Central PA’s 8th Annual High School Football Combine Showcase took place on Tuesday, May 31, 2016, at Bishop McDevitt High School’s Rocco Ortenzio Stadium. Listed below are student-athletes in the class of 2017 who were recognized for their outstanding performance at the combine.
Central PA’s High School Football Combine Showcase 2017 Top Prospects
Position RB:
Justin Johnson: Red Land Senior High School, Lewisberry, PA
Height: 5’7”
Weight: 195
Position: RB
40 Yard Dash: 4.6
Class: 2017
Evaluation: Explosive and quick, fine straight line speed, strong runner with balance and vision, excellent agility and change of direction, shifty and powerful, good size and well built, excelled in all testing, should be one of the top rb’s in the mid-state this fall, was in consideration for overall combine MVP, great attitude and very coachable
Tyshaun Pollard: Central Dauphin East High School, Harrisburg, PA
Height: 5’10‘’
Weight: 188
Position: RB/SB/DB
40 Yard Dash: 4.6
Class: 2017
Evaluation: Excellent speed, very good all-around athlete, good hands, tested very well in each station, great attitude and character, shows good acceleration and burst, excelled in positional drills, was in consideration for the overall combine MVP, versatile talent, recorded a combine best 6.58 L-cone drill time which shows the ability to change directions at a high speed and superb body control.
Position WR:
Joel Wittel: Pocono Mountain East High School, Swiftwater, PA
Height: 5’9”
Weight: 170
Position: SB/QB
40 Yard Dash: 4.5
Class: 2017
Evaluation: Excellent results in testing, soft hands, nice body control, outstanding speed and quickness, quick in and out of breaks, showed signs of explosion, runs crisp routes, good character and attitude, very coachable, was in consideration for the overall combine MVP, excelled in positional drills and one-on-ones
Cole Shomper: Millersburg Area High School, Millersburg, PA
Height: 5’9”
Weight: 180
Position: WR
40 Yard Dash: 4.8
Class: 2017
Evaluation: Decent size, has adequate speed and showed enough separation, excellent all-around athlete, solid results in all testing, soft hands, runs good routes, great attitude and character, very coachable, instinctive player, quicker than he is fast, very competitive
Position OL/DL:
Joseph Parker: Bishop McDevitt High School, Harrisburg, PA
Height: 6’0”
Weight: 270
Position: OL
40 Yard Dash: 5.4
Class: 2017
Evaluation: Good size, great effort, fine work ethic, great attitude, very coachable, decent flexibility, built low to the ground, was in consideration for the Offensive Lineman MVP, while participating in one-on-ones and positional drills displayed quick feet, solid knee bend, good punch, fine strength, and the proper technique that colleges are looking for in a lineman, nice power ball toss, decent testing results
Mahki Moore: Central Dauphin East High School, Harrisburg, PA
Height: 6’1”
Weight: 220
Position: DE/TE
40 Yard Dash: 4.7
Class: 2017
Evaluation: Excelled in all testing, fine athlete, good speed, great attitude and character, very coachable, flexible and displayed fine lateral quickness and agility, has solid pass rush ability with fine speed off the edge, impressive change of direction, excelled in one-on-ones and positional drills
Christian Rudolph: Penns Valley Area High School, Spring Mills, PA
Height: 6’3”
Weight: 235
Position: DE/TE
40 Yard Dash: N/A
Class: 2017
Evaluation: Good size, has a very good upside, proper technique with a solid base, good footwork, performed well in position drills and one-on-ones, recorded a 4.55 20-yard shuttle time which is very good for a lineman, great attitude and character, very coachable and competitive
Position LB:
Cameron Tinner: Shippensburg Area High School, Shippensburg, PA
Height: 6’0”
Weight: 220
Position: LB
40 Yard Dash: 4.8
Class: 2017
Evaluation: Good size, passes the eye test, excelled in one-on-ones and positional drills, was in consideration for the overall combine MVP, covered very well in space, fine footwork, very coachable, great attitude and character, excellent instincts, good anticipation and quickness, aggressive, fine all-around athlete, fine closing speed, solid straight line speed, fine testing results, improved nicely from last year
Jakob Paul: Halifax Area High School, Halifax, PA
Height: 6’1”
Weight: 230
Position: LB/RB
40 Yard Dash: 4.8
Class: 2017
Evaluation: Performed well in one-on-ones and positional drills, impressive size and strong looking athlete, showed good change of direction, very coachable, great attitude and character, instinctive player, good balance and quickness, solid testing results, was slowed by an injury last year and should have a break-out year
Position DB:
Justin Carter: Harrisburg High School, Harrisburg, PA
Height: 5’9”
Weight: 160
Position: CB/WR
40 Yard Dash: 4.7
Class: 2017
Evaluation: Solid speed, splendid all-around athlete, good overall results in testing, good attitude and character, very coachable, instinctive player, fine closing speed, solid ball recognition skills and break on the ball, good quickness, displayed nice range, changes direction well at a high speed, good body control
Top Prospects Class of 2017 Honorable Mention: Andrew Zeigler, WR, Mechanicsburg, Zak Huth, RB, Mechanicsburg, Zyair Pittman, OL/DL Steel-High, Ishmael Hodge, DL/OL, Steel-High, Emmanuel Blakemore, DE, Mechanicsburg, Zach Caprio, OL, Millersburg, Jose Alcantar, OL, Steel-High
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