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Louisville Football Running Back sign Lekhy Thompkins

Louisville, Ky. – The Louisville football program has achieved another race in class 2026, and Lekhy Thompkins has committed to the cardinals.

Here you will find Louisville Cardinals for the full assessment of SI:

Outlook: Lekhy Thompkins
position: Run back
Measurable: 6-foot-1, 227 pounds
School: Jackson (Tenn.) University School
Top offers: Maryland, Minnesota, Purdue, Virginia Tech, West Virginia
247sports Compiled evaluation (Nat'l rank): 0.8600 (1,033.)

Lekhy Thompkins' Junior Year Highlights: Here (Hudl)

Frame: As you can probably guess on its measured values, Thompkins has grabbed his position on his frame for his position. He has to convert part of this weight into pure muscles, but it has a densely packed frame that is not common in running backs, and it is not strict as they would think. Its size and wingspan are also above average for the position.

sportiness: Since it is a larger body, it should not surprise that Thompkin's really good skill has. While it is his best sporty intangible, he also has a solid north-south burst and a good open field speed. Apart from that, his side footwork is at best average.

Instincts: Although this is not very common in powerbacks, Thompkins' best feature as a runner is his vision. He may not be super explosive, but he routinely finds the open rush to push the ball down. He can not only make muscles in the middle without a lot of strength, Thompkins also performs underestimated task of beating rand -rushers and using good angles to reach the border and switch on the jets. In addition, even though he is somewhat incompatible, Thompkins also flashed a very good cut to burst through open holes around the Scrimmage line.

polishing: Then that it is his great contact balance. Regardless of whether it beats the edge or in the middle, mostly, the potential tackers simply slide directly from it, and it usually takes a gang to put it down. In addition, Thompkins is a very good fit from the Backfield and has done it in different ways: look downs, screens both as running back and slot receiver and after the in motion of both points. In addition to playing at Slot, it is also a two-way view, which sees a lot of snapshots when the defensive end and linebacker.

Conclusion: Overall, this is a solid collection for Louisville. Thompkins does a lot of things really well, especially when you consider that he is a power back that also has a good downfield vision and fits the fishing ability. Sure, he has to make his frame a little bit and a fine melody exert a fee aspects of his game, but he is not asked to do too much with Isaac Brown and Duke Watson.

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