Head Football Coach/Performing Arts Director/English Teacher: Manual High School

Joined May 2022
Some big time throws, runs, and Tackles. All around outstanding senior season but most proud of the leadership that was developed and never wavered.
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Can't say enough about this kid and the way he stepped up as a leader this season. Tough seasons reveal even tougher players. Get him on your list ASAP
3 receptions, 80 yards to close out the season. Grateful for every opportunity. Back to work. Class of 2028 | WR/TE | 6’4.5” 170 lbs #ClassOf2028 #WideReceiver #FootballRecruiting #CollegeFootball
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Ben Butler retweeted
🚨CLASS OF 2027🚨 Have offers that don’t make sense financially? You could qualify for a FULL RIDE based upon your academics. Not too many schools in the country with scholarship opportunities like this. DROP THAT TAPE! HIGH GPA/SAT/ACT gets first priority!
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Ben Butler retweeted
Week 8 Highlights Class of 2028 | WR/TE 6’4.5” | 170 lbs Manual High School Denver CO #ClassOf2028 #WR #TE #FootballRecruiting #CollegeFootball #Hudl
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NOBODY TALKS ABOUT… the assistant coach who shows up every day, does all the little things, and never gets the credit. Every great program has one. 👏
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You hear this every year, take care of the right things first
A D2 coordinator posted something that should scare every recruit reading this. His school’s database held 50,000+ recruits for a single class. One class. One year. 50,000 names. He can’t watch 50,000 highlight tapes. Nobody can. So he doesn’t try. He eliminates. Fast. Every coach runs a checkbox system before he presses play on your film. Checkbox 1 is size. You can’t control height, but weight is 100% on you. If you’re undersized for your position, every other box has to be perfect just to survive the cut. Checkbox 2 is position need. A coach can love your film and still cut you if he already took 3 quarterbacks in your grad year. Zero room left. That’s why sending 100 messages to one level is a losing bet. Fire wide across every level. Some staff has a hole at your spot right now. Checkbox 3 is grades, and it’s the one most families ignore. Below FBS, academic money stacks on top of athletic money. A 3.5 GPA kid is cheaper to offer than a 2.5 GPA kid with the same exact film. Talent gets you recruited. Grades get you offered. Aim for a 3.0 minimum, and know that 3.5+ often maxes your offer. Check your NCAA core GPA, not your transcript number. Core excludes PE and electives. Floors are 2.3 for D1 and 2.2 for D2. Checkbox 4 is your X profile. When a coach hears your name, he searches X, not Google. He gives you about 30 seconds to prove you’re worth the click. A helmet photo, no measurables, and a bare Hudl link gets you cut before he ever opens your film. Only after all of that does he reach checkbox 5: your first 5 plays. A D1 recruiter and a director of player personnel both told me the same number. 30 seconds. 3 to 5 plays before he decides. Order your best play first, because there is no later. Notice the order here. Size, position need, grades, X profile, then film. Film is dead last. Most recruits obsess over their highlight tape and fail every box that comes before it. And here’s the part that flips this whole thing. You can pass every single box and still get skipped, because he simply forgot you exist. A coach needs to see your name about 7 times before it sticks. One message is not a strategy. It’s hope.
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Get ahead of the curve for this top 2028 WR/TE Prospect
College Coaches, check out my mid season film. Class 2028 WR/TE | 6’4.5” 170 lbs Manual High School | Denver, CO #fypシ゚viral #class2028 #foryoupage
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Week 4-5 against snow college and Air Force.
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This kid is going to make MOVES this year. Make sure you have him on the radar!
