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Great to have another local!
Welcome Justus!

I’ve heard a ton of goods things about Perkins.

Watched him dominate this year, low center of gravity and doesn't stop. Great addition.

39.) Justus Perkins – Bozeman (6’1”, 240 lbs.)



• 2018 1st Team All-State AA – C
• 2017 HM All-State AA – C
• 2018 2nd Team All-USA Today Montana – OL
• 2018 Badlands selection - OL
• 2018 Shrine Game selection – C
• 5th ranked interior OL



On Perkins: "In my five years of scouting Montana high school offensive lineman, I have rarely seen a kid play as mean/nasty as Justus (Carson Shuman from last year's class is a close second). A two-year starter at center for the Bozeman Hawks, Justus plays with the edge required/needed in the trenches to be successful. He's built well for the position and has superior agility which sets him apart from the other centers in the state. The hardest thing for a center to overcome is how quickly they can snap the ball without losing any movement engaging a defender. This is where Justus' agility really shows as he doesn't have a ton of wasted movement and gets to his spot consistently from snap to first contact with a defender. Like Maverick Roberts, Justus can straight-up move kids off the ball in the run game by using quickness, technique (low pad level), and lower body strength. Per MaxPreps, he finished his high school career with 100+ pancake blocks as a starter and his highlight film is littered with them. I do not see a ton of defensive lineman enjoy going up against him on film. The kid simply does not stop blocking until the whistle blows...and sometimes after which means he knows how to "take souls". One area Justus needs to grow as a player is building his upper body to match his lower half. He got bested by several all-state defensive lineman in this class when lower body strength was even but the other kid was simply stronger up top than Justus. He isn't a broad shouldered kid to begin with but adding more strength will only make him better. Overall, it will be interesting to see where Justus wants to play in college as he holds a PWO offer from the Cats and multiple full-ride offers from NAIA programs. He definitely has shown enough on tape to be considered one of the best offensive lineman and THE best center prospect in the state."

So he's a center prospect not a nose tackle?

technoCat wrote: ↑

Tue Feb 05, 2019 11:25 am

So he's a center prospect not a nose tackle?

100% a center.

Really excited to see him and Sampson coming in with good to great technique out of high school

blueandgoldblitz wrote: ↑

Tue Feb 05, 2019 1:52 pm

Really excited to see him and Sampson coming in with good to great technique out of high school

He’s definitely got a serious chance of starting here some day. I absolutely love players like this. Watch out. Jalen Cole/Josh Hill/Shaun Sampson-type.

2nd generation Bobcat!

Some of the best centers in the game are the shorter, quicker, vicious types with low CGs... Choate gets this.

In Choate We Trust..

TomCat88 wrote: ↑

Wed Feb 06, 2019 7:11 am

blueandgoldblitz wrote: ↑

Tue Feb 05, 2019 1:52 pm

Really excited to see him and Sampson coming in with good to great technique out of high school

He’s definitely got a serious chance of starting here some day. I absolutely love players like this. Watch out. Jalen Cole/Josh Hill/Shaun Sampson-type.

Bump (my ego, too).