If you had a chance to watch nationally ranked American Heritage take on Los Alamitos high school on ESPN last weekend,\u00a0 you no doubt noticed wide receiver Brandon Inniss.\u00a0 For people who pay attention to the South Florida high school football scene,\u00a0 Inniss is an all too familiar name and one that seems to have been around for a decade.\u00a0 In this article we will dig into why Inniss has achieved 5-Star status and why seemingly every school in the country is vying for his services.<\/p>\n
Playmaker<\/strong><\/p>\n Terrell Owens once yelled on the sidelines of a game “who can make a play? I can!”\u00a0 Well that line suits Inniss so well.\u00a0 Whenever you need one,\u00a0 Inniss is there.\u00a0 There’s something about this prospect and his ability to turn up big when the moment is huge.\u00a0 Inniss is a fierce competitor that wells up with passion when it seems the outcome is in doubt.\u00a0 It is this nature that put him on the scene and has allowed him to rise to the top of it.\u00a0 Lined up against another top recruit in Malaki Lemon in the game vs. Los Alamitos,\u00a0 Inniss surged by the two way athlete to settle up under a fade route from Heritage quarterback Blake Murphy.\u00a0 Inniss,\u00a0 matched up against a top athlete,\u00a0 made it look easy and it’s something he has done time and again in his high school career.\u00a0 When the moment is big,\u00a0 his star shines bright.<\/p>\n Great Hands<\/strong><\/p>\n Get the ball anywhere near Inniss and he’s hauling it in.\u00a0 One of his biggest assets is his ability to win the 50 \/ 50 ball vs defenders.\u00a0 He is also not one to alligator arm it across the middle.\u00a0 This wide receiver wants all of the smoke.\u00a0 Rarely do you see a drop from Inniss and it’s more likely you will see him rise up over a defender to rip away the ball as well as the defender’s pride.\u00a0 Inniss combines the route running of a wide receiver with the dependable hands of an All Pro tight end.\u00a0 This makes life easy for quarterbacks.<\/p>\n Great with the Ball in His Hands<\/strong><\/p>\n Not only does Inniss do a good job of making the tough catches but he’s damn tough after making the tough catches.\u00a0 His game film is littered with clips of him bullying his way down the field after getting the ball.\u00a0 His ability to do things with the football went on full display his junior season.\u00a0 The heavily recruited wide receiver had to take over at quarterback following a season ending injury to Murphy.\u00a0 Out of his wide receiver spot for the majority of the season,\u00a0 Inniss became even more dangerous receiving the ball on every play at QB.\u00a0 I would dare say that this took him from 4-star to 5-star status.\u00a0 Inniss put the team on his back and unleashed a diet of RPOs complete with QB runs, precision slant passes along with well placed post and fade routes for touchdowns.\u00a0 Most impressive though was the juke ability and tackle breaking that Inniss showed on a majority of his runs.\u00a0 This left coaches salivating about what he could do when the ball is thrown to him at their program.<\/p>\n Well Put Together<\/strong><\/p>\n Receivers nowadays come in all shapes and sizes.\u00a0 They can be bite sized slot guys that excel in short area quickness to tall rangy outside types that jump over people on long down field throws.\u00a0 Inniss is listed at 6’0″ 190 lbs. but you would swear that he’s more than that if you saw him in pads. Along with the facial hair,\u00a0 Inniss’ seemingly 200 lb. frame makes him look like a guy that already has a meal card and a 5 A.M. lift schedule at a major football program.\u00a0 We all know that coaches recruit body types and when you see Inniss,\u00a0 he’s screaming Power 5 from build he presents.\u00a0 He’s a solid 190 if that’s what he is.\u00a0 He will very much remind you of former NFL’er Anquan Boldin.<\/p>\n Been Around for a While<\/strong><\/p>\n When you bust on the scene in 8th grade and meaningfully contribute,\u00a0 the odds can be in your favor in terms of being rated high.\u00a0 However,\u00a0 what typically happens is early attention getters fall off.\u00a0 A super young guy can be dominating because he reached puberty ahead of his peers. Many times a guy gets stuck at his height, weight and skill from 9th grade.\u00a0 This was not the case from Inniss.\u00a0 He caught they eye of recruiters early on and continued to improve with each passing year.\u00a0 This is literally what all recruiters that hand out early offers are hoping for.\u00a0 They don’t want to find themselves in the position later on of having to ditch guys in their junior \/ senior years.\u00a0 Inniss did not present that problem.\u00a0 As the years wore on,\u00a0 more schools jumped on the bandwagon.\u00a0 At one point,\u00a0 he was committed to Oklahoma and Lincoln Riley.\u00a0 However,\u00a0 when Riley headed for the Pacific Ocean and USC,\u00a0 Inniss backed off of his Sooner pledge.\u00a0 Eventually,\u00a0 he landed with top ranked Ohio St. as he committed to them this summer.<\/p>\n The only thing missing from Inniss’ game is blazing speed but with the amount of other stuff he brings at an elite level it’s easy to look beyond any deficiencies that may exist in the top speed category.\u00a0 One should fully expect Inniss to arrive on the scene early no matter what school he ends up signing with.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n A post shared by Chad Wilson- GridironStuds (@gridironstuds)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n