Philadelphia Catholic League: Standouts At Quarterback
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The Philadelphia Catholic League season has commenced, providing fans with a flurry of great games, plays, and prospects performances all throughout the fall. In today’s piece, we will highlight the quarterback position in the PCL and shine some light on standout prospects who are either new to the football scene or have continued their reign in the league.
Quarterbacks
Name: Nick Lamey
Measurables: 5’8″, 160lbs,
School: Archbishop Carroll C/O 2021
Hudl/Twitter: https://www.hudl.com/profile/9488096/Nick-Lamey, @Nicklamey_
We start off with senior defensive back Nick Lamey who served as Archbishop Carroll’s quarterback for five games in what was a shortened fall season for the majority of Philadelphia Catholic League teams. Anytime an out of position player is thrust into the quarterback spot, not much is to be expected because of the difficulty and reps needed to excel at the position. Nonetheless, major props to Lamey for producing at a high level in five games for Carroll this season. Lamey, who is a stud defensive back, logged 4 interceptions and 22 tackles on the year. He looks natural playing safety and his reps at quarterback this season only served him better to understand where to be as a defensive back. He displays solid range, good enough ball skills, and great overall athleticism, helping him run down defenders and break up deep balls with good straight-line speed. At quarterback, his athleticism and ability to escape the pocket is on constant display. Gameplanning against him, it’s obvious a team would want to keep him in the pocket and force quick decisions, Lamey proved that’s harder than it may seem. Lamey isn’t just an athlete at QB, the kid has real arm talent, consistently hitting teammates downfield, in stride, for big gains. The tape lacked timing/rhythm throws. The footwork, arm-mechanics and decision making wasn’t on display, not to say the kid isn’t capable, again we have to remember he’s a DB/WR at heart. Lamey is a big play waiting to happen thanks to his reps at safety, he can read opposing safeties so well and knows when he has someone open downfield. He showed a consistent ability to keep eyes downfield even when avoiding defenders behind the line of scrimmage. He doesn’t have the prototypical size to continue playing QB at the next level, but he really showed his versatility as a player for Archbishop Carroll. His productivity can’t be ignored, averaging 250+ yards a game through the air, along with 2 TDs per game.
Name: Nick Santo
Measurables: 6’3″, 175lbs
School: Bishop McDevitt Wyncote C/O 2021
Hudl/Twitter: https://www.hudl.com/profile/11184319/Nick-Santo, @nicksanto111
Measurables: 6’2″, 185lbs
School: Bonner & Prendie Catholic C/O 2021
Hudl/Twitter: https://www.hudl.com/profile/10376799/Kyle-Lazer, @kylelazer7
Kyle Lazer may be the most intriguing prospect of this bunch. Watching his tape, he shows promising traits that make him a candidate to possibly play quarterback at the next level. I’d say it’s more than likely seeing his skill set. His height/weight combination is where you want it to be at this moment. We’d like to see him grow just a little but can’t complain too much standing at 6’2″. 185 is a solid weight to be at and he carries it well. The tape shows a ton of easy reads and targets being open from the start, that isn’t a detriment to Lazer’s ability to make reads on time. Open or not Lazer showed the ability to deliver accurate balls to open receivers on time. Lazer classifies as a true dual-threat quarterback, displaying the ability to escape the pocket and still make dime throws on the sideline while on the run, or taking off and gaining yards with his legs. The athleticism combined with arm talent is what sets him apart from Santo and Lamey. Lazer is the full package. He displays a good deep ball and good overall velocity. His accuracy is here you want it to be but can always be improved. His throwing motion is clean for the most part. There isn’t a high school quarterback in the nation that doesn’t have areas to improve, with good coaching and continued off-season work, Lazer can potentially grow into a serious quarterback prospect for a D2/D3 program.
Name: Kyle McCord Kyle McCord 6'2" | 207 lbs | QB St Joes Prep | 2021 State PA
Measurables: 6’3″, 205lbs
School: St. Jospeh’s Prep C/O 2021
Hudl/Twitter: https://www.hudl.com/profile/9509173/Kyle-McCord, @kylemccord16