10/15/2015 football Edit

Fall Festival: Top freshmen and sophomores

Eric Bossi

Rivals.com Basketball Recruiting Analyst

Recruiting wrap: Offers from Louisville, Florida,

USF, Nebraska and Miami.

Performance: The breakout performer of the Fall Festival, Weaver is a 6-foot-4

point guard who has size, feel for the game and athleticism. Whenever the ball

was in his hands he appeared to be in total command of the situation and he's a

quick and physically punishing driver who can score himself or set others up for

open shots. Based on his weekend at the Fall Festival he looks like a legitimate

candidate to rank amongst the top 25 or so players in his class.

E.J. Montgomery (2018)

Montverde (Fla.) Academy

Recruiting wrap: Offers from Auburn, N.C. State,

Vanderbilt, UCLA, Miami and others.

Performance: Currently ranked as the No. 5 player in the class of 2018,

Montgomery is a skilled four man who fancies himself as a potential wing player.

He can shoot with range but his proclivity to hang on the perimeter and eschew

mixing it up around the rim has limited at times. There were no such issues with

his play in Orlando. Montgomery used his 6-foot-10 size to play active on the

glass, he attacked the rim and he played as physically as Rivals has ever seen

him play. He can run the floor and when he's mixing it up like that his ability

to then step out and shoot jumpers makes him beyond dangerous.

Chol Marial (2019)

Jacksonville (Fla.) Arlington Country Day

Recruiting wrap: No reported offers.

Performance: Already standing over seven-feet tall, Marial was a pretty big eye

opener at the Fall Festival. All he would have had to do to get notices was run

up and down the floor without getting his feet tangled and block a few shots.

But, he did much more than that. He didn't just make it up and down the floor,

he motored up and down like a much smaller and much older, mature player. He

soared above the rim to catch and finish alley-oops, attacked rebounds at their

highest point with both hands and shut down any action around the rim. With

continued development he has a chance to be a big-time prospect.

R.J. Barrett (2019)

Montverde (Fla.) Academy

Recruiting wrap: No reported offers.

Performance: The son of Canadian basketball legend Rowan Barrett who played his

college ball at St. John's, the apple didn't fall far from the tree here.

Barrett is an athletic southpaw wing who has shooting range and abundant

athleticism. He handles the ball a bit, looks to have a good feel for the game

and is easy to peg as a high major prospect.

Simisola Shittu (2018)

Montverde (Fla.) Academy

Recruiting wrap: Baylor, Virginia Tech, UNLV and

Kansas State are among those to make early offers. Oregon has

interest.

Performance: A five-star prospect who currently ranks No. 8 in the class of

2018, Shittu is a long armed rebounding machine who loves to play with

physicality. He is already a very good passer, has above average hands and is a

clever finisher around the basket. He currently has a physical advantage over

most of his classmates so he will have to continue to focus on his skill

development to retain his ranking as others catch up to him physically.

Nassir Little (2018)

Orange Park (Fla.) Oak Leaf

Recruiting wrap: Florida, Miami and Florida State have already offered.

Performance: Little has the tools to develop into a pretty dynamic small forward

prospect. He showed above average athleticism, a very good motor and the ability

to step out and knock down a three point jumper. He likes to attack the rim and

looks like a potential big time defender.

Robert Allen (2018)

Orlando (Fla.) Edgewater

Recruiting wrap: Oklahoma was in to see him recently.

Performance: The slender power forward was a nice find. He didn't shy from physical play around the rim, showed good touch and played with spirit on both sides of the floor. As he adds muscle to his frame and expands his offense he looks to have a bright future.