A Look at the Class of 2025: Cleveland
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Cleveland has had a long history of producing talented football players. Here are five very talented players from the class of 2025 in Cleveland to keep an eye on. Bo Jackson OH #9 RB #2 HEIGHT 6'0" WEIGHT 195 POS…
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Continue ReadingCleveland has had a long history of producing talented football players. Here are five very talented players from the class of 2025 in Cleveland to keep an eye on.
Bo is currently the top ranked RB in the class of 2025. He does a good job of following the FB through the hole. Once in the secondary, he shows good power and contact balance as he breaks tackles from LB and DB with ease. In addition to running with great power, he also possesses great athletic ability and play speed to outrun defenders for a long touchdown run. He shows great mental toughness as he plays very well near the goal line.
Nate plays as an ILB. Against the run, he quickly reads run/pass, shows great instincts as he takes the correct angle in pursuit, shows good play strength as he quickly sheds the block from the OL and delivers a nice form tackle preventing a gain of significant yardage. Against the pass, he shows very good play speed to stay in phase with athletic RB coming out of the backfield on wheel routes and prevents his man from getting open.
Trey is the top ranked ATH in the class of 2025. On offense, he plays as a WR. He shows very good hands as he makes the catch on passes thrown off target with ease. After the catch is made, he uses his quality play speed to outrun all defenders as he scores on a long TD reception. On defense, he plays as a FS. He effectively reads the QB and tracks the ball well in the air. He uses his great hands to catch the ball at its highest point for an interception. After he makes the interception, he uses his very good athletic ability to outrun everyone as he scores on a pick six.
Brandon is the top ranked DL in the class of 2025. He plays as a DE. Against the run, he is quick off the ball and quickly penetrates the LOS. He quickly locates the RB and uses his good form tackling ability and play strength to make the tackle preventing a gain of significant yardage. Against the pass, he shows good burst off the ball, shows good use of hands as he sheds the block from the OT. He shows good closing speed in pursuit of the QB and finishes up with a sack.
He does a good job of reading the coverage and quickly finds the open receiver. He gets the ball out of his hands before the defense can get pressure. He delivers the ball with good accuracy on short, intermediate and deep passes with quality arm strength and touch placing the ball on the correct shoulder maximizing YAC. He shows good ability to deliver the ball accurately while on the move even when there is a defender in his face.