Week 1: Top OL Performances

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Here's a little new series of articles I will be doing weekly, highlighting top performances by position each week. There are MANY, MANY offensive lineman who could be put on this list. I am listing the players who's stat line stood out, who people recommended but most importantly, only players who either I watched live or was able to watch highlights from their specific game. For the best chance to be featured, send me your weekly film on twitter. My handle is “@DevinRecord”, please don't have any hard feelings if you weren't included.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"id":"block_631ce16877201","name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["155586"],"_player_evaluations_0_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_0_evaluation":"Danny is an absolute BEAST! Danny is one of the strongest offensive lineman I've seen and showed that week one against Puyallup HS. He had several pancakes, always protecting his QB. He holds up the right side of the line very well, so well that it seems like QB [player_tooltip player_id='115343' first='Jake' last='Schakel'] has all the time in the world. His hand placement was spot on all night long. His lateral foot movement really impressed me, he looked extremely agile. 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He has just the right build to play the RT position and hold down the right half of the line, which he did last week in week 1. Cardot demonstrated his ability to pull and effectively make holes for his running backs in many different situations. He held his blocks all the way through till the red blew the whistle, as every offensive lineman should do. Pass protection, he was just as solid. He consistently kept his QB protected so he could have time to find the correct receiver who's open. 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A big part of the teams big win was the offensive line opening up gaps for the running backs and protecting the QB throughout the whole game. Jacob was an absolute force all night long for Highline. He finished his blocks all the way through the whistle, like every offensive lineman should do. He pancaked many defensive lineman throughout the night, rarely letting anyone by him. His hand placement was spot on and his footwork looked like it was in mid-season from. 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The reasoning for him being able to break those? The O'Dea offensive line. They are stacked from left to right but Kai Holec stands out being 6'8u0022 and being as athletic as someone 4 inches shorter. He lined up at both guard positions throughout the night and was excellent wherever he lined up. He held blocks easily throughout the game, showing off his strength as well. His balance is what stood out to me, he was able to drive his center of gravity forward with ease and was not able to be pushed back at all. Kai will only continue to perfect his craft.","_player_evaluations_4_evaluation":"field_62aba51aecf34","player_evaluations":5,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"align":"","mode":"preview"} /-->