{"id":2890,"date":"2015-02-09T09:40:39","date_gmt":"2015-02-09T14:40:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gridironstuds.com\/blog\/?p=2890"},"modified":"2015-05-11T22:04:01","modified_gmt":"2015-05-12T03:04:01","slug":"16-athlete-ken-hiteman-is-an-underrated-gem","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gridironstuds.com\/blog\/16-athlete-ken-hiteman-is-an-underrated-gem\/","title":{"rendered":"’16 Athlete Ken Hiteman Is an Underrated Gem"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"By: Chad Wilson – Editor – Gridiron Studs Blog<\/strong>
\n Twitter: @GridironStuds<\/strong><\/p>\n

High school football is played all across this great land we call America. \u00a0In every corner there are outstanding players that get the job done on game day and likely go unnoticed by college football programs. \u00a0No where does that happen more often than in South Florida which is widely regarded as the most fertile recruiting ground in the USA.<\/p>\n

The likelihood of being overlooked is high in the sunshine state simply because there is just so much talent. \u00a0College football coaches flood the state of Florida at every opportunity in the recruiting calendar to jump in and take a swipe at the score of athletes that are roaming the high school gridirons. \u00a0Over in Coral Springs, Florida, \u00a0there is an underrated gem at Taravella high school that college coaches would be well served to feast their eyes on.<\/p>\n

In the recruiting game, \u00a0size is important and Taravella’s Ken Hiteman has it. \u00a0The 2016 TE \/ WR stands at 6’4″ and 220 lbs. and is still growing. \u00a0Hiteman has the frame that DI coaches laud over and the athleticism to make him a must see. \u00a0The first thing that jumps out at you on his game tape is his blocking ability. \u00a0Hiteman is relentless when he gets into defenders and blocks to the whistle. \u00a0He is text book in the blocking department and is very skilled at moving the defender off their mark. \u00a0He does excellent work with his hands and drives his feet like he pushes a sled to school every morning. \u00a0However, \u00a0that’s not Hiteman’s only skill. \u00a0He plays in a run heavy offensive attack so his other skills can be hidden at times. \u00a0However, \u00a0Taravella opened up things last season and Hiteman was allowed to put his other talents on display. \u00a0His film features quite a few plays with him split out wide and looking like someone who can dominate at the WR position. \u00a0Tightends are getting asked to do a whole lot more these days and Hiteman has no problem flexing out, \u00a0running a route and beating a defensive back for the football. \u00a0He is that matchup up problem that offensive coordinators seek each game day.<\/p>\n

This offseason should be a solid one for Hiteman as he gets out and shows off his physical tools and skills. Hiteman was recently added to well regarded South Florida high school writer Larry Blustein’s 2016 Watch List.\u00a0I am certain that when Spring football comes, \u00a0a number of college football programs will be bidding for his services as he will certainly stand out. \u00a0The question is, \u00a0if you are a college football coach reading this is, \u00a0will you be a part of the action? \u00a0On your next trip down to the Sunshine State, \u00a0put a trip over to J.P. Taravella High School on your to do list. \u00a0Hiteman is a D1 prospect that deserves your attention.<\/p>\n

Check out Ken Hiteman’s Junior Year Highlights – Click Here<\/a><\/h2>\n

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By: Chad Wilson – Editor – Gridiron Studs Blog Twitter: @GridironStuds High school football is played all across<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":44,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2890","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-video-of-the-day"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/gridironstuds.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2890","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/gridironstuds.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/gridironstuds.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gridironstuds.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/44"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gridironstuds.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2890"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/gridironstuds.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2890\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/gridironstuds.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2890"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gridironstuds.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2890"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gridironstuds.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2890"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}