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7th NLI of the day coming in to the #Bearcats from Caleb Ashworth, DE from Tunstall HS! #NSD2015 pic.twitter.com/LtxCgbcZ3M
— Cincy FB Recruiting (@UC_Recruiting) February 4, 2015
Vitals
- 6'3" 235
- Defensive Line
- Tunstall High School; Dry Fork, Virginia
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Quick Take
Caleb Ashworth has a great deal of potential, but he also has a lot of work to do. Ashworth looks dominant on the tape above, but a lot of the techniques that he is using won't work at the college level. Its a myth that the biggest, strongest and the freakiest athletes are the only guys who can succeed playing defensive line at the collegiate level.
That's good for Ashworth because he isn't going to fit nicely into any of those categories even after four years in a college strength and conditioning program. Where Ashworth has to work is on the margins, he has to become technically exceptional for him to become a contributor with the Bearcats. That has happened here before with Dan Giordano being a pretty good example of that development track. What we should really watch with the development of Ashworth is where he winds up in terms of position. He will start at end, but he could pretty easily grow into a defensive tackle.
Welcome to Bearcat Nation Caleb