Top 2027 Small Forwards

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Early December, we updated the 2027 player rankings. In this feature, the third of the positional breakdown series, the focus is small forwards.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/position-ranking-table {"name":"acf/position-ranking-table","data":{"class":"2027","_class":"field_65cfb7374abb9","position":"77247","_position":"field_65cfbfcb19ad6","national_rankings":"0","_national_rankings":"field_660c1d73c0e49","state":"24753","_state":"field_65cfb88a603fe"},"mode":"edit","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-675aa5e8aabbc"} /--> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">Tall Wings</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>All of these wings are already 6-foot-5, or taller.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2376260' first='Davis' last='Cochran'] (Brentwood)<br>[player_tooltip player_id='2402058' first='Ashby' last='Chadwick'] (Tri-Cities Christian Academy)<br>[player_tooltip player_id='2633420' first='Ivan' last='Moskalenko'] (Lakeway)<br>[player_tooltip player_id='2674198' first='Kenner' last='Haston'] (Perry County)<br>[player_tooltip player_id='2111892' first='Jordan' last='Myles'] (Houston)<br>[player_tooltip player_id='2418543' first='Landon' last='Warren'] (Perry County)<br>[player_tooltip player_id='2634791' first='Joel' last='Coverston'] (Summit)<br>[player_tooltip player_id='2684683' first='Samuel' last='Plourde'] (Beech)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2633420' first='Ivan' last='Moskalenko']</strong> is a guy that needs more looks, but there is intrigue surrounding his size and statistics. Teammates <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2418543' first='Landon' last='Warren']</strong> and <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2674198' first='Kenner' last='Haston']</strong> are Class II giants. Both are college prospects.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">The Headliner</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2376260' first='Davis' last='Cochran']</strong> was a @PrephoopsTN Preseason All-District dude and that might have been understating it. He also deeply impresses Courtney Smith, who elevated him to #4 in overall in the player rankings. Consider that. He is now #4 in the state! Davis earned his reputation with a wonderful summer running with STARS UA-Rise 15u and a very strong state playoff game next to his graduating brother <strong>Daniel Cochran</strong>, now at University of Chicago.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Davis plays a bit of the "5" with Brentwood High School and yet he projects as a 3/4 at the next level. Nice outside shooting touch. Wonderful agility at 6-foot-7. High-academic. He will be an Ivy League recruit, among other options.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">Two-Way Players</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>In hockey some players are labeled two-way players. In basketball everybody pretty much needs to invest in defense, but hockey guys can get by with only doing a little on "D" if they are stars offensively. The players listed below make an impact on both sides of the floor.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2686427' first='Damarice' last='Smith']</strong> is active on both sides. <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2441906' first='Nathaniel' last='Cobb']</strong> gives a little at both ends for Pickett County. Though plays mostly power forward/center for the Bobcats he projects as a small forward beyond high school.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2274876' first='Jayce' last='Ellerbrook']</strong>, <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2376260' first='Davis' last='Cochran']</strong>, and <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2418543' first='Landon' last='Warren']</strong> are better than average both on offense and defense. They can all guard more than one position too.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->