SIGNED: ATH Taylor Martinez

[chamrocck]

Player: Taylor Martinez

Hometown: Corona, CA

Position: ATH

Height: 6'1"

Weight: 185 lbs.

40 time: 4.5

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Scholarships offered: Nebraska

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Assessing the talent: Talented ATH plays QB and S.

 

Odds of becoming a Cornhusker: 20%. We are first to offer and he likes us according to Scout Article. Plays for Centennial High School in Corona, CA (Southern CA). We have recruited this school hard...including Martinez, we have offered DT William Sutton, OL Gavin Pascarella, and LB Vontaze Burfict (who is a verbal to USC).

[NevadaHusker27]

Taylor Martinez has committed to Nebraska according to rivals.com

 

Here is a link: http://hsgameblog.beloblog.com/inlandsouth...-commits-t.html

[Danimal]

Hell of an athlete. Thing that will be interesting is if he really tears it up this year teams could give him the bums-rush as a qb? He is obviously willing to play safety since he committed here but I still wonder if he'd be tempted away.

[pathtoglory]

Hell of an athlete. Thing that will be interesting is if he really tears it up this year teams could give him the bums-rush as a qb? He is obviously willing to play safety since he committed here but I still wonder if he'd be tempted away.

 

I don't like this commitment at this point. Maybe later in the process but lets try to get some bigger guys in first.

[Ohio Pete]

Rivals: :star 5.5 #96 ATH

Scout: :star #51 QB

ESPN: NR/40

 

From Nike camp, Rivals has his stats as:

Ht: 6-foot-0 (Event)

Wt: 176 lbs

Forty: 4.47 secs

Vertical: 37 inches

Shuttle: 4.16 secs

 

Scout has:

40: 4.47; VJs: 38; SHs: 3.97; PCs: 260; L-Cone: 6.98

 

oh and

3.0 GPA

[Ohio Pete]

This bit from OC Register about the Under Armour/Scout.com Los Angeles Combine is interesting:

Below are the top five performances at each event:

 

Forty

1. Benjamin Bowen- RB- Visalia Mt. Whitney- 4.43

2. Cierre Wood- RB- Oxnard Santa Clara- 4.44

3. Chris Hill- CB- Carson- 4.47

4. Kalan Booker- CB- Woodland Hills Taft- 4.49

5. Ronald McCrory- WR- West Hills Chaminade- 4.50

Taylor Martinez- QB- Corona Centennial- 4.50

Shuttle

1. David Quiroga- WR- Chino Hills Ayala- 3.91

2. Taylor Martinez- QB- Corona Centennial- 3.97

3. Jered Bell- CB- Ontario Colony- 4.00

4. Ronald McCrory- WR- West Hills Chaminade- 4.06

5. Immanuel Mitchell- CB- Corona Roosevelt- 4.10

Ross Bacon- RB- West Ranch- 4.10

Keith Hutchins- S- Ontario Colony- 4.10

Jordan Bell- CB- Ontario Colony- 4.10

 

L-Drill

1. Chris Rivas- WR- Canyon- 6.75

2. David Quiroga- WR- Chino Hills Ayala- 6.91

3. Marlon Pollard- CB- San Bernardino Cajon- 6.94

4. Kenneth Scott- WR- Ontario Colony- 7.00

5. Ross Bacon- RB- West Ranch- 7.03

 

Vertical

1. Brent Seals- S- La Puente Bishop Amat- 42.5

2. Benjamin Bowen- RB- Visalia Mt. Whitney- 39.5

3. Marlon Pollard- CB- San Bernardino Cajon- 38.0

4. Devin Jackson- CB- Chino Hills Ayala- 37.5

5. Taylor Martinez- QB- Corona Centennial- 37.0

Dietrich Riley- RB- La Canada St. Francis- 37.0

 

Broad Jump

1. T.J. McDonald- S- Fresno Edison- 10-8

2. Marlon Pollard- CB- San Bernardino Cajon- 10-5

3. Brent Seals- S- La Puente Bishop Amat- 10-3

4. Mitchell Crockom- WR- Alhambra- 9-9

Immanuel Mitchell- CB- Corona Roosevelt- 9-9

Ross Bacon- RB- West Ranch- 9-9

[Ohio Pete]

Also on the All-Combine team:

Under Armour All Combine Teams

only two oc kids, that is amazing, the talent must have been unbelievable at the combine..

