PRZ Next Combine Texas: Young Guns
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The Texas boys came out deep for the Prep Redzone Combine series held at the beautiful facilities in Nolan Catholic High School. I can honestly say there were some DOGS in Ft. Worth this weekend and they came from all…
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Continue ReadingThe Texas boys came out deep for the Prep Redzone Combine series held at the beautiful facilities in Nolan Catholic High School. I can honestly say there were some DOGS in Ft. Worth this weekend and they came from all over the state. Many of these athletes caught the attention of many of the college coaches that were on hand.
I’ve seen Reshard play a few times and he’s always been impressive. This write up has been a long time coming. RJ looked extremely comfortable in every footwork and QB drill that he preformed. He moves fluidly, stands tall and keeps his eyes down field. It was no surprise that he stood out in the 1v1’s as well. When he was with the RB’s v LB’s he was able to show off his touch passes into the corner of the end zone as well as the zip that he possesses on out routes. Against the DB’s, Hicks was letting it fly. He throws a great deep ball and his accuracy was on display all day.
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MR. MVP at QB, Jaxon Knapp Jaxon Knapp 6’1″ | 165 lbs | QB All Saints Episcopal | 2028 TX was spinning it this weekend. I saw him warming up prior to the camp starting and I knew that I was going to some big throws from him throughout the day. Knapp didn’t let me down either. My guy got after it right out of the gate with a rail shot during 1v1’s. His throwing mechanics are there and he looks extremely relaxed during his deep balls, nothing looks forced. The fact that he made some of his throws seem effortless goes to show the type of work that he puts in on his own time. Jaxon is going to have a big 4 years at All Saints, keep him on your radar.
Stephan Brown III
Stephan Brown III
Stephan moves incredibly well with the football. He was near flawless in the drill leading up to the 1v1’s and it was a foreshadowing of what I would see when he got the opportunities to chunk the rock to the wideouts. The dude has an impressive arm for any grade, let alone a eighth grader. I did not get to see him work with the running backs, but what I saw from him against the DB’s was more than enough for me to take note that he’s the real deal. Brown was dotting up the receivers during camp on multiple routes intermediate and deep. I look forward to seeing what he does at the next level.
Mason Smith-Miller
Mason Smith-Miller
The whole time that I was watching this young man I thought he was a 2028 and I was still intrigued. When I went and looked at my roster and realized that Mason was only in 6th grade i had to double check. Mason Smith-Miller is a DUDE! His attitude and effort were on full display on Saturday. It was a treat to get to watch this kid carve up some of the older DB’s. He has a very strong arm at a young age and standing at a lanky 5’10ish only sets him apart from his class further. His footwork is good, and the fluidity will definitely come in time, But I can only imagine what this young man is going to play like as an eighth grader in 2 years.