Legacy Midwest Champions Top Performers – Young Guns

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Legacy Midwest Champions 7v7 tournament was held in Brighton, Mich. this weekend and featured several top prospects in the country from the Midwest and northeast U.S. Here are four young prospects who really shined.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>2029 QB Jonathan Roberts - Portage Central High School</strong><br></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Quick release with a good trigger. Throws a nice, on-time. Accurate deep ball with a smooth delivery and mustard in the short/intermediate game. Still raw but has talent. Has enough athleticism to be a legitimate dual-threat.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>2028 WR/DB Makhi Timmons - New Haven High School</strong> <strong>(Ind.)</strong> (pictured)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Tall, lean sip of water but is developmental and should grow with time. Very athletic player with great arm length. Played both sides. Wide catch radius. Gets full extension on the ball, can high-point and win 1v1 battles. Good adjustment back and low. Needs to develop as a route runner if he sticks with receiver. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>2028 WR Jeremy Upshaw - Harper Woods (Mich.)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Talented X/Z prospect. Solid route runner for his age - can work back to the ball and create separation on his own. Good height and size. Displays good burst off the line-of-scrimmage for his height and size. Has the frame to grow and add bulk.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>2028 S Cooper Sanders - Carroll (Ind.)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Multiple pass breakups. Has Great coverage skills and flashes good instincts. Can drop, play the ball, break up contested catches and displays good closing speed. Can stick foot in the ground and get downhill. Lengthy frame. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->