Zach Benjamin [6’ 5” 182 lbs] 2013 WR – Tampa Catholic
BHSN Ignite Results:
Reach – 98”
40 – 4.75
3Cone – 7.1
Short Shuttle – 4.3
Vertical – 34.4”
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“It’s a bonus,” Tampa Catholic wide receiver Zach Benjamin said of his staggering 6-foot-5 frame.
After competing in the Brighthouse Sports Network Ignite Combine, presented by Big County Preps, for the second consecutive year Benjamin says that his recruiting has picked up steam.
He participated at Football University last weekend and impressed coaches enough to earn an invite to the Top Gun Quarterback and Receiver Academy.
Benjamin plans to attend the Nike Sparq Combine on March 11, the National Underclassmen Combine on March 13 and Arkansas junior day.
The junior wide receiver is waiting on his first offer, but is receiving lots of mail and talking with a number of schools.
“I really liked USF,” Benjamin said after his visit to Bulls Country on junior day. “They have been looking at my film a lot and say they really like me. They like my size, but are still looking at stuff.”
Benjamin led the crusaders with 13 catches, 260 yards and 5 touchdowns last year.
“I had an okay season, but to do well against the top corners is definitely a confident booster,” Benjamin said of competing in the Ignite combine. “I think I got a lot of exposure because of 1-on-1’s.”
Georgia Tech, Northwestern, Wisconsin and Kansas are all sending him letters, while the Northwestern has extended an invite to a summer camp.
Benjamin has live in California, Georgia and Chicago in addition to Florida. He says he doesn’t have a preference in where he continues his playing career.
“I would like to play in a spread offense, but I don’t have a specific location,” he said. “The bigger the school the more opportunities and I want to go Division I.”
Until then though Benjamin says that he is going to continue to work in the weight room to better himself physically.
“I’m trying to gain weight, which will help out my size a lot,” he said. “I would like to have some more touchdowns and a few hundred more yards receiving next year – at least 25 more catches.”
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