SP Top Prospect features mix of elite prospects and under-the-radar recruits

Last Tuesday’s Sharp Performance Top Prospect Showcase at Salina Stadium saw nearly 175 football players from across the state, and from all classifications, perform in front of college coaches and media on a beautiful late spring day.

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Here’s a look at a few noteworthy performances:

JJ Dunningan, 6-2, 190, DB, Manhattan, 2026

Dunningan entered the Sharp Performance Top Prospect Showcase with a Colorado State offer on the table and while he opted not to test at the event he did earn fantastic reviews during positional drills and one-on-ones. Dunningan, the son of a former K-State Wildcat, earned an offer from his hometown team just over a day later and at 6-2, 190, and with evident quickfire change of direction the junior defensive back is likely to continue climbing up recruiting rankings in the Kansas Class of 2026. Dunnigan plans to camp at Nebraska, Oklahoma, Kansas, and Kansas State this summer. Dunningan tallied 31 tackles, 12 pass breakups, and an interception last fall earning Honorable Mention All-Centennial League honors. The family pedigree is another reason for excitement surrounding the Manhattan standout. James Sr. played corner for K-State after a short stint at Garden City Community College and launching his college career at Purdue, where he started eight of the Boilermakers 12 games as a freshman. J.J.’s older brother Chris was also a Manhattan High standout last fall where he was All-Centennial League at linebacker.

Luke Harris, 6-5, 300, OL, Fort Scott, 2025

A powerfully built and surprisingly athletic offensive lineman from Fort Scott, Harris entered the day with a pair of FCS offers and drew praise from media and coaches in attendance. He put up good numbers for such a massive dude with a 5.4 40, 7-1 standing broad jump and near 22 inch vertical, but he shined in positional and one-on-ones where he displayed violent hands and good pad level. Harris has continued to impress on the combine circuit this summer and while he displayed a bit of rawness in technique don’t be surprised to see this massive and versatile offensive lineman pull FBS offers in the near future. While the offensive line recruiting hype in southeast Kansas is focused on Coffeyville 2025 and fellow All-SEK first team selection Keiton Jones, Harris returns to anchor both the offensive and defensive lines for the Tigers and hopes to help return Fort Scott to the role of playoff contender after a stretch of three straight losing seasons.

Derek Morgan, 6-2, 190, QB, Eisenhower, 2025

Displaying a nice mix of athleticism, arm strength and accuracy, Morgan was likely the top performer in Tuesday’s QB group and also popped a 9-2 broad jump and 32.1 inch vertical during testing. Currently with a handful of FCS offers, his height, just shy of 6-2, is likely the only possible deterrent keeping FBS programs from pulling the trigger. A three-sport athlete who earned Honorable Mention All-League honors in basketball and was part of an All-State 4x400 team, he threw for nearly 2,000 yards with 30 TDs last season and added 310 rushing yards and five more scores, breaking six school records in the process and leading his team to the best season in school history. If he can lead the Tigers to another deep playoff run, he’s sure to continue to turn heads just as he did for Butler coaches, who offered him during Tuesday’s Top Prospect Showcase. He also added a Missouri Southern offer at the end of the week.

Jackson Rumford, 6-5, 247, TE/DE, Scott City, 2025

Similar to Dunningan and Morgan earning offers before him, Rumford earned a Fort Hays State offer shortly after the event and while he was likely a tick slower than coaches would like to see for a potential collegiate tight end (5.1 40 Tuesday) his work with the defensive end group in positional and one-on-one sessions is where he impressed with a mix of quick hands and range fit for any defensive scheme. Rumford’s all-around athleticism is also something college recruiters covet. After tallying 59 total tackles, four sacks, seven tackles-for-loss, and seven QB pressures as a first-year starter at defensive end last fall Rumford went on to earn first team All-GWAC honors on the basketball court and was the GWAC Golfer of the Year while also throwing the javelin nearly 190 feet.

