Film Room: 2025 LB’s Primed To Make A Statement!

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Today I will be talking about some LB's that based on the film that I have watched will be looking to make a statement this season and will continue to turn some heads this offseason. These are the players you need to know moving forward.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["748978"],"_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":"Hochhalter is a player that shows good vision being able to read run and pass quickly and react to the play. He is able to fill his gap correctly and can meet the back not giving up much ground. 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