Recently I was able to have a nice talk with 2014 Linebacker out of Langston Hughes High School in Georgia. Not many of the recruiting services have done their rankings for the 2014 class yet so there's not much analysis as far as breakdown from the experts. But Kalil told me he is at 5'11" 205 pounds. Some of the sites have him listed at 5'10" and 205 pounds but I'll take his word over theirs. Kalil does have highlight film out there and I have to say, I was pretty impressed. Every year there seems to be guys that fly under the radar (2013 commit Channing Stribling for example) and I think Kalil has the potential to be one of those guys. This post is going to be a 2-for-1 special as I am giving a breakdown first and then I will share our interview also. My Personal Breakdown:
Kalil shows great speed and tackling ability. Kalil shows good gap discipline and is very good in run support when he's filling and playing around the line of scrimmage. He's one of those guys that has great athletic ability and has good football skills. His area to improve would definitely be in pass coverage, as sometimes he's not as quick in getting back into his drops. He's not the biggest guy either, weighing only 205 pounds. However, he's got plenty of time to grow and put on some weight. Kalil is one of those kids that is a great athlete so that will help him out and he has ability to chase people down in open space.