Corbin Puga, 6-2, 290, OL/DL, Norton, 2025

Puga’s testing marks won’t break the internet, but he was arguably the most impressive player where it counted, in positional drills and one-on-ones. Easily the most violent defensive player at the event, the state champion wrestler drew comparisons to legendary former Norton wrestler and football player Jeff Boyle, who went on to a standout career on the gridiron for the University of Wyoming and earned the Dave Schulz High School Excellence Award in 1997 after winning three high school wrestling state championships. Comparison to Boyle is high praise indeed. Puga told media in attendance he wasn’t sure whether he would play football or wrestle after high school, but it’s clear, after his performance at Top Prospect, he’ll have plenty of opportunities. Puga recorded 29 total tackles with six for losses in just six games last season. He still earned first team All-League honors for his play on both the offensive and defensive line.

Guy Tubbs, 6-2, 206, TE/LB, Colby, 2025

Colby senior to be Guy Tubbs has spent much of the first three years of high school flying under the radar from a football recruiting standpoint, but the versatile all-around athlete for the Eagles earned high marks after Tuesday’s SP Top Prospect Showcase and later in the week earned a PWO offer from K-State. He made visits to North Dakota State and South Dakota State in March. Standing at least 6-2 and carrying just over 200 pounds Tubbs recorded a 4.67 40, 9-3 standing broad jump, and 32-inch vertical at Tuesday’s event. A proven performer on the football field (22 rec., 389 yds., 4 TDs, 37 tkls., 4 TFLs 1 INT, All-GWAC, HM All-State last fall) who is also an All-State basketball player and State Champion javelin thrower Tubbs appears primed for a big season on the gridiron and is almost certain to start stacking up offers in both football and basketball.

Colter Oldham, 6-1, 208, RB/LB, Lakin, 2025

Even though he carries a solid 210 pounds on his 6-1 frame, Oldham doesn’t have the prototypical shredded build of an explosive all-around athlete, but he has it where it counts, on the field, court, and in the ring. His 3A State Championships in the shot put (59-9.5, 1st in all classes in 2024) and discus (180-9, 6th in all classes in 2024) coupled with a 4.7 40, 4.2 pro agility, 9 foot standing broad jump, and 33.8 inch vertical at the SP event really puts him in rarified air. Add 81 total tackles and 1,000 rushing yards last fall along with All-League and All-State recognition in basketball and you truly have one of the top all-around athletes in Kansas. Oldham picked up a Division II offer from Minot State late this week and MIAA, NAIA, and junior college programs are sure to come calling soon.

Ryan Sramek, 5-8, 156, RB/DB, Rawlins County, 2025

What Sramek lacks in size he more than makes up for in explosiveness. His speed and agility was on display at the Top Prospect event in the form of a 4.56 40, a 4.38 pro agility and a 30.7 inch vertical jump. Despite his diminutive stature Sramek was a workhorse for the Buffs last fall, carrying the ball 265 times for just short of 2,000 yards and the mighty mite played biggest in the biggest games. Sramek tallied 16 carries at a 10 yard per carry clip in Week 2 30-12 win over Dighton, 21 carries for 105 yards and two touchdowns in a three-point win over Wallace County in Week 3 and added 27 carries for 233 yards and five touchdowns in a 44-18 Week 6 win over a good Quinter squad, but it was the final four weeks of the season where Sramek put the team on his shoulders. Starting with a narrow Week 4 loss to rival Hoxie the RCHS standout tallied 35, 56, 25 and 32 carries with no less than 147 yards rushing in any of the final four contests. Sramek piled up 311 yards on those 56 carries in Week 9 against Lincoln and helped the Buffs fight off a scrappy Lincoln team gunning for an upset. He added 229 yards and five touchdowns in a lopsided Week 10 win over Trego before falling to Wichita County in the quarterfinals of the state playoffs 66-34 with Sramek posting four touchdowns and 209 yards rushing on his 32 carries. The 2023 season was a breakout for Sramek who recorded just over 400 yards rushing as a freshman and just shy of 750 yards as a sophomore, and the team has followed a similar trajectory going 4-5, 8-3 and 9-2 over Sramek's three seasons. And Sramek gets no rest when the Buffs go on defense. He finished fourth on the team with 86 tackles and was one of the statewide leaders in interceptions with seven. Sramek and fellow senior Dorian Culwell will be expected to lead the Buffs this season following the graduation of quarterback Braxton Dixson and receiver Brayan Rodriguez. The graduated duo also held down the top two spots on the tackle chart.

