C. Jake Coppess '23 Recruiting Profile

My life-long goal is to play college football.

I believe I would be a tremendous asset to any college football program due to my God-given athletic ability, work ethic, and strength of character.

God has blessed me with extraordinary athletic ability.  My size, strength, speed, coordination, and agility have helped me be successful in a variety of athletics. I earned a varsity letter as a Freshman for wrestling. I have been a 2-way starter at every year until this past season. My last baseball season I hit around .460 and I stepped into the catcher spot, having never played catcher before, as we desperately needed one.  Lastly I was a beast back in the day on the basketball court.  

I absolutely love the weight room. Our head varsity coach Chris Willertz came in and inspired me to come in and work my butt off everyday. I wanted to come in everyday and get bigger, faster and stronger.  My freshman and junior years I earned the title "Mr. 2 A-Day" which is given to the player from each grade level who worked the hardest during the 2 weeks of 2 A-Days. I could not wait for the quarantines and lockdowns to be lifted so I can return to the weight room so I could prepare for the upcoming season. 

My strength of character will propel me to success at the college level and beyond. The foundation for building my character is my faith which grows stronger everyday.  It allows me to make the right choices, and have the right attitude and heart for my teammates and coaches.  My faith allows me to continue to become the leader God meant for me to be.