Will Rackley
Will Rackley started his final 40 games at Lehigh.
To put it simply, Rackley dominates at a lower level of competition. He is just bigger and stronger than anyone he plays against in the Patriot League. When you scout players like this the first question you ask is if he can perform against players from a higher level of competition. Rackley showed he could at the practices of the East-West Game. He had an impressive week of practice and played well in the game.
He is a big but not tall man at 6-3 and 309 pounds with impressive play strength. He played left tackle for Lehigh. He is a dominant run blocker who can be very physical and shows a mean streak. He has impressive leg drive and if he gets a chance to put his opponent on the ground he will. He doesn’t pull that often but when he does, he shows that he doesn’t have great speed but can adjust on the move and is an explosive hitter. As a pass blocker he shows a very strong punch, can mirror opponents and anchors well, playing with good bend. In the Villanova game, they were lining up linebackers very wide and blitzing off the edge. Rackley had some trouble with these smaller but fast guys. He didn’t have the lateral quickness to stop the wide speed and also had some trouble when the linebackers used counter moves and came back across his face. Except for that game he was dominant as a pass blocker.
