Top Returning Defensive Players – 5A, Region 6
Adam Carroll HEIGHT 5'11" POS DL CLASS 2024 Adam Carroll School: Centennial High school Plays the game with physicality, urgency, and toughness. Explosive movement skills. Sets a hard edge in the run game. Gets good extension to lock out opponents,…
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Adam Carroll
Plays the game with physicality, urgency, and toughness. Explosive movement skills. Sets a hard edge in the run game. Gets good extension to lock out opponents, with heavy hands to discard; has the lower-body strength to anchor at the line. Plays with discipline on the back end. Bull rush can give opposing blockers trouble on passing downs.
Antwon Barnett
Antwon Barnett
Strong lower body allows him to hold the point of attack in the run game. Gets good extension with his arms and keeps his head up, doing a good job of locating the football and flowing in the play direction. Flashes a rip to disengage and can also make one-armed tackles while blocked at times. Works hard to pursue to the sidelines.
Brennan Counts
Brennan Counts
Has clean footwork and adequate balance on his backpedal, and was asked to do so frequently in school. Provides pretty tight man coverage on routes across the field; fast enough to stick with many opponents on crosses and over routes. Squeezes receivers when defending on outside releases from the short side.
Typically wins the leverage battle. Impressive contact balance for a smaller defensive lineman. Gets good extension with his arms to lock out opposing blockers. Pursues ball carriers with a strong motor. Suddenness allows him to threaten gaps, with the ability to skinny through and create disruption. Knows how to set up opposing blockers. Actively seeks out alternative lanes to the passer; also able to execute stunts and twists. Works in a promising spin counter. Gets his hands up to contest passing lanes.
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Cedric Franklin II
Cedric Franklin II
Shows some attention to detail with his footwork and can match releases effectively at the line. Quick reflexes allow him to stay in-phase when working in man coverage. Patiently diagnoses route combinations from zone, with appropriate risk management. Burst when planting and driving on a spot is impressive, and has some ball-hawking tendencies. Able to bait quarterbacks into throws from zone and close on them to make plays.