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Thursday, August 29 Leak enters season as No. 1 prep QB By Tom Lemming Special to ESPN.com |
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At this stage, I have Chris Leak ranked as the No. 1 prospect in the country. He's got decent size and speed, tremendous awareness, a super release, great confidence and an uncanny knack for finding the open receiver.
Leak's such a smart kid. Even at his age, he throws very few interceptions (10 last year) considering the amount of passes he's thrown. He's not a runner because of the offense, but he does have running skills. If he's forced out of the pocket, he becomes a weapon with his running skills. It's a major plus that a lot of the other supers don't have. A lot of times he throws from the shotgun and will have to work on his drops when he gets to college. He reminds me of Rex Grossman, size-wise, arm-strength wise, throwing-motion wise and production wise. He gets the job done. Some people have said he's too short or doesn't have as good an arm as Kyle Wright, but when you put all his positives and talents together, I don't think you have a better quarterback in the country. If he goes to the right program, he'll be a Heisman candidate. Tom Lemming is a recruiting analyst for ESPN.com. |
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