Gabriel Johnson
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Carl Frederick | Prep Redzone Scout
Like what I see out of senior Gabriel Gabriel VA ‘ last=’Johnson’] at both safety and running back. Strong safety is where he can play in college, Johnson is a technician on the back end of the Panthers defense. He has good range and great explosion when he flies in for the tackle, this dude is tough as nails.
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Read EvaluationCole Laing | Prep Redzone Scout
Gabriel was heavily involved on defense his year. He plays a hybrid OLB/DB role, but his size will likely have colleges looking for him to play DB. He finished his junior season with 70 tackles, 10.5 tackles for loss, and 2 interceptions, while being named 1st Team All WCAC Metro on defense. He is a good athlete with good hand quickness, foot quickness, hip fluidity, solid COD, foot speed, and balance. You see his hand quickness at the LOS jamming WRs in their chest to disrupt their route. He has solid mirror in man coverage with good hip fluidity to turn and change direction to follow WRs. He has good vision and reaction in zone coverage keeping his head on a swivel and solid timing and ball skills to disrupt the pass. He plays with very good physical toughness in run support with a willingness to take on contact, and has good angle processing when closing on ball carriers with good tackling through the ball carrier.
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