Shot For Me | NFL ‘24 | Tri-State Hoops (Stony Brook) | July Recap & August Preview
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Shot For Me is the 2nd track on Drake’s Take Care album. It is with high praise that we present Mr. Graham with the 2nd Week to Week Notes’ Certified Aubrey Award. The criteria for an Aubrey is when an artist both sings the hook and raps usually with a mellow dramatic soft beat in the background. Grown men do not tend to admit to listening to an Aubrey publicly but if a song such as Shot For Me were to be played on shuffle and the fellas let the song play out, somebody in the car will likely utter the phrase, “Yo, he Aubrey’d that.”
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Javon Bullard will be a junior in ‘23 and is from Milledgeville, Georgia. As a freshman, Bullard only saw limited action in 14 games but with the depth of that team, it makes a lot of sense. Last year in ‘22, he started 10 games at safety. He plays a ton of nickel and is considered one of the best slot defenders in college football. Last season he had 46 tackles, 7 tackles for loss, and 3.5 sacks to go with 2 INTs. Bullard was named the Defensive MVP of last season’s College Football National Championship. Not only can DB play the slot, but he can also play inside the box and he’ll lay the hammer. Bullard knocked Marvin Harrison Jr. out of the College Football Semi-Final with a clean hit and is the type of safety that makes WRs think twice about coming across the middle.
Christian Mahogany is from Elmwood Park in Bergen County, New Jersey where he attended Paramus Catholic High School. After Redshirting as a freshman in ‘19, Mahogany became a starter for the Eagles in ‘20 where he played LG in all 11 games. He did not miss a single snap that season. In ‘21, Mahogany was All-ACC 2nd Team and an All-New England honoree, starting in 11 games and allowing a QB pressure on only .5% of his pass block snaps. Unfortunately last season the Jersey boy suffered a torn ACL that cost him his ‘22 year, but the 6’3” and 333 lbs lineman is back to being healthy. NFL teams will love his tenacious attitude and the fact that he loves to maul defenders as a run-blocker. At the ACC Kickoff this week, Christian Mahogany while talking to the media said, “From the first play of the game this season September 2nd. It’s going to be nasty football. Everything that we didn’t have last year, we’re going to have this year. I promise, from me, quote it, whatever you want to do. It’s going to be nasty football, people aren’t going to like it but I will.” Last year without Mahogany, Boston College was dead last in the ACC in team rushing yards. Expect things to be much different this year.
Zach Frazier is from Fairmont, West Virginia, and looks all the part of a Mountaineer. In high school, he was a 4-time heavyweight wrestling state champion from ‘17 to ‘20, only losing 2 matches in his entire career and claiming the highest winning % of any high school wrestler in the history of Marion County, West Virginia. This background makes a ton of sense as to why Frazier also dominates on the gridiron. Beginning his collegiate in ‘20 with WVU, Zach Frazier started 9 games at LG for the Mountaineers which made him the first true freshman to start on the offensive line for West Virginia since at least 1980. He did not allow a sack in those 9 games and ESPN named him a part of their True Freshman All-American First Team. Since ‘21, Zach Frazier moved from guard to center and has made 25 straight starts there. In those 25 contests, Frazier has only allowed 4 sacks. He has been named the Iron Mountaineer Award the past two seasons which is presented to the most outstanding performers in WVU's offseason strength and conditioning program, so he stays in wrestling shape. The 3-time Academic All-Big 12 student-athlete, enters the ‘23 season as a Preseason All-American First Team. NFL offensive line coaches will be pounding their tables to draft the 6’3” and 311 lbs Mountaineer stud center.
Brandon Dorlus will enter ‘23 as a senior for the Oregon Ducks. Originally a 3-Star prospect out of Fort Lauderdale, Dorlus has come a long way from his days in Florida. After playing in 16 games in ‘19 & ‘20 as a backup, Dorlus really became an impact player starting in ‘21. In his breakout season for the Ducks, the defensive end started in 13 games where he had 25 tackles, 7 of those for a loss, and 2.5 sacks. That year he led all Pac-12 interior defensive linemen and ranked 23rd nationally with an 82.3 pass-rushing grade from PFF. Pro Football Focus credited Dorlus with 42 total pressures, 33 quarterback hurries, and 6 QB hits. He was recognized as AP Pac-12 All-Conference first team and Coaches Pac-12 All-Conference first team. Last season as a junior, Dorlus backed up his breakout season with another solid campaign. Dorlus started in all 13 games, led Oregon with a career-high 9.5 tackles for loss, had 39 tackles, and 2.5 sacks. Pro Football Focus gave him credit for 40 quarterback hurries, tied for 7th-most among all FBS defenders and 46 total pressures ranked 6th among all Pac-12 defenders. While Dorlus’ sack totals the past 2 years only add up to 5, the underlying stat of 88 QB pressures the past 2 seasons means that he could be in line for a monster ‘23 year.
