Tuesday, August 4, 2009

Good Things Can Come in Small Packages

In the world of collegiate sports so much is based on potential and how recruits will grow or fill into their bodies. Colleges project and almost look at kids like specimens for a unique science project. Well so often those guessing games don't quite pan out. That is why I love when undersized kids play above the level of their stature. It is almost like beating the odds in today's game.

Well Tyler Owens does this to a T. The 5'11 183 lbs. Linebacker out of Douglasville, GA has been moderately recruited. Yet this linebacker does it all. He plays the pass fairly well, and excels in run coverage. His stature does play well when it comes to making the big hit. Throughout his film you see him attacking and blowing up would be ball carriers and basically anything that gets in his way. The way he uses his leverage and size to get to the ball reminds me of one of the best Linebackers in the SEC, Rennie Curran.

I think if Tyler continues to preform at a high level the sky is the limit when it comes to making the jump from high school to college.

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