PRZ Next Midwest Camp: Hon. Mention All-Camp Team Wide Receivers
NORTHBROOK, ILL- Yesterday’s focus dove in heavily on the top defensive backs at the Prep Redzone Next Midwest Camp but tonight and tomorrow is all about the fellas that give them that high-level competition in the wide receiving core from…
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Continue ReadingNORTHBROOK, ILL- Yesterday’s focus dove in heavily on the top defensive backs at the Prep Redzone Next Midwest Camp but tonight and tomorrow is all about the fellas that give them that high-level competition in the wide receiving core from Saturday night. We dive into our first of three articles from this heavy batch of wide receivers that we named to our 3rd Team All-Camp Team for the Wide Receiver position. The key to this list preaches upside. These prospects might not have been the biggest, most ferocious wide receivers we saw from Sunday, but when it came down to their hands and their developing instincts, there is certainly a ton of potential to be tracked coming from this group!
Caden Brimley
Caden Brimley
Caden was a wide receiver prospect that showed off a much more chiseled frame than his measurables will get him credit for when I got my first look on him in the 40 yard dash in which he ran just inside a 5.3 on the one rep I got to watch on Saturday night at the Willow Hill Dome in Northbrook. Once we got into Indy drills, you could see some raw potential in this young man within his route running but had the young football IQ that you could gauge there is a growing curve upwards in the right direction when it came down to his upside. What I liked most about Caden was how much bounce he showed off when came to his starts on his routes and if this young man can develop on his balance throughout his routes, he should be a solidly developed WR prospect in the coming years.
Darell Sanders
Darell Sanders
Darell was a wide receiver prospect that popped out to me extremely early at the Prep Redzone Midwest Camp in Northbrook. He showed off some fluid footwork in those very early drills which set him up nicely to lock in some solid testing numbers in the slightly later portion of our Midwest Camp. He showed off a significant bulk of explosion the most within his broad jump where he was one of only about 5 prospects that hopped over the 8 foot work showing off how much pop this kid has in his lower body. I wasn’t able to catch Darell in 1v1s, but you could see the straight line speed that he showed off in Indy drills when he ran a intermediate route, not to mention that again he was one of a few prospect that got under a 5.0 40 yard dash, which is a number I strive for seeing from junior high prospects like Darell. Another 3rd Team All-Camp prospect with some growing upside to see in the coming years.
Jordan Redmon Jordan Redmon 5'3" | 105 lbs | ATH IN
Jordan Redmon Jordan Redmon 5'3" | 105 lbs | ATH IN
Meet the only 2029 prospect that made any of our lists for wide receivers in Jordan Redmon Jordan Redmon 5’3″ | 105 lbs | ATH IN of Brownsburg, Indiana. Even though he was one of the smallest prospects amongst the WR group, this young man made some waves on my notepad on Saturday night in Northbrook. In Indy drills, he showed off some well-balanced change of direction. In 1v1s, Jordan set a solid tone early with that speed and agility he brought to the table, and was able to hold the upper hand on a couple of reps I caught with his twitchy footwork that could get separation. He’s got some brewing development yet to be seen with his balance and developing his hands to finish off the play with more instincts, but watching some of Jordan’s tape, you see a WR prospect that can get to the edge and has much more durability in his plethora than you would expect. He looks like a future slot receiver that could also be used as a wing-back, as his high school coaches are going to want that active twitchiness Jordan to punch thru that inside box.
Jackson Akers
Jackson Akers
Jackson didn’t light up the building with his early testing numbers, but you could certainly envision his football IQ when it came down to the Indy drills and 1v1 reps from my eyes. He showed off some good game-time speed in his 1v1 reps and showed off of a plethora of skillsets within his route-running ability. I also was quite impressive with how strong his hands were for his age and size, as you could certainly depend on this young man to make a zoned-in catch on short and intermediate routes. If he can develop over the coming years on his burst and agility off the start of his route, Jackson could be a consistent slot-receiver in his future, as he’s got some raw skillsets that with some polish could turn into a good WR prospect in the future. Because I scout the state of Iowa heavily for Prep Redzone Next, I will be excited to track this young man’s gains over the next several years.