Felton Blackwell 2015 NT from Cedar Creek HS in New Jersey as a possible UM Prospect for the 2015 class presents an intriguing recruit that with either a redshirt year or early admission in order to go through a winter S&C program, would bring quality depth to the Nose Tackle rotation. Blackwell plays the NT position with leverage and explosive hands but tends to have to much body lean when he takes off which can be exploited when playing better competition.
Blackwell also needs to improve his overall strength in order to be effective at the FBS level, in he high school he is generally bigger than his current competition so he can easily over power them but in college he will need two seasons in a S&C program before he can simply exert his will on opposing linemen. He is also a track athlete with a personal best 46ft Shot Put; which demonstrates his overall strength, but for his size he should be throwing in the high 50's which he should reach or surpass as a senior.
Blackwell track stats
http://nj.milesplit.com/athletes/2416711-felton-blackwell#.Uy72ks5myVY
New Jersey 2013 Outdoor track stats leaders (the best shot put was 69ft)
http://nj.milesplit.com/rankings/2013/outdoor/hs/m?co=
Blackwell does carry a little bad body weight but has the frame to reshape his body and easily carry 330lbs of good body weight which would be needed to take the pounding as a NT in college. He is a high motor player that takes good pursuit angles to give backside chase and is deceptively fast enough to run down ball carriers which is rare for a player his side, an he will only get faster with strength training.
Blackwell is a AP student so he most likely could be an early enrollee and would have no problem with UM admissions an he wants to student environmental science again another plus for Miami. Blackwell currently is an under radar NT, but with a camp season gearing up I expect to see this 3*s stock sky rocket, since there are questions about his competition level, proving himself in a camp setting will dispel some of that.
If UM starts to take notice of the young man because Blackwell does check most of the boxes UM wants in a NT and could be this year's Courtel Jenkins surprise NJ steal for Miami. Blackwell hopefully will make it down to Miami for a Al Golden camp an earn a hurricane offer on the spot with an excellent camp performance, considering UM will most likely take 3 high school NT's for 2015.
Felton Blackwell 2015 NT Highlights
http://www.hudl.com/athlete/o/873653/highlights/80912395
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Blackwell also needs to improve his overall strength in order to be effective at the FBS level, in he high school he is generally bigger than his current competition so he can easily over power them but in college he will need two seasons in a S&C program before he can simply exert his will on opposing linemen. He is also a track athlete with a personal best 46ft Shot Put; which demonstrates his overall strength, but for his size he should be throwing in the high 50's which he should reach or surpass as a senior.
Blackwell track stats
http://nj.milesplit.com/athletes/2416711-felton-blackwell#.Uy72ks5myVY
New Jersey 2013 Outdoor track stats leaders (the best shot put was 69ft)
http://nj.milesplit.com/rankings/2013/outdoor/hs/m?co=
Blackwell does carry a little bad body weight but has the frame to reshape his body and easily carry 330lbs of good body weight which would be needed to take the pounding as a NT in college. He is a high motor player that takes good pursuit angles to give backside chase and is deceptively fast enough to run down ball carriers which is rare for a player his side, an he will only get faster with strength training.
Blackwell is a AP student so he most likely could be an early enrollee and would have no problem with UM admissions an he wants to student environmental science again another plus for Miami. Blackwell currently is an under radar NT, but with a camp season gearing up I expect to see this 3*s stock sky rocket, since there are questions about his competition level, proving himself in a camp setting will dispel some of that.
If UM starts to take notice of the young man because Blackwell does check most of the boxes UM wants in a NT and could be this year's Courtel Jenkins surprise NJ steal for Miami. Blackwell hopefully will make it down to Miami for a Al Golden camp an earn a hurricane offer on the spot with an excellent camp performance, considering UM will most likely take 3 high school NT's for 2015.
Felton Blackwell 2015 NT Highlights
http://www.hudl.com/athlete/o/873653/highlights/80912395
Go Canes
