| 20 March 2011
The class of 2012 is one we might end up hating. There is so much talent in the state that other programs will come in here and improve their basic talent level with kids out of our own backyard. There are even more big time kids emerging as more tape comes out.
Mason Schreck is 6-5 and about 210 from Medina. I think he can throw his hat in the ring legitimately for the crown of best quarterback in the class. Here is his ScoutingOhio.com preview: http://scoutingohio.com/index.php/view-profile.html?task=userProfile&user=5513&srid=7366 Mark Porter could not have done a better job picking the plays for this preview. That first play is really all you need to want him to come to your camp if you are a coach. That is the quintessential measure of a big arm, the deep out. It is a long throw and must get there quickly. You can see he throws a frozen rope and the receiver has plenty of time to come out of his cut and make the catch. The next play shows his athleticism. He is a big kid that runs very well. He is a good athlete. Another thing I see as a big positive for Schreck is his coach has him taking snaps from center rather than in the shotgun. He will come in a little further along as this is something college quarterbacks need to be able to do. He has not thrown the ball as much as most have being in a run based offense but when the athlete season swings into full bloom we could see this kid fly up some recruiting boards as coaches get a look at him.
Yes, there are more defensive linemen in the state. I am talking about elite defensive linemen.
Midview defensive end Arlington McClinton just blew me away when I saw his film. He reminds me a great deal of Melvin Fellows in high school who was an elite defenisve end prospect as a high school player. McClinton is long, he looks every bit of his listed 6-6, and while only 220 right now he looks like a kid that is going to get alot bigger. He has the power/speed game of a strong side end but has the straight ahead speed of a weakside end. That is something any coach would love to have. A strong kid who can stack against the run but once he has beaten the blocker he has the speed to catch whoever has the ball. Great motor. A good combine showing and I could see him blow up like Ifeadi Odenigbo just did.
The one thing missing from this unbelievable defensive line class is a nose tackle. We have some players who will project to the three-technique but no elite nose tackle. Now we do. I have heard about Colerain's Trae Clark for so long that I forgot about him since I was not seeing any film. He is worth the wait. I was one of the first to say I felt like Jon Hankins was a Buckeye caliber player. When I see Trae Clark I see the same kind of player. He is a mobile 6-4 330. He actually carries his 330 better than Hankins carried 335. Look at the picture in his ScoutingOhio.com profile: http://www.scoutingohio.com/index.php/view-profile.html?task=userProfile&user=7194&name=traeclark63 Recently benched 440. This is a player for Buckeye fans to watch. Nose tackles are a rare breed. A good camp showing, especiallly if his size is confirmed, and every Big Ten school will be knocking on his door.
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