Sure Tackler’s” to keep an eye on Part II
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Talton Thomas HEIGHT 5'11" POS LB CLASS 2025 Talton Thomas School: Homewood High School Thomas is a tough pass rusher who has a good motor and fights hard. Last year, he showed real power as a rusher, he is very…
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Thomas is a tough pass rusher who has a good motor and fights hard. Last year, he showed real power as a rusher, he is very strong for his size. Thomas possesses the strength to shed and uses that power to put quarterbacks into the turf with some violence. Off the snap, Thomas has some burst in a straight line to get upfield.
Edwin King
Edwin King
King is the complete package as a linebacker. He has very good instincts and will quickly read his keys to get in position to make plays. For a big linebacker, King has surprising speed to get to the perimeter, and he eats up space in a hurry. In the ground game, King is a solid tackler who wraps up ball-carriers and gets them to the ground.
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- Excellent run defender
- Sideline-to-sideline speed
- Good tackler
- Hard hitter
- Very physical
- Quick
- Diagnosis skills
- Read-and-react skills
- Fits a 4-3 or 3-4 defense
- Always around the ball
- Quick to the flat
- Closing speed
- Rangy
- Can help cover against tight ends and running backs
- Can drop into zone coverage
- Dangerous blitzer
- Strong, thick build
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Grady is a linebacker with the size, speed, and athleticism to become a three-down starter at the next level. What Grady does best is blitz the quarterback, which he is phenomenal at. Grady shows tremendous timing, vision and anticipation on when he decides to fire into the backfield. Grady comes downhill in a hurry to catch quarterbacks by surprise, and he can often catch them off guard.
Cayden Adkins Cayden Adkins 6'2" | 230 lbs | LB Elba | 2025 State AL
Cayden Adkins Cayden Adkins 6'2" | 230 lbs | LB Elba | 2025 State AL
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- Dynamic blitzer
- Fires into the backfield to pressure QBs quickly
- Good vision to work through trash
- Natural timing, anticipation
- Sideline-to-sideline defender
- Good pursuit defender
- Closing quickness
- Athletic
- Ability to redirect
- Potential to be good pass-coverage linebacker
- Could help cover running backs, tight ends
- Good sub-package linebacker
- Quick; covers a lot of ground
- Covers a lot of ground in zone coverage
- Could also contribute on special teams
- Intelligent
- Hard worker