
Sam Long is a freshman quarterback at Grand Oaks High in Spring, Texas, entering the sport's deepest talent pool at the position with the two things that cannot be taught in a quarterback room: time and a frame. At 6-0 and 150 pounds he has the height to see over a line and four full seasons to add the weight that comes naturally. His highlight film is on file, which is the right place to start for a 2030 — early tape shows release, footwork and how he handles a progression before any of the physical development has happened, and it gives a staff a baseline to measure the next three years against. Houston-area quarterback development is as competitive as it gets, and Grand Oaks plays a schedule that will test him early. A 3.5 GPA already has the academic side in order, which matters at a position where programs recruit the person as much as the arm. Long is an ONE11 one-star at the very beginning of a long window, and a verified testing panel plus reported passing production are the two additions that would move the profile fastest.
2030 Texas quarterback at 6-0 with early film and a 3.5 GPA