2028’s From Arizona That Dominated at AYF Nationals – Part 1

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>As oppose to other states or regions of the country, Arizona only had three teams at AYF Nationals, that we were focused on. As luck would have it, the teams were elite. Both the Phoenix 12U &amp; Phoenix 14U All-Star teams finished second in their respective brackets. On top of that, the AZ Suns squad won the AYF National Championship in the 13U D2 bracket. Both the All-Star teams carried rosters of 30-40 kids, while the Suns were smaller in rosters--but had a ton of future D1 talent to display. Here's a look at Part 1 of the 2028 prospects from Arizona, that dominated the competition.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["1120340"],"_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":"- Tallest kid on a very big Phoenix 14U All-Star Team. Every bit of 6-foot-4 right nowu003cbru003eu003cbru003e- Type of guy you send off the bus first.u003cbru003eu003cbru003e- Started at Tackle on offense and bounced between defensive tackle and defensive endu003cbru003eu003cbru003e- Has good weight now, but once he fills out—he's going to be a special player at OT","_player_evaluations_0_evaluation":"field_62aba51aecf34","player_evaluations_1_player":["1120695"],"_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":"- Very interesting prospect to watch down at AYF Nationals because of his skill set. Was one of the key members of the AZ Suns 13U team, who won the 13U D2 National Titleu003cbru003eu003cbru003e- Listed as an Athlete (ATH) because he could go a couple different ways in terms of futureu003cbru003eu003cbru003e- Comes with a bigger body, good muscle mass and some really excellent feet for a kid his sizeu003cbru003eu003cbru003e- Originally loved him as an active defensive tackle, but he's a load to bring down as a running back, too","_player_evaluations_1_evaluation":"field_62aba51aecf34","player_evaluations_2_player":["1120426"],"_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":"- Starter at Safety for the Phoenix 14U All-Star Teamu003cbru003eu003cbru003e- Covered a lot of ground with his length in the secondaryu003cbru003eu003cbru003e- Passed the eye test right awayu003cbru003eu003cbru003e- Very reminiscent of [player_tooltip player_id='549526' first='Aiden' last='Honeywood'] u0026amp; [player_tooltip player_id='549596' first='Zerek' last='Sidney'] (both 14U All-Stars last year) in terms of body and style","_player_evaluations_2_evaluation":"field_62aba51aecf34","player_evaluations_3_player":["1120742"],"_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":"- Just one of the talented skill position guys on the AYF National Championship-winning AZ Suns 13U teamu003cbru003eu003cbru003e- Certainly in the conversation of best pure cover corner at the tournament, regardless of age or divisionu003cbru003eu003cbru003e- Not as physically imposing as some of his teammates, but his ability to make plays on the ball was eliteu003cbru003eu003cbru003e- MVP of the championship game vs. San Diego Bolts, after not one, but TWO, pick six's","_player_evaluations_3_evaluation":"field_62aba51aecf34","player_evaluations_4_player":["1120439"],"_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":"- Was not at 100% in the game against New Jersey and didn't play as much as expectedu003cbru003eu003cbru003e- When he did get touches, it was easy to see, the kid is going to be eliteu003cbru003eu003cbru003e- Explosive, runs low to the ground. Runs almost like he's a hockey player skatingu003cbru003eu003cbru003e- Also contributed at safety and in the return game with touchdowns","_player_evaluations_4_evaluation":"field_62aba51aecf34","player_evaluations_5_player":["1120832"],"_player_evaluations_5_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_5_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_5_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_5_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_5_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_5_evaluation":"- Passed the eye test right away when I saw him the first time, then his play in-game solidified it for meu003cbru003eu003cbru003e- Great amount of muscle on a smaller frame, was equally strong and quicku003cbru003eu003cbru003e- Primarily played wide receiver and outside linebacker at AYF Nationals, but also plays/played running backu003cbru003eu003cbru003e- Depending on how tall he gets, I could easily see a move to strong safety in high school. 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