A Look at the Class of 2025: Cincinnati
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Cincinnati is home to some of the best high school football in the state of Ohio. Here are five very talented players from the class of 2025 to keep an eye on. Caden Piening OH #36 TE #2 HEIGHT 6'4"…
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Continue ReadingCincinnati is home to some of the best high school football in the state of Ohio. Here are five very talented players from the class of 2025 to keep an eye on.
Caden is the #1 ranked TE in the class of 2025. He lines up inline as a “Y” or as an H-Back. He is an outstanding blocker who uses his very good play strength, physical toughness and hand use to overpower DE with ease. He is a reliable receiver who runs good routes and shows good hands as he makes the catch with his hands easily. He shows very good mental toughness as he elevates his game near the goal line both as a blocker and receiver.
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Tucker plays as a LT. When run blocking, he uses his very good quickness combined with his very good play strength and hand use to generate movement at the point of attack against DE. He displays very good physical toughness as he finishes the block to the ground for a pancake. When blocking at the 2nd level, he shows good play speed to get to the right spot before overpowering LB with his play strength and physical toughness creating a lane for the RB.
Raphael plays as a RT. in pass pro, he shows good footwork as he mirrors the moves of the DE while showing good play strength as he negates the progress of his man giving the QB a clean pocket to operate from. When run blocking, he delivers a powerful punch to the frame of the DE and generates movement at the point of attack with his great play strength driving his man several yards out of the play. He does a great job of playing to the whistle and displays good physical toughness as he finishes the block to the ground for a pancake with ease.
Trace lines up on the outside as an X and Z WR. He displays very good football intelligence as he effectively reads the coverage. He uses his good play speed and athletic ability to break open on vertical routes. He has excellent hands as he makes the catch with his arms fully extended from his body. He displays good ability in contested catch situations as he puts himself in position to box out defenders before making the catch. He is a very reliable receiver in the redzone as he shows the ability to score touchdowns with ease.
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Airriss plays as a CB. In zone coverage, he uses his very good play speed to patrol his zone while reading the QB. He tracks the ball well in the air and times his hands well to disrupt the trajectory of the ball for a PBU. In man coverage, he does an excellent job of matching the feet of the WR and stays in phase preventing him from breaking open. Against the run, he quickly locates the RB, plays with good leverage and delivers a nice form tackle preventing a again of significant yardage.