Rising Juniors Now on My Radar
Jake Lemming
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<p>The season has come and gone & we are in full off-season mode. With that, today I'm looking at which 2027 prospects have made their way onto my radar after quality sophomore campaigns. These guys may not be household names right now, but I believe they have serious potential at the next level and are poised for a big off-season. Keep an eye on their development over the next few months. </p>
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<p>As always, If you have someone you think I need to see, please DM them to me on Twitter at @hsfbscout!</p>
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<p><em>WR: [player_tooltip player_id='1247962' first='Manny' last='Leyja'] 6'2" 180, Mansfield</em></p>
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<p>Manny is a talented runner after the catch, equipped with vision, change of direction, and the speed to run away from defenders. He can separate late downfield, shows great concentration, and can adjust his frame midflight. He can go up and high point the football, he's an extremely deceptive route runner and has the strength to drag defenders with him after the catch.</p>
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<p><em>ATH: [player_tooltip player_id='1593127' first='Braylon' last='Deal'], 6'2" 180, Naaman Forest</em></p>
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<p>Deal has potential on both sides of the football and was extremely productive at both safety and wide receiver. He can track the football down on deep shot plays, he's got the body control to adjust to underthrows, and shows strong hands through contact. At safety he proved he can generate turnovers in multiple ways, he's tough, and shows natural route anticipation. </p>
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<p><em>WR: [player_tooltip player_id='1593131' first='Gavin' last='Koester'], 6" 165, Vandegrift</em></p>
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<p>A natural hands catcher that's comfortable working all three levels of the field and has a bag of releases to defeat press coverage. He does a good job stacking defenders when beating them off the line, he's got good speed and has the wiggle to pick up extra yards after the catch. </p>
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<p><em>DB: [player_tooltip player_id='1593135' first='Ryder' last='Reeve'], 6'1" 170, Calallen</em></p>
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<p>A sure tackler coming down from his stem at the third level with solid range and plenty of recovery speed. This young man is a playmaker who will make you pay on tips and overthrows. He plays downhill, takes quality angles to the tackle, and does a good job mid-pointing two threats in cover two. </p>
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<p><em>LB: [player_tooltip player_id='1584765' first='Elijah' last='Eche'] 6" 200, Westbury</em></p>
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<p>A twitchy blitzer that can cause serious disruption behind the line of scrimmage. He's destructive when taking on blocks at the point of attack, he does a good job detaching & retracing in his rush lane and has the motor to track down plays from the backside. </p>
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The season has come and gone & we are in full off-season mode. With that, today I'm looking at which 2027 prospects have made their way onto my radar after quality sophomore campaigns. These guys may not be household names right now, but I believe they have serious potential at the next level and are poised for a big off-season. Keep an eye on their development over the next few months.
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