Every Thursday during the college football season we look back on some two-star prospects who are outplaying their high school ranking and helping their teams win games. This week we look at a trio of prospects who flew under the radar as recruits but made plenty of plays on the big stage over the weekend.
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Davontavean Martin
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As a recruit: Martin was a virtual unknown during most of the recruiting process, especially considering that he came from a high school that had never produced a Power Five signee in the Rivals.com era. But after a big senior season, Martin saw late interest from several schools, including Virginia and Washington State and after picking up a late offer from the Cougars, he committed just prior to National Signing Day earlier this year.
What he did this week: During his coaching career, Mike Leach has done a great job of finding diamonds in the rough on the recruiting trail and Martin might just be his latest grab. The true freshman has made at least one catch in six games this season and in Saturday’s victory over Colorado, he had a career game, hauling in four passes for 78 yards, including a 50-yard touchdown catch in the first quarter. If Martin keeps putting up numbers for the Cougars, there will plenty of schools in SEC country kicking themselves for missing out on Martin.
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MORE CHECKUPS: Five-star freshmen | Four-Star QBs | Three-star DL
Davontavean Martin
AP Images
As a recruit: Martin was a virtual unknown during most of the recruiting process, especially considering that he came from a high school that had never produced a Power Five signee in the Rivals.com era. But after a big senior season, Martin saw late interest from several schools, including Virginia and Washington State and after picking up a late offer from the Cougars, he committed just prior to National Signing Day earlier this year.
What he did this week: During his coaching career, Mike Leach has done a great job of finding diamonds in the rough on the recruiting trail and Martin might just be his latest grab. The true freshman has made at least one catch in six games this season and in Saturday’s victory over Colorado, he had a career game, hauling in four passes for 78 yards, including a 50-yard touchdown catch in the first quarter. If Martin keeps putting up numbers for the Cougars, there will plenty of schools in SEC country kicking themselves for missing out on Martin.
You can read the rest of the article here.
