Alex Reigelsperger:
Strengths:
· Quickness. Reigelsperger’s quickness and speed is excellent for a player of his size. He can really move for being 6’3” 240 pounds and is quite the athlete.
· Burst off the ball. The quick burst off the football is really what makes him such a good defensive end. He consistently wins with his speed rush, sets up tackles to overset.
· Pass rush technique. Going off the bulletpoint above, his speed rush is very good, and Reiegelsperger also has active hands coming off the edge. He does a great job of slapping away defender’s hands
Weaknesses:
· Strength/playing against the run. He’s not particularly bad against the run, but as for the next level he’ll need to put on some weight/strength, as most all HS prospects do. He has a tendency to come high off the ball as well.
Reigelsperger is a gifted pass rusher and an athletic defensive end. The quick burst off the ball combined with the use of his hands will most likely allow him to play early in third down situations, where Gophers have struggled in the recent past. Overall I like what I see out of him. He should be an impact player at Minnesota.
Strengths:
· Quickness. Reigelsperger’s quickness and speed is excellent for a player of his size. He can really move for being 6’3” 240 pounds and is quite the athlete.
· Burst off the ball. The quick burst off the football is really what makes him such a good defensive end. He consistently wins with his speed rush, sets up tackles to overset.
· Pass rush technique. Going off the bulletpoint above, his speed rush is very good, and Reiegelsperger also has active hands coming off the edge. He does a great job of slapping away defender’s hands
Weaknesses:
· Strength/playing against the run. He’s not particularly bad against the run, but as for the next level he’ll need to put on some weight/strength, as most all HS prospects do. He has a tendency to come high off the ball as well.
Reigelsperger is a gifted pass rusher and an athletic defensive end. The quick burst off the ball combined with the use of his hands will most likely allow him to play early in third down situations, where Gophers have struggled in the recent past. Overall I like what I see out of him. He should be an impact player at Minnesota.
