Certain years certain positions are more in demand than others. While some positions are always coveted. This year it seems that defensive lineman are in demand especially when it comes to the interior guys. Also, the fact that there are not a lot of elite players speaks volumes as to why many 4 star recruits have the pick of the litter when it comes to schools so to speak.
One guy who is very much in that situation is a defensive tackle by the name of Jeff Whitaker. The 6'3 290lbs. man has offers from most of the big schools in the South and around the country and has finally narrowed his list to North Carolina, South Carolina, Auburn, California, and Georgia. With all of these schools vying for his services it would seem his play warrants the attention.
Once you pop on the film of Jeff the thing that popped into my head was "space eater." I mean he is usually the biggest kid on film and every time you watch him it looks like kids struggle to block him. And when they do seem to block him its not much of a block. Jeff constantly stalemates his opponents and must be run away from since he does clog up so much space. I think he can be an excellent 3 technique. He has good explosion, but needs to improve on hand placement as well as extension and locking his opponent out. He will not wow you with his speed an pass rushing ability, but given proper coaching he will be extremely tough to run against and will push the pocket into the quarterbacks lap. Check out his video and see what you think.
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