2015 RB Jordan Scarlett from University School is on his way to having one of the great careers in South Florida high school football history. After bursting onto the scene during his freshman season, he followed up his opening act by helping his team to a state title this season.
"It was a really big moment for the program and me in general. A lot of people thought or program couldn't do it, so no better way to do it than that," said Scarlett.
Scarlett spoke on some improvements he made in his game this past season.
"I made some really good progress. I got a lot bigger and faster and used more of my agility, not only my speed."
Most consider Scarlett as a complete back already, but he is still striving to perfect certain parts of his game.
"I'm really gonna start working on my hands because they will probably split me out in the slot some this year and I will catch some balls put of the backfield too."
The past few years in South Florida have been loaded with high-level talent at the running back position, which is something Scarlett has contributed to.
"I used to look at a couple of them as role models with me growing up. It's the best-of-the-best down here so you want to be able to give it your all hopefully come out as the best."
The 5'11", 200-lb sophomore has a couple backs he tries to model his game after.
"I would say Adrian Peterson because he runs like a beast. He runs through people and is just a really great running back. I look at Trent Richardson too because I was a really big Alabama fan when he was playing and a lot of people say I look like him, which is a great compliment."
With offers from the likes Alabama, Ohio State, LSU, and Miami amongst others, Scarlett is taking the recruiting process nice and slow.
"No schools are really sticking out right now, but I'm looking at the Florida schools."
One school that has caught the attention of Scarlett early on is Ohio State.
"The last offer I got was Ohio State. Coach Urban Meyer came down to the school and he gave me an offer on the spot, so I was really excited for that. I have a lot of offers right now, and I'm grateful for them so I just want to stay humble and focus on winning another state championship."
The U-School star was actually on the Miami campus this week.
"At my school, we had like a sophomore day when we went to the University of Miami and we went on Tuesday. It was a nice experience and I learned a lot about the school. I saw the campus and the academics part of it, which is really the most important part of it."
"It was a really big moment for the program and me in general. A lot of people thought or program couldn't do it, so no better way to do it than that," said Scarlett.
Scarlett spoke on some improvements he made in his game this past season.
"I made some really good progress. I got a lot bigger and faster and used more of my agility, not only my speed."
Most consider Scarlett as a complete back already, but he is still striving to perfect certain parts of his game.
"I'm really gonna start working on my hands because they will probably split me out in the slot some this year and I will catch some balls put of the backfield too."
The past few years in South Florida have been loaded with high-level talent at the running back position, which is something Scarlett has contributed to.
"I used to look at a couple of them as role models with me growing up. It's the best-of-the-best down here so you want to be able to give it your all hopefully come out as the best."
The 5'11", 200-lb sophomore has a couple backs he tries to model his game after.
"I would say Adrian Peterson because he runs like a beast. He runs through people and is just a really great running back. I look at Trent Richardson too because I was a really big Alabama fan when he was playing and a lot of people say I look like him, which is a great compliment."
With offers from the likes Alabama, Ohio State, LSU, and Miami amongst others, Scarlett is taking the recruiting process nice and slow.
"No schools are really sticking out right now, but I'm looking at the Florida schools."
One school that has caught the attention of Scarlett early on is Ohio State.
"The last offer I got was Ohio State. Coach Urban Meyer came down to the school and he gave me an offer on the spot, so I was really excited for that. I have a lot of offers right now, and I'm grateful for them so I just want to stay humble and focus on winning another state championship."
The U-School star was actually on the Miami campus this week.
"At my school, we had like a sophomore day when we went to the University of Miami and we went on Tuesday. It was a nice experience and I learned a lot about the school. I saw the campus and the academics part of it, which is really the most important part of it."
