Six Standouts From The 2023 Class: Palmetto Midlands Combine

Brandon Stockdale April 30, 2022 @ 09:32 PM

The best 2023 prospects that the state of South Carolina has to offer were on full display in Saturday’s Palmetto Combine Showcase in the Midlands at River Bluff High on the west side of Columbia, S.C. The players were selected by coaches from around the state. They went through the traditional combine drills such as the L-Cone drill, 40-yard dash and the broad jump. Here are some quick notes from standouts during various drills that players participated in for the Class of 2023: Javius Burton | DB | Carolina (pictured above) Burton displayed great speed on a pass breakup towards the sideline against a receiver who had a height advantage. He also showed excellent physicality at the line of scrimmage, jamming and rerouting his receiver and not allowing them to get any separation. Tyler Chavis | K | Lexington Along with football, Chavis plays soccer and really wowed us with his speed through the line during the 40-yard dash. Anthony Wicker | RB | Mid Carolina Wicker showed explosiveness in making his cuts in the L-Cone Drill and finished through the line, which is exactly what you need at the position. [player_tooltip player_id="141028" first="Peter" last="Blacks"] | OL | Ridge Spring Monetta Blacks impressed us in the shuttle drill, showing good body control moving from one end to the other – watching his foot quickness was fun to watch as well. Braylen Bowers | WR | South Aiken Bowers has impressive speed going through the line on his 40-yard dash as he has great stride. He makes his sprints look effortless. He also took the top off the defense in the individual period on a post route where he burned the defensive back for a touchdown. Harley Fox | LB | Lexington Fox made an impressive interception against a running back where he jumped the route at the perfect time to cut the running back off to prevent the completion and make the play.