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Midland Legacy wide receiver Mackenzie Rogers, left, runs a route while being guarded by Euless Trinity cornerback John Meredith III in the first quarter of a UIL football Class 6A game at Pennington Field on Friday, Sept. 5, 2025.
Special to the Star-Telegram
One of the best high school football players in the nation, cornerback John Meredith III, announced on social media Wednesday night he is transferring to North Crowley.
Meredith, a five-star prospect and 247Sports’ No. 1 class of 2027 recruit in Texas, played his junior season with Euless Trinity. The highly sought after uncommitted recruit has announced his final 11 schools: Alabama, Texas A&M, LSU, SMU, Miami, Texas, Texas Tech, Georgia, Ohio State, Oregon and USC.
Rivals and 247Sports’ composite ranking lists Meredith as the No. 1 overall class of 2027 player in the nation. He was a unanimous selection to the District 4-6A First Team and also earned MaxPreps’ All-American First Team honors.
ESPN ranks Meredith, who has a lengthy 6-goot-2, 185 pound frame, as the No. 3 overall recruit nationwide in the class of 2027. On Saturday, Rivals named Meredith an Under Armor All-American Week top performer. He runs a 4.32 second 40-yard dash.
He’ll join a North Crowley squad that is currently looking for its next head coach following the departure of Ray Gates to the University of North Texas. The Panthers won the 2024 Class 6A Division I state championship and, in 2025, posted a strong 12-2 record with a regional final appearance.
Meredith will play alongside four star cornerback Jerry Outhouse Jr., who is 247Sports’ No. 19 class of 2027 recruit in Texas. He has offers from Georgia, Oklahoma, TCU, Texas, Texas Tech, SMU, Texas A&M, UNT and more.
This story was originally published January 7, 2026 at 9:09 PM.
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