Friday, January 12, 2018

New England OL

Zach Minch


6-4 280 pound OL/DL Zach Minch has committed to the Lions.

Minch played most of his high school football at Manchester Central High School in New Hampshire, but is currently doing a post grad year at Loomis Chaffee.

Minch will be the second Manchester Central grad to come to Columbia Football, the first being Sean Feren '92. He's also only the second Loomis Chaffee grad to come to the program; the first since Michael Sesit '64. 

Minch was profiled here as a team leader and percussion expert.

That brings our list of reported commits for 2018 to 27:

1) Inho Choi DB 6-1 175 lbs. Holy Names HS Windsor, Ontario/Deerfield Academy 

2) Cam Dillon LB 6-2 219 lbs. Findlay HS Findlay, OH

3) Michael Fluegel RB/CB 6-1 180 lbs. Clarkston HS Clarkston, MI

4) John Foreback QB 6-1 215 lbs. Morristown-Hamblen West HS Morristown, TN

5) Devin Hart LB 6-1 212 lbs. McEachem HS Powder Springs, GA 

6) Jackson Heath TE 6-5 220 lbs. Blue Valley Northwest HS Overland Park, KS

7) Marquis Hubbard S/LB 5-11 190 lbs. Kinkaid HS Houston, TX

8) Trajen Johnson WR 6-2 185 lbs. Pulaski Academy Little Rock, AR 

9) Dante Landolfi LB 6-2 220 lbs. Upper Arlington HS Columbus, OH

10) Parket Lefton LS 6-1 240 lbs. King's Ridge Christian HS Alpharetta, GA

11) Ty Lenhart QB 6-3 203 lbs. DeMatha HS, Hyattsville, MD

12) Fara'Ad McCombs DB 6-0 178 lbs. St. Joseph's HS Montvale, NJ

13) Zach Minch OL/DL 6-4 280 lbs. Manchester Central HS Manchester, NH and Loomis Chaffee School (PG Year)

14) Mozes Mooney WR 6-1 175 lbs. Bishop's School La Jolla, CA

15) Drake Morey DL 6-5 250 lbs. Ashland HS Ashland, OR

16) Jake Motz OL 6-5 293 lbs. Pope John Paul II HS Hendersonville, TN

17) Stewart Newblatt OL/DL 6-4 255 lbs. Clarkston HS Clarkston, MI 

18) Chris Park WR 5-11 175 lbs. Junipero Serra HS San Mateo, CA

19) Keaton Prevette LS 6-0, 225 lbs. Charlotte Country Day Charlotte, NC


20) Brandon Radice TE 6-4, 205 lbs. Ridge HS Basking Ridge, NJ

21) Ryan Rhoden DB 6-2 170 lbs. St. Thomas Aquinas HS, Fort Lauderdale, FL

22) Mikey Roussos WR 6-1 180 lbs. River Ridge HS New Port Richey, FL 

23) Joshua Smythe-Macaulay LB 6-3 193 lbs. Bowie HS, Austin, TX

24) Mitchell Sturgill DB 6-1, 185 lbs Bellevue HS Bellevue, WA

25) Watson Tansil LB 6-3, 215 lbs. Franklin Road Academy Nashville, TN

26) Xavier Thibault DE 6-5 241 lbs. Williston Northampton School Easthampton, MA 

27) Ryan Young RB 5-10 200 lbs. Wheaton Warrenville South HS Wheaton, IL 

2 comments:

oldlion said...

Jake, it appears as if the one position in which first years virtually never see playing time is on the OL. Last year we seemed to have recruited a few big OLs, none of whom saw significant playing time if my memory serves me correctly. Do we know if any of the current first years will be in the mix for next year? I remember one first year OL who had a number of D1 offers who was from CT, but I don't recall seeing him on the field.

Tod Howard Hawks, Columbia College, Class of 1966 said...

Zach Minch was chosen for the 2017 All-New England Preparatory School Athletic Council, 1st Team, Class A.

Also, Zach was chosen for the 2017 All-State Connecticut Football Team, 2nd Team.