BHS, You can't judge Harb's arm by what you saw at a camp last summer - he had spent his previous year (which was the ONLY year he had ever played h.s. football) backing Cunningham and had never played QB in his life except for a few plays when CAK was blowing someone out. See below:
[/b]May 19, 2005
Oxford NIKE Camp: Top players by position
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Greg Biggins
StudentSportsFootball.com Recruiting Analyst
Camp MVP Terry Grant
Over 250 players from 15 states gathered on May 15th to learn and compete at the NIKE Camp in Oxford on the campus of the Ole Miss Rebels.
Here is a look at the best-of-the-best at each position, based upon performance in position drills, one-on-ones, position coaches' feedback and testing performance.
--OXFORD NIKE CAMP POSITION-BY-POSITION REVIEW--
QUARTERBACKS:
Mitch Mustain (Springdale AR)
6-2.5, 190 lbs, 28.1 VJ, 4.22 shuttle
Very good looking pocket passer and had arguably the best day of any quarterback we've seen on the Nike tour this year. Has good feet and vision and can make all the throws. Has plus arm strength and accuracy and should be considered among the nation's top three quarterback prospects. Earned Student Sports Junior All-American honors after throwing for 2,169 yards and 20 touchdowns and rushed for another 14 scores last season. Broke his arm in the state semi-finals but is now fully recovered. Has close to 30 scholarship offers and is open among Arkansas, Iowa, Miami, Michigan, Mississippi, Notre Dame, Oklahoma and Texas.
Richard Harb (Christian Academy, Knoxville TN)
6-1, 188 lbs
The lefty showed off a big arm and can really spin it. Was consistent all camp long and looks like a definite Div I signal caller. As a junior, threw for 2,208 and 22 touchdowns. Didn't have much of a buzz about him prior to the camp and should be considered among the biggest sleepers to emerge following his strong performance.
Others who impressed:
-Clay Jones (Bibb County, Centreville AL) - 6-1.5, 196 lbs., 4.84 40, 13 reps, 31.7 VJ, 4.75 shuttle, 65.25 SPARQ
-Andrew Calatone (Captain Shreve, Shreveport LA) - 6-2.5, 217 lbs, 11 reps, 4.75 shuttle
-James Patterson (Noxubee County, Macon MS) - 6-1.5, 217 lbs, 4.79 40, 8 reps, 30.2 VJ, 4.66 shuttle, 59.56 SPARQ