West Virginia/ Kentucky Standouts at the Ironton Showcase

West Virginia and Kentucky were well represented Friday night in the Ironton showcase. Players from the Mountaineer and Bluegrass states held their own against their Ohio rivals in the individual drills, seven on seven competition, and the one-on-one pass protection/pass rush competition. <strong>Issac Dixon     5’11” 190     RB     Belfry, KY     2022</strong> Dixon actually supposed to have graduated in 2021 but when the state of Kentucky allowed seniors another year of eligibility, he decided to return to play for Belfry for this fall in hopes of earning a D1 scholarship. Dixon had previously committed to play for West Virginia as a preferred walk-on. He is a real speedster and was the fastest player at the showcase. He is a real competitor with multiple talents as a running back and defensive back, a tough guy with speed. <strong>Maxwell Wentz     6’4” 270     OL      Huntington, WV     2022</strong> On film, Wentz is a dominating run blocker who has a violent first strike and leg drive. He finishes plays and is active pulling and leading to the second level where he picks defenders up in space. At the Ironton showcase he proved to be a solid pass protector as well. Wentz stops the charge of the pass rusher and has enough foot agility and quickness to handle movement. <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="58756" first="Evan" last="Ferguson"]     6’2” 280     OL     Ceredo, WV Spring Valley     2022</strong> Ferguson was one of the top performers at the showcase in terms of consistently winning the one-on-one battles in the pass rush competition. Evan uses his low center of gravity to his advantage in maintain leverage on pass rushers. Evan plays center for Spring Valley and he is equally effective in run blocking by sustaining control, locking his hands into the frame of opposing defensive linemen and, at times, torque the opponent to the turf. <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="151007" first="Logan" last="Lundy"]     6’3” 190     QB     Russell, Kentucky     2023</strong> Lundy should be one the top quarterbacks in eastern Kentucky for the next two seasons. He has a quick release and an over-the-top delivery along with an excellent touch on the football. He knows when to rifle the football in and when to take some smoke off it. Lundy can throw the ball with accuracy when rolling out as well as the ability to throw back across his body. <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="151005" first="Anthony" last="Blevins"]     6’1” 230     DL     Russell, Kentucky     2022</strong> Blevins was one of the most active defensive linemen in terms of the pass rush competition. He kept jumping in to compete and went hard every time given the opportunity. He displays both strength and quickness as a defensive lineman. Despite being only 6’1”, he was able to have success against much bigger offensive linemen. Blevins has a great motor and goes hard every snap.