Minnesota Prospect Camp: Nate’s Standouts, Part II

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>DINKYTOWN-- We close out our Saturday night with continued content from the University of Minnesota prospect camp on Wednesday. Part II has a mix of undersized offensive linemen that certainly pack a punch bigger than their measurables, a probable FBS prospect that is about to blow up his recruiting bigger in the coming month, </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["379966"],"_player_evaluations_0_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":["override_image"],"_player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_0_player_featured_image":866742,"_player_evaluations_0_player_featured_image":"field_62f141137ead9","player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_0_evaluation":"I got the chance to watch Shane in action twice this week at Minnesota and St. Thomas camps, and the fact that this young man made our radar twice in one week is highly impressive. He showed off an OT prospect that was extremely fluid out of his stance with his first step when I watched him in 1v1s at both camps as Shane also showed off an excellent base with his positioning and balance from what I watched in Minneapolis and St. Paul on Friday at St. Thomas. This young man can be described as a downhill fright train especially when you watch him lead-block on tape, as Shane gets outstanding leverage and has a sound pad-level to match. Looking for a offensive linemen that will consistently block until that whistle blocks and one that can drive-block deep into the second level? Shane is what you are looking for. The Division I FCS and II offers from the Northern Sun have started falling quickly, and in my eyes it won't be long until the rest of the Midwest Division I schools get involved as Shane looks like an FBS prospect in these eyes.","_player_evaluations_0_evaluation":"field_62aba51aecf34","player_evaluations_1_player":["291879"],"_player_evaluations_1_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_1_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_1_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_1_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_1_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_1_evaluation":"The Prep Redzone Showcase alum in Eau Claire Regis's [player_tooltip player_id='291879' first='Evrett' last='Tait'] showed off another impressive showing after watching him at our spring Minnesota Showcase and now this Wednesday in Dinkytown in Minnesota. Evrett has a long striding ability that plays way deeper than his 6'0 185 pound measurables as I loved watching this kid's finish in his reps I caught at the Minnesota camp. Evrett showed off as a linebacker at this Minnesota camp, but he has a significant amount of positional flexibility as a certified swiss-army knife that excels on all three levels of the field. Evrett showed off some heavy explosion levels  at the Minnesota camp with his physicality as this young man is what you are looking for if you want a smash-mouth football prospect and plays with a high plethora of range he can cover. I see Evrett's best fit positionally at the next-level being in the secondary, as watching his physical presence should attract DB coaches at the next-level to his skilsets.","_player_evaluations_1_evaluation":"field_62aba51aecf34","player_evaluations_2_player":["706027"],"_player_evaluations_2_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_2_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_2_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_2_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_2_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_2_evaluation":"I liked watching [player_tooltip player_id='706027' first='Garrett' last='Mahlum'] of Irondale especially in Indy Drills on Wednesday, as he showed a solid athletic base for his 6'3 250 pound body. He showed off some great balance with his feet from my live-evaluation at the Minnesota camp and impressed with his bend on the line that I thought developed thru the coaching he was given on Wednesday in Dinkytown. He shows off an efficient first step from the center position on tape and plays with a smooth football IQ into the second level of the field with the strength of his leverage to maneuver the rushing lanes for his ball carrier. In my eyes, he can add a deeper punch to his mean streak as far as development goes into the 2023 season, but I am intriguing mostly by his excellent positioning with his run-blocking ability. Garrett has picked up some Division III offers so far, however the ceiling of this kid fit wise looks good at the Division II level from my eyes with his size and balance.","_player_evaluations_2_evaluation":"field_62aba51aecf34","player_evaluations_3_player":["174206"],"_player_evaluations_3_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_3_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_3_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_3_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_3_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_3_evaluation":"As a 2024 South Dakota prospect, I knew before camp just how speedy Watertown's Juven Hudson was however I thought he showed off even more agility during the Minnesota camp on Wednesday than what I grasped on tape from his 2022 season with the Arrows. For 5'10 170 pounds Juven also showed off more power in his lower body at the Minnesota Camp as well as he showed off some elusive skillsets that are intriguing with his next-level skillsets. You don't mind too many running backs at Juven's size in South Dakota that have the durability off first contact he has on his plate as it was evident on Wednesday that he has grown more explosion in his lower body since my last evaluation. Juven has no offers yet, but I certainly expect his recruiting to pick up after camp season especially in the Northern Sun for