Uncommitted '28s: New England Offensive Weapons to Know

The Class of 2028 has been whittled down considerably in the first month of the recruiting window. However, there are still plenty of prospects searching for the right fit and programs with openings to fill. In New England, several uncommitted offensive players could make an impact wherever they land. Here are five players from the region to know:    Is Motley undersized? Yeah, but who cares? More than half of the guys on this list are five-foot-nine or under. Closer to the ground means a lower center of gravity, theoretically making it easier to change direction and maintain your balance. With Motley, that's not theoretical; he's straight up slippery. He's also a creative finisher who can get the ball into the net with either hand and at any angle. Motley is the kind of player who uses one move to set up his next one. If a defender is too close, he will hitch and get space, but the next time that same defender closes him out, he pushes to the opposite shoulder and gets underneath. Coaches always want an attackman who can move and manipulate like Motley.     Pang is the kind of offensive player who is difficult to cover because he is always moving. However, it would be inaccurate to describe him as an off-ball player. When Pang has the ball, he's a tough cover because of his range of gears. When coaches tell defenders that they need to have one eye on the ball and one eye on their man, Pang is the guy they're worried about because he will get to spots and use his quick release to score goals on defenders who are ball-watching. The dude feasts on the inattention of longpoles like he's starving for back cuts.     Who doesn't love a lefty hammer thrower on the right wing? Any coach who values balancing the field on the low corners should consider looking at Torrisi. He's got rope from beyond mid-range and knows how to get to his spots. But Torrisi is no one-trick pony; he can carry and initiate as well. But he doesn't enter into do-or-die dodges; he knows when to bail out of a bad angle and make the next pass just as well as finding the open man on the diagonal look. It will be very interesting to see how many goals Torrisi can generate for Phillips Exeter this season, though I suspect he could be committed before the first face-off.     If you have ever wanted to see instant regret on a sideline, watch what happens when a big lumbering defenseman switches onto Joyce in any environment. You will see a coach jumping up and down and calling for help before the goalie even turns his hips. That's because Joyce has the kind of footwork that terrifies longpoles that rely on their physicality too much. Choppy, jabby set-up steps rapidly turn into longer strides towards the net every time Joyce gets his defender to back up. And they will back up; it's just a matter of how far and when the slide gets triggered. Joyce has that kind of dodger juice - especially if he can get a run right off the catch.     Watching Rotchford play, you realize quite quickly that he always knows what he's going to do. He's not reactionary; he's wildly progressive. He's at his best when he has to read a pick-and-roll or is put into a catch-and-go situation. One jab can set up his next drive to cage or pull a defender towards him so he can sling it right past his ear to an open man on the back pipe. Rotchford is the kind of player that actually uses fading away from pressure appropriately; he knows how to open up the middle and then make the right look. Rotchford can do so much to create scoring chances in the right system.

The Class of 2028 has been whittled down considerably in the first month of the recruiting window. However, there are still plenty of prospects searching for the right fit and programs with openings to fill. In New England, several uncommitted offensive players could make an impact wherever they land. Here are five players from the region to know: