Ryan Hetzel
 
                Ryan Hetzel
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        Alan Popadines | Prep Redzone Scout
The fact that all three of the starting linebackers for Toms River made this write up of top performers, should scare people around the Jersey Shore for years to come. Typically lining up as the Sam linebacker alongside 
        Dante Koc
        
            
                                     Dante
                    Koc
                    
                        6'1" | 230 lbs | LB/RB                    
                                            Toms River (Youth Program) | 2029                                    
                
                                                        
                                    NJ
                            
                    
    
 and 
        Finn Boland
                
                
                    Dante
                    Koc
                    
                        6'1" | 230 lbs | LB/RB                    
                                            Toms River (Youth Program) | 2029                                    
                
                                                        
                                    NJ
                            
                    
    
 and 
        Finn Boland
        
            
                                     Finn
                    Boland
                    
                        6'0" | 190 lbs | LB                    
                                            Toms River (Youth Program) | 2029                                    
                
                                                        
                                    NJ
                            
                    
    
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        Ryan Hetzel
                
                
                    Finn
                    Boland
                    
                        6'0" | 190 lbs | LB                    
                                            Toms River (Youth Program) | 2029                                    
                
                                                        
                                    NJ
                            
                    
    
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        Ryan Hetzel
        
            
                                     Ryan
                    Hetzel
                    
                        5'8" | 150 lbs | LB                    
                                            Manchester Township | 2028                                    
                
                                                        
                                    NJ
                            
                    
    
 is another kid with excellent speed. I didn’t get a chance to see their 40-yard times, which were hand-timed and ran in helmet and shoulder pads to assimilate in-game speed, but Hetzel had to be in the 4.7’s if I had to guess. His combination of speed and above average size makes him an ideal fit as a Sam because he can handle any big tight ends that may try to run up the seem. The lone knock on Hetzel that I’ve seen is in reading and reacting to a play. At times he almost “panics” and gets happy feet while trying to diagnose the play, before his natural ability kicks in and he makes the play. After making the 12U All-Star team last year, number 44 will almost certainly be on the field again this December.
                
                
                    Ryan
                    Hetzel
                    
                        5'8" | 150 lbs | LB                    
                                            Manchester Township | 2028                                    
                
                                                        
                                    NJ
                            
                    
    
 is another kid with excellent speed. I didn’t get a chance to see their 40-yard times, which were hand-timed and ran in helmet and shoulder pads to assimilate in-game speed, but Hetzel had to be in the 4.7’s if I had to guess. His combination of speed and above average size makes him an ideal fit as a Sam because he can handle any big tight ends that may try to run up the seem. The lone knock on Hetzel that I’ve seen is in reading and reacting to a play. At times he almost “panics” and gets happy feet while trying to diagnose the play, before his natural ability kicks in and he makes the play. After making the 12U All-Star team last year, number 44 will almost certainly be on the field again this December.
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