-Duke brought the fireworks today. A day after being in a non-contact jersey, he stole the show on offense. There was one point where he ran through a linebacker in a drill and the entire offense surrounded him, jumping up and down. He made people miss all day long.
-Tracy Howard made a couple tackles on outside runs. He hasn’t looked fazed at all. The QBs tested him multiple times today but no catches were made downfield on him. The only times he was caught on were on screen plays, where the tackle was almost immediately made.
-David Perry had an impressive day. He caught a 20-yard TD from Ryan Williams on a perfectly thrown ball. Rayshawn Jenkins was in coverage, but Williams put it only where Perry could make the play. He also caught a pass across the middle for a 10-yard gain.
-Maybe the most impressive performance on the defensive side of the ball was from freshman LB Jawand Blue. Blue got the 2nd team reps at MLB and was all over the field. He showed great sideline-to-sideline speed and blew up a couple plays in the backfield.
-Deon Bush looked very good in run support from the safety position. He has been impressive the last few days of practice and seems to be picking up the scheme well. He has not really been out of position for the most part.
-AJ Highsmith had a one-handed interception off of Williams. He was dumping it down to a tight end and Highsmith read it and jumped up to make the play. He seems to be turning the corner and has a great understanding of the game.
-Kendal Thompkins had a couple of drops today, including a perfectly thrown ball 15-yards downfield from Morris.
-Raphael Kirby looked good from his OLB position on the 2nd team. He got into the backfield a few times to help stuff the run.
-It was another very good day for DeQuan Ivery. He showed an incredible first step and a vicious swim move in his pass-rush, which isn’t considered his specialty. He continues to be a pleasant surprise and is pushing for serious playing time.
-Ladarius Gunter blew up a screen on his side for a loss of yards. It is looking more and more like him and Tracy have a stronghold on the starting corner spots.
-Tracy Howard made a couple tackles on outside runs. He hasn’t looked fazed at all. The QBs tested him multiple times today but no catches were made downfield on him. The only times he was caught on were on screen plays, where the tackle was almost immediately made.
-David Perry had an impressive day. He caught a 20-yard TD from Ryan Williams on a perfectly thrown ball. Rayshawn Jenkins was in coverage, but Williams put it only where Perry could make the play. He also caught a pass across the middle for a 10-yard gain.
-Maybe the most impressive performance on the defensive side of the ball was from freshman LB Jawand Blue. Blue got the 2nd team reps at MLB and was all over the field. He showed great sideline-to-sideline speed and blew up a couple plays in the backfield.
-Deon Bush looked very good in run support from the safety position. He has been impressive the last few days of practice and seems to be picking up the scheme well. He has not really been out of position for the most part.
-AJ Highsmith had a one-handed interception off of Williams. He was dumping it down to a tight end and Highsmith read it and jumped up to make the play. He seems to be turning the corner and has a great understanding of the game.
-Kendal Thompkins had a couple of drops today, including a perfectly thrown ball 15-yards downfield from Morris.
-Raphael Kirby looked good from his OLB position on the 2nd team. He got into the backfield a few times to help stuff the run.
-It was another very good day for DeQuan Ivery. He showed an incredible first step and a vicious swim move in his pass-rush, which isn’t considered his specialty. He continues to be a pleasant surprise and is pushing for serious playing time.
-Ladarius Gunter blew up a screen on his side for a loss of yards. It is looking more and more like him and Tracy have a stronghold on the starting corner spots.
