Recruiting Roundup: Underclassmen With Big-Time Potential

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>With college camps under way and the upcoming fall season right around the corner, we are taking a look ahead at some under-the-radar prospects who plan to make a name for themselves over the next few months. Here are four standouts who pop on film and have taken their recruiting up a notch with strong showings during summer camps over the past week.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["1921559"],"_player_evaluations_0_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"preview","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-6a35395c10a8c"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">Mount Vernon High School tight end [player_tooltip player_id='1921559' first='Landon' last='Dawson'] picked up an offer from Ohio State. Dawson has great leaping ability, wins one-on-one battles and can make very acrobatic catches with the ball in the air. Very good target especially around the end zone and displays very good hands. Good release into the flat, flashes good top-end speed and burst.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["2204988"],"_player_evaluations_0_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"preview","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-6a35395c10c2e"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">[player_tooltip player_id='2206212' first='Brandon' last='Bolender'] is a good all-around safety prospect. With the ball in the air, he can effectively win one-on-one battles and consistently fights for the ball. Has great leaping ability and is very disruptive. Good closing speed when he gets downhill as a safety, flashes being a good open-field tackler. Class of 2028 DB who earned offers from Miami-Ohio and Eastern Michigan in June.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["2200993"],"_player_evaluations_0_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"preview","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-6a35395c10cf9"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">[player_tooltip player_id='2200993' first='Jonah' last='Kowza'] is a big-time kicker who has a good swing in his leg. Kowza has a good frame with which to add bulk at the next level. Good height at 6-foot-1 and weighs 171 pounds. He earned an offer from Bowling Green this past week. He is Kohl's #1-ranked kicker in Ohio. Final stats in 2025 include 37/38 on PAT, 3/5 on field goals and 33/46 on touchbacks.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["1921602"],"_player_evaluations_0_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"preview","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-6a35395c10dba"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">Austintown Fitch High School offensive tackle [player_tooltip player_id='1921602' first='Anthony' last='Blalock Jr.'] earned an offer from Alabama. The 6-foot-5, 315-pound offensive lineman has the goods. With a quick first step and ability to finish as a run blocker, he is a force in the run game. He creates vertical push well by driving his feet on contact, good ability to work to the second level and good first step off the line of scrimmage. Big-time prospect who continues to shine on the recruiting circuit.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->