Before his selection in the third round of the NFL draft by the Seattle Seahawks, quarterback Russell Wilson had no connection to the West Coast. But that hasn’t stopped coaches and players at Los Angeles Salesian High School from using him as a constant comparison to their own signal caller, Jihad Vercher.
While Wilson was never going to wow anybody with his height -- he checks in at 5-foot-11 -- he was given a chance and made the most of it. That’s all the 5-foot-11, 198-pound Vercher wants.
Vercher was offered by Northern Arizona, the first school to contact him, early in the recruiting process. But that offer was made by the former offensive coordinator, and has yet to be confirmed by the new one.
While Wilson was never going to wow anybody with his height -- he checks in at 5-foot-11 -- he was given a chance and made the most of it. That’s all the 5-foot-11, 198-pound Vercher wants.
Vercher was offered by Northern Arizona, the first school to contact him, early in the recruiting process. But that offer was made by the former offensive coordinator, and has yet to be confirmed by the new one.
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