Offer-Bound Northern MI Prospects

Five more prospects from Northern Michigan, and five more later tonight. Then tomorrow... A special article featuring over 100 prospects. It's a fun time to be following us. For those reading and subscribed, big things are planned for the coming months. For now, here's five more prospects to watch from Northern Michigan, plus one Division 1 prospect.    I just spoke about Drew in a recent artcicle, but hey, he fits this topic flawlessly.   I've watched Drew play practically every defensive position minus D-Line. Plus, he has experience playing receiver and running back. When Drew was a freshman, he was an electric running back, and I viewed him as a future college back. I thought he had enough toughness, contact balance, and vision to develop at the position.   Later on, he's bounced around positions, but it seems he's settled in as an off-ball Will LB or even a Strong Safety. Drew's tape says that he's physical and reactive enough to play both. I don't quite know how his pass coverage is at either position, but I'd feel comfortable letting him work in zone coverage. The run game is where Drew truly thrives. A lot of the time, a prospect is either physical or he's not- and Drew is very physical in the run game. Love how Drew accellerates toward the ballcarrier and runs through him. No extra yards awarded when Drew is in front of you.     One of many potentially underrated players for Marquette.   When I watched Peirce against Lowell, he was Marquette's obvious WR1, and made a number of good plays. I especially liked Pierce's route running- he did a good job changing direction, and was consistently able to earn separation. From that performance alone, I think he could be a good Division 3 football player. On tape, <a href="https://www.hudl.com/video/3/23492642/66d864fecb6701d67cfdce0f">the play at 0:31</a> shows some of that separation ability.   I hope that Pierce makes the trip down to Brighton like other Marquette prospects. I think that Pierce could find some success at that camp.     Fletcher is an awesome outside linebacker and running back.   At linebacker, Fletcher is mostly an on-ball player. He excels in nicely-timed blitzes from the backside. He had several free lanes to the QB in which he laid down big hits. Though, when he's not given an open lane, Fletcher still works hard to get involved with the play. 0:11 is an off-ball highlight where Fletcher reads the QB scramble and goes a good job reacting quickly to earn the sack. Some of his defensive tape is a little difficult to make out, but it looks like Fletcher is reactive and has above-average speed.   At running back, he's pure power. He's more of a slasher, similar to what people are saying about Ashton Jeanty right now. Fletcher can run through defenders, and he does a good job of slashing left or right to navigate potential holes. Though he's not super twitchy.   I'm interested in seeing how Fletcher is viewed this offseason. He'll probably attend some prospect camps, and as a linebacker, he'll need to do a lot of off-ball drills and 1on1 pass coverage. He has the size and physicality to be a college prospect, and I hope he has the camp performances to match.     Zack has some straight-up great run blocking highlights.   A lot of base blocks and down blocks. Although relatively simple when it comes to blocking scheme, it's still how impressive how dominant some of these highlights are. <a href="https://www.hudl.com/video/3/18344486/673381a04907b00f82242fa6">His first highlight</a> is against a big DT- probably one of the biggest defenders he faced all season. Zack does a great job keeping his pad level low, locking on, and driving. The DT makes an attempt to shed the block, but becuase he's being driven back, his feet are tied up and he falls over. Next highlight is a great second-level block. The linebacker actually does a nice job of reading the play, but Zack does a better job of getting into position quickly and knocking him off-balance. One more aspect of Zack's game is that he's very quick off the ball. Most of these highlights show Zack getting off the line of scrimmage faster than anyone. Great assset.   Zack will be an amazing asset to St. Francis during his senior season.     I've talked about Owen's Junior tape before- but man he played well for Boyne City.   A big part of why Boyne City went all the way to the semifinals. <a href="https://www.hudl.com/video/3/15098452/674a2c21ce73d8d9eca0f89f">The play at 0:44 </a>shows Owen run a slugo route from the slot, leading to a good catch, a broken tackle, and a TD. Then, plays like 4:14 show some of Owen's ability as a running back. When given the opportunity, Owen can be an effective between-the-tackles back. (peep the hurdle at 7:01)   Sprinkled in his massive 11-minute tape are defensive highlights. 4:23 shows a great outside run stop- WR whiffs on the block, and Owen does a good job finishing the play.   Great two-way player for Boyne City. It seems like this team is keeping a large amount of their core, and as long as Owen is playing at his best, Boyne City has a shot.

Five more prospects from Northern Michigan, and five more later tonight. Then tomorrow... A special article featuring over 100 prospects. It's a fun time to be following us. For those reading and subscribed, big things are planned for the coming months. For now, here's five more prospects to watch from Northern Michigan, plus one Division 1 prospect.