ESPN College Football Recruiting

Originally Published: April 23, 2009

Impressive DL at USC NFTC

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By Greg Biggins
ESPN.com
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Ronald Powell came into camp with a ton of hype and lived up to most of it by earning MVP honors. He's has the body of a college senior already. At times, his skills were just higher than the other players and he won many battles easily. USC and Florida are co-leaders and both have offered.

At 6-4, 294 pounds, Ricky Heimuli has the perfect big-time college tackle body. He attended the BYU Nike camp last year, has endless offers and still decided to come out and participate, which shows his dedication to get better. He's a very coachable player with a great attitude. He didn't show a lot of inside hand moves in the one-on-ones, but was getting around guys with his athleticism and could put anybody on ice skates with his bull rush.

Lawrence Lagafuaina (Aiea, Hawaii) is the ideal size for a big time Division I nose guard at 6-0, 319 pounds and he was a man among boys during the one-on-ones. He has tremendous hand-fighting skills for a player his size. His feet are very impressive and agile as well for a big man and he was just toying with the opposing lineman all day. If they caught his hands, he would switch to a bull rush and put them five yards in the backfield. UCLA and UNLV have offered.

Cal-commit Cassius Marsh (Westlake Village, Calif./ Oaks Christian) had a very good camp on Sunday. At 6-4, 290 pounds, he already has ideal size for a college tackle and he's a fiery player that brings a lot of energy to the table. He has a powerful body and knows how to use it. USC and UCLA are still in the mix and may get visits before all is said and done.

Justin Utupo (Lakewood, Calif.) came in very highly touted and showed why with a very solid workout. He had a few great one-on-one reps against much heavier tackles.

Josh Shirley (Fontana, Calif./ Kaiser) was slated to work out with the linebackers prior to the camp. At 6-3, 210 pounds, linebacker is likely where he'll play in college, but he had a dominant showing at defensive end. He's incredibly quick off the edge and comes off the ball with a lot of aggression. He uses his hands well and you can see why he had 17 sacks as a junior.

Others who impressed

Wesley Flowers -- 6-4, 248 (Fresno, Calif./ Edison)
Anthony White -- 6-2, 218 (Sparks, Nev./ Legacy)
William Harris -- 6-3, 241 (Rancho Cucamonga, Calif./ Los Oso)
Filo Fonoti (2011) -- 6-2, 255 (Lakewood, Calif./ Mayfair)