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cited about having a chance to do that. But anywhere
on the field, he touches the ball and is a home-run
threat. Great feet, great wiggle."
As a senior at Oakleaf, Ferguson caught 11 passes
for 134 yards and a touchdown, while also returning
kicks.
He ranks as one of the top sprinters in speed-rich
Florida, with a documented 10.54 100-meter time at
a state event.
"If he's 6-foot, if he's 5-11, more schools are look-
ing (at him)," Oakleaf offensive coordinator Jeff
Nettles said. "He could name his school, there's no
doubt about it. No matter where he goes, he's going
to be an impact player, at the very least on kickoffs.
He'll flip the field really quick, no matter how big he
is. Once he has the ball, the size doesn't matter. I
could see him impacting there very quickly."
BENAIAH FRANKLIN
Finding Franklin early, Purdue made
a quick decision on the versatile At-
lanta-area athlete, pegging him for
wide receiver.
The Marietta, Ga., Wheeler
product played some receiver in
high school, but more running
back.
He earned some small-school
early recruiting interest as a
safety.
But the well-built 6-1, 205-pounder thinks wide
receiver is a natural fit for him, and Purdue would
concur, at least as of now.
"They were talking about what I did in high
school," Franklin said of Purdue's coaches' plan for
him. "Like lining me up in the slot, but maybe mo-
tioning into the backfield to take some handoffs or
Palm Bay H.S.
Brian Lankford-Johnson was elusive averaging 11.9 yards per carry with 1,815 yards and 22 TDs in 2015.
