Minnesota Stock-Up Showcase standouts – Defensive line

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Session one of the 2024 Prepredzone Minnesota Winter Stock-up Showcase featured the big guys in the trenches. These were the athletes I focused on. For my first Showcase story, check out the defensive linemen who made an impression on me and the college coaches working with them.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1229407' first='Prince' last='Locoh'] 2025 DL 6'3 245 Rosemount</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><br>Locoh was chosen as the defensive line MVP of the day. He showed great agility in the best-on-best when he started inside, planted his foot, and cut back inside. Then, he showed good speed with a strong outside pass rush – finishing the blocker with a club move to get the offensive lineman off balance to get back inside. He used this technique effectively two reps in a row. During the earlier session, his quickness again brought him into the backfield by using misdirection to beat his man inside.<br></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1254838' first='Maceo' last='Finney'] 2025 DL 6'2 265 Robbinsdale Cooper</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><br>Finney showed a variety of pass-rush techniques to keep his blockers guessing. During the best-on-best session, he started by making a good inside move. Then, a spin move got him into the backfield. Then, his quickness out of his stance immediately got the offensive lineman off-balance. Earlier in the day, he used a great spin move to get pressure. Then, he started outside and used a rip move to get back inside and into the backfield. He then used his hands well to get the blocker off him, and late in the primary session, used a good rip move to get into the backfield.<br></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='348680' first='Brevin' last='Brakke'] 2026 DL 5'11 310 Byron</strong><br>During the best-on-best, an inside move beat his man. During the primary session, a good rip move beat a blocker. Later, he was quick off the ball for a big man. His quickness off the ball – which was impressive all afternoon – got him immediately in the backfield. He obviously has worked on his spin move. as the nose guard – getting him into the backfield again. Then, he showed a secondary pass rush move with a rip move to get him into the backfield.<br></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Chris Monemy 2026 DL 6'1 315 Coon Rapids</strong><br>During best-on-best, a spin move got him into the backfield. Earlier – he used a great swim move. Then he was quick off the ball for as big an athlete as he is. Then, his quickness to the inside won another pass-rush rep.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Other defensive linemen I felt showed out.</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><br><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1120508' first='Ajibola' last='Afuye'] 2026 DL 6'5 230 Stillwater</strong><br>Afuye showed good feet and did a good job keeping his hips low.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><br><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1516213' first='Malik' last='Quadri'] 2026 DL 6'1 240 Apple Valley</strong><br>Quadri used speed and quick feet to impress. His speed off the line beat his man right off the snap. Then, he used another quick move off the snap to beat his man.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><br><strong>Jaymeson Smith 2027 DL 6'4 185 Byron</strong><br>Smith showed good speed to get around the corner as a pass rusher.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><br><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1073027' first='Jahzi' last='Morris'] 2027 DL 6'3 240 Coon Rapids</strong><br>Morris made a nice inside pass-rush move.<br></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Nolan VanLoy 2027 DL 6'3 200 Rocori<br>VanLoy made a quick move to beat his blocker.<br></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1328713' first='Ean' last='O'Neill'] 2027 DL 5'11 190 Kasson-Mantorville</strong><br>O'Neill showed a great club move as he got the offensive lineman moving one way and used the club to push him out of the way.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><br><strong>Keagan Aleman-Poppe 2026 DL 6'1 195 Fridley</strong><br>Aleman-Poppe can rush inside and out. Early, a good inside move got him into the backfield. Later, he used his speed to the outside to get around the corner.<br></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Tyle Dargiewicz 2028 DL 6' 210 Simley</strong><br>Dargiewicz beat a blocker with a nice inside swim move.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><br></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->