6′, 190 lb. Owatonna DB/WR Luke Webber is having a heckuva spring and is making me look quite foolish by not bumping him up from the Watchlist earlier. The cat’s out of the bag now, as Webber is one of the fastest football players – and track athletes – in Minnesota, certified by his blazing 10.75 100M time last week for the Huskies track team. As it goes in recruiting, it didn’t take long for college suitors to come calling once that 100M time went live, as DII heavyweight Minnesota-Duluth came calling the next day, extending Webber his first offer. Not the first time a high-level athlete has come out of the halls of Owatonna, and I could see Webber building some exciting recruiting momentum the rest of the track season and into the summer. Posting 26 tackles and 8 PBUs last fall, Webber proved himself to be one of the stickiest cover corners in the Land of 10,000 Lakes.
You don’t see a lot of CBs showing any reps of them pressing opposing receivers, much less as often as Webber does, and he does it quite well I must add. The junior posted 26 tackles and 8 PBUs in the fall of 2023, and he displays his speed in his first clip from junior year, running down a loose Northfield RB for a TD-saving tackle far downfield. He’s smooth in his backpedal, can bend and unlock his hips smoothly, and does a great job of easily staying in a receivers’ hip pockets. I also am impressed by his ball skills, When pressing, he doesn’t open the gate easily and does a good job of getting his hands on a WR and disrupting his timing. I really like what he brings to the table as a cover CB even without adding in the eye-popping 10.75 100M time. He’s going to see a big debut in the rankings this month for his efforts!