Five Explosive 25’s To Know This Spring

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Take a look at five explosive players you need to know this spring that could blow up: <img class="wp-image-1185672" style="width: 250px" src="https://prepredzone.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2023/06/PRZGeneric-4-crop-720x473-1708286559.jpg" alt=""></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='818687' first='Tayejion' last='Player'], <em>RB, Millennium '25</em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Coach Early put the bug in my ear about Player a year ago, and Player has definitely looked the part and seems to be one of the most explosive Back's in 5A heading into the spring. Player possesses excellent burst, short area quickness, and change of direction with good twitch as well, making him difficult to bring down 1v1. Good balance and vision to identify and run through narrow lanes in a split second. Player ran for 573 yards and 5 TD's a season ago, but I would imagine he'll be touted with a massive role and workload to triple those numbers. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='704776' first='Greg' last='Toler'], <em>WR, Highland '25</em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Toler is a sure deep threat who has already caught the attention of Arizona State, Central Michigan, and Northern Arizona with offers, but I don't think he's anywhere close to slowing down. He sizes up with a 5'10" 185lb athletic frame and moves swiftly with ease. Toler displays active feet with excellent twitch, burst, and COD while having that elite top end speed, which makes him a nightmare vs man coverage. He's not just a deep threat though, as he shows an excellent football IQ and understanding of coverages, and flashes creativity on ways to run certain routes. Demeanor wise, he plays with a chip on his shoulder showing that compeitive toughness. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:embed {"url":"https://twitter.com/GTJ3_/status/1754896623505911837?s=20","type":"rich","providerNameSlug":"twitter","responsive":true} --> <figure class="wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter"><div class="wp-block-embed__wrapper"> https://twitter.com/GTJ3_/status/1754896623505911837?s=20 </div></figure> <!-- /wp:embed --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='368949' first='A'lysha' last='Rodriguez'], <em>ATH, Mountain Pointe '25</em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Rodriguez is an electric player with the ability to take it to the house any time he touches the ball. Utilized at RB a ton last year but looks to have the skillset to be that dynamic kid in the backfield or split out at WR, and is a dangerous return specialist. Excellent twitch and lateral mobility with bounce as he can jump cut and accelerate from 0-100. Really good COD in open space as well and he possesses excellent top end speed to finish big plays. He displays excellent vision and does a great job with spatial awareness to frequently put himself in position to spring loose into space or set up his cuts. A very talented kid that needs to be on your radar ASAP. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1193495' first='Johann' last='Gundermann'], <em>WR, Prescott </em>'25</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Gundermann looks like one of the fastest kids in the state from his film and possesses the natural ability to generate separation at the top of his routes. He's entering the spring without an offer, and that needs to change ASAP as his speed alone will be a major asset to any FCS program right now, with potential to jump into that FBS conversation barring he plays as expected. He's checking a ton of boxes as your Division 1 prospect (burst, twitch, top end speed, spatial awareness, change of direction, ball skills) and will only continue to progress at a high level. Sky is the limit for Gundermann in 2024 and I think he's worthy of pulling the offer trigger now. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:embed {"url":"https://twitter.com/Johannsg2006/status/1763440609493463535?s=20","type":"rich","providerNameSlug":"twitter","responsive":true} --> <figure class="wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter"><div class="wp-block-embed__wrapper"> https://twitter.com/Johannsg2006/status/1763440609493463535?s=20 </div></figure> <!-- /wp:embed --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='954411' first='Jase' last='Ashley'], <em>QB, Horizon '25</em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Loved the film that Ashley put together from his Jr. season and I think he's a quiet kid right now that's going to come in and absolutely go off in 2024. Dual threat kid that does a tremendous job extending and making plays on his feet. He does a great job selling play action and processes the speed of the game and his reads so fast. Instinctual player that is a weapon behind center. He played against some legit D1 competition and was able to flash good top end speed in the second level for big plays, but also did a great job throwing off platform in both directions and putting the ball there with exceptional accuracy, placement and touch. Very big potential for this kid in 2024. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->