Coming out of  Lemont High School in the Chicagoland suburbs, which is coincidentally home to our National Scouting Director and General Manager Jake Lemming, 6’5, 270 lb. lineman Jake Sulzberger had himself a nice start to the new year and has earned offers from Toledo, Akron, Western Michigan, and Miami (OH) since January 11th. A well-known name in the loaded 2025 IL OL crop of talent, Sulzberger also earned offers from Ball State last May and Eastern Michigan during the season, so I’m interested to see who ascends from their primarily MAC recruit status into a P5 prospect, but we have a lot of time left and you can bet your butt that Sulzberger will be in the mix.

A three-sport athlete (wrestling and baseball) who is following in the footsteps of some decorated Lemont prospects to come before him, Sulzberger has a devastating combo of strength and mobility at 6’5, 270 lbs. Able to play both RT and LT, the junior is a strong kid with tons of power at the contact point who will run you into the ground once he gets engaged or send you flying when he locks out his arms and plays with a nasty demeanor that is hard to disengage from for an opponent. Comfortable in a zone scheme in both run and pass blocking, Sulzberger was asked to do a lot of different things as an OT and his overall mobility helps him easily and effectively work to the second level, combo, pull, and set the edge when lead blocking. Specifically, he’s a very impressive puller who flattens helpless edge defenders and comes in full-steam ahead through contact, and his good balance helps him display a great base in pass pro and a good looking vertical drop as well. Mobile, mean, athletic, technically sound, well coached, and equally comfortable in run and pass blocking, OTs like Sulzberger don’t grow on trees and his recruitment should reflect that fact once he’s all done and signed.

The offensive tackle from Lemont dominated in his sophomore season. Sulzberger measures in at 6’5, 260 lbs and impresses in a variety of ways. He possesses plus athleticism and shows it off when pulling or down blocking in the run game. Sulzberger bends well for his size and bursts off the ball to out-leverage defenders. And even when Sulzberger is out-leveraged by defensive linemen, his solid technique allows him to recover with ease. In the pass game, Sulzberger moves extremely well and uses his frame to eliminate angles from opposing rushers. As he heads into his junior season and adds weigh, Sulzberger should be a force anchoring Lemont’s offensive line.