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In-Depth Break Down – Irish Offer Texas DE Max Wright

By Kevin Sinclair

Sep 26, 2015; South Bend, IN, USA; Notre Dame Fighting Irish coach Brian Kelly leads the team onto the field before the game against the Massachusetts Minutemen at Notre Dame Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Brian Spurlock-USA TODAY Sports
Sep 26, 2015; South Bend, IN, USA; Notre Dame Fighting Irish coach Brian Kelly leads the team onto the field before the game against the Massachusetts Minutemen at Notre Dame Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Brian Spurlock-USA TODAY Sports /
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Notre Dame is casting a wide defensive end net this year.

The Notre Dame football staff is clearly in hot pursuit of a long, big framed defensive end with talent.

Max Wright is exactly that.

At 6’4, 270 pounds with room to grow, he is one of the better overall players in the state of Texas.

His offer list proves that to be true with 19 schools pleading for his services including Alabama, Georgia, LSU, USC, Michigan, Miami and many more.

In ’16, per his Hudl film, which is shown below, Wright tallied 75 tackles, an impressive 18 tackles for loss, 9 sacks, 2 blocked kicks, 3 pass break-ups, 3 offensive touchdowns and 3 2-point conversions.

Very nice stat line, I must say.

One thing to note that works in Notre Dame’s favor is that he has offers from Stanford and Duke which tells me that he must be strong academically.

I truly enjoy watching Max Wright on film.

To me, he’s kind of an old school, Texas defensive lineman with a high-effort, high-motor style of play.

On defense, he lines up at every spot along the defensive line and shows that he can be disruptive from anywhere. He’s a natural pass rusher with plenty of polished techniques and quick feet and hands that allow him to be a mainstay in the backfield.

He proves he has great strength, even for his size. He keeps his pad level at an advantageous level which makes him hard to move. This allows him to set the edge well and disrupt the run game, which is why I see him at the strong side defensive end position at the college level.

Depending on how he develops, I could see him occasionally sliding inside to play some three technique as well. He can handle himself well against big, strong, interior lineman.

His strongest physical attribute is his powerful lower body. He has massive legs that he certainly puts to use.

Once his upper body catches up with his lower body, look out. He’ll truly be something special from a physical standpoint.

On offense, they line him up at running back, usually in a three back formation. He shows great athleticism. He can pound the ball between the tackles effectively, run short routes, catch the ball and he’s a nasty blocker.

They use him on offense the same way I’ve seen UCLA use Eddie Vanderdoes. (Sorry for bringing him up, but it was too good of a comparison).

I see Max Wright becoming a very successful strong side defensive end at the college level.

He has great natural gifts and proves to be one of those extremely refined Texas high school football players who’s been playing ball since he was in diapers and has received great coaching.

I’m certain Notre Dame will push hard to get him on campus. I’m not sure where Wright is at in his recruitment but defensive lineman of his level from Texas usually stay in Texas, unfortunately for Notre Dame.

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Let’s hope that isn’t the case here.

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