Lots of similarities between Gophers recruit Brevyn Spann-Ford and Eric Decker

[BleedGopher]

per Greder:

Eric Decker, the Gophers’ all-time leading receiver, was with New York Jets in 2015 when he returned home to give a speech.

At the Central Minnesota Sports Awards in St. Cloud, Decker stressed the importance of savoring high school memories, like the ones he made as a 2005 gradate of Rocori High School in Cold Spring. St. Cloud Tech sophomore receiver Brevyn Spann-Ford was listening in the audience.

Two years later, Spann-Ford has committed to the Gophers’ 2018 recruiting class and plans to sign a letter of intent on Wednesday. With his high school career blossoming, Spann-Ford and Decker are now linked in another way.

Gregg Martig, football coach at St. Cloud Tech the past 23 years, gave the lofty, and possibly too-easy, comparison between Spann-Ford and Decker, who holds many Gophers records, including career receptions (227) and yards (3,119).

“I would say Decker was a little bit more a front-line fast wide receiver, but in terms of overall where were they are at in their senior year, I would say Brevyn is a little bit ahead of where (Decker) was,” Martig said. “I think Decker really advanced at the U.”

http://www.twincities.com/2017/12/1...vyn-spann-ford-and-former-u-star-eric-decker/

Go Gophers!!

 

[hungan1]

Two central MN products whose HS are less than a half away apart. I hope that Brevyn will be as productive as Decker.

I don't know if Ciarrocca will continue to use a single TE, or now that he is in the B1G that with a QB like Viramontes that he will use him or another TE as receiving & running threat.

 

[RatherBeGolfing]

Two central MN products whose HS are less than a half away apart.

This is honestly all they have in common. Nice fluff piece by Greder. I suppose he has to produce content somehow

 

[Word]

If Spann-Ford is even half as good as Decker, we'll gladly take him.

 

[hungan1]

He has the look and shine of one.

 

[die hard gopher]

Their only similarities are that they are/were both pass catchers committed to the gophers from the St. Cloud/central Minnesota area. They both likely would have played at St. John's had they not gone D1 too I guess.

I do think Spann-Ford will be a very good pass catcher though, phenomenal in the redzone and can and will develop into an adequate blocker.