Players You Need To Know On Nov. 21st – 2023 Class

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Straight forward and coming at you - here are five players you need to know today because they are just LIKE that between the lines! </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>ATH Gabe Crowder - Forest Hills</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Crowder can play multiple positions - Quarterback, Running Back, Wide Receiver, Defensive Back - position flexibility is very attractive to college coaches on the next level!<br><br>Crowder shows some good arm strength as a QB, he would definitely be in the dual-threat category with his athleticism. He has good vision as a running back and runs with some power behind his pads. <br><br>As a wide receiver, Crowder shows some soft hands and an ability to make plays after the catch with the ball in his hands. <br><br>As a defensive back - primarily safety - Crowder shows a relentless passion to make tackles in the open field, and fills the alley well in the run game. Fun player to evaluate!</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><br>RB Vincent Griffin - Hickory Ridge</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Griffin has some excellent vision on Inside Zone and Counter runs - he has been coached well on aiming points and reading blocks in this scheme.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>He has a very strong burst through the 1st level of the defense which allows him to punish solo tacklers on the 2nd and 3rd level with great strength. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Griffin has good speed in the open field, where he rarely gets caught from behind. He also shows some good hands out of the backfield in the passing game!</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><br>DB [player_tooltip player_id='119797' first='Gabe' last='White'] - Goose Creek (SC)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Excellent size and speed combination - 6'3 with long arms and a very good press technique at the line of scrimmage.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Long arms allow for a lot of pass breakups in man coverage on a variety of routes.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Shows some great recovery speed coming out of breaks - first highlight is a Pick 6 displaying this ability!</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><br>OL/DL Micah Daniels - Shelby</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Excellent size at 6'4 and 340 pounds - there will be some college interest simply because of that factor alone.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>As an offensive lineman, he is a powerful run blocker - he moves his feet very well in both zone and gap schemes and absolutely pancakes 2nd and 3rd level defenders in space.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>As a defensive lineman, he is a strong nose tackle at the point of attack - he does not get moved in solo blocks, and defeats some double teams in the run game as well. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><br>ATH Jailen Hicks - Dudley</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>At 6'4 and 195 pounds, Jailen played running back, but he could definitely play any number of positions at the next level with that excellent physical frame. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>As a running back, he is just a highlight waiting to happen. He explodes through open holes and doesn't get caught from behind in the open field. Ever. It is very impressive!</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>He shows some good ability to catch out of the backfield on swing routes and screen passes - that could possibly project to Wide Receiver on the next level also. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->