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Penn State made him arguably their no.1 priority in the cycle the last few months and it paid off.
He makes a lot of tackles high on the ball carrier. That won't work well against Big Ten backs. He always seems to be in position though, and technique can be refined.
Check out Quinton Martin's sophomore highlight film. He plays on both sides of the ball, RB on offense and LBer/safety on defense. The kid is really special. He is also going to be a tough get. Hope he connects with the staff the way Speca has.
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Yeah, he is amazing. Teams have been recruiting for two years already. Every team in the country wants him. Likely top recruit in country his senior year.Check out Quinton Martin's sophomore highlight film. He plays on both sides of the ball, RB on offense and LBer/safety on defense. The kid is really special. He is also going to be a tough get. Hope he connects with the staff the way Speca has.
Quinton Martin -- Belle Vernon (Pa.) High -- 2021 sophomore season highlights
Quinton Martin -- Belle Vernon (Pa.) High -- 2021 sophomore season highlights
a 6' 3" running back? wow, never saw that before. Honestly, watching the video, it was like he was the only full-sized adult playing in a league ofCheck out Quinton Martin's sophomore highlight film. He plays on both sides of the ball, RB on offense and LBer/safety on defense. The kid is really special. He is also going to be a tough get. Hope he connects with the staff the way Speca has.
Quinton Martin -- Belle Vernon (Pa.) High -- 2021 sophomore season highlights
Quinton Martin -- Belle Vernon (Pa.) High -- 2021 sophomore season highlights
Smaller WPIAL school, Division 3 state champions. That was also his sophomore year video. Imagine how big he'll be for his senior year, in September?
he'll be holding out of those meaningless high school games to prepare himself for NIL season.
yeah...not saying that 6-3 doesn't work but seems to be pretty top-heavy for a RB. RB's are usually lower to the ground, in terms of center of gravity. Interestingly, PSU probably has the Best RBs in the NFL right now (barkley and sanders) and the best LB in the NFL (Parsons). If you are looking for a pipeline into the NFL at those two positions, PSU is right there.
Yea, I get the Sean Lee comparison. He is a legend at our H.S. But it seems that Speca is purely an inside LB which seems to tell us that he doesn't have superior speed. As I remember Lee played both outside and inside, and obviously had the speed and athleticism to play in the NFL at a high level which confirms his speed and athleticism being in the upper echelon of college football LB's.
Fantastic! Kids like this all know each other through camps and all star events. And with social media they get to close friends.
Tarburton as I remember battled almost continuous injuries when he practiced at LB which kept him off the field, and seemed to make the transition to DE before he got healthy enough during an actual season to participate in games.
So, from my untutored perspective, I have to agree with your concern about speed. I don't see the suddenness and explosion that I see in Robinson, or for that matter any of the kids in the class of '23 at LBer. I do disagree that he is the best LBer prospect in PA in this cycle. Check out Quinton Martin's defensive highlights. Don't get me wrong. I think the young man is a very good pickup for PSU. I think he will be making noise by his junior year. I don't think he will be another Abdul Carter for his play as a freshman. I hope this doesn't sound like damning with faint praise. He has very good instincts and plays with polish. I am happy for him that he has found the right cultural fit at PSU.
No doubt Speca is not the athlete that Martin is. Which is why Martin is the #1 player in the state and Speca is #9. And Martin seems to be big enough to play LB. But it's my understanding that Martin is being recruited as a RB, which is why Speca is the best LB in the state that is going to play LB at PSU. Martin could also be a dynamic Safety.
Kids just a sophomore in high school. Could be 250 or more by the time he is a college sophomore. A long time before determining his best position.
If a dynamic player wants to play RB in major college football he's not going to buy in on bulking up to 250. He'd be in the portal before he agrees to play a position he doesn't want to play when he has offers from about every top 20 program in the country. More likely he stays at 215-220 and plays RB, or possibly Safety or LB if he sees a better NFL future in changing positions after he gets to college.
But he is only what 15…16? Hard to lift weights to gain strength and power and not gain weight. At least ten to fifteen pounds.
Thought he was a sophomore. But a junior is still very young and will add weight by the time he 20-21. As will Speca.
Eric Dickerson was pretty good as a 6'3" back. I believe Chuck Muncie was 6'3" as well, not bad either. Most good ones are more compact though.
Pitt will continue to lose the bulk of the top WPIAL and PA targets to us because they can't compete with us for many reasons.I wanted to be happy about this, but I went to the Panther Lair and posters there are really really butt hurt. It saddens me to bring pain to little brother.
It should concern PSU fans that our team has so many player that (according to Pitt fans) couldn't play for them
