My name is Rion (pronounced Ryan). I’m 14 years old and live in Gray Court, SC. I am homeschooled with a 4.0 GPA, however I will be playing football at Clinton High School, Clinton, SC. I am primarily a defensive lineman, however; this past season I have played more at the center and long snapper positions in order to best serve my team. I also was the starting center for South Carolina's first FBU team and Team Carolina 13U for the Texas Youth All-Star tournament even though we did not get to attend due to weather. I was the starting center and defensive end for TEAM SC Future Stars team in Jacksonville, FL in June. I also participated in NextGen The Show at IMG Academy, as well as FBU TOP GUN in Naples, FL. I have played football since age 4 even though I was legally blind until the age of 8. I started out as a running back and defensive lineman, having to memorize all the plays because I could not see the play card. After 4 eye surgeries I eventually converted to center and defensive lineman my current positions at age 10. In 2017, I really started coming into my own. After attending Dabo Swinney’s and Nick Saban’s football camps that summer, and being named to the All Saban team I hit the season at full force. After a shortened 8 game season, I finished with 14 sacks, 24 tackles, 6 forced fumbles recovering 3 and was awarded Defensive player of the year. When I started playing in middle school last season they didn’t keep stats for some reason so I’m not exactly sure what my performance was number wise. My parents tried to keep them up as my dad was most of my teammates and mine recreational football coach for many years. On top of football I am also a competitive dancer in tap, clogging (2020 Mr. America's Clogging Hall of Fame) and hip hop and I also take classes in ballet and contemporary. Dance has really helped me improve my footwork, speed, balance and grace on the football field.