The Faces of Friday Night: Colorado’s Five Must-Watch Playmakers

Arnold is a versatile offensive lineman, playing OT and OG. He measures in at 6'3 260-pounds. He has very good strength. Arnold uses his very good initial quickness out of his stance, and maintains a low pad level to put himself in position to beat the DL. Gets low and rips through. Very good hand speed. Very good hand placement, and hand strength. He controls and steers his opponent creating running lanes for his back or extra room in the pocket for his QB. He has good foot quickness. Good speed from 1st to 2nd level blocking. Very good pull blocking and a very good run blocker. Arnold has a good anchor as well. Good timing with his strikes to keep the DL at bay. Plays through the whistle and doesn't give up on plays. Keep an eye on him as he continues to boost his stock.     Hudson plays on the opposite side of the ball to his star QB brother Austyn, and impacts the Mountain Vista defense in a big way! Measures in at 6'1 205-pounds. The RB/LB has 27 carries for 202 yards and 3 touchdowns, 6 receptions for 79 yards and 1 touchdown, 47 total tackles (34 solo, 13 assisted), 11 TFL, 2 sacks, 4 QB pressures, 2 INT, 1 PD, and 1 fumble recovery. Modrzewski has very good athletic ability due to very good acceleration, speed, change of direction, and lateral quickness. Hudson has very good ball instincts. He'll be used as an extra blitzer at the LOS. Good take off speed. Good get off speed and very good block shedding. Very good tackling. Modrzewski has a good bend around the edge, and bull rush. He hits the ball carrier with a lot force. Kid's a stud and will continue to impress scouts with his defensive performances.     The 6'4 205 tight end has been a premier blocking presence for Ponderosa this season. The junior has 7 receptions for 102 yards and 1 touchdown, averaging about a reception per game. He has good athletic ability due to very good balance, jumping, good acceleration, speed, and change of direction. Very good blocking. Very good hand placement and hand strength. He creates lanes for his RBs consistently. Or he will run downfield to create an extra block. Good foot quickness to match defensive end. As a receiver, he uses his good possession skills to come down with the catch. He extends his arms and plucks the ball out of the air. He'll slip through the defense and find ways to get open. Great blocker who I'd love to see get more opportunities in the receiving game.     Liam Deater is another great tight end developing out in Montrose. The 6'5 210-pound tight ends has very good strength to dominate blocking. Montrose uses the Wing T, so he has a lot of opportunity to block. Low pad level and good initial quickness to engage with DL. Very good hand placement and hand strength allowing him to control and steer the defender creating running lanes. Good speed from 1st to 2nd level in blocking. If he's initially beaten, he uses his very good strength to readjust and win. Very good run blocker. He has good acceleration and speed out in space and can stretch the field vertically as well. Keep an eye on Deater !     I'm putting my stamp on Clarvoe and saying he will be one of the next great Colorado running backs to terrorize the state. The 5'8 175-pound freshman RB has 113 carries for 1231 yards and 13 touchdowns. Clarvoe has very good athletic ability due to elite acceleration, change of direction, very good speed, and balance. He has a very explosive quick start, and uses his very good vision to find routes through the defense. Very explosive jump cuts making defenders miss. He glides through the defense effortlessly, looking like a prancing deer. Clarvoe weaves around defenders but he isn't shy of contact and will put that shoulder down to truck through them. Kashus is a home run threat every time the ball is in his hands. Very good outside running and inside running. He hits the perimeter and is gone. He also will consistently gets yards after contact and bounce off defenders. Kid is a monster already .