James Bryant
James Bryant
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Scott Burgess | Prep Redzone Scout
Bryant is one of the best linebackers in the state. It is very puzzling how he is not getting more interest on the recruiting trail only landing small college offers. He did visit Kansas State and Mizzou back in the fall, but after what he did for the Flyers more schools need to be in on Bryant!
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Read EvaluationScott Burgess | Prep Redzone Scout
Bryant is a middle linebacker at 6’0″ 200 pounds that transferred over from Missouri. He is a physical thumper up the middle that purses with speed. He is an absolute tackling machine especially in the run game while having upside vs the pass.
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Read EvaluationOliver West | Prep Redzone Scout
We’re staying in the uber-talented St. Louis metropolitan area and have yet another now-D1 Missouri freshman who you would have on your radar earlier than anyone if you read my recruiting feature from last fall. Lutheran North 2027 LB James Bryant III isn’t the biggest ‘backer yet, reporting a 6’, 180 lb. frame, but he’s a heckuva football player who is always around the football and who popped off an eye-catching six-sack game back in the fall. He earned All-District and All-Conference honors while manning a varsity LB spot for the Class 4A, 6x state champion Crusaders, starting 12 games and totaling 91 tackles, 11 sacks, 11 TFLs, 3 FF, and 2 punt blocks, and PRzMO scout JP Rock saw him run a 4.4 short-shuttle and jump 30″ vertically in April at an in-person showcase. Shortly after, on May 1st, Bryant III earned his first college football offer from FBS Miami (OH), a great start to a recruiting journey that isn’t ending anytime soon.
As a standup OLB on the LOS but at a 9T or even wider alignment, Bryant III can drop into coverage, blitz, and see and eliminate the run with equal impact. He opens his tape with a big stick on kickoff, something that fires a crowd and sideline up, and he continues to show that he’s one of the hardest hitters in the state throughout the rest of the film. Especially at his weight. He kind of physically shocks ball carriers when he puts the pads on them, Bryant III is a great form tackler, goes all out and brings his hips through contact while driving his feet relentlessly, and can also lay a shoulder and bring a ton of pop behind him on RBs, QBs, and WRs alike. The 180 lber. does a good job of slipping underneath larger OL and TEs working to the second level or at the edge of the LOS, can drop his hips to surprise blockers, shows sideline-to-sideline range in run support and a big motor, and can tackle in space. The production as a pass rusher showed up on tape too, as he gets off the LOS and shoots gaps with pace and attacks RBs in pass pro. The dynamic ability from the position, range, ability to beat blocks, and above all: physicality, make him one of the more interesting prospects to continue tracking in Missouri.
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