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Mikey
Mikey asked in SportsFootball (American) · 7 years ago

Can I play free safety in college D1, D2, D3?

I play free safety for my schools varsity team. Im going into my senior year and i want to play football in college. I have been playing since 2nd grade. The first time I started (on the field) was my junior season and did ok considering it was my first time playing free safety. I have started on special teams ever since the first game of my freshman year. I was usually a linebacker until my coach saw me more useful as a safety. Im about 5'10 maybe 5'11 and weight about 155. I run about a 4.8-4.9 40 yard dash. I haven't lifted all that much this offseason but I am this summer and spring. I play hard and play with heart. I wan a play college football but everyone around me just laughs at me saying that I'm not good enough and i have not shot and be realistic. I wanted to try and walk on to a D1 team like a Boston College or USF but I would also consider playing for a D3 team. Can I play free safety in college with this kind of build? Also how much should i be able to bench/lift and how fast should my 40 be? I really want to play so any good advise will be great. thanks guys

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  • Tyler
    7 years ago
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    Try your hardest and get onto a D1 team. Get good grades, and continue to play good football. I am sure you are wanting to make it big and go all the way, in doing so the NFL normally drafts D1 players. Worse case would be D2, D3 the NFL will not even bother. You have a good 40 and experience to go with it. So set your standards high. You have smaller frame for a safety, but dont let that discourage you. I went to High school with Dexter McCluster, and look at him now, and he has always been smaller.

  • ?
    Lv 7
    7 years ago

    Go for it! You may not be the teams starting FS in college, at least not in your first season, but Special Teams players, especially tough ones, are always needed. If you impress your coaches on Special Teams you will get a chance to start, but as you did in high school, let the coaches decide what position fits you best, because it may not be FS.

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