Group of linebackers impressive at MVP Camp
Georgia camp season heated up on Sunday on the turf at Mount Pisgah Christian School in Johns Creek. The MVP Camp brought out some of the state’s top high school football players. Players ran their 40-yard dash times, worked in…
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Continue ReadingGeorgia camp season heated up on Sunday on the turf at Mount Pisgah Christian School in Johns Creek. The MVP Camp brought out some of the state’s top high school football players.
Players ran their 40-yard dash times, worked in skill specific drills and then competed in one-on-one drills.
The afternoon was an impressive one for a group of four linebackers.
There were several standouts.
Raul Aguirre, Linebacker, 6’2” 190 pounds, Locust Grove High School, (2023)
Aguirre looked like the best athlete on the field for most of the position drills, regardless of position. In the one-on-one reps taken Aguirre looked smooth.
The ‘cat and mouse’ like drill played between the running backs and the linebackers looked easy to Aguirre. He made every play before the back was able to reach the bag.
His movements were quick and precise. It was almost as if he knew what the ball carrier had planned before he did. He never seemed surprised or out of position.
— Jeremy Johnson (@Clark_Kent_75) July 20, 2020
Aguirre also seemed to find his way to the front of every line. He asked questions to understand the drill, digested the instruction and then executed it. He was able to regurgitate what was said to him to the other players in his group.
He was always talking. That’s a good quality in a linebacker or a player that slides around the field.
Aguirre looks physically mature for a rising sophomore. It will be intriguing to watch how he bulks up and lengthens out, as he gets older. That could be a factor in which position he ends up sticking to.
He could end up being one of the hybrid players that have come in style in recent years at the NFL level.
For now, his athletic ability makes Aguirre an intriguing prospect moving forward. He has the ability to move from the linebacker spot to safety, to slot corner, to tight end and wide receiver or running back if needed.
The Isaiah Simmons comparisons could only be a few years away.
Daniel Martin Daniel Martin 6'3" | 190 lbs | LB Marietta | 2022 State GA , 6’3” 190 pounds, Marietta High School, (2022)
Martin looks the part. His measurable traits are all there for an outside linebacker. The impressive part was the, ah that word again, versatility.
Martin looked smooth in the linebacker drills. His upside gets interesting when he showed off his coverage skills in the defensive back drills.
At 6 feet 3 inches tall Martin can make play the run like a linebacker and cover like a defensive back. That’s a nice combination for the speedy linebacker.
Olan Robinson, Linebacker, 6’1” 220 pounds, Newton High School (2023)
Robinson picked up his first Power Five offer on July 13 from the University of Tennessee. The Volunteers may be first to the party, but they will have a lot of people to ward off chasing this speedy backer.
Robinson looked athletic, fast and physical. In the same drill in which the other standouts on this list shined Robinson didn’t fall for any of the back’s fakes and nearly made a regular tackle.
@ORobinson2023 going through one on one drills yesterday. pic.twitter.com/ZFxF1C2INn
— Jeremy Johnson (@Clark_Kent_75) July 20, 2020
He has a knack for the aggression.
It will be interesting to see how Robinson’s athleticism and natural physicality translates in games over the next few years.
Rontravious Perry, Linebacker, Newton High School (2022)
Robinson’s teammate Rontravious Perry has already been the accomplished player on Friday nights. Perry was an All-Region linebacker for the Rams in 2019.
On film, Perry makes very instinctive plays as a linebacker. He finds the football and diagnosis before running himself in the traffic. When he has to get through traffic he weaves in and out and pops out on the other side unscathed.
On Sunday, Perry showed off his explosiveness.
In the one-on-ones Perry was able to explode into the play and get into position before the running back was able to get their momentum built to break him down.