The Florida Gators most recent commit comes from South Florida in the form of an offensive lineman.\u00a0 Issiah Walker Jr. hails out of Norland High School in Miami.\u00a0 He is the 158th ranked prospect in the country,\u00a0 the 18th ranked lineman and 26th best prospect in the state of Florida.\u00a0 He currently holds in the neighborhood of 17 offers with five of those teams currently being ranked in the AP Top 25.<\/p>\n
The Gators secured Walker’s commitment on October 5th and it’s easy to see why he is highly pursued by college programs.\u00a0 One of the first things that jump out about Walker on film is his movement.\u00a0 Walker has feet and many coaches will tell you that for offensive linemen,\u00a0 especially tackles,\u00a0 feet are a premium.\u00a0 Walker shows the athleticism for a big man that you like to see.\u00a0 He’s quick off the snap to reach his intended target on the line of scrimmage on zone run plays and nimble enough to kick out and mirror a smaller and quicker defensive and trying to get to the quarterback on pass plays.<\/p>\n
You will love his technique against the wide rush by defensive ends.\u00a0 His kick slide is effortless and is done so without the expense of proper upper body positioning.\u00a0 Walker also does a good job of getting out on the 2nd level when he needs to and get a key block on defenders who have a chance at making a stop on run plays.\u00a0 This is also the case on plays that require him to cover a lot of ground like screen passes.\u00a0 Walker shows an ability to be comfortable in space,\u00a0 get to his man and seal off the defender from the ball carrier.<\/p>\n
Though he is listed at 309 lbs.,\u00a0 Walker looks slimmer than that on film.\u00a0 His tape also features quite a few blocks on defenders that are smaller than him.\u00a0 So while it features his athleticism,\u00a0 it leaves you wondering on his ability to move bigger defenders for an extended period of time during game play.\u00a0 This is typical of high school linemen in most places as high school defenses don’t always have the ability to line up big defensive lineman that are athletic enough to get the job done.\u00a0 This is especially the case in an area like South Florida where speed trumps size on defenses.<\/p>\n
Developing Walker’s size and power will perhaps be the first order of business when he gets on campus but he does posses that attribute that is extremely difficult to develop in linemen and that is athleticism.\u00a0 With a careful dedication to the weight room and his craft,\u00a0 Walker can be a tremendous acquisition for the Florida Gators.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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