Published Aug 21, 2016
My Detroit Players: Top 31 football players in the city
Branden Hunter
Senior Writer

The 2016 high school football season is just three days away, which means another "Top 31" is set to drop. The talent is spread all over the city this year, even if 13 of the players on this list hail from Cass Tech, who is the No.1 team in the entire state this season. Most rankings in the state have Cass' stud wide out Donovan Peoples-Jones as the top player in the city/state, but, we are not most rankings. Our top player this season is King's speedster Ambry Thomas.

The 6-0, 170 Thomas is a threat in all three phases of the game, and is arguably the top play-maker in the state with the ball in his hands. Thomas has over 40 scholarship offers to his name, from schools coast to coast, and is a hot commodity around the country, especially with the huge summer he has had.

Check out the rest of the list below.

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1. Ambry Thomas: 2017 6-0, 170 WR-DB - Martin Luther King

2. Donovan Peoples-Jones 2017 6-2, 202 WR - Cass Technical

3. Jordan Reid: 2017 6-4, 290 OL-DL - Cass Technical-Michigan State

4. Donovan Johnson: 2017 5-10, 170 DB - Cass Technical

5. Jaylen Kelly-Powell: 6-0, 190 DB - Cass Technical

6. Rodney Hall: 2017 6-3, 210 QB - Cass Technical-Northern Illinois

7. Kalon Gervin: 2018 6-0, 175 DB - Cass Technical

8. Tyrone Sampson: 2018 OL 6-3, 304 - East English Village Prep

9. Scott Nelson: 2017 6-2, 190 ATH - UofD Jesuit

10. DeAndre Square: 2018 6-1, 200 LB - Cass Technical

11. Zach Morton: 2017 6-4, 225 DE-LB - Cass Technical-Syracuse

12. A.J. Thomas: 2017 6-3, 180 DB - UofD Jesuit-Western Michigan

13. Cepeda Philips: 2017 6-0, 225 LB - Martin Luther King

14. Greg Johnson: 2017 6-7, 240 - Mumford

15. Zhamaine March:  2018 5-9, 165 RB - East English Village Prep

16. Kailen Abrams: 2017 6-2, 220 LB - Loyola

17. Delvin Washington: 2017 6-3, 225 QB - East English Village Prep

18. Jaren Mangham: 2019 6-1, 215 ATH - Cass Technical

19. Kelvin Ateman: 2017 6-5, 302 OL - Cass Techncal

20. Xavier Goldsmith: 2109 5-9, 150 DB - Cass Technical

21. Tyrece Woods: 2019 6-1, 220 LB - Martin Luther King

22. Desean Boyd: 2017 6-2, 215 LB-DE - Cass Technical

23. Otis Doss: 2017 6-0, 215 LB - Cass Technical

24. El Julian Jordan: 2018 6-3, 202 QB - Central

25. Price Watkins: 2017 5-10, 175 DB - Loyola

26. Kevin Willis: 2017 5-9, 170 RB - Martin Luther King

27. Adonte Calhoun: 2017 5-10, 210 RB - Denby

28. Tukeemo McGee: 2017 6-6, 245 DL-OL - East English Village Prep

29. Cam'Ron Starks: 2017 5-11, 175 ATH - Renaissance

30. Jerrice Duhart: 2017 6-0, 200 RB - Hamtramck

31. Marvin Grant: 2019 6-1, 171 DB - Martin Luther King