What's your biggest strength as a player, and how does it show up in games?
I have physical and strong hands and it lets me control the defense will immense strength.
What are you working to improve right now?
My foot and hip mobility
What are you looking for in a college program?
To fit what I want to do after college and to help me be the best possible person I can be.
Outside of your sport, what should coaches know about you?
That I’m a kind young man that wants to be the best person I can possibly be. I love helping younger people and I love being a role model.
What do you want to study, and what career interests you?
I want to study fishiery science and become a game warden.
Expert Analysis
Kaidyn
ShirleyOL/DL
Class
2028
Height
6'2"
Weight
285
HS
Indiana
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PA
Eyes to the WEST, Impactful Offensive Linemen and Skill Players
A watch listed player who is on track to move off our watch list and into the 2028...
Written by Vic Castillo
Vic Castillo | Prep Redzone Scout
Vic Castillo
Prep Redzone Lead Scout
A watch listed player who is on track to move off our watch list and into the 2028 Pennsylvania rankings. He stands 6’2, 280 pounds, is a varsity starter and carries an impressive 4.1 GPA. Save his name.
He had an active summer, visiting a ton of schools and participating in college camps. That is actually where I initially found him. He posted a two minute Week 4 tape against Armstrong High School back on September 19 that really caught my attention. He hasn’t posted much since, but his Hudl is littered with single game cutups, three of which are from this season.
I’d like to see him become a little more proactive in getting his name out there because I think he has legitimate potential in the recruiting scene. I watched that two minute single game tape against Armstrong as the basis of this evaluation.
Stationed at left guard for Indiana, he is a beefy interior prospect who absorbs contact with ease. He is a big ball of mass who is proving difficult to move, especially for blitzing linebackers and defenders who don’t outweigh him.
He can advance to the second level, where his ability to drive defenders really stands out. I actually like the second half of his reps more than the first. When he fires off the ball, maintains a low pad level and shocks his assignment with his initial point of contact, then couples all of that with his leg drive, he can really wow on tape.
High motor, high energy player who plays through the whistle. His technique in terms of shooting his hands and overall hand placement looks solid, at least from this game. More importantly, he looks consistent with it.
He isn’t sloppy on one rep and cleaned up on the next. You can see him actively working through the technique he has been taught, particularly with his hand shooting and placement. There is a process to his game, and he consistently works to execute it.
This is a 2028 interior offensive lineman who is trending toward a spot in our Pennsylvania rankings.