2025 Film Review: Potential Breakout Defensive Lineman

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>During the off-season, we've been doing an extensive film review over 100s of prospects in the Natural State. This article will go over potential breakout defensive lineman prospects in the class of 2025. Here are five big men that I believe will showcase their skillset in 2024:</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":["not_in_db"],"_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_0_player_details_selected_featured_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_selected_featured_image":"field_62cca28ffa4e7","player_evaluations_0_player_details_player_name":"La'Jovis Moody","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_player_name":"field_62aba4c9ecf2f","player_evaluations_0_player_details_graduating_class":"2025","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_graduating_class":"field_62aba4ddecf30","player_evaluations_0_player_details_height":"5'10u0022","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_height":"field_62aba4e8ecf31","player_evaluations_0_player_details_weight":"220","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_weight":"field_65b288425ecf6","player_evaluations_0_player_details_position":"2406","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_position":"field_62aba4f0ecf32","player_evaluations_0_player_details_school":"Arkadelphia","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_school":"field_62aba4fdecf33","player_evaluations_0_player_details_club_team":"","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_club_team":"field_62d20e723441a","player_evaluations_0_player_details":"","_player_evaluations_0_player_details":"field_62aba4afecf2e","player_evaluations_0_evaluation":"u003culu003ern tu003cliu003e5-Foot-10u003c/liu003ern tu003cliu003e220 Poundsu003c/liu003ern tu003cliu003eDefensive Lineu003c/liu003ern tu003cliu003eClass of 2025u003c/liu003ernu003c/ulu003ernArkadelphia defensive lineman La'Jovis Moody is a force in the trenches as he can line up between the 0-5 tech. Moody displays good quickness off the snap with solid pad level and hand placement to create leverage and shed blocks quickly to make a play in the backfield. His ability to bull rush is critical as he constantly forces pressure into the pocket. Moody is flying under the radar, making himself someone to watch in 2024.rnrnNote - 3.6 GPArnrnu003ca href=u0022https://x.com/Itsjovisbtw_u0022u003eLa'JovisMoody (@Itsjovisbtw_) / Xu003c/au003e","_player_evaluations_0_evaluation":"field_62aba51aecf34","player_evaluations":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"edit","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-664824da57c41"} /--> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["1220869"],"_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":"u003culu003ern tu003cliu003e6-Footu003c/liu003ern tu003cliu003e230 Poundsu003c/liu003ern tu003cliu003eDefensive Endu003c/liu003ern tu003cliu003eClass of 2025u003c/liu003ernu003c/ulu003ernPine Bluff defensive lineman u003cspan class=u0022pn-tooltip pn-player-linku0022u003eu003cspan class=u0022name-pointeru0022 data-ol-has-click-handler=u0022u0022u003eJulius Striblingu003c/spanu003eu003c/spanu003e showcases power, explosiveness and athleticism off the line of scrimmage. 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Good football IQ with good open field tackling and awareness.rnrn'23 Stats: 42 tackles (38 solo), 8 TFL, 2 INT's, 2 FR's u0026amp; 1 TDrnrnu003ca href=u0022https://x.com/iam_jstriblingu0022u003eJulius Stribling (@iam_jstribling) / Xu003c/au003ernrnu0026nbsp;","_player_evaluations_0_evaluation":"field_62aba51aecf34","player_evaluations":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"edit","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-664824da57cda"} /--> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["235036"],"_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":"u003culu003ern tu003cliu003e6-Foot-2u003c/liu003ern tu003cliu003e240 Poundsu003c/liu003ern tu003cliu003eDefensive Endu003c/liu003ern tu003cliu003eClass of 2025u003c/liu003ernu003c/ulu003ernConway defensive end u003cspan class=u0022pn-tooltip pn-player-linku0022u003eu003cspan class=u0022name-pointeru0022u003e[player_tooltip player_id='235036' first='Justice' last='Hills']u003c/spanu003eu003c/spanu003e showcases quickness off the snap with good pad level to create leverage and attack with lower body power. 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