2023 UConn Football Commit - John Neider (Milford CT)

[huskymedic]

John Neider is a 6-2 200lb QB/ATH from Jonathan Law High School in Milford CT.

Highlights

Jeff Jacobs: Law's John Neider adjusts to challenges, winning in life and on field

Jonathan Law quarterback John Neider plays football, baseball and basketball in the CIAC, overcoming the challenges of being a Type ! diabetic.

www.ctinsider.com

 

[huskymedic]

CT Gatorade POY as well as CT High School Coaches POY:

 

[formerlurker]

Welcome, John. Love when we keep talented kids home.

 

[Samoo]

CT Gatorade POY as well as CT High School Coaches POY:

Almost 4,000 in total yards and 54 tds make for lots of highlights.

 

[kris1]

Love this commit. Kid is as good an athlete as there was in CT. Plays baseball as well.

 

[uconnbill]

Way to keep them home

Welcome to Storrs, John

 

[Da_Aisijimo_Gou]

Neider, Walter Camp CT HS Player of the Year QB, "wants to go back to WR".

 

[huskymedic]

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-> The UConn football program has secured the Connecticut Gatorade Player of the Year in back-to-back seasons.

Law's John Neider, this year's player of the year and the New Haven Register First Team All-State quarterback, announced on Friday that he will be joining his predecessor, running back Victor Rosa of Bristol Central, in the UConn locker room next fall.

Neider led Law to the SCC Tier III championship and to its first ever CIAC state tournament victory this season. He was involved in 55 of his team's 75 total touchdowns on the year. <-

-> "UConn actually reached out to us and one of their recruiters came down and met with him," Haley said. "It was a fast process once they came down and met him. They reviewed his film and within 48 hours they got back to us with good news. It was on their 'Connecticut Blitz' day that they first came down."

"He had a couple other schools that were on his radar but UConn just came in recently," Haley added. "I think he wanted to be able to go there and be a part of what coach Mora is doing. That put him over." <-

 

[huskyblooz]

He's 6'2". I'm 6'1" and he's taller than me. Averaged 13 yards a carry! Playing 3 sports (scored about 20 points tonight) he hasnt lifted for football yet. He's coming in as an ATH.

 

[rbny1]

Welcome to UConn, John!

 

[NEforceUConn]

Gatorade Player of the Year - CT!
Great pickup!

 

[oldanintheway]

Congratulations John and Welcome-You earned it!

 

[Chin Diesel]

Looks like good stock and a strong variation of skills from playing different sports. Put him in the weight room and put him on the field and figure it out from there.

 

[ShakyTheMohel]

I need to ask this delicately... because people on here are very sensitive...but...he was the CT player of the year and the only schools who expressed interest were Stonehill and Sacred Heart? This late in the process? His stats look great...good size. Seems like a good add to the team. Just trying to understand his recruitment.

Seems odd...am I missing something?

 

[uchusky32]

Welcome to the Pound, John!

 

[kris1]

I need to ask this delicately... because people on here are very sensitive...but...he was the CT player of the year and the only schools who expressed interest were Stonehill and Sacred Heart? This late in the process? His stats look great...good size. Seems like a good add to the team. Just trying to understand his recruitment.

Seems odd...am I missing something?

In short…plays multiple sports, switched positions to help the team, and plays at a school with minimal football success. Sometimes flying under the radar, is a good thing.

 

[UConnRock]

Could be a Tyler Davis type player. Davis came in at 195 and a Qb. Ended up w/ a TE at 250. He is 6’2” and 200 lbs w/o full focus on football. Is he a PWO?

 

[uconnric]

Looks like a Max Duggan type qb. Potential as a te also. Great addition!

 

[Chin Diesel]

Could be a Tyler Davis type player. Davis came in at 195 and a Qb. Ended up w/ a TE at 250. He is 6’2” and 200 lbs w/o full focus on football. Is he a PWO?

Looks like a Max Duggan type qb. Potential as a te also. Great addition!

Or Jay Rose.

 

[metsfan2323]

His HUDL film reminds me a lot of Tyler Davis who is now an NFL tight end.

Welcome aboard John! Go Milford! (my current hometown)

 

[ShakyTheMohel]

In short…plays multiple sports, switched positions to help the team, and plays at a school with minimal football success. Sometimes flying under the radar, is a good thing.

That makes sense. I know that players sometimes slip through the cracks for reasons that you listed. I don't think they usually win state player of the year...but Connecticut is generally poorly recruited. So I can see how it could happen

I hope we continue the trend of keeping the best kids home.

 

[huskyblooz]

In short…plays multiple sports, switched positions to help the team, and plays at a school with minimal football success. Sometimes flying under the radar, is a good thing.

What Kris said. Also, he's a CT kid. Rosa had very few offers last year.

 

[Palatine]

Is there a forty or 100 meter time on this kid? 6-2, 200 is a prototype wide out and his coach said he was on the road to being an all state WR before the switch to QB.

 

[Exit 4]

Seems like he would be a great QB in the Army option system.

Looks country strong; has good balance, good vision, see the lanes and can reverse direction pretty well to initial runs. Of course the competition is low in that footage - not sure he ever encountered a real LB or S on those long scampers.

The options are many here.
-QB; looks like an option QB ideal for Army; does UConn put him here for now to get his feet wet?
-TE; could put him on a shelf for two years to bulk up, might work. Many have done this in the past. Is that wasting his natural speed some? IDK
-WR; probably the fastest way to the field. Has natural strength suggests he could high point the ball and win contested catches. Looks like he would be a deep threat guy or someone to feature on underneath routes a couple times a game given his YAC potential.
-RB; can a 6'2 guy find holes at the FBS level on a regular basis? IDK. HIs running style is a bit upright and I'm not sure he took too many real hits in HS blowing passed everyone repeatedly. Running the ball in college is nothing like HS.

UConn only has 5 scholarship RBs and one known WO RB at the moment. I could see him redshirting with the RB unit next fall and then going from there depending on his physical development.

There is also the question of what he wants to do. If I where him I would want to start with the WR unit.

No matter what his arm will get some use in college.

PS - I don't have a strong opinion here on any of this - pretty much everything is on the table here.

 

[kibblesnbits]

Is there a forty or 100 meter time on this kid? 6-2, 200 is a prototype wide out and his coach said he was on the road to being an all state WR before the switch to QB.

According to this post-sophomore camp he was at 4.66.


We've been thinking offense because of his success on that side of the line, but I keep reverting to adding 30 lbs to become an awesome linebacker. It's always interesting to see where the athletes end up.