The PJ Woodland climb sounds familiar

I saw where Woodland ran Lacey out of bounds before he could make a catch on a perfect ball from Nuss. This is encouraging

Went to high school with him. Great kid and was a stud playing both ways his junior and senior years

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I saw where Woodland ran Lacey out of bounds before he could make a catch on a perfect ball from Nuss. This is encouraging

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If PJ can get stronger and gain some weight this summer, he seems like a candidate to be on the field a lot.

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Lacy is 6'2 and 215 lbs, and seemed like the most physical WR last year when it came to muscling up on DBs.
If this freshman could force him out of bounds on a "perfectly thrown ball" (would need to see that to confirm), it sounds like he's already strong enough

He's strong but is very light, 170 tops. My stepson plays on the 15u 7 on 7 team he played for last year, Coastline Stars. The 15u team is ranked 15th in the nation and both 18u and 15u will be competing in San Antonio for the nationals pylon event next weekend.
Based on what I've seen from the kid over the last few years he's a better WR than DB. He's just a really good all around athlete.
OGHS will have alot of future stars coming through the ranks in the next few years.
Hoping CJ Bailey and crew can steer them LSUs way. He took a group 2 weeks ago to Lsu. Before our tournament in Mandeville that we won. Had to throw in a brag about Coastline and my stepson while commenting on PJ

His 3 star rating is odd when you see this:

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P.J. Woodland of Oak Grove (Hattiesburg) is the 2023 MaxPreps Mississippi High School Football Player of the Year. The 6-foot, 165-pound senior cornerback/wide receiver led the Warriors to a 12-1 record and Class 7A state title.

Woodland was a huge factor on both sides of the ball for the Warriors. Offensively, he had over 1,400 receiving yards and 13 touchdowns, averaging over 20 yards per catch. Defensively, he recorded 50 tackles and five interceptions with a pair of pick-sixes.

Coaches in Mississippi picked Woodland as the Class 7A Defensive Player of the Year.

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It seems the rating services really missed on him.

I would assume because of size… it’s crazy how many great athletes get looked over bc they aren’t 185lbs their senior year in high school.