Another week of the Manny Diaz football camps has come and gone and I was there for most of it. Here is the weekend recap.
Friday
The biggest storyline from Friday has to be the notable visitors. 2021 5-star QB Jake Garcia arrived on campus for a two-day visit Friday and was promptly met by 2021 Miami commits Laurence Seymore and Romello Brinson. Brinson was attached at the hip with Garcia most of the day and introduced Garcia to a number of current players.
There were also two official visitors on campus this weekend, 2020 LB Corey Flagg and 2020 OLB/DE Romello Height. Height looks the part of a defense end. He is tall, long, and has a good frame to put on weight. I did not see Flagg during his visit, but the coaching staff was hinting at a commitment from him on twitter Sunday.
The biggest news coming out of the actual camp on Friday was the offering of 2022 defensive linemen teammates Daniel Lyons and Dante Anderson from Miami Southridge. Lyons is the bigger of the two and will most likely play on the interior of the defensive line at the next level while Anderson is probably destined to be a defensive end. Both looked very impressive physically.
Saturday
Despite not even participating in the actual camp, Jake Garcia stole the show on Saturday. His private workout with Dan Enos drew a large crowd of coaches, media, and general observers. Garcia was throwing against air, but there is no doubt that he can sling it.
Pace’s Shemar Stewart was the most impressive player in the big man camp on Saturday. The rising sophomore said he now weighs 240 pounds and stands 6’4’’. He looks as if he could be one of the best in the country two years from now.
Western High School won the tournament. Recent American Heritage transfer James Williams had multiple interceptions throughout the day and looked strong. The UM staff was all over him during the camp.
Sunday
I was not able to stay past the morning session on Sunday, and while I was there I spent most of my time observing the offensive line. The trio of Issiah Walker, Lloyd Willis, and Khristopher Love got a private lesson from Coach Barry.
Issiah Walker- Walker, the highest rated of the group, was probably the best of the trio on Sunday, although far from perfect. Walker at times struggled with his hand placement, but his footwork is special. Also, he is naturally very strong and his strength helped him win some reps where he did not have the best technique.
Lloyd Willis- Willis is tall (6’7’’) and long with not a lot of bad weight right now. Willis really struggled with quicker defensive linemen on Sunday and also needs work on his hand placement.
Khristopher Love- Of the three, Love is the only one who will play inside at the next level. Since he is most likely a guard, his height at 6’3’’ is not much of an issue. Love also struggled with some faster and quicker D-linemen, but when he got his hand on someone it was over. Love is extremely strong and was throwing around some big linemen. Love is listed at 315 pounds so he could easily lose some weight and gain more mobility. This is someone Miami should seriously consider offering.
Friday
The biggest storyline from Friday has to be the notable visitors. 2021 5-star QB Jake Garcia arrived on campus for a two-day visit Friday and was promptly met by 2021 Miami commits Laurence Seymore and Romello Brinson. Brinson was attached at the hip with Garcia most of the day and introduced Garcia to a number of current players.
There were also two official visitors on campus this weekend, 2020 LB Corey Flagg and 2020 OLB/DE Romello Height. Height looks the part of a defense end. He is tall, long, and has a good frame to put on weight. I did not see Flagg during his visit, but the coaching staff was hinting at a commitment from him on twitter Sunday.
The biggest news coming out of the actual camp on Friday was the offering of 2022 defensive linemen teammates Daniel Lyons and Dante Anderson from Miami Southridge. Lyons is the bigger of the two and will most likely play on the interior of the defensive line at the next level while Anderson is probably destined to be a defensive end. Both looked very impressive physically.
Saturday
Despite not even participating in the actual camp, Jake Garcia stole the show on Saturday. His private workout with Dan Enos drew a large crowd of coaches, media, and general observers. Garcia was throwing against air, but there is no doubt that he can sling it.
Pace’s Shemar Stewart was the most impressive player in the big man camp on Saturday. The rising sophomore said he now weighs 240 pounds and stands 6’4’’. He looks as if he could be one of the best in the country two years from now.
Western High School won the tournament. Recent American Heritage transfer James Williams had multiple interceptions throughout the day and looked strong. The UM staff was all over him during the camp.
Sunday
I was not able to stay past the morning session on Sunday, and while I was there I spent most of my time observing the offensive line. The trio of Issiah Walker, Lloyd Willis, and Khristopher Love got a private lesson from Coach Barry.
Issiah Walker- Walker, the highest rated of the group, was probably the best of the trio on Sunday, although far from perfect. Walker at times struggled with his hand placement, but his footwork is special. Also, he is naturally very strong and his strength helped him win some reps where he did not have the best technique.
Lloyd Willis- Willis is tall (6’7’’) and long with not a lot of bad weight right now. Willis really struggled with quicker defensive linemen on Sunday and also needs work on his hand placement.
Khristopher Love- Of the three, Love is the only one who will play inside at the next level. Since he is most likely a guard, his height at 6’3’’ is not much of an issue. Love also struggled with some faster and quicker D-linemen, but when he got his hand on someone it was over. Love is extremely strong and was throwing around some big linemen. Love is listed at 315 pounds so he could easily lose some weight and gain more mobility. This is someone Miami should seriously consider offering.
