Thomas Risty, - Prep Redzone

Thomas Risty

Defensive Line

2024 Class

6'2" Height

220 Weight

Brandon Valley School

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About Thomas

Thomas Risty is a 6'2" Defensive Line in the 2024 class. Risty attends Brandon Valley in Dakotas. Risty's Player Profile was created on September 16, 2022. Subscribe to Prep Redzone to see where Thomas Risty is ranked and what our scouts have written about them.

Expert Analysis

Nate Wahl

Prep Redzone Lead Scout

We stay in the 11AAA defensive trenches for our next prospects that made a move up the 2024 South Dakota rankings, as Brandon Valley’s Thomas Risty Thomas Risty 6'2" | 220 lbs | DL Brandon Valley | 2024 State SD was another stockriser in our winter update. Thomas has in my eyes, one of the most eye-opening first steps to the ball amongst the uncommitted 2024s available in South Dakota as you can tell he has a big football IQ with his consistent pursuit angles around the ball. His ability to move laterally is what impresses me most about his tape, as it is clear he understands gap schemes very well. Up 20+ spots from our update from before the season, it is clear that the Division II schools are starting to take notice of what he brings to the table.

2 years ago

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Nate Wahl

Prep Redzone Lead Scout

Thomas was a defensive line prospect at the Augustana prospect camp that showed off a sizable motor in the reps I caught out of him in the later session. I liked watching the softness he showed off with his hands and I certainly believe there is a development curve for more instinct in his hand technique for sure from what I saw at Augie. He also showed plenty of fluidity that showed off that skillset purely from what I saw out his reps as a prospect that works his tail off to get from point A to point B. Thomas certainly has Saturday football in his future as a 6’1 235 pound defensive linemen way under the radar.

3 years ago