Tribute to my son's career (with video)

The board is slow, so I'm posting this here. I think yall might be able to appreciate it. My son (Tucker Richardson - PCA North) just finished his football career with a TAPPS D3 state championship. He never expressed any interest in playing in college. He says all he's ever wanted to be is a Red Raider and he knows the odds of playing at Tech are slim to none, so he's focusing on his career (and becoming an intramural legend).

He's a special player. He's not the fastest player on the field (not slow by any means) and he's not big (5'8" 155 lb), but I'd take him over anyone (except maybe Rigdon). There are athletes and there are football players, and Tucker is a football player. He's always understood the game at a deeper level. He's a natural leader who garners the respect of his teammates and opponents. Offensively, he's got exceptional hands and body control. He didn't have a drop his senior year and has perfected the sideline toe tap. He sees the field as well as anyone and can stop and cut on a dime. He's extremely elusive and has a killer spin move, but he's also not afraid to lower his shoulder and go through you if he needs a yard. Defensively, he was underutilized his sophomore and junior seasons. His coach wanted to save him for offense. He would occasionally play on 4th downs or when someone was injured, which was a shame because he's exceptional in coverage. In summer 6v6, he shut down the opponent's best player repeatedly. This season, he started at LB. It wasn't all him obviously, but the defense went from being really soft to one of the best in the state at any level.

So here are his highlights from each season if you're interested in what kind of football is being played in Prosper. They are longer than a recruiting video would be bc they aren't intended to be recruiting videos....just a celebration of his seasons.


Senior Season: https://www.hudl.com/video/3/14934062/65256e9d2348cf0410bd730f

Junior Season: https://www.hudl.com/video/3/14934062/6343384b5ef6bb08fc8876e4

Sophomore Season: https://www.hudl.com/video/3/14934062/614df01c9a912008c0269bec

Congratulations to you and your son on his high school career. He was a good athlete. NAIA, D3, and D2 schools could possibly use his services. Get film out and watch for walk-on tryout dates.
If he chooses not to, he can still be part of the action and become a Zebra.

Zebra Watcher said:

Congratulations to you and your son on his high school career. He was a good athlete. NAIA, D3, and D2 schools could possibly use his services. Get film out and watch for walk-on tryout dates.
If he chooses not to, he can still be part of the action and become a Zebra.

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We talked about walking on at Tech. I think he’d at least make the practice squad which would give him invaluable experience if he ever wanted to coach someday. I think he’d be a spectacular coach. At the end of the day, he decided that walking on was my dream and not his. In order to make that kind of commitment, he’s gotta be all in and he’s just not.

He chose to not play basketball his senior year and has been hitting the weight room preparing for baseball season. He’s put on 15 pounds since football ended. He’s still only 17 yr old, so I could see him being 5’9” 185 (Welker size). He might change his mind about walking on if that happens, but I doubt it. He seems content just going to college to become an architect.