Aiken Will Count on Senior Film

Aaron Aiken, a 6-foot-5, 210-pound quarterback from Lawrenceville Prep in Lawrenceville, N.J., is going to have to perform well in September if he wants to be a scholar-athlete.

“Everything has been going well and I’m in Orlando on vacation with my family right now taking a break,” Aiken said. “I’ve been staying in touch with coaches that have shown interest and I’m just excited for my senior season. A lot of the schools recruiting me look at me as a late bloomer, so I know it’s very crucial for me to go out and play very well in my first three games.”

“They want to see how much I’ve matured in terms of my game and see me play over those first three games, so I’ll get out some film,” Aiken explained. “The schools most interested right now are Rutgers, Virginia, Maryland and Stanford. I have also heard from schools like Delaware and some Ivy League programs as well. I still have my verbal offer from Tennessee State as well. Right now it’s really been a dead period for me and I’m ready to get back to work and show them what I can do this season.”

Aiken transferred into Lawrenceville midway through his junior season and threw for 800 yards and four touchdowns in five games. He also added 300 yards on the ground with another score.

He reports a 3.4 core GPA, has taken honors English and Chemistry and AP Environmental and Statistics. Aiken just received his SAT scores back and scored an 1800, but he plans to try and boost that store even higher this year.