Film review: Gunner Givens at the UA Next game

Virginia Tech had one player participate in the major national all-star games this season: two-way lineman Gunner Givens took part in the UA Next All-America Game last weekend.

Although he's primarily projected as an offensive lineman, and prefers to play defensive end - the spot VT announced when he signed - he lined up exclusively at tight end in the game. We can still learn plenty about his overall game from evaluating how his skills will translate.

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The way Team Legends used its tight end was pretty consistent, and particularly so when Givens was on the field: he played off the line as an H-back, and the primary thing he did was pull across the line to block the backside defensive end on split zone runs.

On that play, his offensive line zone-blocks to the right, while Givens starts as an H-back on the right side of the line, and comes across to pop the defensive end (who the left tackle leaves unblocked, by design.

Let's take a look at how some of those blocks went.