CFI Spring Showcase: Top Offensive Linemen

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Charlotte Football Insiders Spring Showcase brought nearly 300 high school players to West Mecklenburg High School where they competed in front of over 20 different college football programs for potential scholarship offers and recruiting exposure. Several young men performed well and were recognized as top performers – we will take a look at the Offensive Linemen Top Performers here.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Grayson Sykes - Fort Mill</strong> - A Class of 2025 prospect, Grayson is 6'4 and 260 pounds and looks like an excellent left-tackle prospect. I watched him up close for several reps during the 1 on 1 period of the showcase, and I love how well he moves his feet to stay in front of speed-based pass rushers. Grayson also showed the ability to power down on rushers who attempted to counter inside off of the outside speed rush. Grayson has some college interest from multiple schools, and I expect offers to start coming his way much sooner than later. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:embed {"url":"https://twitter.com/SykesGrayson/status/1791988075406471395","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/SykesGrayson/status/1791988075406471395 </div></figure> <!-- /wp:embed --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><br><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1357097' first='Sidiq' last='Cabaniss-Ali'] - Independence</strong> - Sidiq came into this showcase holding an offer from Johnson C. Smith University, and with his performance, I would expect some more opportunities to come his way. At 6'1 and 275 pounds, Sidiq showed some excellent strength facing interior defensive linemen during the 1 on 1 portion of the showcase. He also showed some good overall agility during the agility circuit and position individual portions of the showcase. You can see Sidiq in action in the clip here:</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:embed {"url":"https://twitter.com/Sidthe_kid51/status/1792222928290898401","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/Sidthe_kid51/status/1792222928290898401 </div></figure> <!-- /wp:embed --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><br><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='321268' first='Kiande' last='Marsh'] - Hough</strong> - Kiande has some supreme confidence, before the showcase he stated that he would come in and dominate with his performance, and Kiande was certainly impressive. At center, Kiande has started to receive some well deserved recruiting attention - he currently has offers from Alabama A&amp;M, Alcorn State, and Hampden-Sydney College. Standing at 6'1 and 300 pounds, Kiande has excellent strength to stunt the charge of powerful defensive tackles attempting to bullrush at the line of scrimmage. Kiande also moves very well for his size, impressing during the agility circuit at this showcase. Kiande is a Class of 2025 prospect. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><br><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1257011' first='Andrew' last='Wright'] - South Point</strong> - This was my first time seeing Andrew, and I came away very impressed. South Point is a heavy run-based offense, so to see Andrew excel in pass protection during 1-on-1s, I think that will be a great thing to add to his resume as he enters the bulk of camp season coming up. Standing at 6'3 and 260 pounds, Andrew is an interior offensive line prospect, and he did a good job executing fundamentals and placing his hands on defensive linemen well at the snap. Andrew showed he could possibly be a flexible tackle prospect with this performance. Andrew is a Class of 2026 prospect. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><br><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1360451' first='Jordan' last='Shaw'] - Mallard Creek</strong> - I recently wrote about [player_tooltip player_id='1360451' first='Jordan' last='Shaw'], and the thing that I remember was just how incredibly strong he is. That strength paid off today as he earned a Top Performer award. Jordan also plays defense, and I think his athleticism paired with his strength led to him showing well - through the agility circuit, Jordan moved well and did not struggle with change of direction or fluidity. At 6'2 and 265 pounds, Jordan plays tackle, but probably projects more as an interior prospect on the college level. Jordan currently also has a 3.2 GPA, which should allow him to keep his options open from a recruiting standpoint. I think he is setup to have a very good camp season. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->