Class of 2024 Players to Watch in the Big North
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Now going way up north to the Big North conference! Here’s some 2024 talent to watch. Traverse City Central QB/LB Brayden McCoon Brayden McCoon 6'3" | 180 lbs | QB Traverse City Central | 2024 State MI McCoon is the…
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Traverse City Central QB/LB Brayden McCoon Brayden McCoon 6'3" | 180 lbs | QB Traverse City Central | 2024 State MI
McCoon is the next man up at quarterback and perhaps even linebacker with Joshua Burnham Joshua Burnham 6'3" | 205 lbs | LB Traverse City Central | 2022 State MI graduating and going on to Notre Dame. As a quarterback, McCoon and Burnham are polar opposites with McCoon being a strong-armed pocket passer, while Burnham was a straight-up tank. McCoon has a high ceiling at the QB spot, as he’s very accurate and has a ton of highlights throwing great deep balls. Defensively, he’s a bit light at 6’2 170, so I’m looking for him to put on some muscle and learn from Burnham’s aggressiveness and IQ on that front.
Traverse City West T/TE Kyler Brunan Kyler Brunan 6'4" | 270 lbs | OL Traverse City West | 2024 State MI
Brunan is the prototype T/TE standing at 6’4 250 (the same as TJ Hockenson, actually). I currently see him as way more of a blocking TE, but if he gains muscle while learning to run routes, he can be a problem. He’s currently a great blocker that sports nice power and fundamentals as an offensive lineman. I’m interested and excited to see how Brunan is utilized in the future.
Alpena QB Jake Zann Jake Zann 6'1" | 185 lbs | QB Alpena | 2024 State MI
Zann’s highlight tape is impressive, and I mean really impressive. Zann throws a tight, accurate spiral and has one of the prettier balls I’ve seen. The ball flies off his hand like a rocket at times, especially when throwing down the middle of the field. Though, I also saw some plays where Zann would float the ball a bit much, especially when throwing horizontally towards the sidelines. Zann is overall an outstanding quarterback for D2 and I’m interested to see what he’s able to do in 2022.
Petoskey ATH CJ Hibbler CJ Hibbler 5'8" | 160 lbs | ATH Petoskey | 2024 State MI
Hibbler is mainly a slot receiver that can be seen doing many different things on the offensive end. He’s a good speedy pass-catcher who runs some clean routes. The name of his game though is his elusiveness. At times, Hibbler lines up in the backfield and is used as a phenomenal elusive back, or he gets a handoff from motion in the slot, and he’s even done some damage in the wildcat. Hibbler is a multi-talented athlete that the coaching staff seems to take advantage of quite well.