You Are Athlete Regional Exposure Camp: Middle School DBs

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>On Saturday, May 3 I was fortunate enough to be invited to cover You Are Athlete's New Jersey Regional Exposure Camp. This event had a double session that features middle schoolers first and high schoolers second. As is customary whenever I attend an event, the first thing I take note of are the prospects that have the clear, physical measurables to immediately compete at the next, immediate level of play – also known as the eye test.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Below are my scouting notes from the position group mentioned in this article's title.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Be sure to follow me on&nbsp;<a href="https://x.com/BrendanScoutsNJ"><strong>Twitter</strong></a>&nbsp;for the latest updates in New Jersey high school football.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:separator --> <hr class="wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity" /> <!-- /wp:separator --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Luke Espiritu showed some flashes of really good upside throughout the morning session. Espiritu took advantage of lazy routes that receivers might have flashed in front of his face, breaking and driving on them quickly. During the 7on7 phase of the event, I took note of his discipline. Espiritu allowed defenders to pass through his zone and into the next one, not over reacting and effectively playing team defense against various route concepts... It was not reported to me where Trey Andrews' home state, but I am left to only hope it is New Jersey so I can continue to cover him. Andrews showed that he can press or play bump and run with equal proficiency. Andrews liked getting hands on at the line of scrimmage and was able to run with every matchup whenever I happened to catch him.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>From the Keystone state, Adrian James showed that he had really good balance as he went about his reps. I would, however, encourage him to better train his eyes on his man coverage visual keys. As James' game develops, his eyes will be disciplined to read a receiver's fakes in order to stay atop of them... Closing out today is a prospect from Maryland, Maurice Jones. Jones' best attribute was that he seemed to have longer arms - arms in which he tried to frequently press and get in the grill of receivers. That said, I implore Jones to continue to work on his flexibility and bend, allowing him to stay lower to the groud so he can move quicker, as he prepares for the high school season.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">You Are Athlete New Jersey Regional Exposure Camp Coverage</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><a href="https://prepredzone.com/2025/05/you-are-athlete-regional-exposure-camp-middle-school-eye-test">Eye Test, Middle School</a><br><a href="https://prepredzone.com/2025/05/you-are-athlete-regional-exposure-camp-middle-school-dbs">Defensive Backs, Middle School</a><br><a href="https://prepredzone.com/2025/05/you-are-athlete-regional-exposure-camp-high-school-eye-test">Eye Test, High School</a><br></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->