Dalton High School running back Jahmyr Gibbs is the top-rated college football prospect in the Chattanooga area for the 2020 recruiting cycle, listed at 75th nationally in the 247Sports.com composite rankings.
Gibbs has been committed to Georgia Tech since last May and is scheduled to visit Atlanta this weekend, ahead of the traditional national signing day next Wednesday.
McCallie School defensive tackle Jay Hardy, who signed with Auburn in December, is ranked No. 100, giving this area two 247Sports top-100 prospects for the first time.
Some years have certainly been more bountiful than others, as this look back at the area's top annual signees will reveal, with Gerald Riggs Jr., Adarius Bowman, Demonte Bolden, Chris Keys and Jacques McClendon giving the Chattanooga region five top-100 prospects in a row from 2002 to 2006.
It also should be noted that the lowest-rated player on this list, former East Hamilton cornerback Tre Herndon, racked up 55 tackles and three interceptions and started 14 of 16 games this season for the NFL's Jacksonville Jaguars.
Here is a list of the Chattanooga area's highest-rated prospect each year dating back to 2002:
2019 - Calhoun receiver Brannon Spector, a Clemson signee, ranked 522nd nationally.
2018 - Baylor safety Brendon Harris, a Vanderbilt signee, ranked 371st nationally.
2017 - Calhoun safety Baylon Spector, a Clemson signee, ranked 609th nationally.
2016 - Calhoun tight end Landon Rice, an Auburn signee, ranked 222nd nationally.
2015 - Notre Dame cornerback Kareem Orr, an Arizona State signee, ranked 698th nationally.
2014 - East Hamilton cornerback Tre Herndon, a Vanderbilt signee, ranked 1,052nd nationally.
2013 - Ridgeland safety Vonn Bell, an Ohio State signee, ranked 26th nationally.
2012 - Cleveland quarterback Chad Voytik, a Pittsburgh signee, ranked 211th nationally.
2011 - Dalton offensive tackle Watts Dantzler, a Georgia signee, ranked 281st nationally.
2010 - Calhoun receiver Da'Rick Rogers, a Tennessee signee, ranked 15th nationally.
2009 - North Jackson inside linebacker Tana Patrick, an Alabama signee, ranked 88th nationally.
2008 - Ridgeland tight end Nigel Nicholas, an Oklahoma State signee, ranked 795th nationally.
2007 - McCallie quarterback B.J. Coleman, a Tennessee signee, ranked 392nd nationally.
2006 - Baylor guard Jacques McClendon, a Tennessee signee, ranked 88th nationally.
2005 - North Jackson safety Chris Keys, an Alabama signee, ranked 87th nationally.
2004 - Tyner defensive tackle Demonte Bolden, a Tennessee signee, ranked 34th nationally.
2003 - Notre Dame receiver Adarius Bowman, a North Carolina signee, ranked 80th nationally.
2002 - Red Bank running back Gerald Riggs Jr., a Tennessee signee, ranked seventh nationally.
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