Scouting the Bayou Bowl

FInally got around to watching my DVR of the Bayou Bowl, which pits Texas HS All Stars vs. Louisiana HS All Stars. The Texas team won 17-14. There were four Aggies in the game all playing on defense: Stephen Barrera, Kirby Ennis, Stephen Campbell, and Colton Valencia. Barrera played DT for the entire game. Ennis lined up next to him at DT but  also moved around to DE some. Campbell and Valencia played safety.

Barrera is definitely an OL in college. He plays too high to be a DT. The bright side is that he is at least a legit 6'5. He may be 6'6. By my count, he ended the game with 3 tackles including two tackles for loss. He was much more effective in the second half. He has the body of an OT.

 Ennis reminded me a little bit of Eddie Brown. Although not quite as explosive as Brown, he was very active and spent much of the night in the Louisiana backfield. Ennis ended the night with 6 tackles including 3 for loss and two sacks if you count the last play of the game as a sack. The Louisiana QB was attempting to spike the ball to stop the clock. The Louisiana OL was not ready and Ennis burst into the backfield and caught the QBs leg to trip him and end the game. Ennis had two plays where he ran RBs down from behind. He showed great hustle and was very active. I would not be surprised to see him see the playing field this year. The only question is where you play him. I think he will eventually be a DT for us. If he is only 240 right now, he is probably not physically ready to contribute at DT right away. I will let the coaches figure it out. The good thing is that we have an active defender who should be able to disrupt things at the college level.  

Campbell had the hit of the night when he came up to support then\ run and blew up a RB. I had him with two tackles including one tackle for loss. He looks like he will be a safety in college and should be able to help us right away. He is not afraid to mix it up and support the run. At the worst, I would expect him to see time on special teams for the Ags.

Valencia returned punts and muffed the first one he received but recovered it. He did nothing to report in the return game after that. He got his hands on a would be interception late in the game, only to collide with the Louisiana WR who took it out of Valencia's arm. It was tough to get an impression of what he was capable of in this game. Looks like he can play the ball well in the air.