John-Marcus Carruthers '17 Recruiting Profile

My goals and aspirations begin with the desire for higher education, and to play football on a collegiate level. Since I was young, I wanted to go to college to further my education and start my career successfully. I plan to not only finish college, but to finish knowing I did my best while maintaining a top grade in the class as well as athletic excellence.

What makes me a good candidate for any team is my work ethic towards excellence. I was raised on the belief that if you strive for excellence, anything can be achieved. Hard work is not only the basis for gaining talent, but also the foundation for success. Excellence in the little things like: Putting the team first; will ultimately help me achieve my personal goals. I feel like I could bring a positive light on any university in the classroom and definately on the football field.

I personally belive that my biggest and best stat is my GPA and my service and leadership off the field. I have maintained a cummulative GPA of 3.7 while maintaining athletic success, and balancing life well. I feel like my character, my GPA, and my academic achievements such as National Honor Society and National Society of High School Scholars, and my leadership ability will seperate me from other recruits at the end of the day.  I was chosen by my school to participate in a service and leadership university conference in Orlando, Florida, and experienced lessons from multiple Fortune 500 company representatives. I volunteer at my local boys & Girls Club, and church with the Food Program and the At Risk Hunger Program. I was named the first student/athlete chaplain at IMG Academy for the football team. Athletically, I strive for excellence. I receive coaching well and constantly look to improve my game so I can simply be the best I can be. I have been playing the great game of football since my kindergarten year and still have a burning passion and love for the sport today.

I am blessed to have the ability and resources to play this great sport and to learn and gain a high quality education. I am truly blessed to be apart of this process and cannot wait to see what the future has in store.