Who will breakout in Ohio in 2023? Volume 20
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Toledo Waite Tekle Rogers, WR/DB, 2024 – Tekle is an outstanding talent on both sides of the ball. He has room to grow in size but plays much bigger. At Receiver he runs great routes and has soft hands. He…
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Tekle Rogers, WR/DB, 2024 – Tekle is an outstanding talent on both sides of the ball. He has room to grow in size but plays much bigger. At Receiver he runs great routes and has soft hands. He is able to contort his body to make the catch. He is fast and takes the top off. He runs great deep routes and has the ability to snap back quickly on intermediate throws. At DB he plays Corner and always stays on top. He is patient in his backpedals and transitions well into coverage. He plays through the hands and stays in phase well. He is a great tackler and destructor of blocks.
Spencerville
Nathan Coulter Nathan Coulter 6'3" Spencerville | 2024 OH , WR/DB, 2024 – Nathan is an outstanding football player and student at the smaller school level. Plays well in all three phases of the game. He is tall at 6’3 and has room to fill out. He had over a 1000 yards receiving this year and was one of the best players on the field when he stepped onto it. At Receiver he is almost uncoverable. He is fast and with twitch. His best routes are down the field and he makes great plays on the ball. Separates and scores on the regular. He blocks well on the perimeter and plays with aggression. At DB he plays Corner and FS and always stays on top of the deep routes. He has good quickness and snap back the underneath routes. Sets a good edge and triggers downhill fast. Impressive tackler with good hip drive and wrap. Garnering a lot of interest this off season.
Big Walnut (Central Ohio)
Sawyer Russell, OL, 2024 – Sawyer is an impressive player and big part of the emergence of the Big Walnut program. He is tall at 6’3 and has a good frame to fill out this off season. He plays RG and is an impressive inside and outside zone blocker. He gets off the ball with good speed and quickness. His technique is very good and he has the coordination between his feet and hands to cover defenders up and drive them into the dirt. He plays with aggression and finishes blocks. Impressive double team blocker as the post or drive lineman. His pass pro is solid with good posture, punch and finish. He is equally good at 3 step and 5 step pass pro. Going to garner a lot of interest this offseason.
Olentangy
Kevin Porter Kevin Porter 6'2" | 220 lbs | DL Olentangy | 2024 State OH , DE, 2024 – Really impressive Rising Senior on the defensive side of the ball. He is a tall with room to fill out. He is coiled in his stance and fires off the snap with good feet and violent hands. He reads blocks well and maintains his gaps. He moves well on stunts and gets skinny in the gap. He runs well on ball away and does a good job with leverage on the ball. His tackling is ferocious with good hip drive and wrap. Impressive pass rusher with a high motor. He rips and swims well with good bend back to the QB. Kevin is a really good finisher and never gives up on a play. Deserves a good look on film.
Groveport Madison
Aaron Britford, QB, 2025 – Aaron is a very good dual threat QB. He can play well in the gun and under center. He throws with velocity and touch. His best throws are deep and down the field. He throws receivers open. He commands the offense and makes plays when his team needs it. He has good mechanics in the pocket. Impressive runner with athleticism and twitch in the open field. He is tough to tackle and can score every time he pulls the ball down.