2022 NEPSAC Founders League: New England Stock Risers
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Zachary Gluckman NewE #23 OL #7 HEIGHT 6'2" WEIGHT 270 POS OL CLASS 2024 View Profile Zachary Gluckman State: New England School: Avon Old Farms Plug in the five games out of Zachary Gluckman Zachary Gluckman 6’2″ | 270 lbs…
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Continue ReadingPlug in the five games out of Zachary Gluckman Zachary Gluckman 6’2″ | 270 lbs | OL Avon Old Farms | 2024 State NewE if you want to watch some top-level guard play against elite competition. No sugar coating it, unranked transfer out of Byram Hills is looking awesome so far in both run-blocking and pass-protection. The left guard for Avon Old Farms is showing off elite hand-placement when engaging with his matchup. Awesome upperbody strength and grip to latch onto defenders. He’s punishing, often flattening his matchup if he can get his head around to the correct side. A steerer in run-support. Calm in pass-pro, doesn’t reach often, looks comfortable in his stance too. Exciting junior prospect.
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Hard to have such a highly ranked prospect place as a stock riser, considering there isn’t much room for Adams to grow on our ranks. With Adams, the top defensive back spot is always something achievable. Watching his tape, I can’t help but feel he’s a step above the rest in his class. His play recognition/diagnosis is elite. Not only is he reading correctly, he’s reading in a timely fashion. Elite pursuit to the football from his safety spot. Elite athleticism with the ball in his hands, see him after interceptions or as a return man, elite athleticsm without the ball, showing real range to go hash to sideline. At this point, nothing the young man does surprises me.
Love Michael Zack Michael Zack 6’4″ | OL Choate Rosemary Hall | 2023 State NewE ‘s punch and drive off the ball when run blocking. One of the more well-rounded tackles that is so proficient in many technical aspects. His hips and feet are smooth during his kickstep. He explodes out of his stance, doesn’t look stiff in any areas. One thing that New England churns out left and right are elite offensive linemen. Zack’s mid-season film has him trending in the right direction.
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Cam Holland’s Williston Northampton tape was a pleasure to watch. Love the way this kid works the pocket. Holland can certainly be labeled a dual-threat quarterback, but one look at how he navigates the pocket, you’ll understand he’s a pass first QB. Holland looked to be in complete command this past weekend, showing off both subtle movements in the pocket to negate the rush, or flat out breaking pass rush angles with his quickness. Have to mention his awesome accuracy both downfield and near the boundaries. Latest game stats;
19/31, 250 yards, 4 TDs. Stock rising.
Cortez Cole
Cortez Cole
Super aggresive temperment, wrestler mentality who is a worker in the weight room. Cortez Cole has caught my eye early on this year. Easy to do considering the way this kid is moving his opponents off the ball. Incredible displacement in each rep in his mid-season tape. The first linemen in this piece with some positional versatilty, showing he’s capable of being kicked inside and working his feet a little at guard. The kid can be left on an island too, all the while being switched between right and left tackle spots. His size and power might project him to the inside at the next level, right now, Cole is mauling kids wherever he’s lined up.
Much like KeShawn Adams KeShawn Adams 6’0″ | 185 lbs | DB Avon Old Farms | 2024 State NewE , there isn’t much higher Thades Crump Thades Crump 6’3″ | 285 lbs | OL The Loomis Chaffee | 2024 State NewE can go, acting as a top five ranked linemen in his class. Plugging in the three-game tape has me wondering if he shouldn’t place higher. Crump and the entire Loomis Chaffee offensive line has been dominant thus far. Crump has provided reps at both left guard and tackle spots, proving to all of the coaches recruiting him that he’s going to have excperience at both positions at the next level. Crump’s the complete package from a trait point of view. His motor is elite, his flexibility can be seen, his punch and drive off the ball is elite. He’s punishing and even has some athleticism to spare when utilized in space. Crump is one of those kids that anyone and their mother could scout. Happy to see him playing well.
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Ben Bazarian Ben Bazarian 6’1″ | 210 lbs | LB The Taft School | 2025 State NewE is an underclassmen that has caught my eye this year. Bazarian is currently on our watch list, yet more reps like the ones he’s putting on tape, he’ll land on our rankings with ease. We placed Bazaian as a tight end, yet Ben has looked great at OLB for the Taft School. Bazarian is setting edges well and playing with instincts. Great pursuit to the ball carrier, Bazarian can sniff out runs and put BCs in the dirt before they can get up field. Very interested in any possible pass rush moves this kid could have hidden in his game. Bazarian acts as the special teams long snapper as well. proving his worth to the Taft coaching staff early on in his career.
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Billy Daly
Billy Daly
Billy Daly is an unranked prospect out of Trinity Pawling in New York. I like what I’m seeing out of big Billy Daly, the 6’4 wideout who is eating in his first two games of his junior year. Daly has 4-5 games worth of downfield action in just two games. The giant pass-catcher is proving he can beat DBs with his stride, taking the top off the defense and scortching DBs who aren’t prepared for his speed. Daly has been working the middle of the field as well, the kid is too big to be deterred from physicality, running posts down the seam acts as a deterent to potential defenders instead. There is no reason Daly won’t continue on this path, if he does, he’ll place high on our new updated rankings at the end of the season.