He’s diagnosing the play. He knows he’s plenty fast enough to catch up to the ball (High School level). He doesn’t take bad angles or fill the wrong gaps because of this. Now at the college level, he’s gonna have to speed up his play recognition. Once he’s sure where the play is heading, he is trying to run through the ball carrier. My worry is that he’s probably gonna have a few concussions before he leaves Coral Gables. He really tries to punish the ball carrier. Old school MLB mentality, meets new age sideline to sideline speed. Fellas I’m telling y’all, This kid can play. It may take him a couple years to get on the field here, but this kid is different. Heen Ray Lewis, or nothing, but he ain’t bad. And he’s a really smart kid also.
I’m sure the Cedar Grove QB is a D1 prospect. That is what i mean about good competition.
I long for dominate linebacker play here again. It's my favorite position to watch played at a high level. Fingers crossed.
He reads and reacts not just blitz into one gap every play. That’s what makes a great linebacker. on some of these plays he’s making the tackle from the opposite hash when scraping and still getting there. That’s someone else’s job but he’s athletic enough to make that play. Need guys like this with great instincts and good speed to get there. And he doesn’t take false steps.
Watched him in the playoffs up here (GA.) and came away impressed. Looked like a high 3 - low 4 star type that was physical, rangy (around the ball, not always first there), long..active. Don't think I'd call him fast, though not slow. Right now has the size, that I'd project to play in a multiple type front at OLB/Edge though I recall inside at HS level. But the kid clearly can/likely will grow physically, and by-and-large there's a limit to how tall/heavy someone can grow and maintain the type agility to operate in space. So the talk of what he'll be, because he's a hard worker, to me, is just smoke. He does look instinctive, but loses some of that advantage with hand in the dirt (projection). I think he has a shot to contribute, but not gonna jump overboard because a staffer or some source in the midst of a slow news week says so.
