<p>I know that lots of people walk-on to the varsity football team, but these people played in high school. I've never played in high school (parents wouldn't let me), but they're letting me do what I want to in college. I've been on the varsity track team in high school (I have good athletic ability), and I'll attend a football summer camp and get fit and learn the fundamentals. What I'm asking is different from the typical walk-on. I'm asking whether I'll have an opportunity to try out for the team even if I haven't had any official experience in school. Do you know anyone who's done this? Thanks a lot.</p>
<p>that dude who used to play running back for the broncos did it. forgot his name though.</p>
<p>TJ Houshmandzadeh of the Cincinnati Bengals, gaining over 1000 yards last season and becoming the most powerful duo with Chad Johnson as a WR duo, played for only 1 year in high school as a RB..</p>
<p>It's possible. Then again, though, he is 6% body fat.</p>
<p>What school? If you're going to a Div 1 school I'd say you have little to no shot at all. If it's Div 3 or something you can email the coach and ask (making sure to mention that you were on the track team.)</p>
<p>depends, i myself run xc/track and know that about 1% of my team has a body type that would be able to play. in general runners are skin, bone, and lean muscle. if you're pretty muscular or can gain muscle mass pretty quickly in the weight room id say you have a shot, but otherwise, i cant imagine most runners switching to football.</p>
<p>What position are you going for?</p>
<p>I see. I'd like to go for wide receiver. Yeah, it seems like the main problem is actually getting the coaches to let you try out. :-(</p>
<p>How big, how fast, what level are you attempting? </p>
<p>Maybe consider rugby. more fun per bruise.</p>
<p>Even if you can't make the varsity squad you'd probably be able to make the club team or intramural. They're still competitive.</p>
<p>Just how fast are you? I would consider going for a cornerback position if you have great speed. It will be a long shot if you are trying out for Division I colleges.</p>
<p>Ben Roethisburger(however you spell it) played only one year in high school and now he's got a ring. It's possible man, just work hard and don't listen to the haters.</p>
<p>Really depends where you go to school and how athletic you are. The bigger, more powerhouse the program, obviously the harder it'll be. At my school (UCLA), even most of the walk-ons were really good high school players, and there's plenty of kids walking around campus who were good high school athletes who just don't play ball in college. But the last two years we've had two walk-on receivers actually get PT who took strange routes to get there. One played in high school but didn't play his first year or two at school, played IM football here, then got a tryout and made it. The other ran for our track team (so obviously he's ridiculously fast) but didn't play at all in high school, but got a try out, showed some football skills, and actually is getting a shot with the Ravens right now. So it's definitely a longshot, but I wouldn't let that stop you from trying.</p>
<p>Hey thanks a lot guys! You know, I just want to have the American experience. Being an Asian American, it's been really annoying always having to focus on academics (not saying that academics is unimportant). I just want to really play the sport I've loved for so long but couldn't play. Sports is just so much more fun, and you have to make decisions quickly, every second counts...that's what I love.</p>
<p>I'll look into everything and contact coaches, go to a football camp and give it my best shot.</p>
<p>btw how fast are you? what are your track times</p>
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<p>Uhh, Big Ben has been playing football as far back as the pee-wee leagues. I think you meant to say that he only played the position of QB for only 1 year in HS.</p>
<p>supery – It’ll be difficult breaking into major Div.1 FB programs w/o some previous experience playing organized FB. There have been a no. of cases, but most have been kickers (soccer players) or scholarship basketball players who have switched sports (usually to TE or WR) and they often have played some FB back in HS or Jr. High.</p>
<p>Having said that – there are certainly a good no. of FB players who have previously or are concurrently doing track (FB coaches are always interested in speed).</p>
<p>Btw, 3 players on Harvard’s FB team are Asian-American, including the starting RB (the 2nd Asian-American starting RB for Harvard).</p>
<p>These are my PR (best times).
100 m - 11.0 s
400 m - 53.9 s
1 mile - 4:49</p>
<p>thats pretty impressive, pretty much the one that matters the most for football (100) is probably your best, so you have that going for you.</p>
<p>we had a guy who ran track for our school play one season of football in high school, then played for virginia tech and led them to a championship, was on the cover of sports illustrated, and is now playing for the patriots (i believe), andre davis. he's tied for the record of longest kick return, which is pretty cool. but he was a beast sprinter, and it really paid off for him, i think he was pretty ripped too though.</p>