Minnesota Stock Up Showcase: WR/DB one-on-ones

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The second session of the Minnesota Stock Up Showcase featured quarterbacks, receivers, and defensive backs. I focused on the receivers and defensive backs – especially during one-on-ones. With guys spread all over the Tonka Dome, I noticed solid plays from a ton of different guys, but either because I was not in the right place at the right time or I just happened to look right when I should have been looking left, I never caught multiple top plays from the same guy very often. Taking a bit of a different approach than Oliver's piece last week, here are some single-rep one-on-one observations from this Prep Red Zone observer.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='104984' first='Langdon' last='Nordgaard'] West Du Pere WR - A long athlete, Norgaard showed he has good feet to go with his length – getting separation from the defender by running a great route on a stop route.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='551380' first='Khalil' last='Toney'] Champlin Park DB – Toney got out of his backpedal exceptionally quickly and made a great break on the ball – forcing an incompletion. Then, he had great man-to-man coverage sticking with his man during the entire route. Finally, he undercut a route and deflected a ball.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='551428' first='Sawyer' last='Sanders'] Osseo WR&nbsp;– Sanders showed solid body control running a great sideline route – making a tough catch on the sidelines.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='551343' first='Durant' last='Lara'] Litchfield WR – Lara left the defensive back grasping for air with a nice release off the line of scrimmage. His release – combined with good speed - got him some good separation.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='551374' first='Joe' last='Hoheisel'] Stillwater WR – Hoheisel showed strong hands and even better concentration when his defender made an excellent read, but Hoheisel secured the highly contested ball.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='551342' first='De'vaun' last='Simmons'] South St. Paul DB&nbsp;– Simmons showed good closing speed - allowing him to make a pick. Later, he made a good break on a ball, allowing him to knock the ball down. His closing speed was again displayed on an out route that ended in a deflection.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='312946' first='Stevie' last='Mcmath'] BOLD WR&nbsp;– McMath's footwork stood out with two sharp cuts coming out of breaks running short out routes.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='245637' first='Hunter' last='Heruth'] Eastview WR&nbsp;– Heruth ran a great route to get separation on a skinny post.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='343080' first='Owen' last='Egge'] St. Michael-Albertville WR&nbsp;– Egge showed two essential receiver skills on one great rep. He made a sharp cut to gain separation and then showed off his solid hands as the defensive back was able to close on a throw behind Egge, but the STMA receiver made the contested catch.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='544963' first='CAMAR' last='BLADES'] Park Center WR&nbsp;– As he was obviously interfered with, in a real game, Blades' coach would have declined the penalty because, despite being held, he made the contested catch.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='362277' first='Justin' last='(Jj) Schrot'] Faribault WR – With a defender all over him, Schrot used his length and ability to catch with his hands to hold off the defender and keep the ball away from the defender.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='348804' first='Cody' last='Sieben'] Lakeville North DB&nbsp;– Sieben reacted well to a route that allowed him to get his hands on the ball and almost make a pick. Later, he undercut an underthrown ball to make a pick.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='234772' first='Charlie' last='Hendrickson'] Anoka WR&nbsp;– Hendrickson ran a solid route and used great extension to make a tough catch on a deep ball near the sidelines.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='362309' first='Cullen' last='Drews'] Princeton WR&nbsp;– On an underthrown ball, Drews made a diving grab – just getting his hands under the ball and keeping it off the turf. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='551377' first='Kaine' last='Larocque'] Apple Valley DB&nbsp;– Larocque showed great agility making a quick break on a ball. His anticipation and speed allowed him to deflect a pass.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->