Oviedo DL Gaining Attention

Junior to Watch: Justin Bradley.

School: Oviedo, Fla.

Position: Defensive Tackle.

Size, Speed & Grades: Bradley is 6-foot-3 and 261 pounds. He ran the forty-yard dash in 5.5 seconds at the Miami Nike camp, but said he was recently timed at 5.3 seconds at his high school. Bradley has a 2.67 grade point average and says he plans on taking the SAT for the first time in June.

Statistics: Bradley played both offensive guard and defensive tackle as a junior at Oviedo, and on defense he had 57 tackles, 6 of those for a loss, and blocked a punt.

Honors: Bradley was named first team All-Conference as a junior, and was named Oviedo's defensive lineman of the game in 7 of their 11 football games last season. He was also named Oviedo's Defensive Lineman Most Valuable Player.

Favorite Schools: Bradley has been receiving mail from about 25 different schools, but has not yet received a scholarship offer. He does have one dream school in mind. "I've been a Gator fan for a long time," Bradley said. "I'd really love to play at Florida. I get mail from Florida, South Carolina, Oregon, Georgia, Miami, and some smaller schools that I can't remember."

Skinny: Bradley said he believes schools will recruit him to play on the defensive line, but he does have some experience playing on the offensive line. He was a guard last season, but will likely spend time at offensive tackle in 2002.

Bradley said he would probably attend the UCF camp and the Down and Dirty Linemen camp in Lakeland this summer. He said out on the football field he tries to lead by example and just "have fun."

"I like to compare myself to (Baltimore defensive lineman) Tony Siragusa," Bradley said. "I don't get to rush the quarterback as much as I'd like, but I'm a pretty good run-stopper."