So who would your top pick be if The Commercial Appeal held a Shelby-Metro prep football fantasy league draft?

Dual-threat ECS quarterback Adam Currie? Do-it-all Harding wide receiver Marlon Brown? Southern Baptist Educational Center touchdown machine H.R. Greer?

In Tuesday’s Prep Insider, we asked the Commercial Appeal sports guys whom they would consider taking No. 1, and now we ask you, the fan.

Send us what you think.

St. George’s guard Elliot Williams went on his official visit to Virginia last weekend, sparking a new round of stories about his recruitment, which in turn have sparked more speculation about whether he will end up at Memphis, Tennessee, Duke or Virginia.

Here’s a bit of advice for fans of any of those four schools who may be reading this blog: Take a deep breath and don’t give yourself an Elliot Williams ulcer for at least a few more weeks. Reading anything into Elliot’s comments in various newspapers, the order of his visits or what his girlfriend’s cousin’s classmate heard at 31 flavors last night is a waste of nerves. Williams’ recruitment has been as void of legitimate information as any in the country, which doesn’t play well on message boards overrun by rumors.

Here are some things I’ve heard from respected basketball people in Memphis within the past two weeks alone:

– Elliot has eliminated Duke due to playing time concerns.
– Elliot will end up at Duke.
– Elliot wants to play for Memphis, but his parents are lukewarm at best on the Tigers.
– Elliot has been a lock for Virginia all along.
– Elliot is favoring Tennessee.

I think that pretty much has everybody covered. I did hear one more thing, which is probably the closest to the truth: Elliot is somewhat confused and very conflicted. He’s got four options that are all very good for very different reasons, and nobody will really know his decision until the day he announces it. I think I’ll go with that one.

THE BIG STORY

Brandon Cox has earned back his job as Auburn’s starting quarterback, thanks to his strong play in relief of freshman starter Kodi Burns on Saturday in the Tigers’ 55-20 win over New Mexico State.

“Brandon will be our starter,” Auburn coach Tommy Tuberville said. “He played too good, and hopefully got a few of the cobwebs out. He knows more of the offense. He gives us a better chance to win.”

Cox completed 13 of 19 passes for 135 yards against New Mexico State. Most importantly, he didn’t throw an interception after tossing picks in his first two passes against Mississippi State.

Burns, who started against New Mexico State but was pulled when New Mexico State jammed the box and limited Burns’ effectiveness, has no problem going back to the bench.

“The coaches felt like they needed to give Brandon another chance to go out there and prove what he could do, and he got the job done,” Burns said. “I’ve said many times that this is his team. He’s a senior.”

“I got letters sent here. I had a stack of them when I got here Friday. I got e-mails. My mom’s gotten phone calls, messages and everything,” he said. “I’d say 95 percent of them were supportive. All the coaches, all the players, everybody showed their support and came and talked to me. Throughout the week, every single coach came up to me and talked to me about how they supported me and they knew I’d be back out there. And after the game, every single one of them came over and said, ‘We told you so.’”
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