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Evaluation: Kicker, Tyler Bass, Dutch Fork High School

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Varsity All American
May 7, 2003
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Name: Tyler Bass



School: Dutch Fork



Position: Kicker
Graduation Year: 2015



Height: 5-foot-11



Weight: 150



Notes: Had a big year for the Dutch Fork Silver Foxes, kicking 4 field goals in the 2013 State Championship game. Holds school records for most PATs in game (9), PATs season (165), FGs game (4), and most points by kicker game (18)




On the hoof: European style kicker; Strong legged kicker who gets the ball up quickly; charted out well at first SCVarsity Kicking Camp with 9 of 10 field goals. Mechanically sound; one-step kicks in camp were all at top of the uprights or over the uprights. Strikes the ball well and gets good rotation. Kicking off of a 1" tee and gets great height; can easily adjust to kicking off of ground.


On film: Explosive trajectory and gets ball up quickly.


Needs work on: Tyler has a powerful leg and is solid on mechanics; he plays the left side of the field in soccer and it is noticeable on his approach and plant in camp because he's tight on that left side. Good flexibility exercises will make him even better.


Ranking: At this very early stage of kicker evaluations, I'd say Tyler is the top kicker in the state in the 2015 class. He's got a 50-yard leg on him and is already able to kick off of the ground.


Plays high caliber competition in the Class 4A.


Overall? I think he can play FBS football; one of the difficult things to project with high school kickers who are 5-11 or over (because of foot size) is whether they will be able to adjust to kicking from the ground. Tyler already is proficient on the 1" tee and has kicked from the ground in camp with easy adjustment.


Early Ranking? I think he's a three-star in a 5.0 to 5.5 range.

This post was edited on 3/12 8:58 AM by JB@Rivals

This post was edited on 3/12 9:19 AM by JB@Rivals
 
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