Peach County Football’s Top Returners For The 2021 Season

Peach County’s football program saw a successful 2020 season as they finished with a 9-2 overall record, with an undefeated record in their region as well. In region play, the Trojans finished the year 6-0, and as a result, found themselves in the playoffs. In the playoffs, they had short term success, but fell to Oconee County in the 3rd round of the playoffs. In this game, they lost 31-13 in what can be seen as a disappointing end to their season. In 2020, we expect Peach County to be competitive again, as they will look to utilize their young talent to find their way in the playoffs again. Below, we have listed a few players in which we feel will help them be able to do so. <strong>Jamond Jones-</strong> <em>RB</em> For a RB who is only 5'9, 186 pounds, Jones does a good job of carrying his weight well. He does not move super stiffly, but manages to run well with strength in his legs, and power behind his pads. He has decent vision, and does a good job of exploding through the hole as he carries the ball. This same style of running can be seen in his ability to run through contact. Jones is not overly twitchy, and will not make multiple people miss in one play, but he is effective in making the first man miss, and getting up field with his speed. We also like the way that Jones is very well balanced, and can catch the ball out of the backfield. In the modern era of football, this is crucial to any team's potential success and will likely be huge for him next season. <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="33884" first="Quentel" last="Jones"]-</strong> <em>DT</em> Quentil Jones is not only a huge prospect, as he measures in at 6'2, 280 pounds, but he also allows this to translate to the power he displays as he gets off of the ball. When the ball is snapped, Jones is explosive off of the football, and does a good job of reading the run, or the play at hand. He wastes no time getting to the QB, and this can be seen in the sacks he makes, and how fast he gets to the backfield. While he may be a bit raw with his use of hands and feet, we like his discipline when playing the run, as well as his sudden quickness when adjusting to the play at hand. The power he displays on contact, and as he finishes tackles is also incredible and will be a huge key to his success moving forward. If Jones can continue to work on each of these things, as well as his ability to make tackles in the backfield and in pursuit, he can see himself become one of the better DT's out of his class. <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="33963" first="Andre" last="Thomas"]-</strong> <em>LB</em> Thomas may not have blazing speed at the LB position, but he does a good job of playing with patience, and awareness of the game at hand. As he plays disciplined football, we also notice that he plays with a sense of aggression as well, which is great to see out of a player his size, and of his position. Thomas also has decent fluidity in his hips, and overall movement, but we would like to see a bit more explosiveness out of his breaks, and as he changes direction. When going to make tackles, Thomas takes decent angles, and he wraps up well, but we would like to see him react a bit more quickly at times, as to not waste movement and time to make a tackle. <strong>Christian Martin-</strong> <em>QB</em> Martin is very well a developmental passer, but an incredible athlete at the QB position. Not only does he move very fluidly, but he is very quick, and reactionary in the pocket, which allows him to escape and make good plays on the ground. Even though this is a strength for him at times, it can also be a weakness. This is due to the fact that Martin tends to feel pressure to quickly at times, and bails. He also gets the ball out awkwardly because of this, and rushes his progressions. Nevertheless, we like the arm strength that he has, and his vision of the field at times. This helps him to get the ball out to open receivers down the field. His overall ball placement is not bad either, and this can be seen on the go routes in which he throws, as well as his placement on intermediate balls that have some velocity on them. Next season, we encourage Martin to work on his overall mechanics, footwork, and pocket presence, but also want him to remain at his style of play. This helps him to be very successful for his team's offense.