Time to meet our first LB1 in this brand new 2028 South Dakota class in 6’0 180 pounder Bridger Mez Bridger Mez 5'11" | 215 lbs | LB Rapid City Stevens | 2028 State SD , also out of Rapid City Stevens. Note to evaluators, don’t blink late at night watching this kid’s first clip as Bridger wastes no time getting downhill to the ball carrier, and quite frankly it continues the more you watch his tape. He shows off great pursuit angles as a linebacker that you can tell carries great fluidity in his athletic movement even as just just an incoming sophomore for the Raiders. High motored middle linebacker that is not afraid to run down a ball carrier downfield and is one that I would expect will be tackling monster in the coming years for Stevens.

Time to meet our first LB1 in this brand new 2028 South Dakota class in 6’0 180 pounder Bridger Mez Bridger Mez 5'11" | 215 lbs | LB Rapid City Stevens | 2028 State SD , also out of Rapid City Stevens. Note to evaluators, don’t blink late at night watching this kid’s first clip as Bridger wastes no time getting downhill to the ball carrier, and quite frankly it continues the more you watch his tape. He shows off great pursuit angles as a linebacker that you can tell carries great fluidity in his athletic movement even as just just an incoming sophomore for the Raiders. High motored middle linebacker that is not afraid to run down a ball carrier downfield and is one that I would expect will be tackling monster in the coming years for Stevens.