INDIANAPOLIS – The Camp Rivals series spent the weekend in the Indianapolis area and hungry athletes from the Midwest took advantage of the opportunity. Let’s look at some of the takeaways from camp:
THE BEEF WAS IN TOWN
The hopefuls in the trenches passed the eye test on Sunday. There have been several comments from others at camp about how many good-looking linemen are at camp. When you come to the Midwest, there should be beef right off the bat and Indianapolis showed up to that.
There were several good matchups during the face-offs. Louisiana defensive tackle 2026 Dylan Berymon against 2025 Louisville offensive line commitment Jake Cook It was great.
Many linemen didn’t win MVP honors or Gold Balls and turned a lot of heads. Including Triston Abram And Drayden Peavy on the defensive line. More Chauncey Gooden, Adam Guthie And Rico Schrieber on the offensive line.
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YOUNG TALENTS ON THE RISE
There were a lot of good future seniors representing the class of 2025 on Sunday. But one thing that stood out to me was the amount of talent in the 2026 class and beyond that came to compete in Indianapolis.
Tommy Tofi, Ben Nichols, Maxwell Robinson, Adam Guthrie And Rico Schrieber are all 2026 prospects who have appeared on the offensive line. The defensive line included two 2027 prospects that we’ll keep an eye on. Defensive Ends Roy Price And Jaylen Mercer showed some real passing skills for being so young.
Rashaud Hollande, Amari Sabb, Zyntreacs Otey, Kyndrick Williams And Chaston Smith were just a few of the 2026 defensive backs who shined in camp. Carson Sneed And King Tyrek were two outstanding pass catchers in 2026. Cam Thomas And Keenan Harris won linebacker awards and both are 2026 prospects.
There is a lot of young talent to watch in the Midwest.
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DEEP HARVEST OF QUARTERBACKS
One thing I’ve always said about the Midwest is overlooked is how good the quarterbacks are in the region. Four stars state of ohio commit Tavian St-Clair showed why he is one of the best signal callers in the country. But the camp was very deep on this position.
At one time Mid-South analyst Marshall Levenson turned to me and said “is it just me or are there a lot of good guns here?”
It wasn’t just him.
Illinois commit Carson Boyd was impressive all day. Just like Ohio 2026 four stars Nathan Bernhard. Colton Gumino has become a name to watch this summer and is having a big offseason. Rocco Williams is a crafty left-handed quarterback from Ohio. Class of 2027 quarterback Trae Taylor has a bright future ahead of him.
Jamison Kitna, Ethan Plumb, Emile Picarella And Cooper Kmet I also had good times during the camp.
