Another two-way 2028 trench monster leaving an early impact out of Tea Area is another Prep Redzone Dakotas Showcase alum in Thiik Lual Thiik Lual 6'2" | 223 lbs | DL Tea Area | 2028 State SD who is another top ranked prospect at his position. The now 6’3 220 pounder, shows off an even more fluid get off than we saw last Spring and the power in the hands has certainly gotten more amped especially getting off his blocks on pass rushes. I had never seen Thiik on the offensive side of the trenches until Week 1, but he’s made a nice transition, with a quick first step that rep after rep always seems to get the defensive linemen out of position especially with their lower body. He’s one of two Tea Area Titans that are in our top 3 in our South Dakota 2028 rankings which should show that we saw the potential coming earlier than the rest.

Thiik was another 2028 prospect that came into our Prep Redzone Dakotas Showcase as our DL1 in South Dakota, and did not dissapoint during the live reps I got to watch last Saturday in Aberdeen. The verified 6’2 212 pounder flashed in our top-tier in the 40-yard dash with a 4.82 and the translation I found with his quick first step in 1v1 reps solidified that speed Thiik has at his disposal. I also thought Thiik grew his football IQ since my last eval, as his pursuit angles showed off to be more persuasive in my eyes. I also felt there was more noted fluidity off the snap in the live reps and I thought Thiik processed faster his shedding ability than you see on his tape from this fall, which shows me this young man has focused growing his craft this offseason. He surely showed off why that DL1 in the 2028 class will stick by our next 2028 update.

One of the most intriguing 2028 defensive linemen out of South Dakota is Thiik Lual Thiik Lual 6'2" | 223 lbs | DL Tea Area | 2028 State SD out of Tea Area, who at this time is our DL1 in the SD 2028 class. This young man brings elusiveness and position flexibiity on the defensive line and plays with a motor that carries seems like he has a chip on his shoulder when getting downhill to the ball carrier. His instinctive it something I will be watching for on Saturday as it shows quickly developing upside in this freshmen class in my eyes.

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Checking in as our DL1 in the 2028 South Dakota class, is Tea Area’s Thiik Lual Thiik Lual 6'2" | 223 lbs | DL Tea Area | 2028 State SD who surely impresses with his upside that is coming to fruition. Thiik was a late bloomer that I am glad we caught on our last 2028 update, as one that has fluidity that shows up almost out of nowhere and appears to be sudden based on when he releases it showing off that his game-speed is intriguing. He is one of the best in class at the moment with the versatility of his pass-rush moves and showed one of the highest difficulty rates with some of the blocks he was able to get off on tape which is why he is best in class, as the difficult plays always take the cake on an eval. Thiik is one I am fired up to see in Aberdeen on May 10th at our Prep Redzone Dakotas Combine.