2023 Season Preview: Fleetwood

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Fleetwood Tigers are coming off a tough season in which they went 2-8, but there are still high hopes around this program entering this fall as they're quite a talented team. Below, we take a look at the Tigers and their likely key contributors this fall. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>2024 QB [player_tooltip player_id='142832' first='Jack' last='Riffle']</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><em>Twitter: @Riffle</em>J<em>ack</em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Jack is someone we've talked about for a long time here on PrepRedzone, and rightfully so. He is a good-sized quarterback at 6-foot-2 and 175 pounds with good athletics (4.70 forty-yard dash). His arm strength and accuracy are also solid, and he shows the ability to keep those abilities while also throwing on the run. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>2024 ATH [player_tooltip player_id='618711' first='Czion' last='Brickle']</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><em>Twitter: @CzionBrickle21</em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Brickle lines up at both running back and linebacker for Fleetwood and shows that ability to be an impactful player on both sides of the ball. He has good size for both positions and is quite physical on both sides of the ball as well. He has good speed, especially when he gets into the open field. Good vision and football IQ. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>2024</strong> <strong>OL [player_tooltip player_id='377366' first='Hunter' last='Svoboda']</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><em>Twitter: @HunterSvoboda55</em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Svoboda has elite size at 6-foot-7 and only weighs 240 pounds at the current time, but he should easily grow into his frame once he gets to college. Plenty of projectability in his frame. Shows good strength as well in his game. Great athlete. He is committed to continuing his career at William &amp; Mary. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>2024 WR [player_tooltip player_id='256294' first='Mason' last='Musitano']</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><em>Twitter: @MasonMusitano</em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Very good size at 6-foot-3, 185 pounds with good athleticism (4.77 forty-yard dash, 4.51 shuttle, 32'' vertical). Good route runner and ball-tracking skills, body control, and more. Very productive as well. As a defensive back, he's good in coverage but also is very good at providing run support. High potential overall. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>2025 RB [player_tooltip player_id='599462' first='Jason' last='Petion']</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><em>Twitter: @jason_petion</em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>There isn't a ton of film out there on Petion, but what you can see in his film is a big-play threat. Petion has prototypical size at 5-foot-10 and what Prep Redzone colleague Pat Wieder calls "elite speed" he consistently hits open holes quickly and has a strong burst to his game that allows him to get to the second level quickly. Vision also looks to be quite good as well.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>2024 DL Hunter Lesiter</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Leister has good size at 6-foot-1, 245-pound and has shown the versatility to play multiple positions along both sides of the line of scrimmage. Good athleticism and physicality do a good job of driving back opposing defensive linemen and show the athleticism to keep up with faster defensive linemen. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>2025 ATH Tristin McFarland</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><em>Twitter: @TristinMcf</em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Plays both ways for Fleetwood at wide receiver and defensive back. A fluid athlete who has very good size for both positions at 6-foot-3 and has great length as well. Good route runner who creates separation not just with his athleticism but also his route running abilities. Great at catching contested balls as well. As a defensive back, he is very strong in coverage and can play cornerback or safety if needed. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Others to know:</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>2026 DT Jaedan Vacccaro</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>2024 OG Dominick Braun</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>2025 WR Brody Nowotarski</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>2024 WR Nico DeOliveira</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><em>Have information regarding a prospect or team that you believe would be useful for us to know? Feel free to contact me at dylanccwriting@gmail.com or on Twitter <a href="https://twitter.com/RivalsDylanCC">here</a>.</em></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Want to claim your profile or don't see a profile for you? 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