Three 2011 Quarterbacks to Watch

While a big focus on Vanderbilt's 2011 recruiting efforts should focus on quarterback, there are a few prospects who have caught my eye that may or may not end up on VU's radar. One is already considered one of the top prospects nationally and may end up being a reach for the Commodores. Another is out of Texas and has already reportedly caught the attention of VU. The other is a prospect that we stumbled across recently and believe should emerge soon on the recruiting scene. Here's videos of all three prospects. We suggest you book mark these prospects and keep a look out for them within the next few months.

Russell Bellomy
Martin High, Arlington, Texas
6-foot-4, 180-pounds



Looks like a tremendous athlete and seems to have at least 4.6 speed. Seems to really pick up speed in the open field too, looks like a natural carrying the football. Passing wise, his arm looks strong. Not Jay Cutler strong, but comparable strength to someone like Jordan Rodgers or even Aaron Rodgers. He also makes several throws while on the run and seems to be a guy that could work in both a pro-set or a spread system. Vanderbilt is one of several schools listed among his interests in his Rivals.com profile and we intend to learn more about this signal caller in the coming months. He looks pretty similar to Don Bosco Prep QB Gary Nova, whom Vandy offered over the weekend.

Derek Bryant
Carrboro, N.C.
6-foot-4, 220-pounds



Another "WOW" athletically. Has all of the prototypical measurables you want in a QB and look at his gaudy stats. What seperates Bryant to me from some of the other QB's I've seen is his feet. No, they are not completely at the right form just yet in his career, but they look extremely athletic and very projectable. He's got a solid arm and he's also got that thing called "touch" already. He may "point" the ball at times or flip it over the top, but it works for him. I can just see him getting work for two years and becoming a RS Fr or RS Sophomore that just takes off and becomes one of the nation's best and most feared passers. A part of him really reminds me of former Kansas State turned Tampa Bay QB Josh Freeman. Why he hasn't been talked about on Rivals yet is beyond me. The only thing I can see about him that is keeping him off the radar is his school. His football program has only been around for 3 years, so that might keep him off most school's contact lists. Either way, someone's going to get this kid.

Max Wittek
Mater Dei, Santa Ana, California
6-foot-3, 200 pounds



A Connecticut kid that moved out to California last year and basically has been a star at Mater Dei ever since. Someone said he may be better than Barkley and I think that's possible. Really has a pro-ready arm in my opinion and there's no surprise he has offers from people like Florida, South Carolina, North Carolina, Clemson and Cal already. He's been quoted as saying he'd like to play in the SEC and though it could be tough for VU to get a kid like this to pick them over Florida or even Spurrier, remember that both of those programs also have other QBs they are heavily pursuing. So I'm personally hoping VU really gets involved. He's just a no brainer type to me, and will probably be among my 615 Top 100 for the 2011 class when I rank the prospects later on this spring.