Standout Players of the Week - 2023 Tropical Bowl
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This week we will be covering the Tropical Bowl that finished in January. We will introduce players in categories that we hope resonate with scouts, coaches, players, and fans alike. A new category will be presented each day, with a different All-Star game focused on per week.
Enjoy our look at each of the standout players from Tropical Bowl today, and we look forward to seeing you tomorrow for a new group of players.
Here are the standout players from the Hula Bowl in case you missed it last week.
MEASUREMENTS KEY
Height is written with the first digit being feet, the next two digits being inches, and the last digit being an eighth of an inch. For example, 6023 is 6 feet, 2 inches, and 3/8.
Weight is done in pounds.
Hand, arm, and wing are all measured in inches and an eighth of an inch.
v = verified measurement conducted by an NFL or Alternative Pro League experienced Scout (CFL, XFL, USFL).
e = estimated measurement conducted by a non-NFL or Alternative Pro League experienced Scout.
2023 TROPICAL BOWL
WR Ontaria Wilson - Florida State University (2017-22)
Height: 6000v | Weight: 169v | Hand: 9 4/8v | Arm: 32 4/8v | Wing: 77 7/8v
Tropical Bowl: #4 National Team (Black)
Tropical Bowl Stats: 1 Target
College Career Stats: 51 Games Played | 108 Rec | 1,521yds | 14.1yds/Rec | 12 TD | 7 Att | 57yds | 8.1 YPA | 1 TD | 8 PR | 79yds | 9.9yds/PR | 1 KR | 27yds | 1,684 APY
Athletic Awards: N/A
Academic Awards: N/A
College Notes: 4-year starter at WR. During his career, he recorded 6 games with 5+ Receptions, 2 games with 100yds+ Receiving, and 2 games with 2+ TDs. Started his college career at CB before transitioning to WR in 2018.
High School Notes: Played WR, CB, and KR in High School. 3-star prospect at CB. Award-winner as both a WR and CB. Scored 7 non-offensive TDs.
Snapshot: Lean, athletic frame with good length. Good quickness and speed, he has definite juice. Above average hands but had multiple concentration drops throughout the week. His subpar weight added to concerns on his below-average play strength and physical play. In spite of that, he was the most explosive outside WR at Tropical Bowl.
S/LB Kaleb Oliver - Western Kentucky University (2020-22) / Georgia Tech (2017-19)
Height: 6016v | Weight: 217v | Hand: 9v | Arm: 32 3/8v | Wing: 79v
Tropical Bowl: #8 National Team (Black)
Tropical Bowl Stats: 3 Solo | 3 Tot | 1 PBU
College Career Stats: 61 Games Played | 110 Solo | 76 Ast | 186 Tot | 11.5-54 TFL-yds | 4-37 Sacks-yds | 7 INT | 95yds | 12 PBU | 3 FF | 2 FR
Athletic Awards:
2022: All-C-USA Honorable Mention at DB | C-USA Defensive Player of the Week (09/05)
Academic Awards: N/A
College Notes: 2-year starter at S. During his career, he recorded 15 games with 5+ Tackles, 8 games with at least 1 TFL or 1 Sack, and 17 games with at least 1 PBU or 1 INT.
High School Notes: 4-star prospect and the nation’s #29 S. Part of a team that won Tennessee district and regional titles.
Snapshot: Good height and length on a cut, muscled-up frame. College Safety who played near the Box, with the frame to play Dime/Will. Good ball skill and ball production and made multiple plays this week as well. Moved well and easily covered TEs and RBs at Tropical, along with holding his own in Man coverage versus Slot Receivers. Positional fit will be the question, and whether he is versatile enough for teams that project him as a Safety.
HIGHLIGHTS N/A
CB/RS Natrone Brooks - University of Southern Mississippi (2020-22) / Copiah-Lincoln Community College (2018-19)
Height: 5096v | Weight: 165v | Hand: 9 6/8v | Arm: 32v | Wing: 75 3/8v
Tropical Bowl Scrimmage: #17 Black
College Career Stats: 51 Games Played | 98 Solo | 47 Ast | 145 Tot | 14.5-46 TFL-yds | 4.5-14 Sacks-yds | 6 INT | 146yds | 2 TD | 29 PBU | 1 BLK | 36 PR | 484yds | 13.4yds/PR | 3 KR | 51yds | 17yds/KR | 1 Rec | 13yds
Athletic Awards:
2022: All-SBC Honorable Mention at DB | Phil Steele’s All-SBC 3rd Team at PR | SBC Special Teams Player of the Week (09/19)
2020: All-C-USA Honorable Mention at DB
2018: All-MACJC 2nd Team at DB
Academic Awards: N/A
College Notes: 4-year starter at CB. During his career, he recorded 11 games with 5+ Tackles, 4 games with 2+ PBUs, and 26 games with at least 1 PBU or 1 INT.
High School Notes: Played CB and WR in High School. 2-sport High School athlete in Football and Basketball.
Snapshot: Slim build with good length and below-average height and weight. Smooth Man cover CB with good feet and hips. Good ball skills with multiple INTs over two days at Tropical. Has the versatility to play inside and outside CB effectively in both Man and Zone. His weight and play strength is a concern, but he's a willing Tackler with solid college production.
