2024 DFW DE/EDGE Prospects to Know

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Here are three under the radar prospects from the DFW area to know. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Kaleb Coleman</strong> - DE/EDGE - 6'4"/225 - Trophy Club, TX ([player_tooltip player_id='1420652' first='Byron' last='Nelson'])</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Twitter: @kalebcoleman44</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>-NFL bloodlines as his Dad is Kenyon Coleman, former DE that played at UCLA and had an 11-year career in the league including with the Cowboys. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>-Dad played at 6'5"/295 and at the moment, Kaleb stands at 6'4"/225 and is long and lean so potential there to possibly grow more and get bigger.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>-Finished his JR year with solid production with 47-Tackles, 13-TFLs, 5-Sacks, 3-FFs, 3-FRs and 1-Interception in 10-games. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>-A twitchy, explosive athlete off the edge who displays impressive speed in pursuit.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>-This young mans motor runs hot and has effort type plays all over his film. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>-Effective vs the run with his ability to stack and shed bigger OTs utilizing inside hand placement, length/strength at the POA and flashing violent shed ability at times. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>-Flashes the power at times to reset the line of scrimmage and even the ability to long arm and shed as well. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>-Displays a wreckless abandon with his body when he arrives at the ball. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>-Love the violent play style he displays play in and play out on his clips. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>-Plays 100 mph which plays into him being a disruptive force off the edge but also opportunistic in regard to turnovers. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>-Would like to see him work on playing with better pad level more consistently which will only allow him to be more powerful/strong at the POA. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>-You can see this young man loves to play football with how he plays the game and it's only a matter of time before offers start coming through. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/hudl {"name":"acf/hudl","data":{"embed_code":"u003ciframe src='https://www.hudl.com/embed/video/3/15711681/63880d6f02bb760514d371bd' width='640' height='360' frameborder='0' allowfullscreenu003eu003c/iframeu003e","_embed_code":"field_62daf7995fd8c"},"mode":"edit","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-63e7197af012a"} /--> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Kelton Thompson </strong>- EDGE - 6'4"/205 - Fort Worth, TX (O.D Wyatt):</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Twitter: @_K5ive_</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>-Long and lean prospect with the room to pack on more size/weight. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>-Impressive athletic profile with the explosiveness, fluidity, flexibility, range and speed he brings off the edge.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>-As you see below, he has the ability to get up and throw it down on the basketball court showing off the hops he brings. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>-Flashes the ability to win off the edge in a multitude of ways. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>-See him win with speed and flexibility, by converting speed to power, setting up OTs with inside/out counters and vice versa.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>-Looks to have a solid motor and flashes smooth lateral movement as well. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>-Would like to see him work on being more consistent with his timing/anticipation off the snap and utilize his hands more which will make him that much more difficult to deal with. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>-Could also see him as an off the ball LB as well with the movement he flashes and the nose for the football you see. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>-With the athletic traits he brings though, if he can get out to some camps this spring, don't be surprised if you see his recruitment gain steam quickly. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:embed {"url":"https://twitter.com/_K5ive_/status/1623725813425180675?s=20u0026amp;t=l3YvFa5cJt2uQWhxhpvRoA","type":"rich","providerNameSlug":"twitter","responsive":true} --> <figure class="wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter"><div class="wp-block-embed__wrapper"> https://twitter.com/_K5ive_/status/1623725813425180675?s=20u0026amp;t=l3YvFa5cJt2uQWhxhpvRoA </div></figure> <!-- /wp:embed --> <!-- wp:acf/hudl {"name":"acf/hudl","data":{"embed_code":"u003ciframe src='https://www.hudl.com/embed/video/3/16375263/637281cf23480f0c38bf2cd4' width='640' height='360' frameborder='0' allowfullscreenu003eu003c/iframeu003e","_embed_code":"field_62daf7995fd8c"},"mode":"edit","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-63d8a4fd0aa30"} /--> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Joseph Guevara</strong> - DE/EDGE - 6'4"/240 - Dallas, TX (Sunset):</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Twitter: @2trillj_</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>-Versatile skill set as he plays on both sides of the ball and flashes ability to make plays at each. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>-Lines up as an EDGE, off the ball LB, TE, H-Back and even as a RB as well. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>-Really like the flexibility/bend he brings off the edge and see him flash it multiple times on film pairing with a chop as well as a dip move to win initially. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>-Flashes quicks off the ball and displays a solid burst that you really see as a blitzing off the ball LB and when he is lined up as a pass catcher. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>-Looks to have decent length on his arms. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>-Shows to have good ball skills and solid route running ability with his change of direction/body control even showing a whip route to open his film. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>-Also impressed with his ability to adjust to the ball whether in the air or looking back over his shoulder.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>-Flashes the physicality/nasty mindset at the point of attack he brings as a blocker as well. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>-Based off his clips and size he brings, like him more on the defensive side at this time as stand up EDGE or as a DE with his skillset but could see him getting looks on both sides of the ball as an H-Back as well. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>-An intriguing prospect that definitely needs to be getting more attention. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/hudl {"name":"acf/hudl","data":{"embed_code":"u003ciframe src='https://www.hudl.com/embed/video/3/15109642/63c9ad4f0dc18f08d061c4ca' width='640' height='360' frameborder='0' allowfullscreenu003eu003c/iframeu003e","_embed_code":"field_62daf7995fd8c"},"mode":"edit","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-63d8a593d1dbe"} /--> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->