First scrimmage of my senior year of football, here are some highlights. watch the qb and cb number one
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Things to consider
A D2 coordinator posted something that should scare every recruit reading this. His school’s database held 50,000+ recruits for a single class. One class. One year. 50,000 names. He can’t watch 50,000 highlight tapes. Nobody can. So he doesn’t try. He eliminates. Fast. Every coach runs a checkbox system before he presses play on your film. Checkbox 1 is size. You can’t control height, but weight is 100% on you. If you’re undersized for your position, every other box has to be perfect just to survive the cut. Checkbox 2 is position need. A coach can love your film and still cut you if he already took 3 quarterbacks in your grad year. Zero room left. That’s why sending 100 messages to one level is a losing bet. Fire wide across every level. Some staff has a hole at your spot right now. Checkbox 3 is grades, and it’s the one most families ignore. Below FBS, academic money stacks on top of athletic money. A 3.5 GPA kid is cheaper to offer than a 2.5 GPA kid with the same exact film. Talent gets you recruited. Grades get you offered. Aim for a 3.0 minimum, and know that 3.5+ often maxes your offer. Check your NCAA core GPA, not your transcript number. Core excludes PE and electives. Floors are 2.3 for D1 and 2.2 for D2. Checkbox 4 is your X profile. When a coach hears your name, he searches X, not Google. He gives you about 30 seconds to prove you’re worth the click. A helmet photo, no measurables, and a bare Hudl link gets you cut before he ever opens your film. Only after all of that does he reach checkbox 5: your first 5 plays. A D1 recruiter and a director of player personnel both told me the same number. 30 seconds. 3 to 5 plays before he decides. Order your best play first, because there is no later. Notice the order here. Size, position need, grades, X profile, then film. Film is dead last. Most recruits obsess over their highlight tape and fail every box that comes before it. And here’s the part that flips this whole thing. You can pass every single box and still get skipped, because he simply forgot you exist. A coach needs to see your name about 7 times before it sticks. One message is not a strategy. It’s hope.
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Super proud of this young man. Nobody deserves it more. Thunderbolt off on the next step. @ManualHSTbolts
1 percent better everyday #grind
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Ben Butler retweeted
Walk on opportunities available!! Most affordable 4-year program in Oklahoma! @LUBoysFootball
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Important one to go to
Come Show out. Still time to sign up ! #GetUpGreeley #VamosOsos
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High School Coaches: WE still have room for a few more teams for our 7 on 7 Tournament and Linemen Challenge next Friday. If interested, please email or DM me ASAP. WE.US.OUR.
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Players, If your coach moves you to a different position, don’t take it personally. He’s probably not moving you away from the field, he’s trying to find the spot that gives you the best chance to get on it. Trust the process. Compete.
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Can't say this enough
Recruits, I want to be clear about something: If you aren't committed in the classroom, then I'm 100% convinced you aren't fully committed to your craft. I've heard too many of you confidently say that a 2.7 or 2.8 GPA is enough to play college football. Today, I spoke with Dartmouth, and their requirements are a 3.6 GPA, a minimum ACT score of 25, and a minimum SAT score of 1200. Guys, listen—this is bigger than football. If you don't take school seriously, you'll end up at home talking about what you could have done, should have done, and would have done. I come from the "mess around and find out" era. School matters. Education matters. At the Mercer camp today, I saw schools that couldn't even consider offering some athletes because of their GPA. Not because of their talent. Not because of their athletic ability. Because of their grades. So I'm asking you—young student-athletes—do your job in the classroom first. Football isn't forever, but your degree is. Football is a privilege, and it can be taken away quickly if you don't handle your responsibilities off the field. Take your academics seriously. Hold yourself accountable. Get your grades up. Give yourself every opportunity to succeed, both on the field and in life. Please, get it right.
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For those out there starting to look for '28s... Make sure you have him on your radar. Special talent with the hard work to match.
Middle of the season highlights: Dominant wide receiver that knows how to block , catch ball to make a play to get a first down/score.
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🚨Attention ALL high school football players: if you want to play at the next level, get in front of our staff LIVE 🎓15 Offered / 9 signed. Relationships matter. Compete. Get coached. Earn your opportunity at. adamsstatefootballcamps.com/ #WeUsOur #WeBelieve
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