Season Film Review Notes 1/17/24
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In this report, I will provide a short note of my observations after viewing the 2023 season highlight film on five rising underclassmen prospects. I will include a short note on what I observed and include their season highlight video…
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Continue ReadingIn this report, I will provide a short note of my observations after viewing the 2023 season highlight film on five rising underclassmen prospects. I will include a short note on what I observed and include their season highlight video embedded into the report that was evaluated.
2023 Season Highlight Film Notes: His film begins with him aligned at the WR position. His ability to stretch the field with his speed grabs attention. He has a perfect low pad-level release from the line of scrimmage with obvious bursts and quick feet. He is also aligned in the backfield as a RB in several clips. He shows very good vision and instincts, good hands, the quickness to make defenders miss. He is very athletic, quicker than fast and possesses the speed for college upper levels. On defense, he is aligned at corner and shows a fluid back pedal and excellent field awareness in run supoort needs. Appears to have good man to man coverage ability.
He was ranked as the #12 athlete in New England Region in the class of 2025 before the 2023 season. His physical measurables (height & weight), align with Low Div-1 FCS/High D2/High NAIA Wide Receivers.
2023 Season Highlight Film Notes: His film begins with clips of him positioned on the offensive line. He uses very good leverage, arm extension and hand placement to get movement on 1st level defenders. Good knee and ankle bend are present with the ability to get both cleats in the ground at presenap. Plays with excellent pad level by demonstrating his great knee bend. Plays with a great natural wide base. Shows the ability to naturally pass set, slide and mirror. Body quickness and foot quickness are decent with room and need for more developing. Has the toughness in his skill set to be positioned at guard.
He was ranked as the #13 defensive lineman in the New England Region in the class of 2025 before the 2023 season. He will be ranked as an offensive lineman during our next updated rankings release. His physical measurables (height & weight) align with the Div -1 FCS group of 5/ High Div 1 FCS Offensive linemen.
Highlights
2023 Season Highlight Film Notes: He displays a great frame with good length and range. He is positioned at corner. Has a fluid backpedal and can open his hips in either direction quickly and fluidly. Displays the skills to play in both zone and man defenses. Plays through to the football. He can play press man coverage with the ability to recover quickly (catch up speed). Flashes good short area quickness and can close space quickly. Saw one clip that displayed him being a thumber and using his shoulder to hit ball carrier out of bounds. A single clip at the end of the film has him on a kick off and using a wrap and roll technique while whipping ball carrier to the ground. Overall, his film lacks tackling clips. He flashes the ability to anticipate routes/patterns. His range is at a high level and has multiple clips of him high balling the ball while being an effective pass defender down field.
He was ranked as the #6 defensive back in New England Region in the class of 2025 before the 2023 season. His physical measurables (height & weight), align with Div-1 FBS Power 5 defensive backs. Has an older brother playing Div 1 FBS football at Purdue.
Highlights
2023 Season Highlight Film Notes: Griffin’s lateral quickness and balance are solid and it pops on film. He uses an effective arm extension that is visible in his power rush efforts. He can take on the double teams and split them to make the play. This indicates good strength at the point of attack. Has a relentless pursuit with high-level effort in the clips being highlighted. A quick get off the line of scrimmage is seen at the snap of the ball. Has a very good speed edge rush with good first step quickness. His frame is large and appears to have an athletic presence with lean muscle showing he is no stranger to the weight room. His 2023 season performance earned him 2023 All Evergreen League honors within the NEPSAC.
He was ranked as the #6 defensive back in New England Region in the class of 2025 before the 2023 season. His physical measurables (height & weight), align with Div 1 FBS Group of 5 and/or High Div 1 FCS Defensive Linemen.
Highlights
2023 Season Highlight Film Notes: “Hill” is a speedster we recently had at our December 2023 Prep Redzone New England showcase. He has a verified hand time of 4.45 40yrd and also recorded a 9’7″ broad jump during the event. His film has multiple clips at the beginning of the reel of him using his athleticism and speed to pull away from defenders. He lines up at the slot position and halfback positions. His film lacks physical clips showing him finishing runs, engaging in contact during a tackle, or any iso runs between the tackles. The film also lacks passing clips to properly evaluate his catching abilities.
He was ranked as the #24 “Athlete” in New England Region in the class of 2025 before the 2023 season. His physical measurables (height & weight), align more closely with Low D2/NAIA/All D3 Wide Receiver/Slots.