Maryland 2023 Spring Rankings: Breaking down the Top 6 OL
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Prep Redzone breaks down the defensive ends currently in the Maryland Class of 2023 prospect rankings. PRZ Maryland will add more offensive linemen prospects to the list throughout the summer. For now, I’ll break down three of the top defensive…
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Continue ReadingPrep Redzone breaks down the defensive ends currently in the Maryland Class of 2023 prospect rankings. PRZ Maryland will add more offensive linemen prospects to the list throughout the summer. For now, I’ll break down three of the top defensive linemen on the list.
Key: Great, Good, Average, Below Average, Poor
No. 6 Kahari Finley Kahari Finley 6'6" | 290 lbs | OL St. Frances | 2023 State MD /6-6/290/Rock Creek Academy
Finley has an offer from Marshall. We will re-evaluate him at the end of camp season. He has no highlights from the 2020 season. We base this pick on potential.
No. 5 Robert Kegler Robert Kegler 6'7" | 315 lbs | OL Rock Creek Christian Academy | 2023 State MD /6-7/315/Offensive Tackle/National Christian Academy
Kegler has an offer from Boston College. With no highlights available, we base a lot of this on potential. Hopefully, we’ll get more information on Kegler before the next update.
No. 4 Tamarus Walker Tamarus Walker 6'4" | 285 lbs | OL McDonogh | 2023 State MD /6-4/300/Offensive Guard/McDonogh
Explosion/Drive: Average
Balance: Good
Lateral Movement: Average
Use Hands: Average
In-Line Blocking: Good
Block Backers: Good
Pulling: Good
Block on Move: Average
Pass Blocking; Average
Walker has an offer from Boston College. He is another player who didn’t get to play his sophomore year because of COVID-19. Therefore, we only have his freshman highlights to go off of for now.
No. 3 Michael Crounse Michael Crounse 6'6" | 290 lbs | OL Dematha | 2023 State MD /6-5/285/Offensive Guard/DeMatha
Explosion/Drive: Good
Balance: Good
Lateral Movement: Good
Use Hands: Good
In-Line Blocking: Great
Block Backers: Good
Pulling: Good
Block on Move: Average
Pass Blocking; Average
Crounse has offers from Iowa State, Maryland, Michigan State, and Pittsburgh. His highlights showcase his strong run-block skills. I didn’t see enough on his highlights to give a true evaluation of his pass blocking.
No. 2 Evan Link Evan Link 6'6" | 280 lbs | OL Gonzaga | 2023 State MD /6-6/280/Offensive Tackle/Gonzaga
Explosion/Drive: Good
Balance: Great
Lateral Movement: Great
Use Hands: Good
In-Line Blocking: Good
Block Backers: Good
Pulling: Great
Block on Move: Great
Pass Blocking; Good
Link has offers from Boston College, Penn State, Pittsburgh, Rutgers, Stanford, Vanderbilt, Virginia Tech, and Wisconsin. Upon further review, he’s a strong candidate for that No. 1 position. He was one of the few prospects in the Maryland/DC area that played any games last season.
No. 1 Antonio Tripp Antonio Tripp 6'4" | 290 lbs | OL IMG | 2023 FL /6-4/300/Offensie Guard/McDonogh
Explosion/Drive: Good
Balance: Good
Lateral Movement: Good
Use Hands: Great
In-Line Blocking: Great
Block Backers: Good
Pulling: Good
Block on Move: Good
Pass Blocking; Good
Antonio Tripp Antonio Tripp 6'4" | 290 lbs | OL IMG | 2023 FL has 15 offers and counting despite not being able to play a game during what would’ve been his sophomore year season because of COVID-19. Boston College, Kentucky, Michigan State, Liberty, Penn State and Texas A&M are among the schools that have offered Tripp. Tripp also wrestles for his high school. Right now, we only have his freshman year highlights to go off of as far as on-field evaluation.