Grant Norton:
Strengths:
· Length. Grant is all of 6’8” with long arms that allow him to get inside the defender’s body from a distance
· Keeps driving his feet after engaging. Once locked with a defender, Norton keeps pumping his legs to drive back the opponent
· Finisher. A trait we all love to see from offensive lineman, a lot of his blocks end in planting the defender into the dirt
Weaknesses:
· Strength. As typical for a high school lineman, he’ll need to gain a lot of strength/weight. He has a great frame to put on weight, but he currently sits at 255 which is much smaller than he’ll need to be
· Not as quick-footed as some of the other lineman in the class
· Limit tackle footage
Norton projects as an OT at the next level, however his high school team played him mostly at guard, so there was limited footage of him at tackle. He has the length and frame that you desire out of an OT, and I liked the traits I did see from him on film. There also weren’t a ton of pass blocking highlights as well. Grant will need to redshirt and hit the weight room for a few years, however.
Strengths:
· Length. Grant is all of 6’8” with long arms that allow him to get inside the defender’s body from a distance
· Keeps driving his feet after engaging. Once locked with a defender, Norton keeps pumping his legs to drive back the opponent
· Finisher. A trait we all love to see from offensive lineman, a lot of his blocks end in planting the defender into the dirt
Weaknesses:
· Strength. As typical for a high school lineman, he’ll need to gain a lot of strength/weight. He has a great frame to put on weight, but he currently sits at 255 which is much smaller than he’ll need to be
· Not as quick-footed as some of the other lineman in the class
· Limit tackle footage
Norton projects as an OT at the next level, however his high school team played him mostly at guard, so there was limited footage of him at tackle. He has the length and frame that you desire out of an OT, and I liked the traits I did see from him on film. There also weren’t a ton of pass blocking highlights as well. Grant will need to redshirt and hit the weight room for a few years, however.
