Ranked as high as the No. 30 running back for the Class of 2023 by ESPN

Rated as high as the No. 32 running back for the Class of 2023 by 247Sports

Also ranked as the No. 31 running back recruit in the Class of 2023 by 247Sports composite rankings

Three-year letterwinner in football at Norland High School for head coach Daryle Heidelburg

Played in the 2023 Under Armour All-America Game

A 2020 Miami Herald All-Dade 8A-6A first-team selection as a sophomore

Led Norland to a 9-3 overall record and a No. 19 state ranking by MaxPreps

Rushed for 769 yards and 10 touchdowns his senior year, recording three 100-plus yard games his senior year

Hauled in 18 receptions for 258 yards in the passing game his senior year

Played in just four games his junior year in 2021 due to an injury but still ran for 512 yards and averaged 10.4 yards per carry

Also caught 11 passes for 115 yards and account for five total touchdowns in his junior season

Ran for 1,124 yards and 10 touchdowns in 10 games as a sophomore

Helped lead Miami Norland win a South Florida Tri-County Championship in 2020

Chose Coastal Carolina over Michigan State, Georgia Tech, Arkansas, Indiana, Louisville, Ole Miss, Texas, Texas A&M, UCF, Marshall, Toledo, Maryland, UAB, USF, West Virginia, Western Kentucky, Buffalo, FIU, Bethune-Cookman, Florida A&M, Incarnate Word, and Jackson State

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High School

Rated a four-star recruit at running back for the Class of 2023 by ESPN
A three-star recru

Ja'Vin Simpkins