Deyshawn Bond

Deyshawn Bond
Position	OG
Height - Weight	6'3", 286 lbs
Hometown	Indianapolis, IN
High School	Warren Central
247 Sports	*** - 82
Rivals	** - 5.3
ESPN	** - 74
Scout	***

Like his running back Deionte Buckley, Bond comes from the Indiana high school Warren Central. As a Warrior he plays both the offensive guard and tackle positions for the team. The coaches seems to love him so much that they prefer running behind his blocks more often than not. Buckley seems to prefer that too which should be a nice pairing in college as both are very familiar with their tendencies.

Overview

 

As I mentioned previously, Bond plays just about every position on the offensive line besides center and quite well I might add. He’s a tough guard with good size falling anywhere between 260 lbs and 290 lbs depending upon the recruiting site you look at. Upon the snap he does two things very well. First of all he locks in on a defender and drives through him as opposed to pushing him once and seeing what happens. By initiating contact as quickly as possible he makes sure he controls his area of the line of scrimmage. Secondly, he creates running lanes well. By controlling his defend from the beginning, he better dictates where he wants to move them. It’s easier said than done but Bond seems to do that well. As I mentioned, Warren Central will run behind him every day of the week and twice on Tuesday so they rely on his skills to get the offense going.

Outlook

While he plays some offensive tackle in high school he projects to a guard in college. The offensive tackle position requires great footwork and long arms to handle the quicker defensive ends at the college level. That’s not to say Bond has poor footwork, but there are better candidates for the offensive tackle position for the Bearcats and Bond is a much better fit at guard. Given his size and height, he could stand to add 20-30 more lbs and the Dave Lawson strength and conditioning program should do the trick. When he steps on campus I think he takes a redshirt for 2012 to be good-to-go in 2013. As a rule of thumb I like to see all freshman offensive lineman redshirted when they step on campus as adjusting from to the college speed can take some time to learn. In high school, offensive linemen can rely on sheer size to dominate the front line but in college technique is more highly valued. Plus it never hurts to add some muscle to their frames.