Boom Best of the Best Showcase: Battle in the Trenches

Today we will be taking a look at the battle in the trenches that took place at Boom Best of the Best Showcase Sunday. These are the standouts that made plays during the OL vs DL drill and stood out. <hr /> <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><em><strong>268 TJ McMillen</strong></em></span> McMillen comes out of St. Francis High school and had a dominant performance at the showcase. He went up against OL at the showcase and didn’t back down from the challenge beating them on a few occasions. During the OL vs DL drill, he made it look too easy at times getting past the lineman using a mixture of a bull rush, swim move, and spin move. McMillen has a mixture of moves in his utility box that creates problems for offensive linemen blocking him in the passing game and he won best defensive lineman at the camp. <img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-57691" src="https://prephoops-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/redzone/uploads/2020/10/TJ-McMillen-300x283.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="283" /> <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><em><strong>298 Melvin Priestly</strong></em></span> Priestly comes out of East St. Louis and is a dominant force on the offensive line who last season won the state title. He was the best offensive lineman at the camp winning MVP during the first wave of players. Priestly held his own against all of the defensive linemen that he went up against and only got beat once by TJ McMillen when they went head to head towards the end of the OL vs DL drill. Overall, whoever gets Priestly at the next level is going to be lucky with how talented he is and his mindset of wanting to go up against the top players time and time again. <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><em><strong>262 [player_tooltip player_id="20893" first="Brian" last="Allen"] Jr</strong></em></span> Allen Jr comes out of Marian Central Catholic High School and is a legit player. He got past the offensive lineman a few times with his finesse rush where he utilizes his hands and footwork well. Allen Jr also got past the top offensive lineman at the camp and he looks to use that momentum to carry itself into the season. <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><em><strong>183 [player_tooltip player_id="20913" first="Christian" last="Lorenzo"]</strong></em></span> Lorenzo comes out of Dekalb High School and moves well for a guy his size. His 40-yard dash was impressive for a big guy and he did well in the 5-10-5 pro agility drill. Lorenzo looks to build upon this showcase and further develop his skill set before the season starts. <img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-57391" src="https://prephoops-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/redzone/uploads/2020/10/Christian-Lorenzo-295x300.jpg" alt="" width="295" height="300" /> <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><em><strong>161 Tyson Beck</strong></em></span> Beck comes out of Homewood-Flossmoor High School and was a dominant force on the defensive line. Beck took on top offensive lineman and beat then a few times. He has good footwork and plays hard through the whistle, so hard that his shirt ended up getting ripped in multiple places. Beck is going to be a solid player this year for Homewood-Flossmoor and look for his name to be in the papers. <img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-69571" src="https://prephoops-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/redzone/uploads/2020/11/IMG-3824-300x197.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="197" /> <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><em><strong>293 [player_tooltip player_id="20841" first="Miles" last="McVay"]</strong></em></span> McVay comes out of East St. Louis and is another one of those dominant linemen that the Flyers have on their roster. He held his own in the OL vs DL drill and went up against the top competition. He plays hard and always wants to go up against the best of the best. McVay is a name to keep on your radar heading into the season, he's apart of the talented East St. Louis team that has weapons everywhere. <img class="size-medium wp-image-57592" src="https://prephoops-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/redzone/uploads/2020/10/Miles-McVay-300x197.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="197" /> <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><em><strong>282 Joshua Sander</strong></em></span> Sander comes out of Hinsdale South High School and held his own for the offensive line side. Sander's can move for a guy his size as this was showed with his 5-10-5 pro agility shuttle and 40-yard dash. He has quick feet at the snap of the ball using his kick step to stay in front of the defender along with his strength to hold up against the opposition's bull rush. Overall, Sander is a solid player who is going to play a big role at tackle for Hinsdale South. <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><em><strong>289 [player_tooltip player_id="20908" first="Jireh" last="Mays"]</strong></em></span> Mays comes out of East St. Louis and he had his fun on the defensive line in this battle. Mays uses his hands well in his pass rush and has a mix of moves with his fast speed rush to using his strength in the bull rush. Mays is apart of the talented East St. Louis team that is coming off of winning the state championship, and he looks to use that momentum heading into this season. <img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-57526" src="https://prephoops-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/redzone/uploads/2020/10/Jireh-Mays-300x288.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="288" /> <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><em><strong>263 [player_tooltip player_id="65764" first="Luke" last="Dalton"]</strong></em></span> Dalton comes out of Marian Central Catholic High School and was one of the dominant offensive linemen at the showcase. He held his own against powerful bull rushes, fast swim moves, and speed rushes. He has solid footwork which allows him to stay in front of the defender as they attempt to get past him. Dalton is going to hold down the fort at left tackle this upcoming season and build off his momentum from this showcase performance. <img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-57570" src="https://prephoops-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/redzone/uploads/2020/10/Luke-Dalton-300x197.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="197" /> <hr /> The battle in the trenches was one you didn't want to miss at the Boom Best of the Best showcase. Top offensive and defensive linemen went up against one another as they competed for the top lineman award. All of these players on this list have the potential to play at the next level and are going to be game-changers for their teams on the line.