Stat stuffers back for more – Quarterbacks part I
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My final two stat stuffers back for more stories will feature – of course – quarterbacks. In this first of two stories about the top passing yard leaders coming back next season – three of the five passers will be…
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Continue ReadingMy final two stat stuffers back for more stories will feature – of course – quarterbacks. In this first of two stories about the top passing yard leaders coming back next season – three of the five passers will be leading their teams for two more and, in one case, three more years.
2625 yards 28 touchdowns 11 interceptions
West has a cannon for an arm. When he can set his feet, a fifty-plus-yard throw looks like a walk in the park. When he doesn’t have the opportunity to set his feet, he still has the arm to get the ball downfield accurately. West is not a running quarterback, but he does a great job moving in the pocket – sometimes, it is just a half step left or right to avoid a pass rusher, and sometimes, it is his legs to improvise and throw on the run. He has excellent size for the position and grew a lot skill-wise in the second half of the season. Starting with the regular season finale, West’s completion percentage per game is 83, 75, 78, 72, 61, and 52, with the 52 nearly good enough to raise the 6A trophy.
Bryce Peterson
Bryce Peterson
2517 yards 27 touchdowns 12 interceptions
Peterson’s athletic future looks like it will be on the ice instead of on the football field. I was not able to find many Peterson football highlights. From what I could find, the junior looks like he has a big arm can get the ball out quickly and has good size. If there were a larger highlight package out there, his September 30th game against Providence Academy would be well represented. He put up a Madden on the Easy level type of game – 23 of 26 for 304 yards and six touchdowns with no interceptions. That wasn’t even his top yardage game. Two games later, he blew by his season best by over 50 yards while throwing four more touchdowns and just one pick.
Jett Feeney
Jett Feeney
2385 yards 29 touchdowns 10 interceptions
Just a freshman, Feeney is going to be a problem for defenses the next three years. Already, Feeney has excellent size for the position. He is thin, but three more offseasons in the weight room, and his natural maturity should take care of that. He already has a big arm and is especially effective on throws between the numbers. He already moves well in the pocket and shows throwing on the run will not be a problem. He is willing to take a hit to make a throw and has the arm strength to make throws off his back foot when under pressure. I can almost guarantee this will not be the last time I write about Feeney.
2268 yards 24 touchdowns 4 interceptions
Kinsey does a great job getting the ball out quickly. He is at his best when he sees what he wants and fires. The sophomore has a good arm and has excellent touch on his deep throws. He is already a sound decision-maker based on his six-to-one touchdown-to-interception ratio. The sophomore throws well on the move when he has to improvise and when a designed rollout is called. He moves in the pocket to find throwing lanes and buy more time than he looks to run. Kinsey can make all the throws, but his throws to the boundary stand out the most. The Ponies’ signal-caller is a creative enough passer to put balls on his receivers from strange arm angles.
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Trevor Smith
Trevor Smith
2229 yards 28 touchdowns 7 interceptions
Smith is another guy I couldn’t find much film on. It looks like basketball will be the sport of choice at the next level, as he has a solid outside shot. Smith is a duel-threat quarterback. In addition to his 2200 plus passing yards, he also picked up over 500 yards on the ground. He had seven games in which he completed over sixty percent of his passes – highlighted by his 12 for 15, 244-yard, five-touchdown performance in a blowout victory in October. However, his best game might have been right out of the gate when he passed for nearly 300 yards and ran for almost 150 yards with four total touchdowns. He threw at least one touchdown in every game.