Notre Dame Football Offer Breakdown – DE Tobe Umerah

Notre Dame football offered another recruit the peach state.

Tobe Umerah is a dynamic defensive end from Macon, Georgia where he plays Class 7A football at Stratford Academy High School. Per his Hudl film (seen below), Umerah was named Defensive MVP at the Army National Combine in San Antonio, which tabbed him a 2017 Army All-American.

Umerah holds a few other impressive accolades, including Region 7A 2016 Defensive Player of the Year and was named First Team All-State by Atlanta Journalism Constitution, also per his Hudl film.

Umerah’s Notre Dame offer brings his total to 20. The 6’4, 237-pound defensive end holds other strong offers such as Stanford, Penn State, Tennessee, Alabama, Wisconsin, Auburn, Duke, Ole Miss and Georgia Tech.

Per his 247 profile, Umerah has been very active in terms of visiting campuses. He’s made stops at Penn State, Tennessee, Wisconsin, Auburn, Alabama, Duke and Florida State and many were during Junior Day events.

First of all, Umerah’s can’t-miss talent, offer list, size and natural tools far outweigh his consensus 3 star ranking. It’s more than likely that his rankings will rise across the board as time passes and offers roll in.

Umerah is listed on most databases as a defensive end, and that is where he usually lines up but he does take snaps at defensive tackle as well, where he shows he can collapse the pocket with a powerful bull rush.

The fourth play in his Hudl film shows him line up in the interior of the defensive line on a field goal attempt, explode off the line and bully his way to a field goal block.

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Umerah lines up at both strong and weak side defensive end positions. This is common for high school defensive lineman at the high school level as they are often moved around to disrupt the opposing offense.

He uses great pad level and has really good bend which helps him get offensive lineman at a disadvantage in terms of leverage. Umerah is all about power. He explodes into his opposer then sheds the block quickly on his way to the backfield.

Umerah also shows some effective pass rush moves. You can see him apply a well-executed swim move on certain snaps, which is a sign that he works hard in practice and on his own time to better his tools.

Once he gets into the backfield, he maintains his pad level and closes in on the ball quickly. He shows good balance and awareness to make the tackle when ball carriers attempt to slip him.

Umerah’s physical nature, natural talent, and power are something to be excited about. There’s not a lot I can knock him on, at this point. If he continues to improve on the skill set he currently has, he will be something special and it’s possible that he could grow into a dominant defensive tackle if he keeps growing.