When The Athletic calls a school soccer participant a “freak,” that’s to be thought-about a praise. And the Gophers had two gamers named to the outlet’s Freaks Checklist in 2024.
On the listing of most eye-popping and jaw-dropping gamers in school soccer, left deal with Aireontae Ersery got here in at No. 25 and linebacker Cody Lindenberg at No. 72.
Ersery is taken into account a possible first-round NFL draft decide in April and the excellence in being on reporter Bruce Feldman’s listing helps burnish these credentials.
The Athletic mentioned the 6-foot-6, 330-pound senior offensive lineman squatted 640 kilos and bench pressed 412, however it actually is his 1.52-second 10-yard cut up time, which set a program document for offensive lineman, that put him so excessive. The Kansas Metropolis, Mo., native’s prime pace was measured at 18.3 mph.
Lindenberg was all-Huge Ten honorable point out in 2022, however performed solely 4 video games because of harm final season. The Anoka native is wholesome in preseason camp and beforehand confirmed that in offseason measurements.
The 6-foot-3 and 240-pounder had a professional shuttle time of 4.00, which The Athletic famous no linebacker has moved that fast since 2019. He additionally benched 350 kilos, with a broad bounce of 10 toes and a vertical bounce 36 inches.
Gophers receiver Le’Meke Brockington was an honorable point out on the Freaks Checklist with a U skill-position squat document of 614 kilos to go together with a 42-inch vertical and 1.43-second 10-yard cut up.
