CCC Spartanburg: Session II Defensive Standouts

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>SPARTANBURG</strong> <strong>| </strong>The defense shined during Sunday's second session of the Carolinas Coaches Combine, and we had a chance to check out the seniors who we think you'll be hearing their names a lot come this fall.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Let's dive into some of our notes and observations from the session:</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>CA Johnson's <strong>Jonathan Jenkins </strong>did a good job of striking the back during the individual period, showing good lateral movement in the process.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Eastside's <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1719852' first='Kelyn' last='Durham'] </strong>had a 4.66 time on the pro shuttle during the combine portion. Whitmire's <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1825123' first='D'Angelo' last='Ruff'] </strong>came up with a 4.69 on the pro shuttle as well.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Greenwood's <strong>Major Rappley </strong>did a good job of staying under control during the individual session. <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1821280' first='Jayden' last='Wertz'] </strong>from Powdersville did an excellent job of chopping his feet while maintaining body control.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>JL Mann's <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1809307' first='Shaun' last='Carvalho'] </strong>moves with intention and then explodes to make contact with the ball carrier, as we saw in the individual session. <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1811070' first='Parker' last='Collins'] </strong>from Chapin has an excellent shuttle, moving his feet and staying under control moving in between the cones that were set up.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Powdersville's <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1586857' first='Jaydon' last='McGrier'] </strong>can change direction quickly and go from sideline to sideline. Wren's <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1791039' first='JT' last='Forrester'] </strong>and Emerald's <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1773050' first='Tyrell' last='Cloud'] </strong>did a good job of keeping his feet and maintaining good eye discipline.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Moving on to the defensive backs, TL Hanna's <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1791506' first='Emez' last='Nance'] </strong>(pictured) showed excellent coverage skills on the outside, not allowing the receiver to get inside of him. <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2104680' first='Nymerius' last='Taylor'] </strong>from Woodmont showed good recovery speed against the wide receiver and did not give up on the play.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>MyKhail Cannon</strong> from Mauldin did an excellent job of locating the ball and high pointing it for an interception during the one-on-ones against the wide receivers. TL Hanna's <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1471344' first='Jamarion' last='Williams'] </strong>did a good job of finishing on the route and batting the ball away. Ridge View's <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1818586' first='Kingston' last='Lucas'] </strong>did a good job knocking the receiver off his route and bumping him to prevent separation.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>North Central's <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1820699' first='Brayden' last='Price'] </strong>showed excellent physicality to knock the ball away from the receiver. On to the linebackers one-on-one, Cheraw's <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1172365' first='Crawford' last='Poole'] </strong>showed great leverage on the ball, recognized the route and knocked it away immediately before the running back had a chance to catch it. Westside's <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1664575' first='Malachi' last='Peterson'] </strong>did a nice job with the pass breakup, getting his finger tips on the ball. TL Hanna's <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1793670' first='Zy' last='West'] </strong>did an excellent job fighting off the linemen to get to the quarterback. Whitmire's <strong>Samuel Moore </strong>had 20 reps on the bench.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->