2016 TE Jack Stoll just signed with Nebraska today (over uber-Caste Texas):
What's weird is Sac High is a school that is about %5 white. I wonder if he attends it deliberately for a reason....
unless it is a misprint, dual-threat quarterback Caden Voges (Sacramento High, CA) ran the fastest time in the 40 at the Opening Combine in Oakland on May 17th.
according to their website, he ran a sizzling 4.25!!! wow!
known more for his passing ability, Voges (5-foot-11, 162 pounds) has thrown for over 8,000 yards and more than 100 touchdowns over his last two seasons. as a sophomore in 2013, he threw for 4,351 yards and 48 touchdowns (with 24 interceptions) which was tops for any sophomore in the nation. he followed that up last year as a junior with 4,294 yards and 56 touchdowns with only 11 interceptions. those numbers were good for #8 nationwide.
he's also ran for 898 yards and 17 touchdowns over the two seasons, but clearly prefers to throw the ball based on his highlights, which you can see here: https://tape.preps.com/h/ca/sacrame...voges/sophomore-year-2013-25-clips/129241385/
and just to showcase his all-around athletic ability, he batted over .500 on the year for his high school baseball team.
if that speed is accurate, it will be interesting to see if a position change is in order at the next level for the undersized-but-incredibly effective Voges.
of course, he currently has no offers and is ranked as a 0-star prospect.
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i'm guessing the reason why so many of these young White athletes aren't getting offered, is because they lack "dat upside."
after all, "clearly" the baby-faced Voges,
doesn't have any physical maturation left ... meanwhile, affletes like the 30-year-old-looking Tre Bryant (3-star running back at 5-foot-9.5, 198-pounds, 4.53 in the 40; 11 FBS offers as of today),
clearly ooze with future development and "dat upside."
you can't make this stuff up.
You beat me to the punch on this Domann kid. He should really have four stars, but we know why he does not. Great highlight tape. Does "fluidity" count as having "upside"? I get so confused sometimes by these terms ;-)
I think Northwestern has like 14/16 Whites and West Virginia's is pretty decent too, especially considering their recent and not-so-recent history. Boston College looking good as well. So, there'll be a few teams to watch and cheer on.
Jamison Chapman (Dillon, SC) posted the top overall Sparq score (110.49) at the Charlotte Nike Combine on May 9th. while not blessed with break-away top-end speed (4.63 in the 40), he has good short area quickness (4.20 in the shuttle) and is explosive (41.7-inch vertical leap).
on the football field, Chapman was part of a two-back rotation that helped lead Dillon to its third-straight State Championship, going undefeated (14-0) for the first time in school history. he was the team's most versatile running back, rushing for 892 yards (7.2 per-carry avg.) and 13 touchdowns and catching 17 balls for 223 yards (13.7 avg.) and 3 more touchdowns. he didn't have a single fumble on the year.
he has no offers.
I'm not sure. I didn't see anything mentioning that. There's probably a good chance they are. Sometimes the paper will say whether they are going on a two year mission before they start school. I don't know if it's mandatory, but I'll guess that it is. I agree, it often adds up to another lost chance for us. However, Sorensen took a two year mission before starting school and he's a backup on the Chiefs...at least for now.
