Braxton McKillip is a 2029 defensive tackle at York Comprehensive High School in York, South Carolina, and the thing that jumps off his profile is where his tackles happen. As a freshman he put up 34 tackles with 3.5 sacks and seven tackles for loss across nine games — interior production that says he was already beating single blocks. His sophomore film is posted and the pace has not slowed: through six games he has 31 tackles, 13 of them solo, another seven tackles for loss and three quarterback hurries. Nine tackles with 2.5 behind the line against Lancaster is the standout, and he has registered at least one tackle for loss in every single game on record. The frame supports all of it. At 6'1 and 270 pounds with a 450-pound squat, a 285-pound bench and a 275-pound power clean, he has the mass to absorb a double team and a clean number that says the strength is explosive rather than only heavy. He is listed at offensive tackle as a second position, which is the kind of two-way value a staff notices early. McKillip carries a two-star ONE11 rating with 14 tackles for loss already on the record across two seasons. For an interior defender, that is the number that travels.
2029 DT with 14 tackles for loss across two seasons and a 450 squat at 270