Thursday, August 6, 2009

Day 2: Nick Alleto

The battle for the right tackle position will be a lot more contested than the other o-line positions, but the guy to beat is Nick Alletto. Braden Hansen is the guy right behind Alleto looking to garner some playing time and perhaps win a starting job. Both prospects are big dudes with a lot of upside and either one should be able to fill the spot more than adequately so I'll give a brief run down of each of them.
Nick Alletto, 6-6 310, Jr: Nick is a kid that has been just waiting his time to earn a spot on the offensive line. He is out of Ponderosa High in Parker Colorado. Alletto Redshirted in 2004 then served a mission in Argentina. He played in 2007 and 2008. Needless to say Nick is very mature and is poised to make an impact in 2009. I don't see a weak spot here and as I said with Reynolds, I don't think you will hear Alletto's name all that much in 2009. Do look for him to be a bit rusty coming out in the first game against Oklahoma and get a few holding calls. Once he gets back into the flow of the game he will settle down and be a solid performer for the Cougs this year.
Braden Hansen, 6-6 265 Red shirt FR: Hansen is just off the mission and looks to be pretty hungry for playing time. It will be very interesting to see if Alletto can hold him off for the starting Job. Hansen has a lot of potential and many look at him as one of the best O-line prospects BYU has, along with Matt Reynolds. Hansen has plenty of time to learn his position while watching Alletto from the side and getting some valuable back up minutes. He is only a freshman so I don't expect him to win the starting job this year but somewhere down the line he will be starting for the Cougars. He's a great prospect with a little mean streak that will definitely help out a young Cougar offensive line this year.

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