2025 Rankings: SG Sleepers

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><em>PICTURED: [player_tooltip player_id='2362465' first='Jaren' last='Davis']</em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Read the entire <a href="https://prephoops.com/tennessee/rankings/2025-rankings/">Class of 2025 rankings</a>, but this particular story features SG Sleepers.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1519803' first='Jamichael' last='Blair Jr']. (Bearden)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Current Ranking: #42</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Elite on-ball defender. Low ego. Winner. Blair is physically ready for college though his outside shot still lags behind the Top 30 guys in Tennessee.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1722765' first='Adam' last='Clark'] (Cane Ridge)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Current Ranking: #52</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Speedy with the ball. [player_tooltip player_id='1722765' first='Adam' last='Clark'] is a strong-legged guard that fits wonderfully within the new Cane Ridge system, a system that still emphasizes invested, devoted on-ball defense from every player 1-4.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2042562' first='Xavier' last='Washington'] (Hillsboro)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Current Ranking: #64</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Lefty shooter. Xavier can go off for 14 points just as quickly as the Hillsboro headliner [player_tooltip player_id='1259396' first='Cortez' last='Graham-Howard'] (North Alabama-verbal). Washington's recruitment will climb as Hillsboro proves they are a state contender throughout the winter. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2058518' first='Caleb' last='Coates'] (McEwen)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Current Ranking: #98</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Ideal height for the position. Kalamazoo College offered him September. Coates still needs to get his name out there among D3 college coaches. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2362465' first='Jaren' last='Davis'] (Cookeville)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Current Ranking: #100</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Outsiders are unaware how dangerous a scorer [player_tooltip player_id='2362465' first='Jaren' last='Davis'] is, possibly because graduated Joshua Heard rightfully commanded so much respect among opposing coaches and by extension their players. Davis is a big, strong 6-foot-3 shooting/slasher with a keen sense of how to create baskets on his own or simply knock down an open shot. He will play in college and yet he needs to take on an enormous leadership role because Heard's younger brother, <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1477574' first='Jalen' last='Heard']</strong> transferred to aforementioned Hillsboro to complete his high school career.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2527305' first='Caden' last='Owens'] (CAK)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Current Ranking: #155</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Tall, dynamic scorer. Owens was exceptional during his fall league run in Knoxville. Really good shooter coming around a screen. His release point is very high for a high school player as he stands 6-foot-5.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1377886' first='Aaron' last='Layne'] (Kingston)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Current Ranking: #164</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Frankly, Aaron is ranked too low. Other players on this list are sleepers because too few recruiters and opponents acknowledge their prowess. We are sleeping on [player_tooltip player_id='1377886' first='Aaron' last='Layne'] and a couple of college coaches are astutely hosting and evaluating him. Further, Aaron was a top 5 player in his fall league, consistently scoring 20+ points per.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->