Minnesota Showcase – Fries at the bottom of the bag
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I try not to eat fast food too much, but when I do, few things are better than finding those extra fries that have fallen out of the container into the bottom of the takeout bag. You have eaten the…
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Continue ReadingI try not to eat fast food too much, but when I do, few things are better than finding those extra fries that have fallen out of the container into the bottom of the takeout bag. You have eaten the main meal, and it seems like you are done, but no – there are always a handful of fries loose on the bottom of the bag. Those bonus nuggets of flavor seem to top off a solid, fast food burger and fries combo.
Going over my notes from the Minnesota Showcase, I have a lot of observations about some of the kids that didn’t make it into the main meal of my MVP stories, but that doesn’t mean they won’t make tasty nuggets of information coming off the Showcase.
For my final Minnesota Showcase story, I am clearing out my notebook, here are some random observations I made wondering around the combine a few weeks ago – my Prep Red Zone Showcase fries at the bottom of the bag.
Joey Zach Eden Prairie OL
He had good low hips in drills. Then he had a solid rep on a pass block drill.
Riley Peters Pequot Lakes OL
He showed low hips in drills. In one-on-ones, he stayed with his pass rusher despite dealing with back-to-back pass rush moves in the same rep. Later, he showed good feet on a pass rush rep.
Alexander Baccoli Eastview OL
He demonstrated good footwork during a pass-blocking drill. He showed a good strong punch off the line of scrimmage.
Michael Oftedahl Michael Oftedahl 6'2" | 285 lbs | OL Mound Westonka | 2024 State MN Mound Westonka OL
He had good hips and feet in a pass-rush drill. His low hips stuffed a bull rush during one-on-ones.
Joesph Meier Watertown Mayer OL
He had good feet in a pass block drill, staying with the rusher on the edge.
Ashton Sayre Alexandrea DL
Sayre used a good spin move to get off a block. Later, he used a good swim move on an inside pass rush.
Aaron Chanthanavong Aaron Chanthanavong 6'2" | 255 lbs | OL Spring Lake Park | 2023 State MN Spring Lake Park OL
He anchored nicely, stoning a bull rush. He stuffed another inside power rush using his low hips.
Will Roth Rochester Lourdes DL
He used a quick pass rush move using his hands to get off the block.
Jeffrey Keller Jeffrey Keller 6'5" | 280 lbs | OL John F Kennedy | 2023 MN Bloomington Kennedy OL
Keller showed good lateral movement and a strong upper body that gives him an impactful initial punch.
Angel Reyes Dassel Cokato OL
Reyes used good footwork in a pass pro drill.
Truitt Tague Jefferson-Sioux Falls OL
Used good footwork and hips to stop a bullrush.
Joe Miller Joe Miller 6'5" | 240 lbs | DL Holy Angels | 2023 State MN IV Academy of Holy Angels DL
Miller showed excellent speed to the outside during pass rush drills.
Ethan Carrier Detroit Lakes DB
He has good hips and feet. He jumped a slant and knocked a pass away.
Jacob Kilzer Jacob Kilzer 6'3" | 200 lbs | QB Maple Grove | 2023 State MN Maple Grove QB
Kilzer threw a nice deep ball. He threw one of the more consistent balls all day.
Brayden Simones Sartell QB
Impressive strong throw to the outside.
Ashton Lloyd Ashton Lloyd 6'5" | 235 lbs | TE Blue Earth Area | 2023 State MN Blue Earth Area WR
Lloyd moved well in the open field as a bigger target. He used good footwork that allowed for separation.
Erik Vedoy Erik Vedoy 6'4" | 220 lbs | TE Spring Lake Park | 2023 MN Spring Lake Park TE
Vedoy moves well in the open field as a bigger target.
Andres Rojas Somerset DB
He made a one-handed catch. Later, he undercut two routes for deflections.
Calvin Riebel Calvin Riebel 5'8" | 150 lbs | DB MPLS Southwest | 2024 MN Minneapolis Southwest DB
He showed tight coverage, then had excellent defense on a fade route using his body and deflected the pass.
Michael Rieckhoff Waconia WR
Rieckhoff ran a nice route that gave him separation and allowed him to make a catch.
Francisco Fernandez Spring Lake Park DB
He made a nice break on the ball for a deflection.
Liban Ali Liberty Prep Academy DB
Ali showed a solid jam coming off the line of scrimmage.
Kaine Larocque Apple Valley DB
Larocque made a good play on the ball. He knocked down another pass and then made a nice play on another ball.
William Washington William Washington 5'11" | 175 lbs | DB Apple Valley | 2024 State MN Apple Valley DB
He undercut a route for a deflection.
Deshawn Wolf-Stokley Burnsville DB
He made a solid play on the ball defending a fade route.
Quinn Sullivan Southwest DB
Sullivan broke well on the pass and almost picked the pass.
Joshua Wedel Chaska WR
He high-pointed a ball to make a leaping catch.
Jack Krier Somerset DB
He undercut a route for a deflection.