Kevin Heywood | Pope John Paul II
Kevin Heywood
- Class
- 2024
- Position
- OL
- Height
- 6'7"
- Weight
- 300
- School
- Pope John Paul II
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Vic Castillo | Prep Redzone Scout
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- In the conversation for the best OL in the state.
- Wisconsin commit
- 6’7, 300
Long legs and arms, an obvious observation. What I’ve been liking about
Kevin Heywood
Kevin
Heywood
6'7" | 300 lbs | OL
Pope John Paul II | 2024
State
PA
recently is his ability to block with his head out of the block, designating holes for RBs. What exactly do I mean by that? Heywood’s hand placement and power allows him to punch and grasp a kid’s chestplate, shoulder pad, use circular force and torque, and define holes for backs running in off-tackle run sets. Heywood isn’t seen too often blocking with his belly, or his facemask, or his shoulder pads, it’s an advanced trait that is honestly gifted to this young man. Continuous work in this area will have him working quickly at Wisconsin. It’s about consistency too. You can count on Heywood run-blocking with his head and gut out of the play, his incredible wingspan helps of course.
This supreme upper body torque allows Heywood to simply throw kids out of the way, he did just that in the game I attended against Judge. I’m usually enamored with Heywood as a potential pass-blocker, yet I came away focused on his ability to punch-and-shock in the run game, he finished reps well too. Can’t say I came away surprised if I’m being honest. Saw Heywood work on the move too, not sure how an unblocked defender in his path is supposed to go about stopping a barrelling mammoth headed straight to clear a B or C gap. Was fun watching him as always.
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