First-Team Offense

 

QB: Austyn Carta-Samuels, San Jose Bellarmine Prep

RB: Ben Bowen, Visalia Mt. Whitney

RB: Cierre Wood, Oxnard Santa Clara

WR: David Quiroga, Chino Hills Ayala

WR: Kevin Cummings, Encino Crespi

WR: Terrence Miller, Moreno Valley Rancho Verde

TE: Morrell Presley, Carson

TE: Levine Toilolo, La Mesa Helix

OL: Kevin Graf, Agoura

OL: Caylin Hauptmann, Beverly Hills

OL: Mark Clampitt, West Torrance

OL: Michael Philipp, San Bernardino Arroyo Valley

OL: Brock Morris, Redlands

ATH: Taylor Martinez, Corona Centennial

 

First-Team Defense

 

DL: Will Sutton, Corona Centennial

DL: Anthony Anderson, La Mesa Helix

DL: Edward Nuckols, San Marcos Mission Hills

DL: Noel Beckles, Los Angeles Verbum Dei

LB: Eric Martin, Moreno Valley Rancho Verde

LB: John Michael Davis, Los Flores Tesoro

LB: Michael Clay, San Jose Bellarmine Prep

LB: Marquis Simmons, Compton Dominguez

LB: Isaac Foster, Lawndale Leuzinger

DB: Cliff Harris, Fresno Edison

DB: T.J. McDonald, Fresno Edison

DB: Chris Hill, Carson

DB: Sean Martin, Corona Santiago

 

Second-Team Offense

 

QB: Lyle Negron, Murrieta Valley

RB: Marquise Cooper, Fresno Edison

WR: Ricky Marvray, Corona Centennial

WR: Ronald McCrory, West Hills Chaminade

WR: Keith Williams, Simi Valley

TE: Marlion Barnett, Corona Santiago

TE: Nat Harrison, Fresno Edison

OL: Kevin Danser, San Jose Bellarmine Prep

OL: Jordan Johnson, Corona Santiago

OL: Everett Benyard, San Diego Cathedral Catholic

OL: Matt Shinn, Rancho Cucamonga Los Osos

OL: David Cundiff, Sacramento McClatchy

ATH: Byron Moore, Harbor City Narbonne

 

Second-Team Defense

 

DL: Mike Arakelian, Orange Lutheran

DL: James Boyd, Los Angeles Jordan

LB: Jayson Allmond, Bloomington

LB: Nick Bruce, Woodland Hills Taft

LB: Daniel Cox, Sacramento Christian Brothers

LB: Lawrence Larivee, Chino Hills Ayala

DB: Marlon Pollard, San Bernardino Cajon

DB: Travon Van, La Mesa Helix

DB: Marte Sears, Fresno McClane

DB: Sean Murray, Corona Santiago..

[HSKRNOKC]

Safety right???

[Ohio Pete]

So almost wasn't eligible his senior year due to transfer rules, but since moving he looks to be OK:

The Huskies already are relying on another top transfer, Taylor Martinez from San Bernardino Cajon. He's slated to take over at quarterback for Matt Scott. Martinez was originally declared ineligible by the Southern Section when his hardship appeal was denied, but he has since moved into the Centennial district, making him eligible, according to Coach Matt Logan.

This is his 3rd school, but he did not play football as a sophomore and there may have been some other issues with his dad and the previous school.

 

Anyway, his new school is very highly ranked:

Here are Cal-Hi Sports' rankings:

 

SectionSports.com ranks the Top-25 in the Southern Section, based on our analysis of overall team ability, given new and returning players, along with coach interviews.

 

1. CORONA CENTENNIAL

2007: 13-2, Inland Division champions. Outlook: The Huskies reached the State Bowl Championship last season but lost to De La Salle. They are in terrific shape to get back there in 2008, with LB Vontaze Burfict leading a powerhouse defense. QB Taylor Martinez has transferred in from Cajon to lead the offense.

[husker rob]

Safety right???

yes he is going to play safety at NU.

 

He has been high on NU for a long time. while others are worried about his commitment at this point in time

 

i think he is solid

[Ohio Pete]

Safety right???

yes he is going to play safety at NU.

 

He has been high on NU for a long time. while others are worried about his commitment at this point in time

 

i think he is solid

With a solid year I could see him getting offers to play QB somewhere, but he and his father may feel S is his best position for big time football.

[huskerfan500]

Kind of reminds me of Vondre with the transfers, hopefully he will be a good player at NU

[Hunter94]

leave him alone, bring him on, good kid!

[husker rob]

this kid was the #1 player at saftey on the NU recruiting board.

 

he is a very good get.

 

also i read some where that his GPA and SAT scores are good and there wont be any problems qualifying.

[pathtoglory]

this kid was the #1 player at saftey on the NU recruiting board.

 

he is a very good get.

 

also i read some where that his GPA and SAT scores are good and there wont be any problems qualifying.

 

Who told you he was the #1 safety on our board?