Midseason Film Room: X Submissions, Part I

Here is part 1 of our midseason film room, diving into X submissions after the first part of the season.    Bush has been on my radar for about a year now. Based on the tape, halfway through his senior season, he looks much improved mechanically and gets the ball out quicker than before. He leverages that with natural arm talent and enough juice athletically to be presented opportunities as a runner. Bush still has room for improvement and would offer a high upside addition for some smaller schools.     This is my first look at [player_tooltip player_id='1650474' first='Oluwamayowa' last='Ibuoye'], who has a few offers under his belt halfway through his senior season. Ibuoye is sturdy in his frame, now listed at 215. He projects best as a C-gap to C-gap player. He can knife into the backfield, strike with good pad level, and can stall and drive ball carriers. He is an adequate athlete with the motor to pursue. His strength, tackling ability, and instincts offer a high floor at LB.     This is my first look at Similien, who is playing corner for an athletic Woodstock defense. He is a lighter weight, leggier CB prospect who is still growing into himself and developing twitch. I am a big fan of how physical he is. He disrupts timing at the line, gets his hands on receivers at critical points of the route, and does a fantastic job of playing through the hands of receivers. His physicality and ability to disrupt timing is a good launching point for his development as he grows athletically.     [player_tooltip player_id='1253865' first='CJ' last='Reece'] is a tone-setter in the front 7 for Fannin County, projecting as an LB, but also spending some time with his hand in the dirt. Reece might not flash with his traits, but he is a physical player who is strong and uses his low center of gravity to catch and drive ball carriers. He is strong enough to hold his own against blockers as well. Reece is a true football player who plays with a physical edge, and he has produced for a few years as a result.     [player_tooltip player_id='1535504' first='Malachi' last='Heard'] popped on my radar just before the season started, so this is a good point to look back and check out his junior tape. Heard is a loose, gadgety athlete who does almost all of his damage with the ball in his hand in the open field. He is unpredictable, making him hard to diagnose. He accelerates to his top speed quickly and is loose enough to cut back into new running lanes. Heard is a sub-11 100M runner, and I think he has even more speed potential as he fills out, tightens his movements, and becomes a more explosive athlete.

Here is part 1 of our midseason film room, diving into X submissions after the first part of the season.