Class of ’23 Tough in the Trenches: OL

The Offensive Line is easily one of the most important positions in football.  Without a solid Offensive Line, it is very difficult to get much done on the offensive side of the ball.  In the class of 2023, there is a great deal of talent at the Offensive Line position as there are 3 Offensive Linemen ranked in the top 25 including 2 in the top 10.  Here are five talented Offensive Linemen that will surely improve upon their great sophomore season in 2020. <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="87684" first="Dylan" last="Birge"], 6’2, 250, Olathe West</strong> [player_tooltip player_id="87684" first="Dylan" last="Birge"] is the 4th ranked OL and the 26th ranked player in the class of 2023 overall.  He plays as a C.  On power runs, he uses his very good quickness and agility to pull through the hole or get to the outside and seal off the OLB with his good play strength and physical toughness.  On down blocks and base blocks, he fires out low, wins battles with his hands inside against the 0T or 1T, effectively uses his play strength and physical toughness to dominate at the point of attack and in doing so, he creates a hole for the RB to run for a big gain. <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="87681" first="Camden" last="Beebe"], 6’3, 290, Piper</strong> [player_tooltip player_id="87681" first="Camden" last="Beebe"] is the 5th ranked OL and the 33rd ranked player overall in the class of 2023.  He plays as a LT and RT.  On combo blocks, he effectively uses his good pad level, hand use and play strength to doubleteam the 5T with the TE and uses his good quickness and physical toughness at the 2nd level to seal off the OLB with ease.  On reach blocks, he quickly gets his hat across the face of the 5T, gets the outside shoulder of his man and overpowers him with ease showing great physical toughness as he finishes the block to the ground. <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="87682" first="Cameron" last="Rodgers"], 6’0, 270, Piper</strong> [player_tooltip player_id="87682" first="Cameron" last="Rodgers"] is the 6th ranked OL and the 37th ranked player overall in the class of 2023.  He plays as a LG.  He fires out low, rolls his hips on contact, shoots his hands quickly while delivering a powerful hand punch, uses his very good play strength to drive the 2i off the ball several yards down the field while displaying excellent physical toughness as he finishes the base block to the ground.  On power plays, he uses his good quickness and agility to pull through the hole and effectively washes the LB out of the play creating a big lane for the RB to run through. <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="35658" first="Tucker" last="Johnson"], 5’9, 225, Goddard</strong> [player_tooltip player_id="35658" first="Tucker" last="Johnson"] is the 8th ranked OL and the 43rd ranked player overall in the class of 2023.  He plays as a LT.  In pass pro, he keeps his feet constantly moving and uses his low center of gravity to win the leverage battle against the DE and blitzing LB as he negates their progress at the point of attack with his very good play strength and use of hands.  He is a very good run blocker as he fires off the ball quick with a good pad level, uses his very good play strength and physical toughness to overpower the 5T as he drives him off the ball opening a lane for the RB. <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="35690" first="Jefferson" last="Glover"], 6’0, 220, Peabody-Burns</strong> [player_tooltip player_id="35690" first="Jefferson" last="Glover"] is the 11th ranked OL and the 99th ranked player overall in the class of 2023.  He plays as a C.  He fires off the ball, quickly shoots his hands with a powerful punch and good placement at the 0T or 1T, uses his excellent play strength in his upper and lower body to drive his man off the ball on base blocks while showing great physical toughness as he finishes the block to the ground.  On power plays, he uses his very good quickness and play speed to pull through the hole and easily overpowers the LB or DB while the RB follows his block to daylight. &nbsp;