CCC York: Wrapping Up the Underclassmen

Ian Guerin April 11, 2025 @ 02:41 PM

York turned out to be the smallest of the four in-state sites for the Carolinas Coaches Combines this year, with 78 players from the Classes of 2027 and 2028 appearing for the afternoon session.   That lighter group wasn't wasting a lot of movement.    Four players topped 22 miles per hour in the Catapult Cat 1 GPS vests, with a total of 18 players besting 21 miles per hour. Here's a rundown of that data, as well as some other players who found their own ways of standing out at York.   2027 TOP MPH   [player_tooltip player_id='1654810' first='Drelyn' last='Brown'] RB, Silver Bluff - 22.61 mph   Kimari Barber DB, South Pointe - 22.48 mph   [player_tooltip player_id='232624' first='Xavier' last='Means'] QB, Northwestern - 22.33 mph   [player_tooltip player_id='1476906' first='Kadin' last='Vassel'] WR, South Pointe - 22.05 mph   [player_tooltip player_id='1581469' first='Colby' last='Flood'] DB, Fountain Inn - 21.97 mph   2028 TOP MPH   [player_tooltip player_id='1672904' first='Logan' last='Thames'] DB, Nation Ford - 21.23 mph   [player_tooltip player_id='1312432' first='Jace' last='Shropshire'] DL, Blythewood - 21.11 mph   Ty'shawn Johnson WR, Blythewood - 20.24 mph   Trevor Kinard QB, Blackville-Hilda - 19.48 mph   [player_tooltip player_id='1112754' first='Kameron' last='Howell'] RB, Woodland - 19.23 mph   AROUND THE YORK COMBINE   [player_tooltip player_id='1603727' first='Alex' last='Johnson'] DL, Catawba Ridge   Johnson (2027) wasn't among those counted above even though he 21.12 miles per hour. He had a commitment that forced him into the morning session alongside the rising seniors. He looked every bit as dominant as we've started to see he could be. He chimed in at just shy of 6-foot-3 and 209 pounds, and he really cut his teeth in the one-on-ones. Johnson is a high-level edge rusher in the making.    [player_tooltip player_id='1422608' first='Hunter' last='O'Neal'] RB, Keenan   O'Neal (5-foot-7, 170 pounds) reached a peak of 21.53 miles per hour, which is strong for a tailback with two years of eligibility remaining. What stood out most in his data pack from the Cat 1, however, was how quickly he was accelerating from a stopped position. His acceleration rate of 8.33 (scale of 1-10) was the fourth fastest at York, regardless of grade.   [player_tooltip player_id='232624' first='Xavier' last='Means'] QB, Northwestern   Along those lines, we felt a little extra reason to point out that Means (pressured) was one of the few players with a quicker acceleration rate. His 8.57 was the high point for all underclassmen. It allowed him to hit 22.33 miles per hour and a super respectable 4.6 40-yard dash time. He was invited to the combine as a quarterback, but we wouldn't be surprised to see him playing some receiver or returning kicks with that type of speed should plan No. 1 not work out immediately.   [player_tooltip player_id='1811040' first='Leonard' last='Pressley'] WR, American Leadership   Pressley was super active throughout the afternoon session, routinely jumping in for extra reps during the competition and one-on-one portions. And he wasn't constantly bumping himself into the rotation to slack off, either. Pressley's sprint distance (634.18 yards) tracked out to a 11.9 percent of his overall workload. For perspective, a player who reached 9 percent is already pretty good.

York turned out to be the smallest of the four in-state sites for the Carolinas Coaches Combines this year, with 78 players from the Classes of 2027 and 2028 appearing for the afternoon session.