Uncovered Gems: KLAA East Offense #2

You'll quickly find that the theme of this article is physicality. In high school football, it is EXTREMELY important to be physical. Without physicality, most players struggle mightily. All of these players play with great effort, and all have the potential to be good college football playes one day. Here are five more offensive players from the KLAA East, this time from Belleville, Fordson, Franklin, and Dearborn!    With a LOT of Belleville talent graduating, players like Geonte have an opportunity to take a massive step forward this Fall.   Geonte's tape is short but still showcases a few excellent plays. His first highlight shows a quick slant taken to the house- good route and contact balance to secure the TD there. Second, a screen pass taken for an explosive 30-yard gain by, again, excellent effort, some contact balance, and speed. I really like the skillset. Solid routes and excellent effort after the catch. Polish the route running + hands, and Geonte could be a major breakout player next season.      At the High School level, playing fast and physical goes a long, long way. Although I don't think Mohamad is the most athletic or fundamentally sound player, I do think he plays with excellent physicality.   At 0:55, Mohamad breaks through the line, works laterally, and makes a solid stop. Earlier at 0:05 (first highlight), Mohamad executes a great pull, a defender pretty much runs into him, and he takes advantage with locking on and driving for a few yards.   The rest of his tape showcases a lot more high-effort plays, mostly on offense. Mohamad is already an absolute brick wall, so if he's able to become a little more conditioned and a little more athletic, he could quickly develop into a college prospect.      I've always appreciated the role of the TE in the Livonia Franklin offense. From this tape, it looks like Jeffrey could earn college offers this Spring.   What I like most from this highlight tape is his physicality. Plays like 0:15 showcase excellent lead blocks, oftentimes being key to the design of the play. Then, there are a couple of decent catch and runs like 0:36. Here, Jeffrey receives the ball on the drag route and nearly scores. I would have liked Jeffrey to shed that last tackle and hold onto the ball at the end, but the silver lining to that is it shouldn't be too difficult to clean up.   Solid highlights. College coaches should appreciate the willingness to be physical. Hope to see Jeffrey earn college attention in the Spring!      Cody is a great high school offensive lineman. I repeat this a ton, but physicality is so dang important when playing high school ball. Cody is NOT afraid to get his nose dirty and be physical, which is something I greatly appreciate. His first highlight shows a good pass-blocking rep at guard, while 1:25 shows a solid pull block, 2:14 is a great down block, etc.   However, there are plays like 0:30 where it's brutally obvious that Cody needs to improve his footwork. Instead of a strong step toward the defender, he hops, which is not a great look.   Improve those fundamentals, and Cody could be a college prospect. Unfortunately, it's a little difficult to earn attention as a sub-6-foot lineman.      Physicality is the theme of this article. It doesn't look like Noah had an earth-shattering season when it comes to stats, but he has a few blocks that really jump out at me. The first block I'd like to comment on is at 0:05. On an inside run 20 yards away from him, Noah still drives his defender into the endzone. Then, at 1:08, Noah forces his defender to the outside and pancakes him into the bench. REALLY impressive blocking- very, very rare for a wide receiver.   I also like the route shown at 0:28. A solid comeback with pretty good footwork. Quite good but few routes shown. Sleeper prospect, potentially a very good D3 prospect.

You'll quickly find that the theme of this article is physicality. In high school football, it is EXTREMELY important to be physical. Without physicality, most players struggle mightily. All of these players play with great effort, and all have the potential to be good college football playes one day. Here are five more offensive players from the KLAA East, this time from Belleville, Fordson, Franklin, and Dearborn!