My Favorite Monsters: Big Ballers in NJ – Part 1
Let’s be honest. Most kids lie about how big they are online. On one site, they’re 5’10, on their social media they’re 6’0 and on their Hudl they’re 6’1. It’s so bad that college coaches have literally told be they…
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Continue ReadingLet’s be honest. Most kids lie about how big they are online. On one site, they’re 5’10, on their social media they’re 6’0 and on their Hudl they’re 6’1. It’s so bad that college coaches have literally told be they assume you’re lying two inches of height, 10 pounds of weight and .2 second on your 40. These guys though, are too big for High School football to handle. So you know colleges will be calling soon if they haven’t already!
Makai Gray, Jr., WR, Wayne Hills
Makai is listed at 6’2, 205 pound and he might actually be bigger than that. His size jumps off the screen. The crazy thing is that he runs in the open field like he’s 165, not 205. He’s devastating on any in breaking routes and as you can imagine he’s really hard to bring down. On the goal line he’s always open. There’s not a corner in the state that can body him and he knows how to leverage his size and long arms. He had 9 total touchdowns last season and 11.9 yards a catch, so when your averaging more than a first down a reception you’re really getting things done. Makai already has D1 offers from UMass and Maine, but when word gets out that list is gonna grow quickly.
https://www.hudl.com/profile/12931870/Makai-Gray/highlights
Danny Starcevic, Jr., TE/DE, Highland Park
I don’t know what a high school defender is supposed to do with a 6’7 tight end running down the seam, but it is exactly the problem you’d think it is. We’re not just talking your typical tight end that just catches the ball and falls down for 8 yards either. Danny can move and that really put pressure on a defense that has no answer for him in a jump ball situation.
He has a 6’11 wingspan and if you ever wondered why coaches like defensive ends to have long arms, just look at Danny’s film. He used textbook outside leverage technique to keep that outside contain and anyone thinking they can beat him to the sideline can think again. Danny is drawing interest from D1 programs like Bucknell, Temple, Monmouth and Youngstown State.
https://www.hudl.com/profile/13453724/Danny-Starcevic/about
Chad Smallwood, So., DL, Winslow
Chad has elite size for his position as he is all of 6’4 and 315 pounds going into his junior season. Finding on film isn’t hard. He’s the one beating the double team to wreck your running back in the backfield. For a player of that size, he gets off the ball and into offensive lineman’s chest very quickly. The effect of a good DT doesn’t always show in the stats, but it shows up in his film for Chad as he is so disruptive he influences every play. His technique is still raw but he has long arms and is a perfect prospect for a 0 or 1 technique Defensive Tackle at the next level. Scary to think he’s got two more years to develop, and I guarantee there will be stars next to his name real soon.
https://www.hudl.com/profile/16689146/Chad-Smallwood/about
Nicholas Csillan, Jr., OL, Notre Dame
Everyone in this article is big for their position, so for an offensive lineman you’d have to be a very big man to make this list. Nicholas is 6’7 and 270 pounds, so I think that qualifies. But it’s the way he moves with that size that’s impressive.
Nick has good footwork and really long arms, a combination made for pass blocking which he excels at. In his film, he impresses by blocking multiple defenders on one play protecting his QB’s blind side. The thing that sticks out to me, however, is how he gets down the field. Not just climbing to the second level, which he also does well, but at 6’7 he gets down field to block corners and safeties. Nobody would blame a kid that big for staying close to the line, but he has the desire to get down the field in the run game and that is special.
https://www.hudl.com/profile/14417408/Nicholas-Csillan/about