2023 Hula Bowl (Jan 14, noon Orlando)

[thunderspirit]

Official measurements

Most interesting (to me) prospect:
Devonnsha Maxwell, DT, Chattanooga (6-2, 301 with 34 inch arms). Dude spent four of his five years playing just overwhelming his competition (from 2019-2022, he recorded 5.8% of his teams total solo tackles — excellent for a linemen — and an eye-popping 19.4% of his team's total TFLs. That's the sort of FCS domination you want to see.

Also of interest:
Tyler Hudson, WR, Louisville (6-1, 193 with a 77 inch wingspan), who followed up a pair of dominant years at FCS-level Central Arkansas (39.2% of his team's receiving yards) with an equally dominant season in the ACC (38.7% of his team's receiving yards).

Austin Ajiake, LB, UNLV (6-1, 233), who had a terrific year in 2022 (12.9% of his team's solo tackles and 17.7% of his team's TFLs) and a solid partial year in 2021 before injury, following three years of not starting — was he a late bloomer or just a more physically mature guy than his teammates at that point? Also, it's the Mountain West, so buyer beware.

[Moriarty]

RB Khalan Laborn, Marshall: 5092 | 198 | 0948 | 3028 | 7528

Disappointing size, but still somewhat interested

OT Dylan Wonnum, South Carolina: 6047 | 274 | 0958 | 3400 | 8300

uh...is that a typo?

CB Justin Ford, Montana: 6000 | 190 | 0838 | 3068 | 7428

LOL. Trying to pimp him as 6'2...

[thunderspirit]

RB Khalan Laborn, Marshall: 5092 | 198 | 0948 | 3028 | 7528

Disappointing size, but still somewhat interested

OT Dylan Wonnum, South Carolina: 6047 | 274 | 0958 | 3400 | 8300

uh...is that a typo?

CB Justin Ford, Montana: 6000 | 190 | 0838 | 3068 | 7428

LOL. Trying to pimp him as 6'2...

Laborn doesn't do anything in the kicking game and caught the ball very little at Marshall, so meh. Maybe UDFA.

Wonnum is listed the same at multiple sites, so...nope, that's the number. Guessing he's got a hard time keeping weight on.

I'll add Arizona ED Jalen Harris, who shows good size along with respectable production, along with productive DBs Tre Hawkins III (Old Dominon), whom the Hula Bowl shows at CB where he's not about 15 pounds light; and Nehemiah Shelton (San Jose St), who is almost certainly too skinny since we declined to weigh.