You Are Athlete Event Coverage: Defensive Line Notebook, Part IV

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>On Saturday, May 2, 2026 I was invited out by You Are Athlete to cover their annual Regional Exposure Camp for the third consecutive year. This year's event was hosted by Piscataway High School and was, in my experience, their best yet. Featuring the best crop of talent I have seen out of their events yet, it was extremely well ran and plenty of reps to be had.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Below are my notes for a handful of prospects at the position group I referenced in this article's title.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Be sure to follow me on&nbsp;<a href="https://x.com/BrendanScoutsNJ">Twitter</a>&nbsp;for the latest New Jersey high school football prospect news and not miss a beat!</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:separator --> <hr class="wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity" /> <!-- /wp:separator --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":["not_in_db"],"_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_0_player_details_selected_featured_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_selected_featured_image":"field_62cca28ffa4e7","player_evaluations_0_player_details_player_name":"Shawn Blakely","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_player_name":"field_62aba4c9ecf2f","player_evaluations_0_player_details_graduating_class":"2027","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_graduating_class":"field_62aba4ddecf30","player_evaluations_0_player_details_height":"5'10u0022","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_height":"field_62aba4e8ecf31","player_evaluations_0_player_details_weight":"210","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_weight":"field_65b288425ecf6","player_evaluations_0_player_details_position":"2406","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_position":"field_62aba4f0ecf32","player_evaluations_0_player_details_school":"Hamilton West","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_school":"field_62aba4fdecf33","player_evaluations_0_player_details_club_program":"","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_club_program":"field_62d20e723441a","player_evaluations_0_player_details":"","_player_evaluations_0_player_details":"field_62aba4afecf2e","player_evaluations":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"preview","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-6a2067142d45a"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">An interesting prospect that, after this performance, I cannot wait to watch game tape on is Shawn Blakely. Out of Hamilton-West, Blakely changed directions extremely well. I also thought that he showed the ability to get up-and-down hill quickly and efficiently. In terms of skills, I thought he did a great job of neutralizing his matchup's hands when he went inside.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["1516901"],"_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-6a2067142d4e8"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">A big bodied freshman ready to make an impact on varsity was [player_tooltip player_id='1516901' first='Carsen' last='Perot']. Perot showed both excellent speed and even better feet. When pass rushing he seemed to have a tendency to find space and take it. There is much to like about Perot, including his size and athleticism. There were moments that he flashed having "the right idea," but needs to finish - which for as advanced as he is will inevitably come with age. Some of these things I picked up on where: leveraging the sideline in pursuit, spinning back to anticipate a quarterback stepping up in the pocket, and controlling himself a bit more when stacking moves. All-in-all, a very precocious performance for a prospect yet to complete his freshman year of high school.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":["not_in_db"],"_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_0_player_details_selected_featured_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_selected_featured_image":"field_62cca28ffa4e7","player_evaluations_0_player_details_player_name":"Carter Thomas","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_player_name":"field_62aba4c9ecf2f","player_evaluations_0_player_details_graduating_class":"2028","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_graduating_class":"field_62aba4ddecf30","player_evaluations_0_player_details_height":"null","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_height":"field_62aba4e8ecf31","player_evaluations_0_player_details_weight":"","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_weight":"field_65b288425ecf6","player_evaluations_0_player_details_position":"2406","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_position":"field_62aba4f0ecf32","player_evaluations_0_player_details_school":"NY","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_school":"field_62aba4fdecf33","player_evaluations_0_player_details_club_program":"","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_club_program":"field_62d20e723441a","player_evaluations_0_player_details":"","_player_evaluations_0_player_details":"field_62aba4afecf2e","player_evaluations":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"preview","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-6a2067142d5ff"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">In the sole rep I caught of Carter Thomas, he read his matchup like a book. Thomas saw something, not sure what as I missed it, that triggered him to go outside. As such, he coasted to an easy win.