2024: Tenacious Linebacker
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These linebackers love to make the big plays and always show up when their teams need a stop most. Bo Tate Bo Tate 6'0" | 190 lbs | LB Corner Canyon | 2024 State UT || LB || 6’0 ||…
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Bo Tate
Bo
Tate
6'0" | 190 lbs | LB
Corner Canyon | 2024
State
UT
|| LB || 6’0 || 190 || Corner Canyon High School || 2024
Tate looks like he’s operating at a different speed than the other players he shares the field with. He quickly closes on ball carries and quarterbacks. Tate’s first step and ability to react quickly to what an offense is trying to do is extraordinary. He’s the definition of a physical linebacker and can run over offensive linemen before running over ball carriers. When you pair his speed with his strength, it’s no wonder it takes offensive players an extra second to get up after being drilled by Tate. He can also provide strong coverage making him an exceptional and versatile linebacker.
Blake Tabaracci
Blake
Tabaracci
6'2" | 195 lbs | LB
Park City | 2024
State
UT
|| LB || 6’2 || 195 || Park City High School || 2024
Tabaracci always seems to be involved in the game’s biggest plays. He’s a turnover machine who can pick off passes or force fumbles with physical hits. Tabaracci is extremely versatile and can play on or off the ball. He does a great job avoiding offensive linemen before crushing running backs. Tabaracci does a good job wrapping up and can shoot through gaps to make tackles for loss. He possesses sideline-to-sideline speed and does a great job reading quarterbacks eyes and holding down the middle of the field in zone coverage.
Peizge Mailei
Peizge
Mailei
6'0" | 210 lbs | LB
Highland | 2024
State
UT
|| LB || 6’0 || 210 || Highland High School || 2024
Mailei is an exceptional athlete whose blend of physicality and speed makes him one of the state’s most fearsome forces in the front seven. He has an exceptionally high football IQ and can quickly diagnose what an offense is trying to do. Mailei is tough to contain as he can go through or around potential offensive linemen trying to impede his path to ball carriers. He possesses exceptional quickness and can stop running backs dead in their tracks. Mailei is everything teams at the next level are hoping to find in a linebacker.
Adney Reid
Adney
Reid
6'3" | 185 lbs | LB
Spanish Fork | 2024
State
UT
|| LB || 6’3 || Spanish Fork High School || 2024
Reid is a twitchy athletic edge defender. He excels at getting after signal callers with a motor that won’t quit. Reid has a quick first step and can break into the pocket at a high level. His long arms help him drive offensive linemen back into quarterbacks’ laps and force fumbles. In addition, Reid can win inside and out with a slew of pass-rush moves he uses to beat offensive linemen. Offenses must account for him at all times, or else he can completely wreck their game plan. Reid also does a great job standing up to offensive linemen and setting the edge.