Class of 2023 QB Marcus Stokes (FL) Portal to Memphis

[TommyA13]

 

[Frozen]

 

[TommyA13]

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I completely forgot about that video

 

[Bulldog04]

This kid is legit. A dungey clone with a better arm

 

[Ttk.gman2]

 

[TheHaze315]

Sign me up. Big time upgrade over rip it Rickie.

 

[OttoinGrotto]

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Crazier things have happened.

 

[Blanko97]

Was it at least a good song?

 

[wfschrec]

They have a wideout in the portal too, school isn’t too far from me.

 

[MadNY3]

This is the exact type of player we need in the QB room. Lower school kid that sling it, and likely story as how he got to the school. Wouldn’t be surprised if we found a 23-years old with a unique situation…sense Nixon programs his QBs versus developing them.

 

[ImperialOrange]

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What song?

 

[batfactory]

would be a great get, would look like prime brady over rickie..

 

[CuseMan4]

Ehhhhhh. I’m very EHHHH on this kid. Looks like they are clearly targeting arm talent and accuracy over any dual threats which is nice to see for this system we run

 

[Ttk.gman2]

Ehhhhhh. I’m very EHHHH on this kid. Looks like they are clearly targeting arm talent and accuracy over any dual threats which is nice to see for this system we run

What on the tape makes him ehh? The level of competition?

 

[Ozone!]

Hope we…​

do a full court press on this guy!
Go get him Fran!

 

[shu 49]

Like this kid too.

 

[Cuseloyal]

Feel like it’ll be tough to convince any of these portal guys to come be a backup when they could probably find somewhere to start

 

[phil77]

61% completion percentage is solid, would love it a little higher, but it is a very solid base to work with. From his tape, he seems to be going through his reads and throwing to open man. Would have loved to see him throw a slant or 2, but everything else looks good and on time, which is important in this offense. Seems like he would be a great fit for a backup for a year, with great potential to take over.

 

[BillSU]

MARCUS STOKES SOPH WEST FLA U
#2 QB DUAL THREAT 6' 2" 215 4.8 40 HS

• Position QB
• Height 6-2
• Weight 215
• Class Redshirt Sophomore
• Hometown St. Augustine, Fla.
• Highschool Nease HS

Biography​

2025: Gulf South Conference Offensive Player of the Week (10/20, 10/13, 10/6, 9/1)

2024: Started in 8 games during the season… finished the season completing 112/209 passes with 1540 yards, 14 touchdowns and 8 INT with a long of 73 yards against West Alabama… also had 138 rushing yards and 3 rushing touchdowns.

2023: Appeared in three games, earning a redshirt ... Rushed six times for 57 yards and completed 3-of-4 passes for 53 yards. ... Long rush of the season was a 30-yard scamper in the opener against Kentucky Wesleyan ... Threw a 33-yard pass at Mississippi College.

PREP: 4-star by 247 Sports, 3-star by Rivals and ESPN … No. 14 QB prospect in the country by 247 Sports and No. 11 dual-threat QB by ESPN … Two-year starter at Nease HS for coach Collin Drafts … As a senior in 2022, threw for 1,867 yards on 136-of-248 (55 percent) with 13 TD … Also ran for 582 yards on 118 carries (4.9 ypr) and 13 TD … In 2021, led Nease to the regional final with a 9-4 record … Earned all-area after he threw for 2,672 yards with 22 TD with 496 rushing yards and six scores.

 

[djorange1989]

I completely forgot about that video

Me too. In basically any situation I would be appalled by someone using that word, obviously, and wouldn’t want anything to do with him. In this case it feels like a dumb kid singing along and not realizing how stupid it is to actually sing that word. If our Black head coach and many Black staff members and players are ok with this kid, I am ok.

 

[Maisel123!]

Me too. In basically any situation I would be appalled by someone using that word, obviously, and wouldn’t want anything to do with him. In this case it feels like a dumb kid singing along and not realizing how stupid it is to actually sing that word. If our Black head coach and many Black staff members and players are ok with this kid, I am ok.

I agree. I don't know how applicable this is, but I was in an Edwar Albee play "The death of Bessie Smith" a progressive play about how she died because she was denied entry to a segregated hospital. I was the KKK-type father of the racist nurse, using the N word several times. This play was performed in Bed Stuy in Brooklyn - and I got almost no negative reactions. Someone's got to be the villain to set up the hero.

 

[swish7]

A kid I coached in youth lacrosse, Brady Manning, plays with at West Florida I believe. Cool.

 

[cali315phan]

Me too. In basically any situation I would be appalled by someone using that word, obviously, and wouldn’t want anything to do with him. In this case it feels like a dumb kid singing along and not realizing how stupid it is to actually sing that word. If our Black head coach and many Black staff members and players are ok with this kid, I am ok.

i remember when this happened and my pick up basketball crew talking about it. Their sentiment was, "man the only people mad at this kid are yall." (i'm white)

 

[Irt4su]

Im no longer giving a recruit higher praise because he had an offer or even was enrolled at, a sec school just because of that. We have had some recent poor success with an ex Florida and LSU recruited and rostered quarterback. Hype vs reality. That said, take the kid on how he’s performed on and off the field, not because he was going to UF.

 

[Ttk.gman2]

Some good breakdown on the kid