Miami NUC-Freshman Fab Five-national underclassmen football combine

In 1992-1993, the University of Michigan's men's basketball team had a star studded lineup known as the "Fab 5", which included future NBA all stars Chris Webber, Jalen Rose and Juwan Howard along with Jimmy King
and Ray Jackson. This famed squad reached the NCAA championship game as both
freshman and sophomores, which is simply unheard of. Last weekend at Cooper
City HS, A number of terrific freshman took center stage at the Miami area
combine. Here are the NUC's Fab 5.

· Alex Garcia: A 5'7.5 164 lb running back from First Bapist Academy, Garcia won the Combine King award after putting up
jaw dropping numbers for a frosh. Garcia had a 32 inch vertical, 9'4 broad
jump, ran a 4.47 shuttle and bench pressed 135 lbs 21 times. Athletes like these
are quite rare and his athleticism could lead him to play a number of different
positions, making him a versatile asset like Jalen Rose.


· Bryant Gross of Archbishop McCarthy HS won the coveted Overall MVP award. The 5'11 175 lb safety had an 8'3 broad
jump, ran a 4.36 shuttle, 4.64 40 and was tremendous during 1 on 1's. He had
quick feet, a physical style, great attitude and simply refused to let the
offense get going during 1 on 1's. As the best player at the event and the
biggest asset to his team, Gross is essentially the Chris Webber of the
combine.


· Hunter Boyett of Gulliver Prep HS, the QB MVP, was willing to mix it up during 1 on 1's and gun the ball downfield.
The 5'10 165 lb Boyett was strong, had solid fundamentals and is a great asset
to getting a team going since he has many dimensions to his game, much like
Juwan Howard did (prior to injuries in the NBA I must add).


· WR MVP Demario Hayes did what he had to in order to ensure that whenever the ball is in his hands, good things can
happen. Undersized at 5'3.5 116, Haynes had an 8'0 broad jump, ran a 4.47
shuttle and had tremendous technique during 1 on 1's, making him a threat to
score any time he got the ball. Ray Jackson? I think so!

· Fort Myers' Malik Outten, 5'11 173, the LB MVP, displayed why he is the type of player who can keep a team together at
the defensive end. Outten did a tremendous job of closing the gap and looks to
be a tackle machine. His aggressiveness also makes him a threat to force a
fumble or make an interception. Fumbles in football are somewhat equivalent to
steals in basketball, therefore Outten is the Jimmy King of this stacked
session.