Tennessee High School Football: Top DL’s in 2024 Part 2
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Artavian Grayer HEIGHT 5'11" POS DL CLASS 2024 Artavian Grayer School: Sheffield High School High-intensity player who stays active through the snap. Typically wins the leverage battle. Impressive contact balance for a smaller defensive lineman. Gets good extension with his…
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Artavian Grayer
High-intensity player who stays active through the snap. Typically wins the leverage battle. Impressive contact balance for a smaller defensive lineman. Gets good extension with his arms to lock out opposing blockers. Pursues ball carriers with a strong motor. Suddenness allows him to threaten gaps, with the ability to skinny through and create disruption. Knows how to set up opposing blockers. Uses his hands better than most prospects, with his swim move being his go-to; does a nice job of varying his rush approach from snap to snap.
Very good athlete for his size in terms of speed, flexibility, and agility. Laterally quick enough to knife into the backfield and create disruption, usually off of a rip. Scrapes down the line well, with square shoulders and good lower-body strength to hold the point. Plays with discipline on the back end. Athletic enough to make some plays in backside pursuit, showing an impressive motor. Length gives him a wide tackling radius. Shows a nice rip move when penetrating. Active with his hands. Was often used on stunts/twists, showing nice footwork and closes surprisingly quickly for a player with his size. Has a nice swim move to work back inside off of the speed rush.
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Has impressive play strength in both the upper and lower body. Can dig in and lock out blockers at the line, playing with discipline in his run fits. Usually does a good job of keeping his shoulders square to the line of scrimmage. Has strong, heavy hands to shed when in position to make a play. Shows the ability to make tackles while engaged. Offers a solid motor in pursuit.
Davion Parker
Davion Parker
Well-built interior lineman, typically playing the one-technique in the team’s even fronts, and lines up directly over the center at times as well. Fires out of his stance low to compete in the leverage battle. Has enough suddenness to threaten gaps out of his stance. Gets good extension to lock out opposing blockers, with solid lower-body strength to anchor at the line. Flashes the ability to dig in, lock out blockers, locate the football, and make a tackle when two-gapping. Shows a strong motor in pursuit.