Top Tennessee Returning Offensive Players Part 3
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KJ Jackson AL #17 QB #1 HEIGHT 6'3" WEIGHT 210 POS QB CLASS 2024 View Profile KJ Jackson Twitter State: Alabama School: Saint James School Jackson boasts lightning-quick feet and start-stop bursts that make him difficult to wrangle both behind…
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Continue ReadingJackson boasts lightning-quick feet and start-stop bursts that make him difficult to wrangle both behind the line of scrimmage and in the open field. Jackson runs with good patience and vision, showing a feel for letting blocks set up and drifting off his linemen on stretch or power runs. He’s not a bruiser, but he can run between the tackles, drop his pads, and power forward when needed. He shows awareness for the sticks by getting downfield to pick up the first down instead of getting too cute and trying to bounce a run outside. When he runs into contact, he churns his feet to keep his momentum going downhill.
Samuel Willoughby
Samuel Willoughby
Willoughby has a loose, live arm. He can whip deep outs to the sideline and throw on the run with ease. He has the torque to make off-balance or off-platform throws, and can drop his arm angle to throw sidearm and get the ball past oncoming rushers. He has a good fastball but flashes the ability to take some mustard off it and throw with touch on deep passes. He brings functional movement in the pocket, feeling pressure to reset his feet and step side to side to keep himself clean. He makes throws with bodies around him, and will stand tall in the pocket while a play develops. He’s big and strong and plays tough in the pocket, and he can shrug off defenders and keep the play alive.
Palk is an instant accelerator who can get up to top speed in a blink, giving him the ability to shoot through gaps that would close too quickly for most other running backs. He’s not going to run through a defender’s face, but he uses turbo-charged acceleration to rip through arm tackles and shrug off defenders in space. When he finds a little bit of green, he can access an extra gear few players have and run away from the defense.
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Gabe Borders
Gabe Borders
Borders is a muscle car as a runner, showing power in the short area and the ability to accelerate and beat defenders’ angles in space. He plays with a tenacious style and takes hits but keeps on rolling, pinballing off defenders while keeping his feet churning through contact to pick up extra yards. He has good contact balance and makes violent, sharp cuts to rip through arm tackles. He can make something out of nothing, cutting laterally to bounce a run when a defender fills the rush lane
Woody has great foot quickness and changes direction on a dime, accelerating instantly to shoot through gaps in the line or to beat a pursuit angle. He’s the right mix of patient and decisive, with a knack for letting his blocks set up before exploding downhill. He drafts off of pulling blockers and sets up downfield defenders with head and shoulder fakes before juking the other way. He runs with fly-by-wire control and staccato footwork, navigating tight spaces without being touched. He eludes tackle attempts with jukes and strafes and regularly reverses the field when it looks like a defense has him contained. If you give him an inch, he’ll take a mile.