By LEE BRECHEEN, Louisiana Football Magazine/TV
One of the most talented teams in the state and not just in the Cenla area that I scouted in 2022 will be the Class 5A Alexandria Senior High School Trojans.
There are several kids on the ASH squad who will have a chance to play college football with a good senior year, along with some underclassmen who should continue to get better and will be ones to watch.
Here’s a look of what I have seen, some obvious and other prospects who are emerging, based on my eyes and a recent conversation with Trojans’ head coach Thomas Bachman.
The senior class of 2024 at Alexandria Senior High School has several players who will get a chance to play college ball.
First is senior linebacker Aiden Walker, who stands 6-2 ½, 221 pounds with 4.65 speed and is a guy who loves the game. This kid can go into Division I FBS with a great year.
Receiver Jaylon Johnson looks the part at 6-2, 180 pounds with 4.5 speed and has the vertical leaping ability. If Johnson has a dominant season, he could end up in Division I FCS or maybe even FBS at the next level.
Trojans DE/DT Jeremiah Wright has been talked about before and since then, he has bench pressed 335 pounds, squatted 545 and posted a 275-pound clean lift in the weight room. He is a D-I player at the FBS or FCS level.
Athlete Omarion Ford – profiled last week – should sign as a DB/OLB/RB or WR with 4.5 speed at 5-11, 185 pounds, reaching the FCS or FBS level in college.
Amyrion Mingo might be the best athlete in the area with 4.45 speed at 5-10, 172 pounds. This will mark his sixth year to start on the high school level, going back to his seventh grade year playing varsity at Marksville.
Mingo has the “IT factor” as a recruit. He can fit all the skill spots and is a D-I player all day long.
The sleepers in the ASH senior class are LB Caleb Andrus (6-2 210 pounds, with 4.6 speed); athlete Ty Feaster (6-2 185), who can play QB/WR/FS and has 4.6 speed as a transfer from Class 1A Glenbrook in Minden; and center Cameron Caldron (5-11, 260) who has good feet and is a leader.
The Trojans also have E.J. Scott and Tylon Johnson, another pair of seniors who could find a place on a small college roster.
Underclassman to watch are FB Tanner Townsend (6-0, 210), a tough guy with good feet; CB/WR Jaden Lewis, who run and has good size; rising RB J.T. Lindsey, wbo will be one of the best in Louisiana in 2025; athlete Darius Washington, who can fly; and Jimmy Duncan, a WR/RB to keep an eye on.
Bachman and the Trojans are established among the state’s best. With lots of kids to watch, ASH looks ready to make another playoff run.
Contact Lee at lbrecheen@aol.com
Lee Brecheen has operated Louisiana Football Magazine for over 30 years and is one of the state’s foremost experts on high school football and especially recruiting. Based in Baton Rouge, Lee travels statewide to watch practices and games and has broken down film and tape since the late 1980s. He has converted the printed product to an online website (Lafootballmagazine.com) that will preview every high school and college football program in the state before kickoff this fall. Lee also hosts a football-centric TV show on YouTube, The Sports Scouting Report, on weekdays. He is currently in Shreveport-Bossier taping segments with local players and coaches.