612Qs St. Cloud Session: Saturday Morning Standouts

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><em><strong>ST. CLOUD</strong></em>- We made the short trip up to St. Cloud on Saturday morning to watch the Central Minnesota group of 612Qs prospects coached by Quinn Frisell. I love how Quinn has invested his brand and time into Central Minnesota kids, as all the years I have lived in this part of the state, I always have felt like Central Minnesota has been missing any type of football training that you commonly see all over the Metro.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>These were a few of the names that stood out on Saturday Morning in my eyes from the session.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["348683"],"_player_evaluations_0_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":["override_image"],"_player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_0_player_featured_image":1200984,"_player_evaluations_0_player_featured_image":"field_62f141137ead9","player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_0_evaluation":"Logan showed yet again on Saturday morning that the Division I level dropped the ball on recruiting him. The Concordia-St. Paul commit showed off robotic mechanics that I have seen grow over the last year or so dramatically as his ball placement and arm strength was on-point in St. Cloud. Even his off-platform throws were almost always on the money as the arm length of this 6'4 200 pound 2024 prospects really showed out amongst the group with how smooth he showed off to be. 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Grant I thought had the most poise inside and outside of the pocket amongst the underclassmen, and also had some of the best ball placement within the group with good and growing arm strength from an upside perspective. He also showed sound balance with his footwork  off-platform throws on intermediate routes. 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The best word I would use to describe what I saw was balance, as he impressed me with his touch on his throws, footwork, and his engaging instincts. His escapability also flourished on Saturday in St. Cloud as a QB prospect that I really like the upside he can grow over the coming years. 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This young man's work ethic also impressed me on Saturday as the Cougars are going to like the length and frame they are getting in this 6'2 195 pound quarterback that passes the eye test from a weight room perspective. 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