#71

I just wrote and published an evaluation of Jacob last night, but I’ll add a little more here.

Jacob is a great football player, and undoubtedly one of the best in D5. Though, he has a few steps until he’s a super highly-touted prospect. I like his hands, his footwork is ok, while his aggression needs some work. I still definitely think he’ll get GLIAC attention this Spring.

Here’s my more detailed evaluation that I published last night

“I JUST watched Jacob play a few hours ago, and I am extremely comfortable with where I have him ranked. In short, Jacob has elite size and fine fundamentals, but there’s a ton to improve upon.

In the run game, Jacob does his job. He can reach block, down block, make it to the second level, etc. Same with pass blocking- he does his job. I am extremely confident that Jacob knows what he’s doing, but he doesn’t always know how to do it in a detailed manner.

For instance, I watched a late-game pass rep where Jacob did an excellent job getting his hands on the defender and locking out. By all accounts, Jacob did his job- until the defender cut inside and earned a critical late-game sack. On that play, Jacob let his pad level get way too high, and he completely stopped moving his feet. He could have completely eliminated the DE from the play, but instead, he didn’t play through the whistle.

Lastly, Jacob could improve with his all-around athleticism. Better footwork would help, too.

Great size, good high school player, and someone who’ll probably have an opportunity to play excellent D2 football.”

Timmer is another very interesting prospect, and my gut tells me that he’ll also land with a GLIAC squad.

I JUST watched Jacob play a few hours ago, and I am extremely comfortable with where I have him ranked. In short, Jacob has elite size and fine fundamentals, but there’s a ton to improve upon.

In the run game, Jacob does his job. He can reach block, down block, make it to the second level, etc. Same with pass blocking- he does his job. I am extremely confident that Jacob knows what he’s doing, but he doesn’t always know how to do it in a detailed manner.

For instance, I watched a late-game pass rep where Jacob did an excellent job getting his hands on the defender and locking out. By all accounts, Jacob did his job- until the defender cut inside and earned a critical late-game sack. On that play, Jacob let his pad level get way too high, and he completely stopped moving his feet. He could have completely eliminated the DE from the play, but instead, he didn’t play through the whistle.

Lastly, Jacob could improve with his all-around athleticism. Better footwork would help, too.

Great size, good high school player, and someone who’ll probably have an opportunity to play excellent D2 football.