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Chadron’s Trae Owlsey is a new prospect on our radar who you should expect to see in the upcoming rankings update. Trae had a solid junior season at receiver and DB, tallying eight receptions, 136 receiving yards, three total touchdowns, 33 tackles, and two interceptions. On defense, Trae is a quick-reading safety who can sharply break downhill to go help against the run or fluidly flip his hips to drop back into coverage. Overall, Trae showed that he does not shy away from physicality either in the run or pass game. He does a great job getting good pursuit angles on the ball and breaks down to use proper technique to ensure the stop. In coverage, Trae will use his lengthy reach to get his hands up and disrupt passes in the air or when trying to pop the ball out of the receiver’s hands at the catch point. As a receiver, Trae could attack all levels of the field, whether he was using his speed to stretch defenses vertically, finding ways to get open near the sticks, or taking quick dump-off passes for big gains after the catch. Good vision to navigate traffic while carrying the ball. Trae also brings additional value as a speedy return man.