I think the best indicator of a player’s talent is in the interested parties. With Nebraska, Purdue, Minnesota, Iowa, Louisville, and Kansas with suposed in hand offers, this kid’s status as a quality college prospect is legit.

Nosa is a very intriguing as a prospect, and I’m interested in seeing how they decide to develop him. Scout has him listed as a DT, while Rivals has him as a base end. Now, I’m basing this off what I’ve seen in a handful of minutes in highlight reels, but I think he fits best as a one gap tackle. Build-wise, he has a good frame with long limbs and a wide base that he should be able to add to. He’s generally listed around 6’3 and 240 lbs. and his weight looks to be lean weight. Likely could use a year to redshirt and add another 25-30 lbs. to handle the pounding inside as an under tackle early on.

From the videos, I didn’t see the burst you typically want in an end. Despite being a highlight reel, Eguae was typically late off the ball and didn’t anticipate the snap well. Some of that may be coachable, but first step seems to me like it’s an innate trait. Did come off the ball better on plays where he linded up outside, so maybe it’s a technique oriented issue. Despite a first step question, Eguae did fit his hands quickly and was too athletic for the guards in the video. He shows some understanding of a quick swim and body lean and knew how to slip blocks and find the backfield. Motor looks good; he kept his feet moving on contact and stayed persistent with the bull rush to drive blockers back. One odd thing for me was that despite being slower off the snap, he showed very good recognition skills to read run, pass, play fakes, screens, reverses… it’s only three minutes, but i think it says alot about his aptitude and willingness to learn the game. Looks like a hard worker.

Ultimately, I think he have more value inside, as his footspeed just wasn’t that great but he could be a superior athlete to his interior counterparts. He looked like the second or third quickest lineman on his own team in the video. Reminds me a little of Hypolite and could serve a similar role as a wave tackle that can play outside in three lineman sets. Certainly fits our ever evolving defense.

While we’re discussing recruiting, the two guys I’d really like to see us haul in are Kasa and, my personal favorite, Keenan Graham. To me, Graham is the missing piece, a hybrid end that can play a stand up game and attack from many areas. His reel gives the impression that ke could be a Demarcus Ware type player. Colorado seems to like to use multiple fronts on defense, so a hybrid like Graham would really allow Cabral to open the playbook.

Kasa is another vesatile end that could possible play early and often. Ideal size for a base end, but looks to have the quickness of a rush end as well. I think he too can play in a 3 or 4 man front with ease, and adds an athletic mismatch to the front line.