sure.","_player_evaluations_3_evaluation":"field_62aba51aecf34","player_evaluations_4_not_in_database":["not_in_db"],"_player_evaluations_4_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_4_player_details_selected_featured_image":"","_player_evaluations_4_player_details_selected_featured_image":"field_62cca28ffa4e7","player_evaluations_4_player_details_player_name":"Elliot Beveridge","_player_evaluations_4_player_details_player_name":"field_62aba4c9ecf2f","player_evaluations_4_player_details_graduating_class":"2024","_player_evaluations_4_player_details_graduating_class":"field_62aba4ddecf30","player_evaluations_4_player_details_height":"6'0u0022","_player_evaluations_4_player_details_height":"field_62aba4e8ecf31","player_evaluations_4_player_details_position":"2405","_player_evaluations_4_player_details_position":"field_62aba4f0ecf32","player_evaluations_4_player_details_school":"Saint Francis (Alberta)","_player_evaluations_4_player_details_school":"field_62aba4fdecf33","player_evaluations_4_player_details_club_team":"","_player_evaluations_4_player_details_club_team":"field_62d20e723441a","player_evaluations_4_player_details":"","_player_evaluations_4_player_details":"field_62aba4afecf2e","player_evaluations_4_evaluation":"Elliot might not have been near the biggest offensive linemen in the groups we saw on Wednesday in Dinkytown at the Minnesota Camp, but he he sure did impress me with how athletic he looked with his bend in Indy drills a couple days back. Not just that either, as Elliot also showed off a prospect that with his mobility showed off to be visually instinctive with his reads in pass protection. Elliot also showed great bits of consistency from start to finish at the Minnesota camp as that smooth base I mentioned in his stance showed good amounts of stamina in his lower body with excellent balance. Elliot on tape is a OL prospect that is very intriguing with his drive blocking as his physicality plays massively bigger than his measurables will show you and he is one you will see consistently blocking to the whistle. Certainly a 2024 OL prospect to add to your radar if you recruit Canada and Alberta specifically.","_player_evaluations_4_evaluation":"field_62aba51aecf34","player_evaluations_5_player":["832144"],"_player_evaluations_5_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_5_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_5_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_5_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_5_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_5_evaluation":"The incoming junior defensive from Illinois's Benet Academy in Declan Walsh showed off some sizable force and power with his hands and positioning from what I watched in Dinkytown at the Minnesota camp on Wednesday night. He also showed off some great balance with his Indy and 1v1 reps from what I witnessed as their is a ceiling that he can even improve even more with looking forward with two more seasons of HS football under his belt. Declan also finished his reps I watched consistently with great vision and angle knowledge as this kid showed off a work-horse mentality within the trenches from my eyes with how consistent and fluid every finish he had to the ball carrier was on Wednesday. His tape shows off a EDGE that has an efficent twitch off the snap and quickly with his great technique has some tenacious moves he can use at his disposal. He certainly looks like a Division I body and skillset levels match from what I got to watch on Wednesday and on tape.","_player_evaluations_5_evaluation":"field_62aba51aecf34","player_evaluations_6_player":["275796"],"_player_evaluations_6_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_6_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_6_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_6_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_6_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_6_evaluation":"The farthest traveled live-evaluation for a prospect we watched at the Minnesota camp came from Lemon Bay (FL) 2025 offensive linemen Austin Freud. There was a lot to like about the persistent and fluid balance that Austin showed off on his reps I watched on Wednesday, as young man showed off great instinct from what I got to watch in Dinkytown. He also had some the best footwork I got to watch out the OL prospects rocking the white uniforms on Wednesday from what my eyes watched. I also liked watching Austin's pad-level in my evaluation, as he showed off good levels of consistency from what I grasped which matches his tape. Although not the biggest OL prospect, Austin is a prospect you go outside the measureables threeshold for and has interest from the MIAC at the moment. Also was a Prep Redzone Florida OL MVP this winter.","_player_evaluations_6_evaluation":"field_62aba51aecf34","player_evaluations_7_player":["758773"],"_player_evaluations_7_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_7_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_7_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_7_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_7_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_7_evaluation":"As a local prospect right up Hwy 10 for me, I was excited to watch Elk River 2025 offensive linemen [player_tooltip player_id='758773' first='Isaiah' last='Campbell'] on Wednesday at the Minnesota camp. At 6'5 305 pounds, Isaiah has a massive frame that should appeal to Division I coaches here very soon come September, as I loved the leverage and drive blocking ability this young man showed off in Dinkytown, as he can certainly is a people-mover that can press his defender with his high downhill leverage and solid pad level into the second level with ease which I saw consistently on Wednesday. He also has a significantly ceiling in my eyes, as developing his technique, aggression in his hands (in pass pro), and balance will certainly pave a excellent future of playing on high level college football on Saturdays. He is also a workhorse in the weight room as well for the Elks.","_player_evaluations_7_evaluation":"field_62aba51aecf34","player_evaluations":8,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"edit","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-648e887235a13"} /-->