Ben Alvarez
Ben Alvarez
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Oliver West | Prep Redzone Scout
In terms of depth and physical stature, the LB position group in the PRzIL 2024 class is especially strong, and the top remaining uncommitted linebacker goes to Yorkville’s 6’2, 225 lber.
Ben Alvarez
Ben
Alvarez
6'2" | 225 lbs | LB
Yorkville | 2024
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IL
. A team captain and two-way starter, Alvarez has one of my all-time favorite traits in a football recruit, and that is an accomplished wrestling background. The ‘backer is the defending Illinois 3A Class 220 lb. state champ in exciting fashion to put a stamp on his 42-8 junior campaign, and he’s also a highly sought-after football prospect who currently holds offers from Harvard, Colgate, Princeton, Akron, Yale, UPenn, Army, Dartmouth, Air Force, Columbia, Lindenwood, Eastern Michigan, and Central Michigan, and with a lot of those colleges also possessing strong wrestling programs, I’d bet he’s being recruited in both sports from a couple of these potential suitors. Alvarez posted 50 tackles, 9 TFLs, a sack, a pick-six, a fumble recovery TD, and 22 carries for 123 yards and 2 TDs + four receptions for 60 yards offensively. Can slip into passing lanes in the flats and hook/curls, finds space when shooting gaps as a blitzer, can run the alley and pursue out to the edge on faster ball carriers while closing quickly, and is a solid route runner and pass catcher as a fullback with physicality and balance after the catch. Alvarez will also bring the boom when given the opportunity. Bright future in either sport no matter what he decides, but I’d be stoked to have this kid in my LB room if I was a college coach.
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