James Messer '24 Recruiting Profile

I've devoted a huge part of my life to the sport of football.  I also play basketball and baseball at Western High School, but football is what captures most of my passion.  Both of my parents are high school teachers and my dad has been a football coach for the majority of my life.  I consider myself a student of the game, and have shown leadership in many ways for my team, as demonstrated by being elected a team captain for my senior year.  I've been the starting center for the last two seasons and I've taken the responsibility of making all the offensive line calls and am involved with our offensive game plans.  My hard work both on the field and in the classroom was rewarded with Academic all-state honors and I was recently voted honorable mention all state by the associated press on their Division 3/4 team as an offensive lineman.  But my most cherished award I've received was best teammate, voted by the players on our varsity team. In addition to playing center, I'm an accomplished long snapper.  I'm currently rated as Kornblue Snapping's #21 national prospect and #1 in the state of Michigan for 2024.  Coach Kornblue's camp was my first time being professionally coached in long snapping, and I had an injured back at the time. I feel a have a lot of room to get even better with more training.  

I'm planning to study biochemistry in college, so I'm looking for a college fit that will challenge me both academically and athletically at the next level.