Ohio Capital Conference Top 2023 – Capital Division

Central Ohio is loaded with talent in the 2023 and 2024 classes like the rest of the state.  This series will focus on the league breakdowns for the 2023 class. <strong>Big Walnut</strong> <strong>Nicky Pentello</strong>, WR - Nicky is a an absolute stud.  He was 2nd Team All State this year.  He is a great athlete with good route running ability.  He makes sharp cuts and gets open in the void.  He shakes off man coverage and takes the top off the defense.  Attacks the ball in the air with his hands and eyes and wins the tweener balls.  He can score whenever he touches the ball.  Certainly worth a look on film. HUDL: <a href="https://twitter.com/npentello1">https://twitter.com/npentello1</a> <strong>Canal Winchester</strong> <strong>Ryan Steinbrink</strong>, OT - Ryan is an awesome football player.  He has the size, speed, and athleticism to be a great college offensive lineman.  He has great technique in the run and pass.  His body postures maximize his strength and he is very flexible.  He dominates in the run game and uses his size and technique to bury defenders.  Pass blocking he is very advanced with the great punch and finish.  Very impressive player. HUDL: <a href="https://www.hudl.com/profile/12974078/Ryan-Steinbrink">https://www.hudl.com/profile/12974078/Ryan-Steinbrink</a> <strong>Delaware Hayes</strong> <strong>Sawyer Sand</strong>, RB - Sawyer is a big back at 6’2 and 205.  He gets downhill fast and will run you over.  He is a patient runner on both inside and outside run.  He is tough to tackle with a low center of gravity.  He has open field pull away speed and good twitch when needed.  He runs behind his pads always and delivers blows.  Going to have a great Senior season. HUDL: <a href="https://www.hudl.com/profile/12917382/Sawyer-Sand">https://www.hudl.com/profile/12917382/Sawyer-Sand</a> <strong>Dublin Scioto</strong> <strong><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Dayo Olobatuyi, LB </span></strong><span style="font-size: 12pt;">- Dayo is very athletic and disruptive at LB.  He is one of the better blitzers I have seen in Central Ohio.  He has a relentless nature to the ball.  He has good awareness of where the play is being ran and closes quickly.  He is twitchy and can bend.  He runs really well sideline to sideline.  I am impressed with his quick pass drop ability and how he closes out routes.  </span> HUDL: <a href="https://www.hudl.com/profile/12898289/Dayo-Olobatuyi">https://www.hudl.com/profile/12898289/Dayo-Olobatuyi</a> <strong>Franklin Heights</strong> <strong>Ta’Yon Ervin</strong>, WR - Ta’Yon is an underrated but very good football player.  He stands 6’2 and can take the top off the defense.  He runs crisp routes with good hip snap back to the QB.  He attacks the ball in the air and gets vertical quickly.  He pulls away and separates from defenders.  Take a good look at his film. HUDL: <a href="https://www.hudl.com/profile/12824091/TaYon-Ervin">https://www.hudl.com/profile/12824091/TaYon-Ervin</a> <strong>Westerville North</strong> <strong>Carson Bopp,</strong> OLB - This 2023 is a very good football player.  He is athletic on the edge and does a good job of setting the force.  Good blitzer with pass rush technique to get to the QB.  He covers space well in the pass game and makes good open field tackles.  He reads plays well on run to and away.  Uses his leverage to shed blocks and escape to the ball carrier quickly. HUDL: <a href="https://www.hudl.com/profile/12909696/Carson-Bopp">https://www.hudl.com/profile/12909696/Carson-Bopp</a> <strong>Westerville South</strong> <strong>Jalen Wheeler</strong>, FS/WR - Jalen is an underrated player in the 2023 class.  He is tall, athletic, and speedy.  They play him in the slot on offense and he has his way on the seams with the Safeties.  His best route is the 9 route where he has good awareness of space and attacks the ball in the air.  He snaps off underneath routes well and gets vertical quickly.  At FS is fast enough to cover sideline to sideline.  Does a great job of staying deeper than the deepest.  He is a good tackler and saves big plays on the routine. HUDL: <a href="https://www.hudl.com/profile/12790953/jalen-wheeler">https://www.hudl.com/profile/12790953/jalen-wheeler</a> <strong>Worthington Kilbourne</strong> <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="274365" first="Nash" last="Biglin"], </strong>QB - Nash stands 6’4 and weighs in at 205.  He is quickly becoming a rising star in the 2023 class. Excellent dual threat QB with good arm strength and speed when he pulls it and runs.  He reads plays well and does a good job of pulling when he has too.  I am really impressed with his ability to fit the ball into tight windows and make full field reads.  Keep a good eye on him over the next few years. &nbsp;