Will Claude brings high-motor, disruptive playmaking to Merrimack’s linebacker room
Claude is a linebacker prospect known for a **high motor**, **fast closing speed**, and a knack for **timing blitzes** and making effort plays from the backside, traits that made him a disruptive defender in prep evaluations. Recruiting notes also praised his low pad level, aggressive tackling, and playmaking burst, with Massachusetts and New England linebacker rankings that signaled regional upside. Merrimack’s current roster page does not list 2026 statistics, so his value appears to be more about traits, physicality, and edge than box-score production right now.
