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2023 OL Payton Kirkland


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Kirkland played a variety of roles for Dr. Phillips, including guard, tackle, and center. He utilized his mammoth size to make sure opponents rarely could make plays once he got his hands on them, locking up defenders once they were in his grasp in a manner similar to Andre Cojoe.

Like Cojoe, developing proper hand technique to use against quality defensive linemen who have a repertoire of moves will be an important skill for Kirkland to develop as he begins his time on the Forty Acres. His feet, which he often used at tackle at the high school level, could lend toward playing tackle in the future.

Since guard is the place he’ll most likely stick, however, he’ll need to develop proper technique with his upper body in order to fight off interior defensive linemen. He has the needed size and base to do it, all he needs is to pair the fine motor skills along with his current attributes to best prepare for game situations.

https://www.on3.com/teams/texas-longhorns/news/syllabus-week-what-payton-kirkland-liona-lefau-and-arch-manning-need-to-work-on/

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