No offers from the UND Flagship Camp #1, but boy, are they coming. Back to back standout camp performances from Eden Prairie’s Taylor Hussong Taylor Hussong 6'2" | 250 lbs | DL Eden Prairie | 2028 State MN , who also showed up and showed out at the Gophers first prospect camp of the summer in early June. Hussong was really making some noise during every phase of the camp, but especially during run and pass blocking/defeat reps. Hussong was putting on a clinic during 1v1 pass pro reps, and he took a ton of reps throughout the day as well. Hussong won some pass rushing reps on twitch alone, and he was consistently playing half a man and flashed a deadly chop/rip to boot. Hussong showed great balance through contact, an effective bull rush that can really create some separation from OL when he locks out and extends his arm, and the power to put OL on skates and working backward. Plus, he flashed some effective counters that he threw out with timing and intention. This kid is about to have a monster junior year with the Eagles and on the recruiting trail.

Eden Prairie is rich in defensive line talent going into 2026. With two stud DEs, one of which already holds a Gophers’ offer, the Eagles have a stud DT who is making sure he climbs up rankings and recruiting boards this offseason. Enter Taylor Hussong Taylor Hussong 6'2" | 250 lbs | DL Eden Prairie | 2028 State MN , a PRZMN Showcase standout from this past winter who built up and saved a tremendous individual effort for one of the biggest moments of his budding athletic career, Tuesday night’s PJ Fleck RTB Prospect Camp. Hussong was nothing short of prolific during 1v1s, putting the whole state, as well as the plethora of local scholarship programs, on notice. There’s a reason this kid started for Eden Prairie’s DL as a sophomore, and he piled up win after win after win during 1v1 competition against some of the top OL competition in the state. The hands, both in their initial pop as well as overall usage, the ability to unlock his hips, and overall strength helped him pile up Ws, including against the lone Gophers’ commit in attendance, who he battled with on selection at the end of the 1v1 session. He’ll need to continue to add some size and physically develop he wants to reach the upper echelons of college football, but he showed his play is up to snuff on Tuesday night in Dinkytown.

Taylor was one of my favoriite new names from this 2028 class out of Eden Prairie in the defensive line group. He by far had the biggest motor in the underclassmen group amongst the DL group and I would even put him in my top-tier for all defensive line too. I loved watching his get off all day as boosted the twitch I look for when evaluating the first step of defensive linemen as Taylor was one of the fastest from the jump. I also was impressed with his gap intrgrity during run-stopping reps when he was double-teamed as Taylor seemed like a sophomore that was above his years from an IQ perspective and was one of the most coachable defensive linemen I saw. Surely a bright spot to watch in the coming years out of EP.

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