Scouting Reports: Linemen Prospects on the Rise

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline">[player_tooltip player_id='591215' first='Cooper' last='McGiven']: OL,DL || 6'1 || 250lbs || Morgan HS || c/o 2024</span></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Player Profile:</strong> McGiven comes from a two parent home and has played football since the fifth grade. Enjoys P.E and Lunch at school and loves Football and Art. A good student athlete that looks up to his father, who walked on the BYU Football team during his day and wants to pursue a career in Architecture. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Athletic Profile:</strong> Quick feet, movement, and flexibility </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Skill Set/Fit: </strong>McGiven is a tough physical player that plays the Tackle position for the Trojans with the versatility to play along the offensive line. As a run blocker, he shows leg drive, hip roll, strength, and brings his feet to drive defenders off the LOS. Sets base, gives initial contact and sustains feet in pass protection. Overall, McGiven has the size and movement to play in a zone blocking scheme. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Achievement:</strong> 2nd team All Region and All State Honorable Mention</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Recruiting: </strong>Has made a visit to BYU and is talking to Southern Utah </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline">Kymani Falepapalangi: NG,OL || 6'3 || 320lbs || Kearns HS || c/o 2024</span></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Player Profile:</strong> Falepapalangi comes from a two parent home and has played football for nine years. Enjoys learning in his History class and loves to play video games, play basketball and swimming. A good student athlete that looks up to his father as his role model and wants to pursue a career in Mechanics. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Athletic Profile:</strong> Movement, play quickness and COD </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Skill Set/Fit:</strong> Falepapalangi is a tough physical player that plays the Nose Guard position for the Cougars with the versatility to play along the interior. Against the run, he shows strength at the POA to control and shed blocks. Ability to hold double teams and a sure tackler that can stop ball carriers at the LOS. Overall, Falepapalangi has the size and movement to play Nose Guard in a 4-3 or 3-4 defensive scheme. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Achievements:</strong> Honor Roll Student</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Recruiting:</strong> Has made visits to Idaho State, San Diego State and Weber State</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:embed {"url":"https://twitter.com/BigMani2024/status/1647345552823300099","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/BigMani2024/status/1647345552823300099 </div></figure> <!-- /wp:embed --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline">Mark Aiono: OL || 6'3 || 250lbs || Kearns HS || c/o 2024</span></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Player Profile:</strong> Aiono comes from a single parent home and has played football since his sophomore year in high school. Enjoys learning about History and loves to play all sports and play video games. A good student athlete that looks up to his Heavenly Father and wants to pursue a career in Sports Science. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Athletic Profile: </strong>Quick feet, play quickness, agility, and movement </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Skill Set/Fit: </strong>Aiono is a tough physical player that plays the Guard position for the Cougars with the versatility to play along the offensive line. As a run blocker, he shows explosion with leg drive and brings his feet to drive defenders off the LOS. Has initial movement to pull from the Guard position to make contact and shows in line blocking to trap block. Sets base, gives initial contact and sustains feet in pass protection. Overall, Aiono has the size and movement to play in a zone blocking scheme. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Achievement:</strong> 3.4 GPA Student</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Recruiting:</strong> Has no offers from schools at this time </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:embed {"url":"https://twitter.com/mark_iohno/status/1650873045610029058","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/mark_iohno/status/1650873045610029058 </div></figure> <!-- /wp:embed --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline">[player_tooltip player_id='681347' first='Jordan' last='Taula']: EDGE, TE || 6'2 || 250lbs || Davis HS || c/o 2024</span></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Player Profile:</strong> Taula's parents are divorced and has played football since 2014. Enjoys learning about Astronomy and loves the grind of football. A good student athlete that looks up to his older brother Brandon who's playing college football and wants to pursue a career in Sports Medicine. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Athletic Profile:</strong> Quick feet, play quickness, COD, agility, and balance </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Skill Set/Fit:</strong> Taula is an athletic player that plays the EDGE position for the Darts with the versatility to play along the defensive line. Plays with good bend and balance in his stance. Against the run, he plays with initial quickness to read and react at the LOS and recognition to diagnose plays after controlling blocks. As a pass rusher, he shows burst to get upfield, make quick contact and accelerate to the QB. Shows lateral pursuit to the ball and a sure tackler that will make the sure hit at the LOS and the open field. Overall, Taula has the size and movement to play the EDGE position in a four man front and Outside Linebacker in a 3-4 scheme. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Achievement:</strong> 1st team All Region, Honorable Mention All State, and 4.0 GPA Student </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Recruiting:</strong> Is in talks with schools like Utah, Utah State, Idaho and Idaho State </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:embed {"url":"https://twitter.com/jordan_taula/status/1650181100185223170","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/jordan_taula/status/1650181100185223170 </div></figure> <!-- /wp:embed -->