PRZ Clayton Combine Rewind: OL Notes & Evaluations

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Since our Prep Redzone North Carolina Combine at Clayton High School on Sunday, we've had extensive camp coverage, giving full breakdowns on each player by position group while also doing <a href="https://prepredzone.com/2025/05/prz-clayton-combine-all-camp-team-offense/">All-Combine Offense</a> and <a href="https://prepredzone.com/2025/05/prepredzonenc-combine-series-all-camp-teams-defense/">All-Combine Defense</a> teams. We highlighted the <a href="https://prepredzone.com/2025/05/prep-redzone-nc-combine-athletic-testing-standouts/">top athletic testing numbers</a>.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Now, we're rounding out our player-by-player coverage with a breakdown of the offensive line. There weren't many offensive linemen in attendance, but the ones there got some great work. Here, I'm breaking down what I liked and what I still want to see from all of our offensive linemen at the PRZ North Carolina Combine.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">PRZ NC Combine Clayton OL Evaluations</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>South Garner head coach Greg Greene and Cary Coaching trainer Chavar Tyrance put these guys through the ringer, using the smaller numbers to really push the players. They also cross-trained some of the defensive linemen. Joshua Graham broke down how those guys performed on the <a href="https://prepredzone.com/2025/05/prep-redzone-nc-combine-athletic-testing-standouts/">defensive side of the ball</a>, but I'll also include what I learned about them offensively.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>I thought about breaking this out into interior guys and tackles, but several of these guys can play both, so I'll give thoughts on them as a whole.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1667377' first='Zayden' last='Carter']</strong> impresses me on film as a defensive lineman, but showed some excellent quickness as an offensive lineman, able to reach on blocks and get to the second level. He looked more comfortably defensively in one-on-ones, but had some clean wins as a guard as well, stonewalling a few defenders when he was able to set his base.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1607805' first='Gavin' last='Passino']</strong> raised his stock considerably in my eyes. A guy with experience at both tackle and guard, he has the upside of a people-moving interior lineman. With a few more pounds of good weight, he's going to be in a position to really push for a Division 1 scholarship opportunity thanks to a strong punch and good hips.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Similarly, I liked <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1599171' first='Brooks' last='Culp']</strong>, a guy I admittedly didn't know a ton about. He looks like he's growing into his body and had great balance and length. He's strong, but doesn't overextend on his pass sets and doesn't let his upper body get ahead of his feet when driving in the running game.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Freshman <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1664142' first='Anthony' last='Washington']</strong> is an intriguing prospect. Based on his measurements, I'd assumed "Big Ant" would be a future tackle, and while that may still be the case, I like him a lot at guard. He's going to need time to grow into his body, but he has some real upside and is just scratching the surface of his potential.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>American Leadership Academy two-way lineman <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1649816' first='Joshua' last='Crenshaw']</strong> really impressed me. He's far more athletic than one would assume, evidenced by a sub-5 second shuttle time, and he can really get to edge rushers and linebackers on kick blocks from his guard spot. He's a pure guard with the potential to move to center in the future, and that's probably his best path to starting at the college level.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Finally, <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='903425' first='Jackson' last='Sammons']</strong> has long been a scouting favorite of mine, a guy I've been higher on based on the tape and conversations I've had with coaches than most are. But I'd be lying if I said he exceeded my expectations Sunday. Amongst a really good offensive line group, he still stood out, thanks to length, hips, base, and balance. He's an all-around solid tackle with high-FCS potential.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->