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Meet Jack Mewhort
ESPN’s Scouts Inc. has a story today on Jack Mewhort, a center from Toledo St. John High School committed to Ohio State.
He still has a prep year to go until he gets to Columbus, but he wasted no time picking the Buckeyes.
“The football tradition at Ohio State is second to none,” Mewhort said. “I love the campus and the coaching staff and I’ve always wanted to be a Buckeye. On a personal note, my sister goes to Wittenberg in Springfield, Ohio and it will make it a lot easier on mom and dad to see us both.”
It helps that the story was written by Bill Conley, who for 17 years ran Ohio State’s recruiting. The profile seems to paint Mewhort as a possibly dominant center in the Buckeyes’ future, maybe in line with what Nick Mangold did for OSU.
Here’s part of his Scouts Inc. scouting report:
Tough for him to get low but once he gets his claws on you; he’ll take you for a ride. Strong upper body and gets movement even though plays a little high. Good first step allows hip to pick up stunting defensive linemen. Exceptional on the down block; destroys defenders when angle blocking. Works body into position after executing initial punch. Executes the shotgun snap to perfection and can step as he centering the ball without loss of fluidity. Most of the time can chip off the combo block and get to linebacker level.
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