East Tennessee Midseason Standouts
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The High School prospects across Tennessee in every class continues to look very strong through the midseason. In eastern Tennessee, here are 3 players that stood out after watching the film. Landis Davila TN #101 WR #14 HEIGHT 6'3" WEIGHT…
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Continue ReadingThe High School prospects across Tennessee in every class continues to look very strong through the midseason. In eastern Tennessee, here are 3 players that stood out after watching the film.
Landis Davila Landis Davila 6’3″ | 195 lbs | WR Farragut | 2024 State TN has been a big-time playmaker this season and continues to make a huge impact for his team. Davila possesses very good size and strong hands to win on a vertically plane and use his frame to box out defensive backs. Solid foot quickness, he shows suddenness off the line with nice speed to stack CB’s and tracks the ball well to finish. Great toughness and play strength, Davila can take big hits and stay on his feet with excellent balance. Overall, he is smart to find soft spots versus zone and maximize his yards after catch with quality decision making.
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Elijah Cannon Elijah Cannon 6’1″ | 210 lbs | LB Alcoa | 2024 State TN is a beast on both sides of the ball for Alcoa High School. On defense, he shows good versatility to play off ball linebacker and edge. He is very instinctive to shoot gaps vs the run and beat blocks with quickness and technique. Cannon can rush the passer well by timing blitzes to find space and close with solid burst. On offense, he shows excellent vision to find the hole with the burst to hit the 2nd level. Cannon is elusive and quick with fluid hips which makes him very difficult to tackle. Overall, good contact balance and strength to bounce off tacklers.
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Bryson Daugherty Bryson Daugherty 6’4″ | 285 lbs | OL Lenoir City | 2025 TN is a monster up front for Lenoir City High School and is raising his stock with his excellent play. He shows versatility to play multiple OL spots and is very physical down in the trenches. Daugherty is comfortable pulling and kicking out defensive ends with solid movement and angles to the point of attack. On down and base blocks, he creates displacement with good leverage, strength and technique to get the push up field. Good hand usage, he combines his feet and torque with his hands to sustain and hook defenders.