AL Pops’ 2028 OL/DL Prospect Potpourri – 11.7.23

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Use <strong>PROMO CODE: ALPOPS40 </strong>for a <strong>40% DISCOUNT </strong>on your Prep Redzone Next subscription. I literally check out the film of dozens, if not over 100, different middle prospects every single day. From coast to coast, farm towns to big cities, mountains to the beaches and fertile recruiting grounds to needles in a haystack. Here are five offensive prospects that stood out to me today from across the United States on November 7th, 2023. Please note the date, you'll want to remember it in the future.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["1078829"],"_player_evaluations_0_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_0_evaluation":"To think Nikolas Stevens was playing 12U football this season is absolutely terrifying. At 6-foot-3 and super athletic 260 pounds, I can only imagine what the opposing teams were thinking when the starting left tackle they were about to line up against was bigger than most of their coaches. In my eyes, this kid is destined for a big time future in college football if he continues to stay the course. Uses heavy, violent hands that can knock the wind right out of defensive end's if he catches them in the right spot. Sports a really impressive frame that is well-proportioned. Does a good job bending with knees, rather than his waist, which is a tougher thing for younger bigs. Also does a nice job moving his feet and is only going to get better once he sharpens up his kick slide.","_player_evaluations_0_evaluation":"field_62aba51aecf34","player_evaluations_1_player":["1080583"],"_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":"Sitting pretty much smack dab in the middle between Nashville and Memphis, Lexington Middle School is home to a promising two-way linemen in Trevyn Fowler. The big man from Lexington Middle School was recently named the Overall MVP of the 2023 West Tennessee Middle School All-Star Game and is clearly on an upward trajectory. In the All-Star game Fowler was a big reason for the South Team's 48-22 victory. At times he was unblockable along the defensive front, overwhelming the North Team with his long arms and overall size. Fowler was one of six Minutemen selected to participate in the game this year, and his Overall MVP award marks the second straight year a Lexington Middle School athlete has earned that nod, after Brady McEarl won it last year.","_player_evaluations_1_evaluation":"field_62aba51aecf34","player_evaluations_2_player":["1059896"],"_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":"The son of a former Missouri Tiger and high school coach, Missouri's Brock Barrows looks destined for big things as his football career continues to unfold. He's an athletic-looking offensive tackle at 6-foot-2 and 230 pounds, primarily playing on the right side this season. He's off to play under his father next year at Lee's Summit West, where the Titans just wrapped up a season that saw them start off 7-0 before skidding down the stretch and ending with a 7-3 record. Barrows projects to become a national recruit if he continues to ascend. It's very obvious he's been coached up well, as he clearly understands the concept of leverage and using the power in his lower half to dig defensive linemen out of the hole. On top of having a firm grasp on fundamentals of the position, on film he also has a bit of a mean streak when finishing his blocksu002du002dsomething that can't necessarily be taught. He should be a good one over the next four years and beyond.","_player_evaluations_2_evaluation":"field_62aba51aecf34","player_evaluations_3_player":["1080644"],"_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":"Solar Tynes Jr. was part of a very big, very active and very tough defensive line for the Hammond Tornados, who finished 5-2 on the season in Louisiana. He's listed at 6-foot-3 and 205 pounds right now and has a bit of a tweener frame at this point. His frame tells me he's going to eventually grow into a pure defensive tackle, but for the 3-4 scheme Hammond ran this year, he was a perfect fit as a defensive end with his hand in the dirt. His film is riddled with tackles for loss, sacks and chasing down running plays away with him. Clearly still extremely raw and hasn't even started to craft his arsenal of moves yet. When he shoots his hands (rather than using a shoulder) on his pass rush, he wins nearly every play. He needs some polishing, but he's on his way to big things.","_player_evaluations_3_evaluation":"field_62aba51aecf34","player_evaluations_4_player":["1080694"],"_player_evaluations_4_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_4_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_4_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_4_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_4_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_4_evaluation":"With a nickname like, u0022Big Sacku0022, a prospect better be able to bring it on the defensive lineu002du002dand Michigan's Errol Lewis absolutely does that. He's a powerful kid at 6-foot and 225 pounds, with great initial explosion off the snap. Defensively, he can play anywhere across the front at a high level. Has the base strength to bang in the middle and the quickness to defeat blocks. As a defensive end, he's shorter and wider than your stereotypical end, but that same quickness he uses on the inside, also gives offensive tackles fits. I also really like Lewis as an offensive guard, too. He is one of the best pull-blocking kids I have seen in a little while. He stays low and violently swings his gate open, before ear-holing defensive tackles who don't know he's coming. Rarely lost a one-on-one battle in the film I've seen this year. Would like to see improvement on his pass blocking from a fundamentals standpoint, but that should come on the next level with more position and situation-based coaching.","_player_evaluations_4_evaluation":"field_62aba51aecf34","player_evaluations":5,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"edit","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-654a3bb013d85"} /-->