There are always feeling out periods for All-American practices, but I thought that the first day was very good all things considered. Just a few observations from the first day.
- Matayo Uiagalelei has a kind of humility that I really like. He has learned a lot from his brother and I think that plays into it. Sometimes at these games, you will get elite players that don't want to take reps, but Matayo was out there for every rep and was engaged with the coaches and the players. Our first interview will be up in the morning, but I will post it here in a bit.
- Iapani Laloulu is not participating this week due to a knee injury suffered during his senior season. it is not serious, but he is working to get ready for next year. He is not as tall as his brother, but the plan is to try and get him worked into the rotation at center which is a really good fit.
- Kodi Decambra looked good in 7-on-7 drills and showed good instincts and a nice break on the ball. He is a leader out there and works hard on every rep.
- Vita Pome'e is a big dude. I did not get to see as many reps fromn him as I would have liked today, but will get some looks at him tomorrow.
- Jayden Limar is really stacked. He looked really good in drills. He showed good vision on some of the stuff, but it is really hard to see much without pads.
- Teitum Tuioti is not listed on the roster, so we won't likely get much from him.
- Rodrick Pleasant is fast even on the football field. Even if soemone gets a good move to get open, his recovery speed is insane.
- Duce Robinson does not get in until late today.
More tomorrow!
- Matayo Uiagalelei has a kind of humility that I really like. He has learned a lot from his brother and I think that plays into it. Sometimes at these games, you will get elite players that don't want to take reps, but Matayo was out there for every rep and was engaged with the coaches and the players. Our first interview will be up in the morning, but I will post it here in a bit.
- Iapani Laloulu is not participating this week due to a knee injury suffered during his senior season. it is not serious, but he is working to get ready for next year. He is not as tall as his brother, but the plan is to try and get him worked into the rotation at center which is a really good fit.
- Kodi Decambra looked good in 7-on-7 drills and showed good instincts and a nice break on the ball. He is a leader out there and works hard on every rep.
- Vita Pome'e is a big dude. I did not get to see as many reps fromn him as I would have liked today, but will get some looks at him tomorrow.
- Jayden Limar is really stacked. He looked really good in drills. He showed good vision on some of the stuff, but it is really hard to see much without pads.
- Teitum Tuioti is not listed on the roster, so we won't likely get much from him.
- Rodrick Pleasant is fast even on the football field. Even if soemone gets a good move to get open, his recovery speed is insane.
- Duce Robinson does not get in until late today.
More tomorrow!
