Notre Dame 2024 offensive tackle commit Styles Prescod is expected to sign with the Irish this week. He plans to enroll in January after finishing up classes early at Fishers (Ind.) Hamilton Southeastern.
Prescod, a 6-foot-6, 265-pound recruit, was recently upgraded to a four-star by Rivals. He's currently the No. 29 offensive tackle in the 2024 class.
The future Irish offensive tackle, who took four game-day visits to Notre Dame this season, has been training with Eze Obiora since his senior season completed. Obiora is the owner of Obiora Rehab and Sports Training and has trained Duke offensive guard Justin Pickett, Miami (Ohio) offensive tackle Ben Decker and Oklahoma offensive guard Caleb Shaffer.
I sat down with Obiora to learn more about his speed and vertical jump training, history with Prescod, what he sees for Prescod in the future and more.
Obiora first discovered Prescod on X/Twitter after COVID-19. Prescod changed positions from defensive lineman to offensive tackle during COVID-19 and Obiora was blown away by his sophomore film.
"He just did one kick step and the suddenness of his movement, and his height, I'm like, 'Oh, this guy is going to be a dog,'" Obiora told Inside ND Sports. "So when he came in, I saw his size and I was shocked. Against my defensive ends, nobody could get around him. I was like, 'You're gonna be a Division I athlete.'"
Last summer, Obiora worked closely with Prescod as he rehabbed following knee surgery. He believes Prescod is mentally tough but admitted these next 3-4 months will be something entirely different.
"High school to college is the biggest jump so it's hard to predict how a kid is going to do in college, especially with the portal," Obiora said. "From what I've seen, he's mentally tough, but this is going to be another test. Right now, he's the biggest. He's one of the biggest things in Indiana. But then when he goes to Notre Dame, everybody was the guy. I'm gonna watch to see how he responds to that."
Obira played at Purdue and Southern Illinois before a career in the CFL and IFL before a brief stint with the Indianapolis Colts in 2016. He said Prescod has the natural tools to develop into an NFL player.
"When you look at the genetic makeup of someone who can go to the NFL, he has it all," Prescod said. "He has all the strength. Some of these tackles are gonna get exposed when they get to college because the recruiters care so much about size that they're not noticing that the guy has really bad feet and they feel like they can coach that."
"Styles' feet are very sudden. It's very rare for someone his size to move like that. I've never trained a tackle that moves like Styles. When it comes to genetic makeup, that boy got it. It's up to him."
Rivals has given Prescod a 5.8 rating, which makes him fall under an All-American Candidate who could have first to third-round NFL Draft potential according to the Rivals recruiting rankings formula.
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Why 2024 OT commit Styles Prescod is destined for success at Notre Dame
2024 OT Styles Prescod will enroll early at Notre Dame, in January.
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