I love this position right now," said the ever-competitive linebacker. The position change cost him a few pounds on the scale (now down to 210), but Powell loves the flexibility and demands that come with playing this flex position. "What you get on the field.we do everything that's gonna happen on the field (from footwork to hand position) and that makes it easy for us."Īfter working with the likes of Michael Hutchings and Anthony Sarao up the middle on second-team defense, Powell moves to a position where he can immediately contribute. I get to come off the edge or take a receiver, the second-best receiver on the team," said Powell.
"It's going good, it's the same exact thing I did in high school. Battling the likes of tight ends, slot wide receivers in space, and even rushing after the passer from time to time, Powell understands and embraces the fact that his roles will be vastly divvied out on any given snap.
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Think of him more as hybrid linebacker, but sophomore stud Quinton Powell will have his hands full this season. But the sophomore expects that to change moving forward. Last season, Quinton Powell's signature moments were delivered with massive tackles on special teams. "Then we'll know what we think we can be good at and build it around those things."
Through Spring and fall it'll still be forming," says defensive coordinator Justin Wilcox, addressing the multiplicity and depth at the LB grouping. "We want to see who can do what and what each person's strengths and weaknesses are and go from there. The coaching staff better understands the personnel, players are adjusting to the new systems being put in place, and plenty of competition is flying by on the practice field at this extremely rapid pace. As the practices continue to wind through, we are starting to better put together the picture on both sides of the football.