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Great rep from Phillips here at the Shrine Game
They also had some really nice things to say about him
1. Which prospect (or prospects) helped themselves the most during Shrine Bowl practices?
Dane Brugler: Maryland defensive tackle Jordan Phillips didn’t disappoint and played at a high level all week.
Nick Baumgardner: Phillips was Dane’s pick to be the best player at the event before it started and, as usual, he was correct — the Maryland prospect was unblockable in one-on-ones. There are moments from Phillips when you’re left wanting more, but his burst-power combination is impossible to ignore.
They also liked CJ West a ton, he was one of my targets at 98 before we traded it.
4. Is there a prospect who forced you to go back to your evaluation of him, either because he outplayed your expectations or simply looked different live than he did on tape?
Baumgardner: West is one for me. He had some impressive wins with his hands and power in one-on-ones. He’s built like a fire hydrant and has sub-32-inch arms with only one year of Big Ten experience (after spending four years at Kent State), but he was consistently disruptive in practices.
West plays with the power and active hands to go through blocks or around them.
Also a small snippet on Conyers from that week:
Two tight ends I found myself watching a lot: Iowa’s Luke Lachey and Texas Tech’s Jalin Conyers. Lachey is another do-it-all Iowa tight end who bends and blocks like a tackle, played defensive back in high school and showed strong hands in traffic this weekend. He has real three-down potential at 6-foot-5, 245 pounds. Conyers (6-3, 263) won’t be for everyone, and his blocking needs to be better, but his potential as an H-back/fullback/TE2 is pretty fun.
They also had some really nice things to say about him
1. Which prospect (or prospects) helped themselves the most during Shrine Bowl practices?
Dane Brugler: Maryland defensive tackle Jordan Phillips didn’t disappoint and played at a high level all week.
Nick Baumgardner: Phillips was Dane’s pick to be the best player at the event before it started and, as usual, he was correct — the Maryland prospect was unblockable in one-on-ones. There are moments from Phillips when you’re left wanting more, but his burst-power combination is impossible to ignore.
They also liked CJ West a ton, he was one of my targets at 98 before we traded it.
4. Is there a prospect who forced you to go back to your evaluation of him, either because he outplayed your expectations or simply looked different live than he did on tape?
Baumgardner: West is one for me. He had some impressive wins with his hands and power in one-on-ones. He’s built like a fire hydrant and has sub-32-inch arms with only one year of Big Ten experience (after spending four years at Kent State), but he was consistently disruptive in practices.
West plays with the power and active hands to go through blocks or around them.
Also a small snippet on Conyers from that week:
Two tight ends I found myself watching a lot: Iowa’s Luke Lachey and Texas Tech’s Jalin Conyers. Lachey is another do-it-all Iowa tight end who bends and blocks like a tackle, played defensive back in high school and showed strong hands in traffic this weekend. He has real three-down potential at 6-foot-5, 245 pounds. Conyers (6-3, 263) won’t be for everyone, and his blocking needs to be better, but his potential as an H-back/fullback/TE2 is pretty fun.