Booker T Washington offensive lineman Darian Melendez Darian Melendez 6'5" | 315 lbs | OL Booker T. Washington | 2024 State OK is another example of a prospect that has been on the radar for a while now. We’re going to be following Melendez as he’s going the junior college route and could very well end up at a higher level in a year or two. He was being recruited at that level and as long as he continues to put the work in, good things should follow. And we have no doubts that he’s going to put the work in based on watching him develop over the last few years. Melendez continued to be the top guy on the Booker T Washington offensive line and then during the offseason he continued to work on his craft.

And speaking of the spring, when we watched the Hornets and specifically the offensive line, we were very impressed and think that the Hornets are going to go into this season with one of the best offensive lines in Class 6A-2. Anchoring that offensive line is going to be 2024 offensive lineman Darian Melendez Darian Melendez 6'5" | 315 lbs | OL Booker T. Washington | 2024 State OK at the left tackle position. Melendez has shown steady improvement over the last two years and he has definitely put himself in a position to be considered one of the top offensive linemen in the state’s 2024 class. His recruitment has picked up because of that improvement and as the Hornets go from primarily a passing offense to a run-first approach, Melendez and the rest of this Hornet offensive line are ready to pave the way for their speedsters to get into space.

Booker T Washington offensive lineman Darian Melendez Darian Melendez 6'5" | 315 lbs | OL Booker T. Washington | 2024 State OK is another example of a prospect that keeps his head down, does the work and is seeing it pay off in a big way. Melendez is definitely a player that has improved his stock as a prospect because of the constant dedication to working and getting better at his craft. He’s come to a few of our prospect camps in the offseason and is always one of the better guys at the position. He has continued that offseason training over the last 18 months and is now going into his senior season as one of the better prospects at his position. We saw Melendez line up primarily at left tackle during a team camp last month and he was outstanding. And continuing the theme with the last two prospects, we think Booker T Washington is going to have an outstanding offensive line based on what we saw from them during the team camp season.

Booker T Washington 2024 offensive lineman Darian Melendez Darian Melendez 6'5" | 315 lbs | OL Booker T. Washington | 2024 State OK first got on our radar at the last camp we had back in April. He was one of the better offensive linemen in attendance that day and he backed up the work once again on Saturday. Melendez is a strong offensive lineman that knows how to move quick to get into position. Just like with any of these prospects along the offensive line, they are really only able to do pass protection with no pads on. It’s always difficult to really judge either side of the line of scrimmage but with some guys you just know. Melendez was one of those guys this weekend. He once again impressed the position coaches and he continues to get better and better every time we see him. He was really good last spring, had a strong junior season and then he had another great showing on Saturday.

One player that moved up in the recent ranking update and his stock continues to be pointing up is Booker T Washington offensive lineman Darian Melendez Darian Melendez 6'5" | 315 lbs | OL Booker T. Washington | 2024 State OK . Judging Melendez on size alone, he looks like more of a tackle prospect but his tape features him lining up as a guard. But then you see him move and he has very quick feet and gets in and out of his stance in a hurry. As he continues to improve his hand placement at the point of attack, we could see Melendez being a prospect for a variety of positions at the next level. The one thing we’re waiting on is to see Melendez show that same kind of dominance against the top competition that Booker T Washington sees week in and week out. If Melendez brings that same kind of intensity to those bigger games and has that success against top guys along the defensive line, we could see him moving up even more.