Prep Redzone Dakotas Showcase: Top Hog Mollies, Part 1

Next from our Prep Redzone Dakotas Showcase, we run thru our first group of offensive linemen that caught our attention from last Sunday as it was a pretty deep group needing muliple parts to run thru every offensive linemen that we saw!    Ari was one of the better 2028 offenslive linemen we had in attendance at our Prep Redzone Dakotas Showcase. He was one of my first offensive linemen that passed the eye-test as the 6'2 288 pounder already has sound next-level size and that's not all. I liked how strong his base was in pass-protection reps I watched as he not only showed off violent hands but I liked how agile his first step was to set the tone ahead of the pass-rusher coming his way. He also mixed in ideal pad-level and never got rattled with his hands from my eyes. He surely will be a top-tier offensive linemen in this 2028 class when the rankings come out in the next 4-5 weeks or less.     If you were present at our Prep Redzone Dakotas Showcase, you probably couldn't miss Joe from a size perspective as he had the biggest size and frame in attendance. The verified 6'6 295 pounder boosted a 6'8 wingspan and certainly knows and how to use that length to his advantage. For that size, I felt on the eye test Joe has a much more athletic bend than you might expect as his depth has grown even from his midseason tape until now. I could surely tell from start to finish of our showcase, that Joe got not only quicker with his hand speed, but certainly was taking in every ounce of coaching there was from college coaches as I saw his technique improve quickly, which is a great sign. He surely has college football in his near future in the offensive trenches.     Our OL MVP from last spring may not have taken the nod this time at our Prep Redzone Dakotas Showcase, but [player_tooltip player_id='1544429' first='Mason' last='Bickel'] still had a strong showing in his live eval in Aberdeen last Sunday. It appeared to me that Mason has gotten more fluid not just with his first step, but across the board with his footwork since last Spring which was good to see. That also has truth with his pro shuttle times, as I felt those numbers improved significantly as well. When I watched him during 1v1s, I felt he also was quicker with engaging his hands from eyes. The development keeps showing for Mason and with his attention to detail he has, sky's the limit for his football future.     Ian is a 2027 offensive linemen out of Belle Fourche, that I recall him catching my attention at the Northern State prospect camp this summer, but caught my attention even more during our Prep Redzone Dakotas Showcase last Sunday. I was impressed with how fiery his hands were for his size as I loved watching his physicality take shape from his first look at our Prep Redzone Dakotas. Fast forward to later in our showcase, Ian caught my attention again this time with his footwork and paralell base he showed off in pass-pro reps. The 5'11 258 pounder surely is a 2027 out of West River that I need to get on my 2027 rankings ASAP.     Coming into our Prep Redzone Dakotas Showcase as our OL1 in the 2028 class, Nolan had a chip on his shoulder and finished as one of our few top performers in the offensive linemen group. The 6'3 nearly 260 pounder has added a sizable frame since we first named him as our OL1 adding about 20 pounds to his frame, but certainly did not lose a step with getting to watching his foot speed from Sunday as Nolan wasn't just balanced with his footwork, you could tell he could generate power quickly with his get off. He was showed off to be most proficent with how overwhelming his hands were as they were met with pure strength at the point of attack. Nolan also popped out longer with his wingspan as you could tell from an upide perspective that he doesnt need much time to figure out how to utilize his length that I wouldn't be surprised possibly got longer.

Next from our Prep Redzone Dakotas Showcase, we run thru our first group of offensive linemen that caught our attention from last Sunday as it was a pretty deep group needing muliple parts to run thru every offensive linemen that we saw!