Salem Pop. 1325

Nestled on I-90 about halfway between Sioux Falls and the home of the iconic Corn Palace which is Mitchell, South Dakota you’ll find McCook Central-Montrose 2029 defensive end Easton Meyer Easton Meyer 5'11" | 219 lbs | DL McCook Central/Montrose | 2029 State SD . This young man came out of nowhere at our spring Prep Redzone Dakotas Showcase and finished as one of my favorite underclassmen in attendance with no tape besides his clips at our showcase to evaluate ahead of time. The now 6’0 220 pounder has agile footwork that can win the 1v1 battles with his highly-physical hands and wirey movement that is balanced in whichever direction he wants to take the offensive linemen he goes up against. I clearly have a high bar for Easton just off the live eval I got in May as he sits as DL1 and inside our top 20 as a young man that’s not only a small town sleeper but was a clear hidden gem up till about three months ago.

The other 2029 defensive linemen that didn’t catch my radar until Saturday in the class was Easton Meyer Easton Meyer 5'11" | 219 lbs | DL McCook Central/Montrose | 2029 State SD out of McCook Central-Montrose. Easton showed off really smooth hands with his get off for his age against the competiton in Indy and later into 1v1s as one that impressed me with his athleticism he showed off on every rep with his explosiveness with his get off. The 5’11 219 pounder for the Fighting Kougars, had two testing categories where he placed in our top 14 at the showcase as at his size he jumped 8’10 in the broad jump (#14 overall) and his best testing number was in the pro agility which Easton went 4.57 good for 12th at our Dakotas Showcase. He’s one that I feel has an impressive and only going to grow football IQ for his age, as there was just overall great balance in what I saw out of him on every rep. He gets my nod for my favorite 2029 new name from South Dakota at our showcase.