Friday Film Review – March 24, 2023

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><em>Get 25% off your subscription by entering Knight25 in the coupon code area. Enjoy!</em></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Every Friday during February through April, we're going to throw on the tape and break down athletes across Oklahoma. Last month, we put out a tweet asking prospects in the 2024-2026 classes to send us their film for our Film Review feature. Over 150 responses later and we're off to the races. We've reviewed 85 prospects all over Oklahoma so far and we're not close to slowing down. Keep it locked in to Prep Redzone Oklahoma every Friday for more breakdowns on athletes across Oklahoma. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>If you're not featured this week but have sent us your film, don't worry! You're on the list and will be covered in the future. Now, all of these breakdowns are based on the film we have access to. And this isn't just a puff piece. While the majority of the breakdowns will be positive, it will also include areas to improve, question marks and more for the prospect to work on as we head into the spring and summer.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":["not_in_db"],"_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_0_player_details_selected_featured_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_selected_featured_image":"field_62cca28ffa4e7","player_evaluations_0_player_details_player_name":"[player_tooltip player_id='729775' first='Braylen' 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good frame standing in at 6'2u0022 and weighs 170 pounds.  An attribute that we don't get to see much on film is their blocking ability out at wide receiver.  I was able to watch plenty of film on Danzy and what I like about it is he doesn't attack the defensive back quickly.  He is patient and comes to balance before he engages with his opponent.  Danzy knows how to find holes in the defense and where to attack his routes.  He doesn't wait for the ball to come down as she shows that he will go and attack the ball with his hands.  Danzy tracks the ball well with his eyes and shows good body control.  The area I would like to see him improve with is not being so high out of his breaks when he comes back to the ball and sticking his 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