Brody Litton, 6-6, 240, Defensive End, Beloit, 2026

Litton is a massive young man with a football pedigree - his father is former K-State linebacker Travis Litton - and he’s shown significant growth in overall athleticism and explosion over the last couple of years. From a young uncoordinated incoming freshman to a maturing sophomore heading into his junior year, we’ve watched Litton at events like this, and on the varsity athletic scene, for almost two years now, and it’s clear he’s developing the skillset to provide some college coach a high end weapon at either defensive end or tight end.

Litton displayed surprising athleticism for his size at the SP Free Pop-up Combine in mid-April, running a 5.1 40 and a 4.5 pro agility drill, along with outstanding jumping ability that included a 29-inch vertical jump and a near 9-foot standing broad jump. He lowered that 40 time to 5-flat at the SP Top Prospect Event.

Already a proven commodity on the football field for the Trojans, Litton earned Sports in Kansas All-State Non-Senior recognition for his play last fall, but he’s looking to take it up a notch come September and his coaches are taking notice.

“Brody has worked really hard on becoming the best football player he can be,” Beloit head coach Brad Gober told Kansas Pregame Sunday morning. “He made tremendous strides last fall as a sophomore on the field and became one of our best players last season. The sky is the limit for him as a football player and his work ethic matches that! He will have a breakout season this fall on the defensive line and as a tight end.”

His all-around athleticism was also on display during the basketball season for a Beloit Trojan team that finished third in Class 3A and lost just two games on the year. Playing behind Sports in Kansas 3A Player of the Year Bryce Beisner and 3A State All-Tournament selection Eli Johnson, Litton was a key role player off the bench who contributed about three points and three rebounds a game for the Trojans and even posted a couple of in-game dunks.

Together with Johnson and junior Brodie Boudreaux, Litton helped to continue the tradition of standout throwers for the Beloit track team this spring as well. Litton went over 52 feet this season in the shot and just missed state in a loaded regional. His PR of 52-1 would’ve placed top three in classes 1A, 2A and 4A, and was better than nine of the other 3A state qualifying marks this season. Litton appears to be on course to keep the Beloit bomb squad among the elite for the next two years, but Litton is not just a bull in the ring, he also holds a PR of 12.3 seconds in the 100 meter dash, an incredible time for a young man his size.

Litton’s elite size and reach already has garnered interest from in-state schools K-State and KU, along with Iowa State, Oklahoma State, Nebraska, Texas Tech, Arkansas, Miami of Ohio, and North Dakota State, several of which he plans to camp at this summer. It seems almost a certainty he’ll come out of this summer with Division I offers, at the very least he’ll get the chance at a PWO.

Grady Gebhardt, 5-7, 165, RB/LB, Southeast of Saline, 2026

Another in the size doesn't matter brigade, Grady Gebhardt showed off why he'll return as one of the top players in the North Central Activities Association this fall running a 4.54 40 yard dash with a 4.4 pro agility and a 34.4 inch vertical jump. A versatile offensive weapon who can serve as a running back or slot receiver in the Trojan offense, he really shines on defense, where last fall he racked up over 100 total tackles, a pair of sacks, an interception and a caused fumble. While he wasn't blessed with the height of his older brothers, he features an outstanding mix of speed, football IQ, and aggressiveness, all in a powerful package.

Look for updates to this list throughout the weekend.