HIGHLIGHTS N/A
LB Dax Hollifield - Virginia Tech University (2018-22)
Height: 6011v | Weight: 242v | Hand: 9 5/8v | Arm: 31 1/8v | Wing: 76 7/8v
Tropical Bowl: #39 National Team (Black)
Tropical Bowl Stats: 3 Solo | 3 Tot | 1 QB Hit
College Career Stats: 60 Games Played | 147 Solo | 208 Ast | 355 Tot | 30-122 TFL-yds | 12-80 Sacks-yds | 15 QB Hits | 4 INT | 6yds | 10 PBU | 3 FF | 3 FR | 6yds
Athletic Awards:
2022: All-ACC Honorable Mention at LB
2021: All-ACC Honorable Mention at LB
2019: Team’s Paul Torgersen Award
Academic Awards:
2022: Military Bowl 3M STEM Scholar-Athlete | Academic All-ACC Team
2020: Academic All-ACC Team
2018: Academic All-ACC Team
College Notes: 4-year starter at LB. 2022 Team Captain. During his career, he recorded 38 games with 5+ Tackles, 8 games with 10+ Tackles, and 19 games with at least 1 TFL or 1 Sack. Ranks 4th all-time in program history in Total Tackles.
High School Notes: 2018 U.S. Army All-American and 2017 MaxPreps.com All-American. His 629 career Tackles and 139 TFL were both school and county records. 2-sport High School athlete in Football and Basketball.
Snapshot: Good height and weight with below-average length. Sturdy frame with his weight well-distributed throughout. Well-rounded player, was very solid in all phases throughout the week. Productive vs the Run and Pass in college, making plays forward and in reverse. Better in Zone than Man, will have some difficult matchups if asked to cover good quickness in space.
S/LB Otis Reese IV - University of Mississippi (2020-22) / University of Georgia (2018-19)
Height: 6021v | Weight: 214v | Hand: 8 2/8v | Arm: 32 5/8v | Wing: 77 2/8v
Tropical Bowl: #43 National Team (Black)
Tropical Bowl Stats: 2 Solo | 2 Tot
College Career Stats: 54 Games Played | 91 Solo | 123 Ast | 214 Tot | 10-40 TFL-yds | 4.5-29 Sacks-yds | 2 INT | 30yds | 6 PBU | 1 FF | 1 FR
Athletic Awards: N/A
Academic Awards:
2020: Spring Athletic Director's Honor Roll
College Notes: 2-year starter at S. During his career, he recorded 24 games with 5+ Tackles and 6 games with 10+ Tackles. In 2020, was ineligible to play due to transfer rules until the final 3 games of the season.
High School Notes: 4-star prospect. Ranked as the #5 OLB and #87 overall prospect in the nation. Won GHSA Class 6A Title as a senior in 2017.
Snapshot: Good height and length on a lean, athletic frame. Easy mover with good hips and feet, he was the best coverage LB at Tropical. Good quickness, speed, and COD. Otis mirrored TEs and RBs well all week, along with showing good awareness in Zone coverage to match routes and get his hands on multiple balls. Below-average weight and play strength will make his fit interesting as an ILB in the Run Game, he will need to be freed to run and chase.
HIGHLIGHTS N/A
OLB/DE Guy Thomas - University of Colorado (2020-22) / Coahoma Community College (2019) / University of Nebraska (2017-18)
Height: 6023v | Weight: 232v | Hand: 9 6/8v | Arm: 33 6/8v | Wing: 80 2/8v
Tropical Bowl: #50 National Team (Black)
Tropical Bowl Stats: 3 Solo | 1 Ast | 4 Tot | 2-7 TFL-yds | 1-6 Sack-yds
College Career Stats: 33 Games Played | 60 Solo | 45 Ast | 105 Tot | 20-61 TFL-yds | 4.5-29 Sacks-yds | 4 PBU | 1 FF
Athletic Awards:
2022: Team’s Tom McMahon Award
2019: Team’s Defensive Player of the Week (09/05)
Academic Awards:
2022: Team’s Clancy A. Herbst Jr., Student-Athlete Achievement Award
College Notes: 3-year starter at OLB. During his career, he recorded 8 games with 5+ Tackles, 2 games with 10+ Tackles, 4 games with 2+ TFL, and 15 games with at least 1 TFL or 1 Sack. Missed the last 5 games of 2021 due to an injury.
High School Notes: 4-star prospect. Ranked as the #16 WDE in the class. Won the Florida 4A State Championship and his team was ranked as high as the #5 team in the nation.
Snapshot: Good length with a muscular build, his frame very clearly stood out among the Edge rushers at Tropical. Good bend & balance at the top of his rush. Used a long arm effectively to set up OTs to escape and finish multiple sacks during the week. Average size and play strength limits him in the Run Game, and shows up when trying to generate speed to power in 1-on-1 Pass Rush. His tools exceed his college production, but the traits are very intriguing to develop.
