Holland is a linebacker/edge player that has garnered a lot of small college and some FCS interest over the last month.  He has a lot of physical and athletic tools that make him intriguing at 6’4” as a versatile player that can play on the edge with his hand in the dirt or standing up.

Holland is a 6’4″ 225 pound edge rusher that lines up most of the time standing up.  Big time closing speed pursuing the quarterback.  Bends well getting after the passer.  Great angles to the ball, form tackler, and plays with a mean streak. Long arms corralling the ball carrier.  Good pursuing down the line against the run making tackles for loss.

A player I was very excited to get some eyes on while grinding tape for the PrepRedzoneIL 2027 rankings drop, Lake Forest’s George Holland George Holland 6'4" | 225 lbs | LB Lake Forest | 2027 State IL more than lived up to the hype, recording a dominant and eye-catching freshman season in the non-varsity ranks of the Scouts. The big-time size shows up exactly how you’d want it to on tape, as Holland was easily one of the hardest hitters in the entire class and a versatile and productive EDGE prospect who screams P4 despite no varsity reps at this point in time. The 6’4, 225 lber. is a vicious tackler who gets the most out of every hit and has a couple of reps of him ragdolling ball carriers and spinning them hard into the turf in bone-crunching fashion. He easily shocks and sheds blocking attempts with good technique and overpowering strength for non-varsity competition, brings an eye-popping blend of speed and power off the edge at 6’4, 225, and changes direction smoothly and effectively in space. Holland closes with pace, pursues with leverage as an edge defender and has the speed to run down ball carriers to the sideline as a backside defender, and was an absolute hammer at the contact point. Holland played some off-ball LB and looked very capable of manning the position movement-wise. Flowed to the ball and could start/stop well, was rangy in defense, although EDGE is forsure his best spot, and he was overall a man amongst boys in 2023. Not comparing, but it’s hard not to think about Rylie Mills here, as Holland looks like the next great Scouts DL and college prospect.