Standouts impress at the Rivals Combine Series in St. Louis

BELLEVILLE, Ill. - About 600 prospects showed up at the Rivals Combine Series Saturday at Belleville West High School and made an impression. Among the athletes who participated, these athletes stood out:

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Dorbor is the type of player that certainly passes the eye test. The 6-foot-4, 230 pound athlete from Minnesota has offers from the likes of Minnesota and South Dakota State. His size plus his athleticism is something college coaches love to see. Dorbor is so unique, colleges are split on what position he will play. Some colleges want him to play running back while others want him to play defensive end. There are not a lot of athletes who can play both of those positions. As he continues to hear from Iowa and Kansas, he has a visit to North Dakota State very soon. Expect his recruitment to only ramp up from here as he is going into his senior year.

Mudd immediately made his presence known when he ran the 3-cone drill. His athleticism is the reason programs like Cincinnati and Louisville have reached out and have been in contact with him. The 6-foot-4, 245 pound defensive end plans on visiting Cincinnati unofficially in June. His sophomore year was a strange year position-wise for him at his high school, St. Xavier. They asked him to play left tackle, a position unknown to him. That hurt his playing time at defensive end and thus his stats are not where he would like them. Going into his junior year, a full season at defensive end should create more buzz for Mudd.

The running back out of Hillsboro High School in Missouri really showed off his burst out of his cuts in the shuttle drill. Now watching his game film, Brown has utilized his burst to his advantage, going in-between tackles and burst through past the safety’s multiple times. Brown only has one offer and that is from Navy, but Ball State, Wyoming and Kansas State have all shown their interest in the 6-foot, 210 pounder.

Dresie put on a show at the 40-yard dash as he ran a laser-timed 4.63. That was easily one of the best times on Saturday. The 6-foot-2, 176 pound wide receiver has an offer from Air Force but is hoping he can pick up more offers after he gets his official scores from the combine. He hopes to build off his strong Junior season where he caught 100 passes for over 1,000 yards. Dresie has the type of speed and shiftiness that can be fun for any offensive coordinator.

Kerperin is a prototypical coverage linebacker. He has good size, good speed and has the strength to make any play. The 6-foot-2, 210 pound linebacker from Blair Oaks High School in Missouri has received interest from Missouri, Wyoming, UNLV and Army. The senior has already won the Missouri Defensive Player of the year and is looking to carry this momentum into offers from the schools that are talking to him.

The 6-foot-5, 235 pound tight end looked impressive throughout the drills at the combine this year. The senior has an offer from Illinois State and has garnered interest from NIU, Ball State and Illinois. The Nile West High School Senior just recently visited Illinois and enjoyed his time on campus. Fowler not only has the height and weight of a good tight end, he has extremely long arms. Don’t be surprised to see him connected more and more to Illinois throughout the year.

The three-sport athlete looked incredibly agile for his frame. The 6-foot-4, 228 pound defensive end has the quickness to double-move an offensive tackle to get to the quarterback much easier. Dover has offers from Central Arkansas, Easter Kentucky, Pine Buff-Arkansas and Air Force. While those schools have offered him, he has been in contact with Power Five programs like Arkansas, Missouri and Vanderbilt.