With the advent of the Extra Point blog, I want to do something different this year: Ask your opinion. Who do you think the Super 11 should be? Hot or Not photos: Vote for your Super 11 picks!

To get you thinking about it, let’s review a group of 11 that I mentioned in January. I’ve changed my mind on some of these guys. Let me know what you think.

• QB Zach Mettenberger, Oconee County: He’s a Top 100 recruit nationally by most accounts, but is he proven as a high school player? I want big-time recruits, but I also want guys who have been exceptional high school players before their senior seasons. The more I think about, the less I’m sure that Mettenberger fits that description, or that a “project” should be Super 11, no matter how he projects at the next level.

• QB/DB Rashard Smith, Dublin: Smith was The Associated Press defensive player of the year in Class AA, a phenomenal athlete, but I haven’t heard much from him on the recruiting front. He might be a tough sell now for the Super 11. What’s his story?

• QB Michael Tamburo, North Gwinnett: All-state first team as a junior in Class AAAAA, but no major offers. The opposite of Mettenberger, Tamburo might be another tough sell at this point, surprisingly.

• RB Washaun Ealey, ECI: Master Lock.

• WR Danny Madison, Westside-Macon: Made all-state as a junior, but few major offers yet. Jamal Patterson of Henry County is the highest-rated wide receiver, according to Scout.com. Madison’s Super 11 stock has fallen. Who are the best wide receivers?

• OL Andre Harris, Lovejoy: He has committed to Auburn since the January list. He was Rivals’ top-rated Georgia lineman in January. Scout now has Chris Burnette of LaGrange (a Georgia commit) and Johnnie Farms of Perry higher. It’s hard to know who’s a good lineman, unless you’re trying to get around him.

• DT Abry Jones, Northside-Warner Robins: Jones was all-state for a state championship team, and then he got his pick among virtually an ACC or SEC school, settling on Georgia. I can’t see him not making it.

• LB/RB Jonathan Davis, Tucker: Another all-state player. By the way, it’s not easy to make all-state as a junior. If you do it, you’re special. Media types and coaches favor seniors for those honors. Davis has a ton of college offers. He’s looking good.

• LB Jarvis Jones, Carver-Columbus: I’d put him in the Abry Jones category, another all-state guy for a state championship team. I figure he’ll be a terrific college player with his size.

• LB Joel Kight, M.L. King: The Class AAAAA defensive player of the year as a junior. No ACC or SEC offers. I don’t care, though. This guy can play.

• DB/RB Greg Reid, Lowndes: His team’s best player, committed to Florida, where he’ll likely play cornerback. There’s nothing not to like.

Kick off the debate: Who do you think should be on the AJC’s Super 11 team and why? Let us know what you think.

Hot or Not photos: Vote for your Super 11 picks!

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