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<p><strong>YORK </strong>| There was so much to take in during Saturday afternoon's Carolinas Coaches Combine as we had a chance to look at the pro shuttle, 40-yard dash and the individual session where the competition was active all throughout the afternoon. Here's a look at our notes and observations from the session.</p>
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<p><strong><em>Pro Shuttle</em></strong></p>
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<p><strong>Derrick Thomas </strong>| RB | Orangeburg-Wilkinson</p>
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<p>Thomas moved quickly with good lateral movement during the pro shuttle.</p>
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<p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1165159' first='Jordan' last='Strong']</strong> | DB | Lewisville</p>
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<p>Strong had an initial good first step and finished with a good burst of speed during the pro shuttle.</p>
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<p><strong>Jyseer Stover</strong> | WR | Lancaster</p>
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<p>Stover showed good body control moving from cone to cone.</p>
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<p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1394975' first='Joseph' last='Duey']</strong> | LB | Fort Mill</p>
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<p>Duey registered a time of 4.59 during the pro shuttle, displaying a good twitch and quickness with his lateral movements.</p>
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<p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1267200' first='Tamarion' last='Watkins'] </strong>| LB | Northwestern</p>
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<p>Watkins showed quickness moving from cone to cone, finishing with a time of 4.66.</p>
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<p><strong><em>Here are some 40-yard dash times that caught our eye:</em></strong></p>
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<p><strong>Jabari Amos</strong> | DB | Wagener-Salley – 4.76</p>
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<p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1149055' first='Nasir' last='Waldrop']</strong> | WR | Powdersville – 4.54</p>
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<p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1262278' first='Lincoln' last='Wise'] </strong>| LB | Catawba Ridge – 4.5</p>
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<p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1422528' first='Maleek' last='Miller']</strong> | WR | Indian Land – 4.77</p>
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<p><strong><em>Bench Press</em></strong></p>
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<p><strong>Cornelle Rice </strong>| DL | White Knoll </p>
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<p>Rice registered 17 reps on the bench press.</p>
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<p><strong>Mikey Johnson</strong> | LB | Indian Land</p>
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<p>Johnson registered 12 reps on the bench press.</p>
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<p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1165128' first='RJ' last='Brown']</strong> | QB | Lancaster </p>
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<p>Brown registered 13 reps on the bench press.</p>
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<p><em><strong>Individual Standouts</strong></em></p>
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<p><strong>Tavious Williams </strong>| RB | Powdersville</p>
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<p>Williams made an impressive jump cut and showed an ability to make people miss. He also did a nice job of catching the ball out of the backfield on flare passes. He also caught our eye on a wheel route, looking the ball directly into his hands. He showed excellent concentration during the one-on-one period making a catch with a defensive back draped all over him.</p>
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<p><strong>Derrick Thomas </strong>| RB | Orangeburg-Wilkinson</p>
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<p>Thomas caught our eye multiple times with his ability to run with power and purpose. He had a good burst of speed to finish off his runs as well.</p>
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<p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='473002' first='Cameron' last='McMillon'] </strong>| QB | South Pointe</p>
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<p>With McMillon, the ball came out clean and he put it right where it needed to be where his receiver had an opportunity to make a play.</p>
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<p><strong>Evan Lawter </strong>(pictured above)<strong> </strong>| QB | Chesnee</p>
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<p>We were impressed with Lawter's ball placement, which was smooth to where his receiver could go to get it. He has a cannon for an arm, and he launched a ball during the very last rep, showing off the arm strength.</p>
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<p><strong>Broden Mitcheson </strong>of Fort Mill and <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1042719' first='Hayden' last='Morris'] </strong>of Indian Land connected on a go route that was a beautiful vertical route where Morris ran right underneath it and caught it for the touchdown. We were impressed with Morris' route running during the individual period.</p>
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<p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1267332' first='Cedric' last='Wherry'] </strong>| DB | South Pointe</p>
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<p>Wherry made a nice pass break up to knock the ball away on a deep route. He stayed stride for stride with the wide receiver.</p>
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<p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1743683' first='Carson' last='Pinti'] </strong>| H-Back / TE | Clover</p>
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<p>Pinti made a nice catch on an out and up to make a catch near the left sideline late during the session.</p>
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<p><strong>Mikey Johnson </strong>| LB | Indian Land</p>
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<p>Johnson hung stride for stride with the receiver, keeping his eyes on his man.</p>
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