A do it all offensive player out of Edina, Josh Quirk Josh Quirk 6'1" | 245 lbs | OL Edina | 2024 State MN will line up anywhere you put him at, making him an asset to any locker room he steps in. He’s played guard, tackle, and tight end at the varsity level, all of them combining to give Quirk a diverse range of skills on the line. At 6-foot-1 and 240 pounds, one might think he doesn’t go into motion often, but Quirk is as dangerous out in space as he is on the ball. When he pulls, he shoots down the line of scrimmage with uncanny speed for a lineman, flattening linebackers before he promptly moves up the field to defensive backs. This athleticism at his size makes him a nightmare to game plan against, as he can quite literally play anywhere on the line. All of these skills, combined with his aforementioned flexibility on where he plays, is a big reason why Quirk was named a team captain heading into the fall, where he will look to have his best season yet.

Edina Hornet 6’1, 235 lber. Josh Quirk has been a bowling ball since his freshman season and has been one of the most consistently hard hitters since the initial 2024 rankings went live threeish years ago. Starting off his career as a TE, Quirk is manning the offensive line more as an upperclassman and got a ton of reps at left tackle in 2022 and OG in 2021. Since his junior season ended, Quirk has received junior day invites from South Dakota, Southwest MN State, Bemidji State, Winona State, and Augustana, and having his kind of physicality and pop would be a great asset for his whoever lands his talents. This past fall, Quirk laid big hits in a variety of situations and in a variety of different ways, and was particularly deadly when swiping back across the LOS or when he blocks in space off a full head of steam, particularly on screens. The size and aggression help him win at the contact point against strong and quality competition, and you can see his opponents freeze and lose a bit of balance when he sticks them with his punch, pads, or a combo of the two. He sends dudes flying, and as I mentioned previously I like how he brings the boom in a diverse array of settings, and his build, strength, understanding of leverage, and mentality make for a special combination that is very hard for opponents to absorb and work out of. Quirk flips that switch on the gridiron and it has some physical results. No surprise he made the list of the MN 2024 Hardest Hitters.

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The 6’1, 235 lb. former TE now OT Quirk is strong, nasty, and has a heckuva will to finish blocks. His compact build helps him bring a ton of power into his punch and pads, and when he gets a full head of steam and is coming downhill he’s a runaway freight train barreling towards opponents. I also like his pass set, and going against the Metro’s top DL week-to-week is a definite plus. I’d love to have this guy on my team and would hate to go against him. HornIsets never die!