Film Friday: Under the Radar College Prospects

The Summit prospect offers tremendous position versatility at either outside linebacker or strong safety, and is a true in the box thumper with fluid movement abilities in space and cover skills downfield making him a complete defender with a diverse skill-set. He plays with a downhill mentality, triggers quickly off the edge and is a phenomenal edge rusher in space and can run through bigger blockers at full speed and make tackles in the open field. Overall, He is a violent player with tremendous closing speed, short area explosion and covers a ton of ground quickly on the edge. He's a no-brainer FBS caliber prospect who has been flying under the radar up to this point and it should not be long until he closes it on his first offer.     Junker is one of the top receivers in the 2027 class across California, and recently made the transfer to Mission Viejo where he will finish out his last two years. He is a natural route runner with elite downfield speed, natural ball skills and strong hands when making contested catches on off-platform receptions. He is quick in and out of his breaks while able to get off man coverage and get into defenders blind spots downfield. After the catch he shows short area quickness/twitch and has a strong initial burst after the catch, quickly knifing up-field and getting vertical. The First-Team all Trinity League selection should see his stock continue to rise and is a no-brainer FBS caliber player with still two years left in his high school career.     The rising Junior is coming off a tremendous sophomore season campaign for Hart and operated mostly coming out of the slot and backfield and finished the the year with 900 yards receiving and tacked and another 359 yards on the ground. He is a true swiss-army knife that is one of the more explosive and dynamic receivers in this class across the region and should have a breakout campaign in his Junior year. He is dynamic with the ball in his hands, has a strong initial burst and true open field speed while able to make tacklers miss with some twitch and start/stop abilities and is a home-run play maker and natural ball carrier from multiple positions.     Schneider is one of the top 2027 running backs across California, and is coming off a stellar second season campaign for Norco where he rushed for 1,200 yards and 16 touchdowns. He is a natural ball carrier with a quick initial burst at the first level and start/stop abilities in tight windows. He shows good vision at all three levels of the defense and has cutback abilities with sneaky third level speed. He runs with natural forward lean and can break arm/ankle tackles while flashing lateral movement and short area quickness in the hole. He's a very complete back with the ideal build for the position and is a well put together ball carrier that is a no-brainer next level guy.     Spurgeon is a true dual-threat passer and is one of the best athletes in the central valley heading into the Fall. He's a natural runner with downfield speed and is tough to take down due to lower body strength and is not afraid to run through contact. He has the ideal frame for the position and is a true dual threat quarterback that can buy time with his legs and knows when to tuck it and run and make big plays on designed runs as well. He has a strong arm and quicker release while able to fit the ball into tight windows downfield and will only continue to improve and grow his throwing mechanics over the next two seasons. A two-sport athlete, he is a very intriguing prospect that you draw plenty of college interest over the next two years and have a breakout Junior season campaign for the Wolves.