Class of 2024: Stock Rising LBs
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Matthew Olivieri HEIGHT 5'8" POS LB CLASS 2024 Matthew Olivieri School: Blackman High School In run defense, Olivieri can pop on contact, fire his hips, and disengage with ease. Like a dumpster diver sifting through trash in search of treasure,…
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Matthew Olivieri
In run defense, Olivieri can pop on contact, fire his hips, and disengage with ease. Like a dumpster diver sifting through trash in search of treasure, Olivieri instinctually moves around bodies in the box to find the ball carrier. His lateral movement skills are good, as he has the twitch to bounce between gaps at a moment’s notice. Additionally, Olivieri can hold contain against TEs and OTs, keeping his feet active and eyes on the ball.
Matthew Herring
Matthew Herring
Herring can pressure QBs off blitzes or as a true edge rusher, take on blocks in run defense, and blanket pass catchers in coverage. As a pass rusher, Herring is fluid and natural. He wins with an explosive first step and the flexibility to flatten and turn corners to the quarterback. Although he can occasionally win one-on-one matchups on the edge, he is best utilized on stunts and blitzes, bulldozing unsuspecting blockers.
Hard-working linebacker who was a tackling machine. Quickly diagnoses plays, has good change-of-direction ability, and sells out. Instinctive, stays with assignments, and takes proper angles to the action. Bullies his way through blocks to defend the run, squares into ball handlers, and wraps up tackling.
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Quickly collapses outside-in to defend the run, redirects to ball handlers, and wraps up tackling. Explosive, flies around the action and shows a burst of closing speed. Fluid flipping his hips in transition and gets depth on pass drops. Covers a large amount of area on the field. Remains disciplined with assignments.
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Miller is a run-and-chase linebacker who is constantly around the action making plays. Competitive, remains disciplined with assignments, and plays fast. Athletic, goes sideline to sideline, and makes several plays in space. Effective in pursuit, takes good angles, and has an explosive closing burst. Instinctive, quickly diagnoses plays, and displays great anticipation. Flows well laterally, fires upfield, and sells out to make plays.