Fayson keeping quiet
TAMPA - Athletic quarterbacks are becoming more prevelant all over college football. One of the nation's best high school quarterbacks is Tampa (Fla.) Hillsborough athlete Jarred Fayson. He has from offers from all over the country, he recently narrowed down his list of favorites, but things may not change for a while.
Rivals.com caught up with Fayson after Hillsborough beat Tampa Jefferson handily to move to 5-0 on the season.
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"You need a lot of support to keep going like we have," Fayson said. "My parents have been really great and have kept me grounded. I am coming along well as a player. Tonight I didn't have to pass the ball too much. When you can keep it on the ground you can prevent a lot of mistakes."
The 6-foot-0, 184-pound Fayson proved he is one of the fastest players in the nation when he ran a 4.32 second 40-yard dash. He also ran a 4.01 shuttle, had a 35-inch vertical jump and did 17 bench press reps.
"I have really been having fun with the recruiting process so far," Fayson said. "This is something that you have to take seriously and be honest with people, but you only get to do it once so you might as well have a little bit of fun with it too."
Fayson checked in at No. 77 in the Rivals 100 and is ranked as the nation's No. 7 athlete. As a junior he rushed for 600 yards and had 900 passing yards.