Rivals 5-Star: Breaking down the linebackers
INDIANAPOLIS – The celebs got here out for the 2025 Rivals 5-Star occasion on the Indianapolis Colts’ facility final week. Right here we break down the highest linebackers from the occasion.
Abrams was excellent all day, not making spotlight performs on a regular basis however being a strong linebacker, masking up working backs, working downfield with receivers throughout one-on-ones after which displaying off nice ranginess in the course of the 7-on-7 event.
The four-star linebacker from Owings Mills (Md.) McDonogh, who has Alabama, Georgia, Michigan and Oregon as his 4 finalists, had the longest wingspan of any linebacker on the Rivals 5-Star at 83 inches. He additionally boasted almost 34-inch arms so he may unexpectedly knock down passes and tip balls.
Abrams gained the positional MVP award as a result of he can cowl a lot floor.
That is how impressively robust Forkpa is: The bench press winner was Clemson commit Grant Smart, who did 27 reps at 225 kilos and holds a number of Florida state information in weightlifting. Forkpa was one rep behind him.
Not solely is the four-star linebacker from Bradenton (Fla.) IMG Academy tremendous robust however he’s not stiff, he can transfer and bat down passes. He trusts his eyes in protection after which has the burst and pace to go after the ball and make the play.
Florida, Michigan and others are battling it out for him.
Moala did some reps coming off the sting throughout linemen one-on-ones after which flipped over and did many extra with the linebacker group earlier than enjoying 7-on-7 all afternoon.
That’s what has been so spectacular about Moala, who reminds us a bit of Jaelan Phillips. He has the bodily presence to come back off the sting and beat offensive tackles after which he can line up in house at linebacker, run with speedy receivers downfield and make life troublesome at that place as properly. That stage of versatility ought to bode properly in School Station.
The Texas A&M commit bolstered his pledge to the Aggies over UCLA, Washington and others.
White struggled a bit bit with speedy receivers in the course of the one-on-one session at Rivals 5-Star nevertheless it’s typically troublesome – and sudden in recreation settings – for linebackers to run 30 or 40 yards downfield in protection. As soon as the Jackson (Miss.) Jackson Academy standout acquired his ft beneath him and used to the pace, he did significantly better, particularly throughout 7-on-7.
White was so good throughout 7-on-7 play that giving him the place MVP award was being significantly thought of. His leaping interception close to the top zone that stopped a drive from the opposing group was among the best performs of the whole occasion.
