St. Frances Academy junior Lamar Patterson, a standout wide receiver and cornerback on the school’s top-ranked football team, died in a car crash on his way to school Wednesday morning, the school’s principal, Dr. Curtis Turner, confirmed.

A native of Kissimmee, Florida, who transferred to St. Frances in 2019, the 17-year-old Patterson was rated a three-star prospect for the 2023 class by Rivals.com, which showed he had scholarship offers from 21 schools, including Penn State, Michigan, Arizona State, Mississippi, Tennessee and West Virginia.