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["2177664"],"_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-6a2067142d693"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">Despite his 151st rank in New York, it was a mixed performance from [player_tooltip player_id='2177664' first='Logan' last='Murtlow'] in my opinion. I certainly saw the strengths of his game on display: fast first two steps, length, and working up-and-in to his opponent's chest. However, there were times I thought that Murtlow played too high, giving up his chest, and took a terrible stance. I truly hope that Murtlow can quell this evaluation as he embarks on his junior season this fall.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">You Are Athlete New Jersey Regional Exposure Camp Event Coverage</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><a href="https://prepredzone.com/2026/05/you-are-athlete-yaa-event-coverage-the-offensive-eye-test">You Are Athlete (YAA) Event Coverage: The Offensive Eye Test</a><br><a href="https://prepredzone.com/2026/05/you-are-athlete-yaa-event-coverage-the-defensive-eye-test">You Are Athlete (YAA) Event Coverage: The Defensive Eye Test</a><br><a href="https://prepredzone.com/2026/05/you-are-athlete-event-coverage-defensive-back-notebook-part-i">You Are Athlete Event Coverage: Defensive Back Notebook, Part I</a><br><a href="https://prepredzone.com/2026/06/you-are-athlete-event-coverage-defensive-back-notebook-part-ii">You Are Athlete Event Coverage: Defensive Back Notebook, Part II</a><br><a href="https://prepredzone.com/2026/05/you-are-athlete-event-coverage-defensive-line-notebook-part-i">You Are Athlete Event Coverage: Defensive Line Notebook, Part I</a><br><a href="https://prepredzone.com/2026/05/you-are-athlete-event-coverage-defensive-line-notebook-part-ii">You Are Athlete Event Coverage: Defensive Line Notebook, Part II</a><br><a href="https://prepredzone.com/2026/06/you-are-athlete-event-coverage-defensive-line-notebook-part-iii">You Are Athlete Event Coverage: Defensive Line Notebook, Part III</a><br><a href="https://prepredzone.com/2026/06/you-are-athlete-event-coverage-defensive-line-notebook-part-iv">You Are Athlete Event Coverage: Defensive Line Notebook, Part IV</a><br><a href="https://prepredzone.com/2026/05/you-are-athlete-event-coverage-linebacker-notebook-part-i">You Are Athlete Event Coverage: Linebacker Notebook, Part I</a><br><a href="https://prepredzone.com/2026/05/you-are-athlete-event-coverage-linebacker-notebook-part-ii">You Are Athlete Event Coverage: Linebacker Notebook, Part II</a><br><a href="https://prepredzone.com/2026/06/you-are-athlete-event-coverage-linebacker-notebook-part-iii">You Are Athlete Event Coverage: Linebacker Notebook, Part III</a><br><a href="https://prepredzone.com/2026/05/you-are-athlete-event-coverage-offensive-line-notebook-part-i">You Are Athlete Event Coverage: Offensive Line Notebook, Part I</a><br><a href="https://prepredzone.com/2026/05/you-are-athlete-event-coverage-offensive-line-notebook-part-ii">You Are Athlete Event Coverage: Offensive Line Notebook, Part II</a><br><a href="https://prepredzone.com/2026/05/you-are-athlete-event-coverage-offensive-line-notebook-part-iii">You Are Athlete Event Coverage: Offensive Line Notebook, Part III</a><br><a href="https://prepredzone.com/2026/06/you-are-athlete-event-coverage-offensive-line-notebook-part-iv">You Are Athlete Event Coverage: Offensive Line Notebook, Part IV</a><br><a href="https://prepredzone.com/2026/05/you-are-athlete-event-coverage-quarterback-notebook-part-i">You Are Athlete Event Coverage: Quarterback Notebook, Part I</a><br><a href="https://prepredzone.com/2026/05/you-are-athlete-event-coverage-quarterback-notebook-part-ii">You Are Athlete Event Coverage: Quarterback Notebook, Part II</a><br><a href="https://prepredzone.com/2026/05/you-are-athlete-event-coverage-quarterback-notebook-part-iii">You Are Athlete Event Coverage: Quarterback Notebook, Part III</a><br><a href="https://prepredzone.com/2026/06/you-are-athlete-event-coverage-quarterback-notebook-part-iv">You Are Athlete Event Coverage: Quarterback Notebook, Part IV</a><br><a href="https://prepredzone.com/2026/05/you-are-athlete-event-coverage-running-back-notebook-part-i">You Are Athlete Event Coverage: Running back Notebook, Part I</a><br><a href="https://prepredzone.com/2026/05/you-are-athlete-event-coverage-running-back-notebook-part-ii">You Are Athlete Event Coverage: Running Back Notebook, Part II</a><br><a href="https://prepredzone.com/2026/06/you-are-athlete-event-coverage-running-back-notebook-part-iii">You Are Athlete Event Coverage: Running Back Notebook, Part III</a><br><a href="https://prepredzone.com/2026/05/you-are-athlete-event-coverage-receiver-notebook-part-i">You Are Athlete Event Coverage: Receiver Notebook, Part I</a><br><a href="https://prepredzone.com/2026/05/you-are-athlete-event-coverage-receiver-notebook-part-ii">You Are Athlete Event Coverage: Receiver Notebook, Part II</a><br><a href="https://prepredzone.com/2026/05/you-are-athlete-event-coverage-receiver-notebook-part-iii">You Are Athlete Event Coverage: Receiver Notebook, Part III</a><br><a href="https://prepredzone.com/2026/06/you-are-athlete-event-coverage-receiver-notebook-part-iv">You Are Athlete Event Coverage: Receiver Notebook, Part IV</a><br></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->