Post by Sly Fox on Dec 22, 2005 22:18:09 GMT -5
This kid was the Orlando area Offensive Player of the Year and he made an official visit to Liberty Mountain this past weekend. He led his high school to its 1st ever trip to the Florida State 2A Championship game and was 2A State Player of Year:
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South Sumter senior quarterback Jarrod Fleming is the offensive player of the year. Fleming leaves South Sumter as the school's all-time leading quarterback, having passed for more yards (5,611) than anybody. But the statistic that is the most notable about this season for Fleming is his 9-to-1 touchdown-to-interception ratio.
Fleming averaged only one interception for every 70 pass attempts this season. He completed 124-of-210 passes (59 percent) with only three interceptions for 2,259 yards and 28 touchdowns. Not to be overlooked is Fleming's speed (4.4 seconds in the 40-yard dash), and his 623 yards rushing. He also caught one pass for 11 yards.
One other comparison that could be made between both Patrick and [defensive player of year Chris] Sullivan, other than the fact that their play was invaluable to their teams, is that both are undersized for their positions in college.
Fleming is 5-foot-11 and 172 pounds; Patrick is 6-foot-1 and 215.
Both are finding their size a bit of a drawback for playing in college. Fleming, who was on a visit to Liberty University this past weekend, is being looked at as a defensive back or receiver in college but wants to play quarterback.
Schools interested in him at quarterback are the Naval Academy and Georgia Southern. Bowling Green would like Fleming as a receiver, and other schools are talking to him to play defensive back.
Fleming averaged only one interception for every 70 pass attempts this season. He completed 124-of-210 passes (59 percent) with only three interceptions for 2,259 yards and 28 touchdowns. Not to be overlooked is Fleming's speed (4.4 seconds in the 40-yard dash), and his 623 yards rushing. He also caught one pass for 11 yards.
One other comparison that could be made between both Patrick and [defensive player of year Chris] Sullivan, other than the fact that their play was invaluable to their teams, is that both are undersized for their positions in college.
Fleming is 5-foot-11 and 172 pounds; Patrick is 6-foot-1 and 215.
Both are finding their size a bit of a drawback for playing in college. Fleming, who was on a visit to Liberty University this past weekend, is being looked at as a defensive back or receiver in college but wants to play quarterback.
Schools interested in him at quarterback are the Naval Academy and Georgia Southern. Bowling Green would like Fleming as a receiver, and other schools are talking to him to play defensive back.
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