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Dame Lester | Prep Redzone Scout
Long, lean, explosive wideout with prototype two-sport athleticism that jumps off the screen — 5’11”/155 lbs frame that’s still filling out but already moves like a guy who ran a 10.84 100m and 46.84 400m as a freshman (US #1 freshman in the 400m) — you see it in his releases off the line, ability to stack DBs vertically, and how he creates separation in a blink. He’s still developing route polish and physicality at the catch point (wiry build means he can get bodied by bigger corners right now), but the ball skills flash, he tracks deep balls naturally, and his football IQ is ahead of schedule for a kid rotating in on varsity as a sophomore. Track background gives him that extra gear in the open field and endurance to run multiple routes per drive without fading. High-motor kid who blocks when asked and competes every snap. Scheme fit as a vertical slot or boundary X who can take the top off coverage immediately. Once he adds 20-25 lbs of good weight in a college program, the sky is the limit — classic high-ceiling developmental receiver.
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Dame Lester | Prep Redzone Scout
Long, lean, explosive wideout with prototype two-sport athleticism that jumps off the screen — 5’11”/155 lbs frame that’s still filling out but already moves like a guy who ran a 10.84 100m and 46.84 400m as a freshman (US #1 freshman in the 400m) — you see it in his releases off the line, ability to stack DBs vertically, and how he creates separation in a blink. He’s still developing route polish and physicality at the catch point (wiry build means he can get bodied by bigger corners right now), but the ball skills flash, he tracks deep balls naturally, and his football IQ is ahead of schedule for a kid rotating in on varsity as a sophomore. Track background gives him that extra gear in the open field and endurance to run multiple routes per drive without fading. High-motor kid who blocks when asked and competes every snap. Scheme fit as a vertical slot or boundary X who can take the top off coverage immediately. Once he adds 20-25 lbs of good weight in a college program, the sky is the limit — classic high-ceiling developmental receiver.
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