Sorry to get back on track here...But Kevin Sampson sounds like a freak of nature. I was impressed by him in TC last season. At 6'4 and 312 pounds, Sampson runs a 4.9 40 yard dash.
OVERVIEW
Vastly underrated talent with a large wing span and excellent field smarts … Anchored the line from his right tackle position the last two years and also performed admirably on the field-goal and extra-point units … Tough, aggressive blocker who brings his wrestling mentality to the gridiron (undefeated heavyweight wrestler in his school) … Also excelled in the classroom, earning the school Athletic Director's Honor Roll four times.
ANALYSIS
Positives: Tall, well-proportioned athlete with long arms, wide waist and hips, thick thighs and calves … Shows sudden movements dropping back in pass protection, extending his arms and delivering a crunching hand jolt to rock a defender on his heels … Does a fine job of bending his knees and going low to take defenders off their feet … Has good change-of-direction skills when moving laterally … Fluid moving to the second level, going low to chop-block linebackers in the open … Maintains balance after delivering the initial block, showing proper knee bend coming out of his stance … Moves his feet well in contact and keeps his hands right in a defender's chest to prevent the inside surge … Gets a good push off the snap and displays effective hand placement to re-direct the defenders away from the play.
Negatives: Despite his balance, he tends to get a little too high in his stance when working off the edge, which allows defenders to get their hands under his pads … Moves well laterally in the short area, but gets his leg base too narrow when heading upfield … Moves defenders off the ball with his size, but tends to lean into his man, causing the quicker defenders to get by with a good swim move … Needs to stand more flat-footed when anchoring to prevent defenders from knocking him off-balance.
AGILITY TESTS
4.96 in the 40-yard dash … Bench presses 225 pounds 27 times … 32-inch vertical jump … 8-foot-11 broad jump … 4.47 20-yard shuttle … 7.18 three-cone drill.
HIGH SCHOOL
Attended Westwood (N.J.) High, earning SuperPrep, PrepStar and Tom Lemming all-regional honors … Three-year all-league, two-time all-county first team and first-team all-state Group 2, second-team Associated Press all-state and New Jersey Governors Bowl Team member … Three-year starter on the offensive line … Undefeated heavyweight wrestler.
PERSONAL
Information Management and Technology and Sociology double major … Son of Pat Ciancio and Jack Roarke … Born Kevin M. Sampson … Resides in Westwood, N.J.
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