BG Football Recruits - Current and Breakdowns: Logan Dietz

[mc3022]

**Please see my first post: BG football recruits - current and breakdowns:**
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Logan Dietz - OL, Pittsburgh, PA - Pittsburgh Catholic Central HS.

Other offers include: West Virginia, Akron, Toledo, Old Dominion (1AA)

6'6, 270 OT (ESPN)
6'5, 265 OT (Scout)
6'6, 270 OT (Rivals)

ESPN Rankings
3* - Grade 76/100
Positional rank: 112
Regional Rank: 113
State Rank :44
Traits: Physical, Blocking in space

"Dietz is an aggressive and efficient run blocker needing to improve his upper and lower body playing strength. Has very good height along with the athleticism for the offensive tackle position at the major level of competition. His long frame should be able to add good bulk over time."

Scout Rankings:
3*
Positional Rank: 46

Rivals Rankings:
2*
Rating:5.3 (Definite D1 Player)

My breakdown:

Unfortunately, I was only able to find a highlight film on Logan during his junior year

Strengths:
Athleticism, Athleticism, Athleticism. Boy, Logan moves excellent for a kid that's right around the 6'6 range - He had some great film of him pulling around and sealing off the LBs/DEs - He is also very quick out of his stance and explodes into his man from the point of attack.

I also really like his body frame - Although I think he weighs less than listed, I can just tell from his picture that this is a kid that they are going to be able to put some mass on. He has the type of body that will be able to keep his athletic nature with 20-30 lbs of muscle added to it.

Areas of Improvement:
Keep in mind I only saw a few games from his junior year - I would have really liked to see him finish off his blocks in the run game - there were a few times where he had an opportunity to bury his man but didn't. He is going to have to up his aggressiveness once he gets to BG.

I also saw a weakness in his pass protection. Logan is going to have to learn the proper footwork of a pass set. Many times during his film he had two feet planted in the ground and had a forward lean into his man -

Overall:
I think we are getting a good 1 here guys. The kid screams athletic as he was a muti-sport athlete in HS. The fact that he can move that well at 6'6 just shows how good he can become. Although he will need some help in his footwork, I think that this kid can become an anchor who will be great in pass protection.

After watching his film, I see exactly why WV offered this kid. He is the definition of what you want in a spread lineman. I am a little worried about how his potential will be as a run blocker though. Usually, these type of kids ("spread OL") are great athletes and block very well in space, which Logan does. In order to fit what Clawson is trying to do, he is also going to have to add the power run block to his game when they go to their "I" formation look. He will never be the heaviest kid on the field, so he will have to learn how to be technically sound and get an "bad ass mo fo" attitude to do it.

I am very impressed by his ability and potential. I see the coaches looking to add mass to him and have him hitting the buffet table regularly to keep his weight up. If he does have a tough time keeping his weight up, I could see him being a very nice rush DE.

Prediction for next year: Redshirt - Give him some time to add muscle/weight to his frame and he can become an exceptional pass blocker

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[Globetrotter]

Great stuff. The ESPN write up disagrees with you on some things though. I think a nice addition might be to post links to all 3 main sites and any free videos that you might find so that we can have a little discussion about it.

[Globetrotter]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T-OKNcS5eR0

I see a little more of a mauler then you do, plus I see his strength as the fact that he was burying dudes. But that was mostly after he had a head of steam fwiw. I am not so sure the main concern will be his aggressiveness but rather his pass blocking. Looked great as you said pulling and in the run game IMO but I don't remember seeing a ton of pass blocking in the video. I wonder how he moves laterally.

Might need to reread it but do you project him anywhere on the line? Looks like he played LG and RT at various times.

[mc3022]

Globe,

Good points on the youtube links/links from all the major site - I will make sure to include those as well. Also, if anybody actually subscribes to ESPN, Rivals or Scout I'd be interested to see the in-depth write up of these kids (as I do not subscribe)

I would really be interested to see his senior year tape, and to see the strength/technique improvement that I'm sure he had.

As for the run blocking/ESPN writeup I hope they are right - if this kid becomes a great run-blocker he has the potentiality to become a very good player. However, I just didn't see enough of it in his 5 min Junior film to convince me.

All D1 Lineman are going to have pancakes throughout their videos, but I would have liked to see him drive his DE over him down the field in run blocking more than he did in his highlight video. The fact that he doesn't have those type of highlights in this Junior tape concerns me whether or not he can do it.

I would defiantly project him at the tackle position at this point. I think he could also be a very good pulling guard if he can add some weight and prove that he can drive some people off the ball.

[1987alum]

Sounds like he has a lot of potential. I'm really intrigued that this shows he had offers from West Virginia and Old Dominion. Talk about a wide spectrum of interest!

From what you've written, it sounds like a classic MAC player - lots of tools, but needs a lot of coaching and time in the weight room. But a 6-6 lineman who is consistently described as athletic? That's a good signing.