These are the Best 5 Juniors in Williamson County

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><em>PICTURED: [player_tooltip player_id='2283590' first='Carter' last='Ezell']</em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The following are the best 5 junior college prospects in Williamson County. What this means is that they will eventually receive the greatest recruiting attention and enjoy the best opportunities.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Though the ultimate decision in this specific ranking was mine alone I strongly considered input from head coaches from around the county. For example, I was able to get Nolensville Head Coach Drew Giudice on the phone September 30th and Brentwood Head Coach Troy Crane on the phone October 1st.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>1) <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2345556' first='Daniel' last='Patton']</strong> (Centennial)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>"Patton is probably one that would be up in that range," said Nolensville Head Coach Drew Giudice. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Daniel is ranked #33 overall after a tremendous breakout summer for Team Mookie 16u.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>2) <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2612100' first='Jeromy' last='Davis Jr.']</strong> (Brentwood Academy)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>"Jeromy keeps getting better," said Brentwood Academy Head Coach Andy Blackston. "His ceiling is really, really high. He is still growing and obviously he is doing a great job in the weight. Bouncy. His shot is what is so captivating. But then you can see he is bouncy. He is athletic. Plays hard. Loves the game. Gym rat."</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>3) <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2283590' first='Carter' last='Ezell']</strong> (Centennial)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>"Ezell played a lot as a sophomore," said Nolensville Head Coach Giudice.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Carter broke out, for me, his sophomore high school season. He is ranked #38, up from debuting in the 90's on Thanksgiving Day of last year.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>4) <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1946924' first='Chris' last='Johnson']</strong> (Nolensville)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1946924' first='Chris' last='Johnson'] is one of four very good juniors at Nolensville. Off topic: They will be great this year. Chris plays with touch around the rim. Rebounds with both hands. High-character kid.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>"It is hard to split hairs," said Coach Giudice. "When we were freshman that class went like 21-2 or something silly."</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2306628' first='Kael' last='Barney'], [player_tooltip player_id='2636457' first='Kyson' last='Barney'], Byant Hall, and [player_tooltip player_id='1946924' first='Chris' last='Johnson'] are the 2026 Quartet.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>"Those four are going to start," said Coach Giudice. "All four played a ton of minutes as sophomores. They are going to be the core the next two years."</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>5) <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1911257' first='Hudson' last='McKnight']</strong> (Brentwood)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Uncanny offensive awareness. Exceptional team defender. Head Coach Troy Crane raves about Hudson's deflection tally.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading {"textAlign":"center"} --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading has-text-align-center">Also considered</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><br>[player_tooltip player_id='2306628' first='Kael' last='Barney']<br>[player_tooltip player_id='2636457' first='Kyson' last='Barney']<br>[player_tooltip player_id='1959892' first='Bryant' last='Hall']<br>[player_tooltip player_id='1901670' first='Jake' last='Harney']<br>[player_tooltip player_id='1947169' first='Oliver' last='Bender']<br>[player_tooltip player_id='1923548' first='Jackson' last='McCutcheon']<br>Ryland McElvey</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->