HIGHLIGHTS N/A
LB Lorenzo McCaskill - Kansas University (2022) / University of Louisiana (2018-21) / Holmes Community College (2017)
Height: 6001v | Weight: 223v | Hand: 9 5/8v | Arm: 32 6/8v | Wing: 76 4/8v
Tropical Bowl: #56 National Team (Black)
Tropical Bowl Stats: 1 Solo | 1 Ast | 2 Tot
College Career Stats: 63 Games Played | 207 Solo | 189 Ast | 396 Tot | 12-56 TFL-yds | 8-51 Sacks-yds | 2 PBU | 3 FF
Athletic Awards:
2021: All-SBC 2nd Team at LB
2020: All-SBC 3rd Team at LB
2017: All-MACJC 2nd Team at LB | MACJC Defensive Player of the Week (09/26)
Academic Awards: N/A
College Notes: 3-year starter at LB. During his career, he recorded 36 games with 5+ Tackles, 10 games with 10+ Tackles, and 10 games with at least 1 TFL or 1 Sack.
High School Notes: 3-star prospect.
Snapshot: Average height and weight with solid length. Good short-area quickness and COD, he excelled in Man coverage and chasing down perimeter runs at Tropical. He did not play as much as expected as a FBS transfer this season, but going back to his film at Louisiana you find a highly productive player.
HIGHLIGHTS N/A
OT/OG Cobe Bryant - University of Nevada-Las Vegas (2021-22) / Southern Methodist University (2019-21) / Riverside City College (2018) / Arizona Western College (2017)
Height: 6036v | Weight: 312v | Hand: 9 4/8v | Arm: 34v | Wing: 81 6/8v
Tropical Bowl: #65 National Team (Black)
College Career Stats: 45 Games Played
Athletic Awards:
2018: All-SCFA 1st Team at OL
Academic Awards: N/A
College Notes: 1-year starter at OL (2018). Only played in 1 game during the 2022 season. Limited to only 4 games in 2021 due to an injury.
High School Notes: 3-sport High School athlete in Football, Basketball, and Track and Field. Was the men’s Track and Field MVP as a senior.
Snapshot: Average height with good weight and length. Was very effective in Pass Pro throughout the week. Quick in his sets with solid feet. Used his length to effectively land his punch to control rushers at Tropical. Above-average in Run Game with the size and bend to move defenders in Down blocks and Zone combos. Played primarily RT and enters with limited versatility, but his traits do project inside at Guard as well.
HIGHLIGHTS N/A
WR Dohnte Meyers - Delta State University (2020-22) / Presbyterian College (2018-19)
Height: 5095v | Weight: 184v | Hand: 8 7/8v | Arm: 30 2/8v | Wing: 71v
Tropical Bowl Scrimmage: #6 White
College Career Stats: 44 Games Played | 174 Rec | 2,213yds | 12.7yds/Rec | 20 TD | 2 Att | 30yds | 4 PR | 13yds | 3.3yds/PR | 2 KR | 22yds
Athletic Awards:
2021: Team’s Top Newcomer Award
Academic Awards: N/A
College Notes: 4-year starter at WR. During his career, he recorded 17 games with 5+ Receptions, 6 games with 100yds+ Receiving, and 2 games with 2+ Receiving TD.
High School Notes: Played WR, RB, and RS in High School. Was the team’s Special Teams Player of the Year.
Snapshot: Average height, weight, and length on a lean frame. Good combination of balance, quickness, and speed, his movement skill stood out among the Slot Receivers at Tropical. Smooth route-runner with enough size to threaten vertically inside. He won consistently in 1-on-1s at all three levels, and flashed good YAC in Team periods. Solid hands with dexterity to adjust and catch all over his frame. Solid production but not prolific at the small college level, that along with his size will be deterrents.
DE TyJuan Garbutt - Virginia Tech (2017-22)
Height: 6012v | Weight: 246v | Hand: 9 7/8v | Arm: 33 3/8v | Wing: 79 1/8v
Tropical Bowl: #94 National Team (Black)
Tropical Bowl Stats: 1 Ast | 1 Tot
College Career Stats: 50 Games Played | 63 Solo | 58 Ast | 121 Tot | 29-106 TFL-yds | 12-61 Sacks-yards | 19 QB Hits | 2 PBU | 4 FF | 2 FR | 16yds | 1 TD
Athletic Awards:
2022: All-ACC Honorable Mention at DL | ACC DL of the Week (09/12)
Academic Awards: N/A
College Notes: 3-year starter at DE. During his career, he recorded 6 games with 5+ Tackles, 5 games with 2+ TFL, and 17 games with at least 1 TFL or 1 Sack. Co-led the ACC in TFL per game (1.3) in 2022, ranking among the top 20 FBS defensive players. Missed the first 7 weeks of the 2020 season to be home with his ailing father.
High School Notes: Played DE and WR in High School. 4-star prospect and #2 DE in the state of Virginia. All-conference 4 football 1st team at both WR and DE.
Snapshot: Below average height and weight with solid length. Athletic build with a sturdy frame. Good bend and quickness, is able to threaten the edge and counter inside effectively. Uses a dip/rip along with side-to-side shake to wiggle and win.
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