Rising Prospects: 2023 WRs
Malik Elzy Malik Elzy 6'3" | 195 lbs | WR Simeon | 2023 State IL (Simeon Academy)- Good height and weight, slender, proportioned with some definition. A big bodied WR who has the ability to play both inside and out.…
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Continue ReadingMalik Elzy Malik Elzy 6'3" | 195 lbs | WR Simeon | 2023 State IL (Simeon Academy)- Good height and weight, slender, proportioned with some definition. A big bodied WR who has the ability to play both inside and out. Solid foot quickness off snap, and can use a combination of that quickness and play strength to get off Press. Gets into stem clean, and has enough speed to stack DB, and get on top. Good hands, shows the ability to catch the ball out in front with hands, and has good catch to run transition. A physical runner post catch that will fight for extra yards. Shows a willingness to block and is a people mover on the edge, he isn’t afraid to finish blocks. He has room to continue growing as a route runner, lacks precision when coming out of breaks and will drift. As he develops, he will also need to incorporate more routes into his arsenal, as he is limited on the routes he is asked to run at this point. Overall, a promising player who if developed properly the next few years, has a chance to be a very coveted player by the end of his junior season.
Carnell Tate Carnell Tate 6'2" | 170 lbs | WR IMG Academy | 2023 State FL (Marist HS)- Good height and weight, slender, trim, proportioned with some definition. Possesses the ability to play inside or out, but primarily plays the Z. Good acceleration and foot quickness in order to be effective getting into stem vs. Press or freezing DBs in Off. He can create separation with his route running, very good coming out of break and has the COD and lateral agility to transition easily within route. Shows an ability to run double moves with precision. Very good hands and transition. Good post catch runner, who will fight for yards, and will absorb/bounce off hits. He has the abilities to be a consistent home run threat. Overall, he is a very good prospect even at this early stage in his HS career. He is going to be highly coveted and a very good player as he continues to develop through HS.
Pierce Walsh Pierce Walsh 6'4" | 205 lbs | DL Benet | 2023 State IL (Benet HS)- Good height and weight, trim, proportioned with definition. An outside WR who has the ability to work both inside the hashes and also down the field on the outside. Solid acceleration and strength off the snap to get off Press and be successful vs. Off. Good hands and good transition. Good post catch play strength in order to pick up YAC, and break tackles. Overall, a good prospect who will only continue to get better as he continues to develop more as a complete route runner. He has all the makings of a good player at the next level, and a highly recruited prospect as he progresses through his HS career.