A pair of Cleveland High School rising football seniors announced their college commitment decisions over the Fourth of July weekend.
Defensive back Ronalon Renwick has committed to Air Force, while quarterback Jackson Byrd pledged for East Tennessee State. Both players posted their commitments on Twitter/X.
Renwick (6-3, 180) from Clayton reported offers from all three service academies: Air Force, Navy and Army. Air Force plays football at the FBS level and competes in the Mountain West Conference.
Renwick also drew interest from West Virginia, and his performance at a recent WVU recruiting camp impressed Mountaineers coaches – especially his speed. Renwick, who was featured in a 247Sports story following the camp, has run the 40-yard dash in the neighborhood of 4.5 seconds.
Byrd quarterbacked the Rams to their best season in school history a year ago (13-1) and was voted conference offensive player of the year. He has thrown for 76 touchdowns in his varsity career, including six in a third-round playoff victory a year ago over New Bern. He also had rushed for 26 TDs.
The dual-threat quarterback (6-0, 190) reported offers from in-state schools Gardner-Webb, North Carolina A&T, Johnson C. Smith and Lenoir-Rhyne, and multiple out-of-state colleges.
East Tennessee State, which competes in the FCS Southern Conference, is now coached by Tre Lamb, who guided Gardner-Webb to the FCS playoffs the past two seasons before taking the ETSU job in December.
Both Renwick and Byrd have solid academic credentials to go with their outstanding work on the football field. The two players both report 4.1 GPAs.
Cleveland finished ninth in the final MaxPreps statewide rankings a year ago. The Rams are set to open the 2024 season at home on Aug. 23 against Hoggard. Cleveland averaged 43.1 points per game a year ago and outscored foes by an average of nearly 30 ppg.
North Carolina Class of 2025 Verbal Commitments
(Sources: Twitter/X, 247Sports, On3, Rivals, HighSchoolOT)
NAME POS NC HOMETOWN SCHOOL COMMITTED Ronalon Renwick S Clayton Cleveland HS Air Force Max Guest RB Asheville Reynolds HS Appalachian State Tai Buster IOL Kannapolis AL Brown HS Auburn Jadyn Farmer DL Matthews Butler HS Charlotte Nare Means WR/ATH Cary Panther Creek HS Charlotte Fonzy Smith WR Fayetteville Trinity Christian Charlotte Isaiah Campbell DL Durham Southern HS Clemson Kareem Williams DB Asheville Asheville HS Coastal Carolina Kavon Simmons QB Wake Forest Wake Forest HS Duke Dan Mahan QB Burlington Williams HS Duke Kaleb Morrow TE Apex Apex HS East Carolina Jonathan Williams WR Havelock Havelock HS East Carolina Kendric Davis LB Charlotte Palisades HS East Carolina Jonathan Stokes OL Randleman Randleman HS East Carolina Jackson Byrd QB Clayton Cleveland HS East Tennessee State Ben Kirsch WR Charlotte Ardrey Kell HS Elon Chaz Knox DT Charlotte Mallard Creek HS Elon Nolan Irwin OT Concord Northwest Cabarrus HS Elon Jaedon Alford WR Rolesville Rolesville HS Elon Jamari Farmer LB Mooresville Mooresville HS Indiana Cole Webster DL Waxhaw Cuthbertson HS James Madison Brandon Albert ATH Davidson Comm. School of Davidson Lafayette Zachary Lawrence QB Matthews Butler HS Massachusetts Jerel Bolder WR Marshville Forest Hills HS NC State Michael Gibbs OL Wilmington Hoggard HS NC State Arrion Concepcion WR Charlotte Julius Chambers HS NC State Gus Ritchey ATH Pittsboro Northwood HS NC State Trey Blue IOL Cary Cary HS North Carolina Bryce Baker QB Kernersville East Forsyth HS North Carolina JaDon Blair DB Winston-Salem Mount Tabor HS Notre Dame Trajen Odom DL Matthews Weddington Ohio State Cameron Hill OL Jacksonville Jacksonville HS Old Dominion Jackson Forrest LB Concord Northwest Cabarrus HS Old Dominion Steven Murray ATH Gibsonville Eastern Guilford HS Rutgers Isaiah Deloatch LB Durham Hillside HS Rutgers Brady Stober QB Hickory Hickory HS Samford Brian Rowe WR Concord Robinson HS South Carolina Taeshawn Alston EDGE Henderson Vance County HS South Carolina Charles House DL Huntersville North Mecklenburg HS Tennessee Kordell Bartley WR Greensboro Dudley HS USF Jayden Fry EDGE Rolesville Rolesville HS USF Sherrod Henderson DE Rocky Point Trask Virginia Tech Jamien Little WR Hickory Hickory HS Wake Forest Braxton Winston CB Charlotte Providence Day Wake Forest
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