#10 Ranked Player in
Mississippi
Name: Chris Garrett
School:
Tupelo
City: Tupelo, MS
Vitals: 6' 3"",
225, 4.9 (275 bench/350 squat)
Date of Birth:
November 17, 1990
Primary Position: QB
Projected
Position: QB
2007 Football Season:
101 - 178 for 1, 739 yards, 18 TD's, 11 Int's. Named 3rd Team All-Area and
1st Team All-Region.
Why Top 40 in Football: "I
feel I am a leader on the field, and I just have a love to play the game of football.
My size is pretty good. I am a pretty big guy that can throw it a long way but
my biggest strength is my accuracy. I just work hard on it."
Colleges
interested in Garrett: LSU, MSU, Ole Miss, Alabama, and Florida
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Scholarship
offers: LSU, MSU, Ole Miss, Colorado, FSU, and Nebraska
Closest
to offering next: Alabama
Scouts at Spring
practice: LSU, MSU, Ole Miss, Alabama, Auburn, and Kentucky
Received
phone calls from: Nebraska, LSU, and Florida
Chris's top
schools: Committed to LSU
Why LSU: "I just
trust their coaches. I think Coach (Les) Myles is a great coach. I know Coach
Crowton is a great teacher and is real patient. That is what I like about him."
Summer
Camps: LSU (Team Camp in July) and MSU (Team Camp on July 12th)
Tell
us something nobody else knows: "If I did not play football, I would
play tennis. That is my second favorite sport."
Nickname: Gomer
Best
Player faced: Darius Barksdale
If not Chris Garrett, who'll be Mr.
Football for 2008: Tyler Russell
Game
I'm most anticipating: Olive Branch
Other athletes in my family:David
Toms (cousin on PGA tour)
Favorite college team(s) growing up: MSU
Favorite
college football player: Matt Ryan
Favorite pro football player:Jerious Norwood
Favorite Pro Team: Detroit Lions
Favorite
Food: Chicken
Favorite Video: NCAA '08
In
my CD Player: Ben Harper
Biggest Influences: Family
Biggest
Fan: Little brother
Biggest Fear: Not winning the state championship
this year
2nd Best Sport: Tennis
Dream date: Jessica
Simpson
Grades: 3.8 Core GPA / 18 ACT
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