Highly Rated QB Picks Dartmouth

I was out this morning and came back to find Dartmouth has a commitment from a big-time quarterback prospect out of Florida. From the ESPN.com recruiting site:

Conner Kempe has committed to Dartmouth over Harvard and Penn, ESPN's Tom Luginbill reports. Kempe had over 14 Division IA scholarship offers but narrowed his field down to those three Ivy League schools because of their academics.

Kempe is 6-4, 205 and is listed as fast as 4.75 in the 40, but his clear strengths appear to be throwing the football and reading defenses according to the plethora of recruiting sites reporting on him. One wrote: "Kempe is a pocket passer with prototypical size and excellent arm strength. In fact, his arm is his most impressive asset as he is capable of making any throw." ...

From Florida.scout.com:

One of the top quarterback prospects in South Florida this season, Kempe is coming off a strong junior season in which he threw for over 2,100 yards and 17 touchdowns.

For an overview of Kempe, click here. ... There's a photo of him here with this caption: "DRAWING ATTENTION: More than 42 colleges evaluated Kempe during spring practice."

This didn't work on my Mac with a slow connection, but I believe you can see video of Kempe here.

An earlier post when Dartmouth was first mentioned with regard to Kempe told a little about a near tragic kiteboarding accident he had. A story about that can be found here.

Kempe is the latest in a line of high school seniors committing to Dartmouth that includes offensive lineman Patrick Lahey of Brooks School In Massachusetts. His commitment was reported here. The 6-3, 285 lineman is said to have a "nasty streak," that serves him well on the field.

This morning's blog linked to a Boston Globe story mentioning Thayer Academy linebacker/tight end Alex Shulman has committed to Dartmouth.

A word of caution: Although a high school senior may commit to Dartmouth, he still has to be admitted and perform in the classroom over his final school year to the standards that (hopefully) lead to admission.

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I've been warning about UNH wide receiver Michael Boyle. A Seacoastonline.com story about him today includes this about the 5-8 utility receiver/back:

He caught just 16 passes after a solid redshirt freshman season where he flashed promise as a receiver and led the league in punt returns.

"The following spring, he was the best offensive player on our field," said (UNH coach Sean) McDonnell. "That's talking about David Ball and Aaron Brown. Chad Kackert was out there."

The Nashua Telegraph has a preview of the UNH game here. The Telegraph tells us that UNH may have the services of New Hampshire-bred freshman tailback Sean Jellison for the first time. A former teammate of Dartmouth freshman defensive end Tyler Green at Souhegan HS in Amherst, N.H., Jellison is a highly regarded prospect.