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There was some great High School football in 2023 and the Seniors played a big part in their team’s success. Here are five Seniors who were recently added to the Prep Redzone Rankings! Gabe Flores OH #217 DL #22 HEIGHT…
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Gabe had a very good season in 2023. He helped the Lakota West Firebirds to an 11-win season where they advanced to the 3rd round of the playoffs and held opposing offenses to 7.8 points per game. He plays as a DE and DT. Against the pass, he is very quick off the ball and uses his good athleticism to penetrate the LOS. He shows good closing speed in pursuit before finishing up with a sack. Against the run, he uses his good play strength and physical toughness to disengage. He shows great instincts in pursuit before making the tackle near the LOS preventing a gain of significant yardage.
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Christopher had a great Senior season in 2023. he helped the Withrow Tigers to a 12-win season where they advanced to the 4th round of the playoffs and held opposing offenses to 8.6 points per game. He plays as a SS. Against the run, he shows very good football intelligence as he quickly reads run/pass. He plays with good leverage and explosiveness as he delivers a powerful hit near the LOS. Against the pass, he reads the QB and locates the ball in the air. He displays good play speed as he puts himself in position before exhibiting excellent hands as he makes the interception. He displays very good mental toughness as he elevates his play in the redzone.
Nadir played very well as a Senior in 2023. he helped the Hamilton Big Blue to an 8-win season where they averaged 20.1 points per game and advanced to the 2nd round of the playoffs. He displays excellent vision as he finds the open hole or cutback lane. He displays solid burst through the hole and excellent elusiveness in the open field. He displays very good play speed as he outruns all defenders and scores on a long touchdown run. He is a reliable receiver coming out of the backfield as he displays good hands and exhibits good contact balance as he breaks tackles from DB before scoring with ease.
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Mahlik played well as a Senior in 2023. he helped the Milford Eagles to an 11-win season where they advanced to the 2nd round of the playoffs and averaged 34.6 points per game. He lines up at Center. When run blocking, he uses his good grip strength to generate movement at the point of attack created a lane for the RB and exhibits very good physical toughness as he finishes the block to the ground for a pancake. In pass pro, he effectively uses his good play strength to negate the progress of the NT at the LOS gibing the QB more time to throw.
Chaz had a great Senior season in 2023 as he helped the Princeton Vikings to an 11-win season where they advanced to the 2nd round of the playoffs and held opposing offenses to 11.67 points per game. He plays as a FS and SS. Against the pass, he does a good job of reading the QB and reacts quickly to the ball. He shows good closing speed in pursuit before delivering a powerful hit preventing a potential TD. Against the run, he quickly reads run/pass and takes good angles in pursuit. He plays with good leverage before delivering a nice form tackle behind the LOS for a TFL.