2026 Film Room: Offer Now Defensive Prospects

Want 30% off of your subscription? Use promo code PaulG30 at checkout!    Searle is a very fluid defensive back prospect with elite closing speed, range and tackling abilities in the open field. He has natural ball skills and is excellent and run support when setting the edge on the perimeter while not afraid to come up and bang with bigger ball carriers in the box. He snaps his hips quickly in transition while doing a good job using recovery speed if needed and excels both in man and zone coverage with proper mechanics. He will be one of the top players in the defensive backfield across Idaho this fall, and is another prospect that has been flying under the radar and is a definite D3+ caliber kid.     Summers is a high floor college prospect at the inside linebacker position and flyes around making plays both inside and outside of the tackles. He is a downhill thumper that can quickly get off blocks and work his way into the backfield when applying pressure to make plays behind the line and is extremely physical at the point of attack. He is a high IQ player that sniffs out screens/draws and excels in the run game. In coverage, he has fluid hips in transition to cover bigger backs and receivers downfield and has good eye discipline in zone coverage, baiting quarterbacks into poor throws over the middle. He should draw plenty of D3/NAIA+ interest and will be one of the top returning defenders across Idaho in 2025.     Simmons has the ideal frame and length for the next level with growth potential due to his size and frame. He projects as a true edge in college, and plays with heavy hands, a quick lockout and creates immediate knock-back across the line of scrimmage. He has a quick first step, does a good job setting the edge and defeating reach blocks while able to anchor down and dent pullers coming across the line and plays with good leverage and a strong base against drive blocks. Still working as a diverse pass rusher, he has a few power rush moves at his disposal, and will only continue to grow and develop as a natural bender/edge rusher throughout his career.     Holman is one of the top available prospects across the state of Idaho and is a no-brainer prospect at the FCS+ level. He is a big and athletic inside linebacker prospect with a strong build, good hip fluidity in coverage and is a very efficient tackler the packs a punch at the point of attack. He moves well laterally when navigating through traffic, and can quickly knife into the backfield while taking the proper angles and has a quick use of hands when rushing the passer. Also, a extremely tough and physical running back on offense, he shows tremendous overall athleticism and is one of the top two-way players in the state.     Rundquist is another very athletic linebacker prospect that can also play strong safety or outside linebacker in college and has elite cover abilities downfield with good closing speed and open field tackling abilities as well. He is a very smart player that sniffs out plays quickly and is seemingly always around the ball and making plays behind the line and trying to force turnovers. He does a good job redirecting and pursuing the ball backside and is a high motor kid that runs well and can make plays outside the tackles. One of the top tacklers returning in Idaho he is in line for a big 2025 season and should draw D3+ interest/offers.

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