Rockwall, TX QB Jacob Clark commits to the Gophers

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Rockwall, TX quarterback Jacob Clark has committed to the Gophers over offers from California, Iowa, Purdue, TCU, Vanderbilt and others. The 6-foot-5, 210-pound quarterback completed 62 percent of his passes for 2,937 yards, 29 touchdowns and ten interceptions in 2017. Clark’s commitment drives the Gophers to No. 24 nationally in recruiting rankings for 2019, according to 24/7 Sports.

Clark is more of a pocket passer who will stand into pressure and deliver passes to different levels of the field. Clark was tested vertically and displayed touch throwing deep down the field. This is a shift from quarterbacks the coaching staff have shown interest in during past classes. He doesn’t feature as much dual-threat ability in his skill-set, but has been tested more as a passer. The running threat isn’t featured nearly as much and it’s unclear how well Clark can move when asked to run out of RPO.

Clark is more of a pro-style quarterback and doesn’t move outside the pocket much to extend plays. He occasionally adjusted to feel pressure and drove the ball up the field. However, he mostly thrived in a clean pocket where he was able to drive passes to receivers. Clark has the overall arm talent to make throws at all three levels and the coaches have a player they can attempt to develop in 2019. It will be interesting to see Clark play another year of high school football and watch how the camp circuit has helped him improve. He joins Eden Prairie, Minn. commit Cole Kramer as the second quarterback to join the Gophers in the 2019 class.

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He seems to do well stepping up in the pocket and making the throw when feeling pressure. Nice to see that awareness there at this point.
 

Very accurate and he's certainly not afraid to throw into coverage either. Wonder if he can throw the ball deep or if his High School team even tries to?
 

hard to tell from the tape - but it looks like he was throwing a lot of touch passes. that's great, but it doesn't give a great indication of arm strength. Would be nice if he is able to step up and really gun a ball if he has to.

Then again, when was the last time the Gophers really had a QB with a cannon arm? Sauter had a decent arm, but he wasn't a Jeff George type who could just let it fly. (not saying George was a great QB, but in terms of arm strength, he was right up there.)
 

Well, that didn't take long. Congratulations to Jacob Clark!

We now have a Dual threat QB and a PRO QB in this recruiting cycle. I think the complexion changed for QB.

Let's hope we can secure commitments for a RB, WR(s), LBs, a DT or two, and an OL or two.

My hunch is PJF must always be recruiting. Vic Viramontes won't be the last to transfer out.
 


hard to tell from the tape - but it looks like he was throwing a lot of touch passes. that's great, but it doesn't give a great indication of arm strength. Would be nice if he is able to step up and really gun a ball if he has to.

Then again, when was the last time the Gophers really had a QB with a cannon arm? Sauter had a decent arm, but he wasn't a Jeff George type who could just let it fly. (not saying George was a great QB, but in terms of arm strength, he was right up there.)

Cannon arms often aren't need in HS and they need the WR's to be good as well to catch hard throws. I do agree that you can't make complete evaluations from film and that is often why I choose not to complain about who is on the field for the Gopher's. I trust them to do their job and have the best players on the field.
 

hard to tell from the tape - but it looks like he was throwing a lot of touch passes. that's great, but it doesn't give a great indication of arm strength. Would be nice if he is able to step up and really gun a ball if he has to.

Then again, when was the last time the Gophers really had a QB with a cannon arm? Sauter had a decent arm, but he wasn't a Jeff George type who could just let it fly. (not saying George was a great QB, but in terms of arm strength, he was right up there.)

Leidner had a strong arm, but struggled with touch (except deep balls where he had good touch).
 


Might take a while for our receivers to get use to catching such a tight spiral!
 






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