– Has been a stud for several years and recently wrapped up a tremendous pre-high school career. He’s an athlete that I would offer right now, before he even enters high school

– Elite build, size and speed as a defensive end and tight end at this point of his career

– Teams literally ran away from his side of the field throughout the AYF National Tournament.

There are a lot of dominating players across the country in every class, at every age group, in each league. In fact, if I’m writing about a player and evaluating them, there’s a very good chance I think they project to be college football players at a higher level (D2/FCS/FBS). All that said, pound for pound, there may not be a more physically dominant player in the entire country than Patterson. At 6-foot-2 and 210-pounds of muscle in just the seventh grade at just 12-years old, Patterson is unstoppable. Offensively, he plays Tight End and the 2028 prospect is the middle school version of future NFL Hall of Famer, Antonio Gates. He’s big, strong, pretty good speed and soft hands for a prospect at this level. Defensively, he’s a menace coming off the edge as a Defensive End. Comparison here is to nine-time NFL All-Pro Julius Peppers. He’s an absolute specimen.