5 Players To Watch

ST. PETER'S PREP ( Jersey City) QB-KR-DB, 6' 3", 203, SENIOR

A busy man in 2006: 11 touchdowns passing, 11 touchdowns rushing, four punts and two kickoffs returned for scores, plus 61 tackles, three interceptions and two sacks. After leading the Marauders to the state Group 4 championship game against Don Bosco Prep (Ramsey, N.J.), he was named New Jersey offensive player of the year by the The Star-Ledger of Newark. First choice: Florida.

BRYCE BROWN

EAST ( Wichita, Kans.) RB, 6 FEET, 215, JUNIOR

Scouts are calling him Kansas' most dangerous high school back since Barry Sanders. Brown, who can cut on a dime despite his large frame, rushed for 2,039 yards and 27 touchdowns last season, after racking up 1,472 and 12 as a freshman.