Oregon State @ Arizona

Henry was at the Wisconsin game. Owens is the only grey shirt, but I think he’s actually enrolled and taking classes part-time right now.

Rich is a little slow of foot, doesn’t look that strong and doesn’t sustain blocks. Kirkland is a little better (UW commit). Brenner is the best athlete on the O-line for Jesuit, but he should play DT at the next level. Since he’s committed to Nikegon, I guess that’s a good fit for him as an O-lineman. He’s athletic enough to run to a spot and throw himself at a defender’s legs all game long. The most underrated O-lineman at Jesuit IMO is Dom Baldacchi. He looks like he has the best technique and drive.

Kearsley is the best O-lineman in Oregon. He’s big, fast, strong, technical, smart and nasty. He committed to BYU, but he seems to be somewhat open and taking visits. He can play anywhere on the line and do it well. Think Andy Levitre with this kid. Also at Aloha is TE Bryson Sullivan. He’s an outstanding blocker, and he has size and athleticism enough that he could develop into an O-lineman or work on agility to become a DE. But injuries have held him back. And Michael Kluge is immensely strong and built like a boulder. He’s 5’10 and plays a mean DT with power. He’s like Elvis Dumervil with an extra 30 pounds. I’d like to see him recruited, slimmed down a little, plugged in as a DE and taught to be a FB in short yardage situations. He could move a pile by himself with his strength.

Skyler Phillips at Churchill is an outstanding prospect for OG. He has the size, strength and a nasty streak big enough to make him a really good road grader. He has to work on conditioning, but from where he’s come to where he is now, that doesn’t seem to be a problem. As he replaces baby fat with muscle, he will develop into an outstanding interior lineman.

Matt Sommer is the same in the conditioning department, but in a lower body strength way. He’s a great athlete with good feet and good upper body strength. But he needs more legs to be a good to great O-lineman. He does have a knack for sliding through and plugging up holes as a DT, which is probably where the upper body strength helps.

Derrick Turituri from Central Point is who you’re thinking of for UA commits. They also got his teammate RJ Morgan, who seems a little slow for his size and projected position. But both like to hit and are pretty smart players.

If Morgan was a lot faster and had better hands and better defensive reads and coverage skills as a LB, then he would be Connor Strahm from Sheldon. Strahm could easily put on 30 pounds of muscle and probably gain a step. He’s a Swiss Army knife as a player at Sheldon because he is such an outstanding athlete, so maybe playing every position on the field has kept college scouts from noticing him as special at any one position.

Other BYU commits are/were Dallin Leavitt and Tanner Shipley. Someone named Dallin was probably told at birth he was going to BYU, so there’s no surprise there. Shipley decommitted, and his teammate Johnny Ragin holds offers from OSU and BYU like he does. Ragin is a good LB with good size and speed. Shipley is probably out of luck with all the commits we already have at WR.

IMO, Evan Voeller is by far the most overrated player in Oregon. He has good size and decent athleticism. But I’ve never seen (or talked to anyone who has seen) him use his gifts to even half their potential. I would say he has as much potential as Skyler Phillips, but doesn’t use it nearly enough. And now he’s out with injury anyway, so nothing will be known about his upside until college.

And I think Chad Bach at Mountain View in Bend is the most underrated player. He’s almost a carbon copy of Chase Eldredge in his technical and athletic ability. But he’s longer and leaner at the same weight. He still has room to grow. I’ve also heard he’s just an outstanding kid.