Patterson’s senior film warranted a more distinguished group of suitors. If the Irish can land Patterson and not Petit-Frere, they’ll still have their left tackle. Patterson’s footwork as a senior was outstanding. Dirksen is a dynamic guard prospect with Jones at right tackle and Mabry a guard/tackle.
Still growing into his frame, Patterson shows top-shelf feet in pass protection, the ability to pull and run from his left tackle spot (he played right tackle as an underclassman at Mission Viejo), balance on the run, consistent knee bend, and a good use of his hands/arms while fighting to seal the edge as a run blocker.
He shows aggressive leg drive as a run blocker and is a well-trained football player coming out of the Mission Viejo program against predominately quality competition. As a sophomore right tackle, Patterson’s Diablos won the Division I-AA state championship.
