American Heritage Delray head coach Doug Socha was asked what the Oklahoma Sooners will be getting when the sign 2013 RB commit Greg Bryant. Socha’s comment was that the Sooners would be getting a man. Socha was wrong. Sooners will be getting a beast.
The 5’10” 195 lb. life sized Heisman Trophy statue could grace the cover of Muscle and Fitness magazine. High school athletes aren’t supposed to look like this and I am certain that AH Delray’s opponents make wise cracks about Bryant’s age. Something to the effect of “we just got beat by somebody’s daddy out there.” Tough to believe that a teenager could have the physique of a 15 year IFBB pro bodybuilder. Bryant’s frame and all that is stacked on it is a function of his work ethic as opposed to any birth certificate funny business. Trolling around enough college mail to stack on an olympic bar during some power cleans, Bryant still finds himself in the weight room and on the field trying to out work his teammates. That’s a quality that is hard to teach once they reach this age. Bryant’s desire to work not only makes him better but inspires his teammates. This is evidenced in AH Delray’s march to the Florida High School State 3-A Title last year.
Bryant and company stood toe to toe against Class 3A favorite University School and nationally recruited prep star Nelson Agholor from Berkeley Prep during their playoff run. In both instances, Bryant’s hard nosed Delray squad knocked out the opposition. Hard work is the culture at AH Delray and Bryant soaks it all in. What’s impressive is that he has not sat on his laurels both personal and team. One would not know that he is one of the most highly recruited 2013 prospects playing for a three time state champion. Those are all beast qualities and they are headed to Norman in the Fall of 2013.
Chad Wilson is a college football recruiting expert and creator of the GridironStudsApp which allows high school football players to gain exposure to college football coaches and fans. Wilson is a former college football player for the University of Miami (92-94) and Long Beach St. (’90-’91) and played briefly for the Seattle Seahawks (’95). He is also a former youth and high school football coach for over 15 years most recently for 5-A State of Florida Champs American Heritage. He runs All Eyes DB Camp a defensive back training company located in South Florida IG: @alleyesdbcamp. Wilson’s oldest son Quincy plays in the NFL for the New York Giants and his younger son plays cornerback for the Arizona Cardinals.