Short-Yardage Grim Reapers: 2028 LBs Who Kill Momentum

Moore measures in at 5'10 165-pounds and is currently T-3rd amongst the class of 2028 with tackles. He had 112 total tackles (72 solo, 40 assisted), 12 TFL, 1 sack, 1 QB pressure, 2 INT (1 returned for a TD), 2 PD, 1 FF, 3 FR, and 1 blocked punt. Moore has good athletic ability due to very good acceleration, lateral quickness, good speed, and jumping. Moore has very good read and reaction paired with very good range. This linebacker will run across the field to make the tackle. Very good strength and tackling. Very good get off speed and good block shedding. Splits double blocks and reaches the backfield. Moore has good pass coverage too. He's an exciting linebacker that is just getting started.     Shriver measures in at 6'1 180-pounds. The bruising linebacker had 90 total tackles (58 solo, 32 assisted), 3 TFL, 3 sacks, 6 QB pressures, and 1 INT. Shriver has good athletic ability due to very good acceleration, lateral quickness, change of direction, good speed and jumping. Good read and reaction speed. Shriver does a great job at stuffing gaps and creating plays in the backfield. Good block shedding and get off speed. Very good tackling. He has good range as well. Shriver has very good blitz take off speed and excels as an extra blitzer. Good in zone coverage as well. Cherokee Trail has a nice linebacker core, and Shriver has been a major part of that.     Wood measures in at 6'0 215-pounds and is another violent tackler. This past season, he had 86 total tackles (20 solo, 66 assisted), 5 TFL, 2.5 sacks, 6 QB pressures, 3 PD, 1 FF, and 1 FR. Wood has very good athletic ability due to very good acceleration, lateral quickness, change of direction, speed, and good jumping. Good read and reaction speed paired with very good strength. Very good tackling. Wood lays the boom on defenders, or will put his arms up to create incompletions. He excels against the run. Good get off speed paired with very good block shedding. Very good blitz take off speed. He rushes the gap and squeezes through to attack the backfield. Good pass coverage as well using his very good range to dominate sideline to sideline. Look for Wood to continue balling out into the off-season.     Burget measures in at 5'11 160-pounds. He had 101 total tackles (53 solo, 48 assisted), 2 TFL, 1.0 sack, 1 PD, and 2 FR. He had 36 carries for 181 yards with 2 touchdowns. Burget has good athletic ability due to very good speed, lateral quickness, good acceleration, and jumping. Good read and reaction speed. He puts himself in position to make the play. Very good range from sideline to sideline. Burget does a great job in zone coverage and against the run. Good get off speed and block shedding. Good tackling with very good strength. I'm excited to see how he continues to boost his stock this off-season.     Duran JR. measures in at 6'1 170-pounds. This past season, he had 105 total tackles (39 solo, 66 assisted), 25 TFL, 3 sacks, 3 QB pressures, 1 INT, 26 PD, 3 FF, 1 FR, and 1 blocked punt. Duran Jr. has good athletic ability due to very good lateral quickness, change of direction, acceleration, good speed, and jumping. Very good read and reaction time. He'll put his arms up to create pass deflections, or use very good timing to create pass breakups in zone coverage. He has very good block shedding and good get off speed. He manages to get underneath the OL's pad level and into the back field. Very good tackling with good strength. Duran JR. is a hard hitter as well forcing some fumbles. Look for him to capitalize on a productive sophomore season and elevate his game even more into next year.