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Any insiders have thoughts on why the kid is getting overlooked? It's odd the local schools are passing on him. There has to be a reason.
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I'm not an insider, but an obvious culprit would be academics.
"Easton is carrying a 4.0 GPA during his senior year and has a cumulative average of 3.75. He and Carl—who doubles as the offensive coordinator at Rio Rancho—have started a quarterback camp designed to mentor younger kids in his hometown. "
I read that, but it doesn't state what his ACT score is, or if he is missing a bunch of core courses, etc. It may or may not be academics - I'm just throwing it out there as a possibility.
I read that, but it doesn't state what his ACT score is, or if he is missing a bunch of core courses, etc. It may or may not be academics - I'm just throwing it out there as a possibility.
According to this article, he has been at camps for Big 10, Big 12, and Pac 12 schools, so its not like he is getting seen. There has to be some reason no one is offering him.
Any insiders have thoughts on why the kid is getting overlooked? It's odd the local schools are passing on him. There has to be a reason.
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Watching tape, he definitely doesn't throw from what his height is. He doesn't have great arm strength and floats the ball a lot (may be it is his style to throw more finesse than power as well). Has pretty poor footwork. Obviously 2 of those things for sure can be corrected. Given everything that's being said, I feel like we don't know the whole story. Maybe he's telling programs he doesn't want to walk on. It's also really hard to tell how good he is as the competition level (from the tape) leaves a lot to be desired. Considering he's worked out with so many teams and there's so many tapes he's sent out, there must be something that recruiters are not liking. If he doesn't have an offer by signing day, that would mean he's holding out for something.
I don't buy the angle in the article that it has to be because he is from New Mexico. That may hurt him a little but he's gone to camps and has gotten some exposure.
As others have said, there has to be some kind of red flag.
Didn't the article say he plays in class 6A which is the biggest in New Mexico?
Didn't the article say he plays in class 6A which is the biggest in New Mexico?
New Mexico preps guy gives an "interesting" reason for why this guy isn't being recruited in this podcast
https://nmpreps.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=1730896
Summary: in state schools know no one recruits NM so they only offer the superstar players because all NM kids will be "forced" to walk on at UNM or NMSU
I don't buy this. Both schools regularly sign in state kids that aren't superstars. It's a small state population wise. It's about the size of Nebraska. Their isn't very many D1 players available each year. There also aren't a lot of "mid major" teams located near New Mexico, so it isn't going to get a lot of recruiting attention. This kid doesn't fit New Mexico's offense. NMST signed 6 qbs last year, who I bet have some impressive highlight tapes as well. This kid's stats are probably based some on his competition, some on the offense he plays in, and some on talent. I didn't think he looked like a sure fire major conference player. Maybe he can get a look at a smaller school. Many of the smaller schools get a huge chunk of their commits closer to signing day.
exactly. Maybe living in New Mexico they're not really aware of how many players he's competing against for D1 scholarships.Keep in mind that most division 2 or 3 quarterbacks were pretty phenomenal high school quarterbacks. Maybe this guy just isn't D1 material and will need to go JUCO or D2 to start.
I don't buy academics if he has a 4.0 gpa, for get the core and the other stuff. Some of these schools, especially outside of the power 5 conferences can get a ham sandwich into school