| 22 February 2011
I have been going through the state of Ohio position by position but there are some players who do not fit a position or are hard to project. They get lumped into the athlete category. I want to get you up to speed about the top athletes in the state of Ohio.
The first name that just jumps out at me is Bedford safety Tyvis Powell. I am sure those that know about this outstanding player were surprised to see him left off my safety list. I see a 6-4 kid with long limbs. He looks like he is going to fill out into a linebacker or even a defensive end. That is why I could not list him with the safeties. He belonged. He is a rangy player who tackles very well. Very athletic. Reads the game well. I just don't know about a kid that tall and that long staying at safety. I could not list him at linebacker either because he is only 180 lbs. Some school is going to decide that Powell is a talent upgrade to their defense and not worry about where his body eventually takes him.
http://www.scoutingohio.com/index.php/view-profile.html?task=userProfile&user=6057&name=Typ216
Talk about jumping out at you. Cleveland Rhodes LaKeith Walls does just that. He is a linebacker on defense and a running back on offense. He returns kicks. He has such a great looking body. 6-4 and 200 lbs, I don't know where he is going to end up. He is good at the line of scrimmage and in coverage but I suspect he gets alot bigger. I think he is headed at least a 3-4 stand-up linebacker and could grow into a full blown 4-3 defensive end.
Nobody wants to play fullback anymore. It is the least glamorous position on a football field. Fullbacks take a pounding and don't drafted. If they do find a place on an NFL roster they do not get paid well for it. It takes a different kind of person to play the position. Clayton Nothmont's Jeremy Campbell is that kind of person. He is out of position in high school moreso than any player out there. Well, he is not so much out of position, he is an excellent defensive tackle, but he will not be a nose guard in college. This is the best fullback prospect I have seen in Ohio since Zach Boren and Adam Homan came out the same year. He explodes off the snap. The shock Campbell delivers is just what you want in a fullback. He is putting up weightroom numbers that I have not seen since John Simon. Something I want you to notice in his film is how fast he is. That is something that gets overlooked with fullbacks. You can't put some big strong guy back there. A fullback has to have some speed and he has to come off the snap quickly because he has to get out in front of that back. Anybody that needs a fullback needs to get down to see Campbell at Northmont. No coach is going to have to talk this kid into playing fullback. He expects it and is looking forward to it.
http://www.scoutingohio.com/index.php/view-profile.html?task=userProfile&user=2804&name=jeremycampbell
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