{"id":23562,"date":"2022-07-23T20:03:44","date_gmt":"2022-07-23T20:03:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/top247-lb-malik-bryant-pushing-back-commitment-date\/"},"modified":"2022-07-23T20:03:44","modified_gmt":"2022-07-23T20:03:44","slug":"top247-lb-malik-bryant-pushing-back-commitment-date","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/top247-lb-malik-bryant-pushing-back-commitment-date\/","title":{"rendered":"Top247 LB Malik Bryant pushing back commitment date"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter figure\">&#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<br \/>\n&#13;\n<picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/s3media.247sports.com\/Uploads\/Assets\/784\/12\/11012784.jpg?fit=bounds&amp;crop=620:320,offset-y0.50&amp;width=620&amp;height=320\" media=\"(max-width: 620px)\"\/><\/picture><\/figure>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<p>It sounds Orlando (Fla.) Jones Top247 front-seven defender <b>Malik Bryant<\/b> will no longer announce a decision Saturday.  Jones assistant coach Andrew Anderson told 247Sports via a text message early Saturday morning that Bryant had canceled a commitment party that was scheduled for later in the day.<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<p>Bryant, who the 247Sports Composite pegs as the nation&#8217;s No.  4 linebacker in the class of 2023, was expected to pick between Miami (his 247Sports&#8217; Crystal Ball leader), Florida, Alabama and Maryland.  He spent time in Coral Gables, Gainesville and College Park last month on official visits and had also got up to Tuscaloosa on an unofficial visit.<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s unclear why exactly Bryant is pushing things back, but Anderson added that the rising senior &#8220;needs more time to decide.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<p>The 247Sports&#8217; scouting report for Bryant is below.<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<p><span>&#8220;A front-seven player that can get after the quarterback. Initial burst tends to cause plenty of issues for opposing offensive tackles. Seems to be at his best when he&#8217;s asked to just attack the corner, but can track back inside and flush out pockets with a few different well-timed pass rushing moves. Ability to redirect in space and get lateral make him a difference maker outside the hashes. Also owns valuable experience in pass coverage having been asked in the past to stick with much quicker wide receivers coming out More of a finesse rusher than power rusher at this stage in his development, but that could change as he matures. <\/span><\/p>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<p><span>&#8220;Average measurables (believed to be just over 6-foot-2, 235 pounds) and a lack of additional length in the arms could turn away some, but body of work speaks for itself as he started as a freshman in Florida&#8217;s highest classification before spending the next two years producing at the national powerhouse that is IMG Academy. Might be best suited for a 3-4 look, but could also find a role in a 4-3 front, potentially even as an off-ball linebacker. to need some time to get adjusted to the speed and physicality of big-time college football, but has the tools to eventually blossom into a starter for a Top 25 program.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script type=\"text\/plain\" class=\"optanon-category-4\">\n    if(typeof fbq === 'undefined') {\n        !function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s){if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?\n        n.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;\n        n.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';n.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.defer=1;\n        t.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];s.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s)}(window,\n        document,'script','https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\n        fbq('init', '320233411816140');\n        fbq('init', '1575186632756631');\n        fbq('track', 'PageView');\n    }\n<\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#13; &#13; &#13; &#13; It sounds Orlando (Fla.) Jones Top247 front-seven defender Malik Bryant will no longer announce a decision Saturday. Jones assistant coach Andrew Anderson told 247Sports via a text message early Saturday morning that Bryant had canceled a commitment party that was scheduled for later in the day. &#13; Bryant, who the 247Sports &hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"> <a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/top247-lb-malik-bryant-pushing-back-commitment-date\/\"> <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Top247 LB Malik Bryant pushing back commitment date<\/span> Read More &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","spay_email":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":33130,"url":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/michigan-state-lands-top247-four-star-lt-stanton-ramil\/","url_meta":{"origin":23562,"position":0},"title":"Michigan State lands Top247 four-star LT Stanton Ramil","date":"August 2, 2022","format":false,"excerpt":"\r Michigan State has landed Top247 four-star offensive tackle Stanton Ramil over Tennessee, Penn State, Auburn, and others. 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