by Lee Brecheen

January 30, 2012 - The 2012 Louisiana Football Magazine Heart of Champions is a team compiled from watching every team play in Louisiana this past year either on film or in person, and these are kids who I thought were not DIV 1, but had a huge heart, and played the game all out for 60 minutes. Some of these kids might pick up a Scholarship at another position or go to a smaller school.  I loved watching these kids play the position the last two years or four years for some.  I took thousands of hours of film from this past year and prior years, and I marked the kids who I thought weren't necessarily D1, but had big hearts and were great leaders for their team.  This is the most thorough list you're going to find from a statewide perspective.  This list has nothing to do with stats or all-state/all-district. These are the players who I thought should make the list. A lot of these kids will play college ball, but it will probably be at 1AA, D2, or D3 schools.  They all deserve the chance to play college football.  This list is only for the current 2012 graduating class.

Everyday or every other day we will have a new position profiled for the Heart of Champion Team in Louisiana for the 2012 class.

More Positions: Athletes, Defensive Backs, Running Backs, Defensive Line, Punters/Kicker, Offensive Line, Linebackers, Wide Receivers

Quarterbacks

by Lee Brecheen

January 30, 2012 - The 2012 Louisiana Football Magazine Heart of Champions is a team compiled from watching every team play in Louisiana this past year either on film or in person, and these are kids who I thought were not DIV 1, but had a huge heart, and played the game all out for 60 minutes. Some of these kids might pick up a Scholarship at another position or go to a smaller school.  I loved watching these kids play the position the last two years or four years for some.  I took thousands of hours of film from this past year and prior years, and I marked the kids who I thought weren't necessarily D1, but had big hearts and were great leaders for their team.  This is the most thorough list you're going to find from a statewide perspective.  This list has nothing to do with stats or all-state/all-district. These are the players who I thought should make the list. A lot of these kids will play college ball, but it will probably be at 1AA, D2, or D3 schools.  They all deserve the chance to play college football.  This list is only for the current 2012 graduating class.

Everyday or every other day we will have a new position profiled for the Heart of Champion Team in Louisiana for the 2012 class.

More Positions: Athletes, Defensive Backs, Running Backs, Defensive Line, Punters/Kicker, Offensive Line, Linebackers

Wide Receivers

January 27, 2012 - Sherrod Patterson runs a 11.00 in the 100 meters in track, and he can run a 10.9/100 meters.  He also high jumps over six feet.  I was able to watch this kid play the last three years, and I was impressed with his upside for being a Defensive Back in college.  Sherrod played RB, WR, and DB at Brusly throughout his career.  I think this kid is a diamond in the rough for DI or IAA for either Free Safety or Strong Safety.

January 2, 2012 - I'ts not every year you see a 6'4", 200 pound QB that also has over a 30 in the ACT and the ability to one day fill out to 230 plus pounds when it's said and done. Dash Duncan has so much upside for the next level, and he hasn’t even scratched the surface of his upside yet.  Dash has only played and started right under two years as a Quarterback in high school.  I like his touch on the football and ability to learn an offense real fast when given a playbook.  Dash will be a lot better in college once he gets two more years under his belt as a Quarterback.  He was recently just offered by Nicholls State, and he has a bunch of D2 and D3 offers.