Profile: Bart Houston
Position: Quarterback
Location: Concord (Calif.) De La Salle
Height: 6-foot-3
Weight: 200 pounds
Recruiting: Houston had offers that spread the country, and many had
him pegged to stay in the West, but in somewhat of a surprise he picked
Wisconsin over Iowa, citing the Badgers' style of offense and his relationship
with offensive coordinator Paul Chryst.
What to Like: Houston has that "it-factor" that college coaches want in their quarterback, all the intangibles, the pocket poise and leadership as well as the mental toughness. He has a rifle on him and gets rid of the ball as quick as anyone. Houston has
good mobility and can move around. He doesn't have a lot of mileage on him
either, with De La Salle having so many blowouts the past two years, he's not
played in many second halves.
What may be of concern: As quick as Houston is in the release, he tends
to drop his arm a little too much at the point of release and in college, he'll
need to work on that to avoid some passes getting knocked down at the line of
scrimmage.
Overall Analysis: First and foremost, Houston is a winner. He's won 26 straight games as a starter at the best program in the West and one of the best 3-4 HS programs in the country, against a tough schedule, and he just knows how to win. He never has put up eye-popping stats because DLS runs the veer (so he's ready for a run-oriented offense) but mostly because he rarely plays into the second half. But when he does, he's ridiculously efficient.
It also is big for the Badgers to go into Pac-12 country and take a quarterback
from that region that had offers from several programs there.