I remember writing Week to Week Notes about Quinyon Mitchell last year when I would do “Sunday Scouts” with just GIFs. The Toledo CB was a 3-star prospect from Williston, Florida. In ‘21, Mitchell started all 13 games for the Rockets and had 8 pass breakups. His best game that season came against Notre Dame where had 5 tackles, 1 sack, and 1 forced fumble as Toledo gave the Fightin’ Irish all they had in a 32-29 loss. Last year in ‘22, Mitchell took his game to a whole other level as he was named 1st Team All-MAC. He led the country in passes defended with 25, had 5 INTs, and 20 pass breakups which is now the new all-time Toldeo record. I should mention that 4 of his INTs came in 1 game where he had 2 pick-6s making him the only College Football Player since ‘00 to have 4 INTs and 2 pick-6s in a game. After a monster season in the MAC, it’ll be interesting to see if teams will continue to look Quinyon Mitchell’s way or if they stay away from the playmaking corner.
With it being the end of the MLB Draft season and the NBA Draft only being 2 Rounds and a ways away, the Mock Draft Monday will include 5 players from each College Basketball Team in the Tri-State. The College Basketball Season starts on November 6th, so Week to Week Notes will give a glimpse at 15 local college basketball programs. Last week we started off UAlbany, now to…
Stony Brook
#14 Tyler Stephenson-Moore, Guard
Tyler Stephenson-Moore is from Jamaica, Queens. He is already a Long Island hoops legend in that he won the ‘19 AA New York Federation Championship and was MVP of the LuHi Postseason Invitational before he even began his career at Stony Brook. As a freshman, Stephenson-Moore took over the starting role spot at guard, but it wasn’t until his ‘21-’22 season that his career started to take off. As a junior, he shot 49% from 3. Last season as a senior, Stephenson-Moore saw his shot attempts more than double which cut into his effectiveness from beyond the arc but he averaged a team-high 14.3 points and 4.3 assists per game. Entering the ‘23-’24 season as a graduate senior, the 6’3” highflyer will look to improve upon his ‘22-’23 season that landed him Coastal Athletic Association All-Conference 3rd Team.
#32 Keenan Fitzmorris, Center
Keenan Fitzmorris is from Overland Park, Kansas. The Midwesterner started his collegiate career out west for Stanford where he Redshirted in ‘18-’19 and played 17 games from ‘19 to '21. His junior season was missed due to injury so the 3-Time PAC-12 Winter Academic Honor Roll recipient then transferred to Stony Brook last season. For the Seawolves, the 7’ center started 29 games where he ended up averaging 9.8 points and 3.9 rebounds per game. Fitzmorris has sneaky good athleticism for a 7-footer and also has shooting range from beyond the arc.
#3 Toby Onyekonwu, Guard
Toby Onyekonwu as a freshman in ‘22-’23, got a ton of experience where he started in 14 games and played in a total of 28. Onyekonwu is from Joliet, Illinois, about 45 mins out of Chicago. The 6’ guard was named Stony Brook’s ‘23 Male Freshman of the Year. He averaged 7.3 points, 2.9 assists, and 3.6 rebounds per game. Due to some injuries from veterans on Stony Brook last year, Onyekonwu was thrown into the fire early on in his career and he was able to show improvements from start to finish. This experience should play dividends for him moving forward.
#5 Aaron Clarke, Guard
Aaron Clarke is from Parsippany, N.J. He spent his first 4 college years at Sacred Heart University where he averaged 11.8 points per game. In ‘21-’22, Clarke was 3rd Team All-Northeast Conference. Clarke transferred to Stony Brook last season but suffered a back injury just before the start of the regular season. He has been granted a 6th year of collegiate eligibility and the grad-student lefty guard will provide the Seawolves some veteran leadership in their backcourt.
#33 Leon Nahar, Forward
Leon Nahar is from Alkmaar, Netherlands, and enters the ‘23-’24 season as a 6’10” sophomore power forward. Leon is the son of Mike Nahar, who played for Wright State and had a 17-year professional career in Europe. As a freshman, Nahar appeared in 15 games averaging 2.3 points and 1.4 rebounds but shot 45.5% from 3 and 85.7% from the free throw line. He dealt with a foot injury that hampered the beginning of his season last year. The Dutch forward has a shot at gaining more minutes and has the athleticism displayed on that backdoor cut that not many his size can duplicate.
July ‘23 Finish & August ‘23 Preview
I guess this is a sign I’ll have to use Tokyo Nights for one of these open slots on the weekend.
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In January, 32.4k New Yorkers during the month of at least saw the brand&logo of Week to Week Notes. In February, 47.1k New Yorkers at least saw the brand&logo of Week to Week Notes. In March, 30k New Yorkers and about 8k Bostonians at least saw the brand&logo of Week to Week Notes. In April, 38.4k New Yorkers at the very least saw the brand&logo of Week to Week Notes. In May, 33k New Yorkers at the very least saw the brand&logo of Week to Week Notes. In June, 27k New Yorkers and around 1k Arizonans at the very least saw the brand&logo of Week to Week Notes. In July, 28.8k New Yorkers at the very least saw the brand&logo of Week to Week Notes. That would bring the total to 236.5k New Yorkers so far in ‘23.
Closing Special Thank You!
Appreciate all the support and I hope you enjoy a nice pint for me…