys) Jaelyn Knight. Georgetown, Layne Dominy, Dripping Springs, West Texas A&M Andrew Holt, Lago Vista, Oklahoma City Univ. Dordt (Iowa) College zach Smith, Regents, Hutchinson (Kan.) cc Jade Smith, Georgetown, caJeb Forest. Hutto, Texas­ Washington and Lee (Va.) McMuny Univ. Permian Basin Dalton Spencer, LBJ, Navarro JC TENNIS (girts) Kayla Soto, Round Rock, Hendrix Ch/ Fullmer, Anderson, Coopet-lyler, Anderson, Trinity Peyton Brotzman, West,~ (Ark.) College Midwestern State Mark Velasquez, San Marcos, College of Charleston (S.C.) Jared Henick, Hutto. Trinity Hardin-Simmons Rachel Horowitz, LBJ, Davidson BASl(ETIIAU. (boys) Justin Helwy, East V'w!w, Blinn JC Kaleb Wenson, L - ~ (N.C.) College Will Isaac, Round Rock, COdy Jad<son, Lago Vista, McNeese State Keegan McCain, We$ , c. UTSA university of Texas at Dallas SOUthwestern Jesiah Whltmgton, cedar Park. Jett wright, west• e, Hobart eon- Rood, Regents, Hamilton Jeremiah Johns, LBJ. Arizona Texas-Permian Basin (N.Y.) College (N.Y.) College Christian Univ. ll'ey Womble, Cedar Ridge, Swali Yarlagadda, LBJ, John Aundoy Johnsen, LBJ, Cisco JC Mary Hardin-Baylor Hopkins Univ. FOOTBALL Devin Jones.LBJ, Northwestern SWIMMING (boys) Eric Arellano, Stony Point East (Okla) State KM! Harrmer, Vandegrift, TRACK AND AELD (girls)Maryn Texas Baptist vare.. Kalyanapuram, Missouri DeMaio, Georgetown, Incarnate Brian Batts, LBJ, UT-Permian Vandegrift camegie Mellon n Piercy, Regents, MIT Word Basin (Pa.) Univ. Brianna Lopez, Cedar Ridge. DJ. Baptiste, Hutto, North et l<e Kemp, Hendrickson, SOCCER (boys) Ursulme (Ohio) College Dakota State McPherson (Kan.) College Josh Sicocks, Bowie, University Joey Zinmerman, Hutto, West Kirin Bishop, Stony Point, Brant Kemp, Hendrickson. ofTexas at Dallas TexasA&M Midwestern State McPherson (Kan.) College oonte BOOrgeois.IBJ, Jordan Kerley. McNeil. Arizona SOCCER (girls) VOUfYBAU. UT-Permian Basin State Anna Briseno, Cedar Par1<. Celie Contreras, San Marcos, Myles Brooks, Hendrickson, Sam Latham, McNeil, Texas Houston Baptist Texas Lutheran stephen F.