By: Chad Wilson – Editor – Gridiron Studs Blog
Twitter: @GridironStuds
There have been over 5,000 videos submitted to GridironStuds.com since we started in 2009. Amongst those 5,000 videos there have been some outstanding athletes and football players that have displayed some remarkable skill. With that said, two videos stick out in my mind as the absolute best to have graced the pages of GridironStuds.com. Today, I am asking you, which one was the best:
2010 Prospect Jeff Luc – Linebacker – Treasure Coast High School, Florida
2 A.M in the morning and I am getting ready to go to sleep when an email comes in notifying me that there is a new video submission on GridironStuds.com. Anxious to go to sleep and curious about a middle of the night submission, curiosity won out. I didn’t just watch Jeff Luc’s video once at 2 AM in the morning, I watched it five times. I had never seen a high school linebacker get after people and inflict such pain like Luc did. An email to his brother, Alex who submitted it and I learned that Luc had no offers. Jeff’s video would go viral after posting on GridironStuds.com and he would graduate from Treasure Coast as a 5 star. Luc would eventually sign with Florida St. on signing day and later transfer to Cincinnati where he recently completed his senior year. Luc is currently preparing for the NFL draft as he is part of the 2015 draft class. CHECK OUT THE HIGHLIGHT VIDEO BELOW:
2009 Prospect Tavon Austin – Running Back – Dunbar High School, Maryland
I don’t know who submitted Tavon Austin’s video to GridironStuds.com but I thank whoever did. Austin’s video was one of the early submission on our site and no one who watched his video could say they weren’t entertained. From the hard hitting Gucci Mane instrumental, to the pre-highlight theatrics by Austin and his Dunbar pals, his highlight video was made for popcorn. While I don’t recommend the type of intro Austin’s video has for most high school prospects, the 55 seconds you have to wait before the actual highlights was well worth the wait. Austin’s video was another one that was watched, restarted then watched again countless times. Austin’s video is 10:57 long and he is tackled only twice throughout the entire video and both times he scored. This means that Austin scores in every clip for 10 minutes of a highlight video. Well, all but one clip (the first one features him knocking a defender off of his feet on a crack back). To say that all Austin did was score touchdowns on his highlight video would be a disservice to the production. Along the way, Austin has entertaining celebrations with teammates, clowns the hell out of defenders and has several opponents chasing ghosts as they trying gather him in. There’s even a referee in extremely baggy clothes at 5:37 on the film to add comic relief. Austin went on to sign with West Virginia as one of the most heralded prospects in the 2009 class. In 2013, he was drafted #8 overall by the St. Louis Rams becoming the highest drafted member of GridironStuds.com to date. CHECK OUT AUSTIN’S HIGHLIGHT VIDEO BELOW:
So who had the best GridironStuds.com highlight video of all time? Was it Jeff Luc or was it Tavon Austin? Leave your answer and your comments below.
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.
