PA Community Film Room V4: Rotter, Taylor & More
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Our fourth installment of the Community Film Room series. Tweet your film underneath my CFR thread each week to sue your spot. This series will be for athletes who I have not previously written on in the past. Dean…
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Continue ReadingOur fourth installment of the Community Film Room series. Tweet your film underneath my CFR thread each week to sue your spot. This series will be for athletes who I have not previously written on in the past.
Dean Rotter Dean Rotter 6'0" | 185 lbs | QB Daniel Boone | 2024 State PA | 6’1, 170 | QB | Daniel Boone | 2024
Lefty quarterback out of Daniel Boone HS whose decisiveness and release time in the pocket impresses. Rotter is quick on all things snap-to-throw. Quick mental processing, quick feet with limited false steps, quick decision is made and the ball is released. Love his mindset pre-snap. Rotter sees the middle of the field well but can deliver accurate balls at all three levels. The sophomore can drop passes in a bucket outside the numbers as well, love his accuracy when going vertical. A ton of tight-window throws all over his tape. Rotter’s going to win with accuracy and timing, I expect his 60% completion percentage, in relief of Speyerer last Fall, to raise. Will turn out to be a name to know outside of Berks county.
Check out this highlight! https://t.co/sdpIpHUJST
966 passing yards
12 touchdowns
3 ints
60% completion percentage.
Berks county honorable mention quarterback. @AB5377 @CoachThompsonCT @RobFlowers5 @BlazersBoone @AthleticsPenn @CaryMoyer @BadgleyBruce— Dean Rotter (@DeanRotter) November 25, 2021
Hunter Leister Hunter Leister 6'1" | 245 lbs | DL Fleetwood | 2024 State PA | 6’1, 245 | OL/DL | Fleetwood | 2024
Noah Yourkawitch Noah Yourkawitch 5'10" | 270 lbs | OL Fleetwood | 2023 State PA | 5’10, 275 | OL | Fleetwood | 2023
Here’s an interior linemen with guard and center capabilities. Leister’s a high-gripper who can absolutely churn the hell out of his legs. Impressive motor, consistently driving kids out of the play while working his legs to the whistle. Good amount of pancake blocks on tape. Leister displayed the ability to climb up to the second level and block his second assignment. Signs of an advanced trait that I don’t see too often out of interior linemen. Leister is on the athletic side of the OL spectrum. Good enough foot speed, good flexibility in his lower body that helps him explode out of his stance. Leister is a prospect that would succeed in a testing/combine setting.
Teammate and center for Fleetwood is Noah Yourkawitch Noah Yourkawitch 5'10" | 270 lbs | OL Fleetwood | 2023 State PA , who’s a bit beefier than Leister. Explosive, mean linemen that is capable of driving kids 10-15+ yards off the ball. Every coach should want their linemen with attitude like this on the field, especially at center. Good hat placement on the move. Projecting to the next level, I do think Yourkawitch is light enough on his feet to be kicked to guard if need be. However I do project him to stay at center if he pursues football at the next level.
TJ Taylor TJ Taylor 6'0" | 185 lbs | QB Cheltenham | 2023 PA | 6’0, 175 | QB | Cheltenham | 2023
Here’s a player on a team I’m familiar with, yet somehow this young man has flown under the radar on the site. Cheltenham is comfortable deploying Taylor in shotgun in a spread offense, or tight with Taylor under center. Really like his compact throwing motion. Everything is tight and clean pre-throw. Taylor’s got some quick feet in the pocket, showing that he’s almost always ready to throw. Taylor does a good job resetting his feet when moving from target to target, showing that he often matches his eyes with his feet. The kid has some touch to his throws downfield. Downfield vision is a plus, he isn’t afraid to test you deep either. A lot to like when he’s in rhythm, he’s controlled, accurate and decisive in the short to intermediate game. Taylor provides some improvisational skills as well. He can be trusted to scramble for first downs if the opportunity presents itself.
Year 3 in the books 📚. Focusing on getting better for 2022. https://t.co/cgEFjt6Edz
— tj taylor (@liltjay215) November 19, 2021
Ben Manley Ben Manley 6'2" | 225 lbs | LB Mahanoy Area | 2023 State PA | 6’2, 220 | LB/RB | Mahanoy | 2023
Happy to see some traction beginning to build in recruiting for this young man. If Manley were playing in a more prominent league, he’d have multiple FCS offers at the very least. No worries here as his time will come. His film was a joy to breakdown. His production/stats will lead you to believe that he is a running back with LB capabilities, which of course he is. Yet studying his tape has me enamored with this kid at linebacker, where I believe he will have a future at the next level. An absolute bruiser on both sides of the ball, this kid will make his presence felt after the first snap of a game. Awesome lean, chiseled frame that moves through the trenches in a flash. Manley doesn’t play games on either side of the football. If he’s called to take a carry inside the tackles, he’s going to do it with full force like a man with his head on fire. Same can be said on defense when shooting gaps. RB reps have clearly helped develop his instincts at LBer, often shooting gaps and meeting ball carriers behind the line of scrimmage. Great timing when blitzing. Can shed with hand speed or power. Can shed and run like anyone in the state. This kid has some reps at quarterback too, ridiculously fun tape out of this fearless prospect. I could see Manley also providing safety reps at the next level. One thing that’s for sure, whoever ends up taking a chance on this kid isn’t going to regret it.
⭐️90 Tackles
⭐️3 Sacks
⭐️12 TFL
⭐️2 Forced Fumbles
⭐️800+ rushing yards
⭐️1000+ All Purpose Yards
⭐️2nd Team All Eastern PA
⭐️All-Area Most Versatile Player
⭐️1st Team LB All-Area Coaches Select Dream Team
🔽Updated Film🔽
https://t.co/SxXWWET0Hu— Ben Manley (@BenManley1804) February 4, 2022
Michael Farronato | 6’0, 175 | ATH | Mt. Carmel Area | 2023
Name it and Farronato can do it. This young man exemplifies the “ATH” designation. Can align at wide receiver. Can take handoffs in the backfield. Can return punts and kicks. Can play either safety spot, displaying real closing speed in pass coverage as well as some serious hitting ability in space. Farronato is a multi-purpose weapon deployed everywhere for MCA. 74 tackles, 5 PBU’s, 1 INT, 1 sack on defense. I l like the kid at safety. Good open-field tackler, is often a flash coming downfield to lay a hit on someone. Solid pass coverage skills, he’s adept at playing through a receivers hands. I may like him on defense, however, there is a lot to like out of his offensive skillset. He’s got an unassuming build but is more than willing to lower his pad level and deliver real hits to defenders. He’s got some wiggle in him too. Coaches reading should know of this kid’s ability in Track and Field. Great javelin thrower, triple-jumper and much more.
Junior season highlights. Time to put in the work for senior year! https://t.co/X1dOsGrMgc @speed_killzJK @GOBIGRED19 @damehova9 @CoachCos16 @Coachpoindexter @Coach_Hogs @CoachDreMurphy @Br0ckMcCullough @CoachCoopDbs @WhoisCoachJones @gobigrecruiting @PaFootballNews
— Michael Farronato (@mfarronato_1) November 23, 2021