Prospect comparisons all the time generate plenty of dialogue, and with the 2025 and 2026 class rating periods set to start this week, now is an effective time to take a step again and examine a number of the present standout prospects to some faculty or NFL stars.
What follows are 5 comparisons of a number of the finest recruits within the Southeast.
Jamie French – Keenan Allen
Tall, bodily, assured and swish, a number of the easy descriptions of the evolution of Allen’s recreation carried over to French. The rising senior is likely one of the most constant receivers within the Class of 2025, capable of snap the ball in visitors or away from his physique. Like Allen, French is not the quickest receiver within the nation, however his route-running means, quickness and catch radius mix to separate all three ranges of a protection.
Allen was a bit heavier popping out of highschool as a five-star prospect than French, however the younger star has had time to proceed to fill out his physique — a transfer that ought to bolster his present upside. Ohio State, Texas State, LSU, Florida State, Miami State and a number of other others proceed to compete for French, a former Alabama commit.
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Osman Croman – Joe Mixon
A better again used to return with a downhill, bodily nickname. Fashionable backs cannot afford the one-dimensionality of this stereotype, which Mixon has confirmed to be good in opposition to, courting again to his prep days at Cal. Kroma went on to do the identical factor within the SEC Central Area, the place his look as a shock defender was the story of first impressions — however that was the place it ended. The Georgia native is an elite defender with fashionable qualities in house and passing regardless of his dimension.
Mixon took full benefit of the bodily components that include his bigger body, proving his sturdiness for that always elusive second contract and now, due to a mix of basic traits and fashionable skills, he is a strong addition to the Houston Texans’ roster Man’s third contract. Kroma possesses elite straight-line pace and lengthy strides, he swings by the outlet and within the open subject a couple of would possibly assume, and maybe most significantly, he can greater than maintain his personal within the passing recreation as a receiver .
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Nathaniel Owusu-Boateng-Lavonte David
Comparisons by pedigree are straightforward when a rookie is an NFL legend, however on this case, the IMG Academy linebacker has extra in widespread with David than Jeremiah Owusu-Koromoa resemblance. Whereas the previous Notre Dame star has the dimensions to focus on within the 2025 class, his youthful brother has but to indicate off his pass-rushing means. As a substitute, Owusu-Boateng makes a dwelling as probably the most lively and athletic linebackers within the class.
In his greater than a decade within the NFL, David has been capable of show a mix of intuition and pace, and he’s nonetheless recognized for his means to make performs in all three offenses in house. The younger linebacker has an identical body, weighing in at over 200 kilos, and has the pace and shutting means to be noticeable in opposition to the run and go. Explosiveness by contact reveals up in droves on tape, and projections like David’s and his 40 profession turnovers (12 interceptions) pressure perspective on his recreation.
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Justus Terry – Quinnen Williams
In precept, that is extra private. Once I first met Williams, he weighed about 250 kilos and had great energy as a defensive lineman, each inside and outdoors. By attending to know Terry, who dropped to 255 kilos this spring, we see plenty of similarities in how these big deal with projections carry the burden so effectively. Williams, after all, gained about 50 kilos early in his profession at Alabama and have become a top-five NFL draft choose. We will see an identical evolution with Terry.
His dedication to USC stays restricted on account of his versatility within the small highschool program in Manchester, Georgia, and he nonetheless performs basketball part-time. As soon as the main focus is all on soccer, within the Massive Ten or SEC, Terry will be capable to simply add weight and the ability he is already displaying might leap to the following degree. The comparability between Terry and Williams may be my favourite function of this function, as he has the pace to recover from the within of the frontcourt and even has a laid-back, smile-first character off the courtroom.
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Alice Williams – Mark Andrews
Large large receiver, basketball participant, dominant tight finish. Whether or not it is Andrews, who hails from the West Coast, or Williams, a Georgia native, there’s an unmissable sense of their bodily, commanding presence. That label has lengthy been connected to the nation’s top-ranked tight finish prospect, who has produced extra on the sector than even Andrews did on the identical stage almost a decade in the past. However as a good finish, everybody has receiver motion expertise regardless of their dimension.
Williams and Andrews had an identical mismatch, with each being inside 1 and 10 kilos of one another in the identical stretch, however the Baltimore Ravens got here from a pass-first offense in highschool. Williams comes from a run-focused scheme, which suggests he is extra superior as a blocker however nonetheless has extra room to develop as a receiver — contemplating what we have already seen on tape and The way in which this system goes, it’ll be scary for future Georgia opponents in a late place.
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