The fourth Top 200 prospect mentioned in this piece. 6’1, 210 pounds, debuted on our ranks after learning about him this time last year. A fantastic weight room lifter, 70+ tackles to his name.

What Avonworth should expect…

Shane Hulmes Shane Hulmes 5'11" | 195 lbs | LB Northwestern | 2026 State PA needs to be keyed before each rep, this true for running and passing sets. 4 sacks to his name, a few if not all coming as a blitzer. Hulmes is expected to station head up on the center each play, Hulmes serving a traditional MIKE backer. NWL likes to run a 3-3-5 look, with one of the outside backers shifting play-side toward the LOS. This allows Hulmes to play off his counterpart and attack holes with instincts. Hulmes isn’t necessarily a player to game plan against, yet if he isn’t accounted for as a blitzer and gap runner, he could stop plays in their tracks. Dancing in the backfield and not trusting your gaps and lead blockers, these are things you cannot do with Hulmes stationed behind the NWL defensive line.