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ANNEXSTAD
As a recruit: Annexstad wasn’t even the starter at his high school team heading into his senior season, so recruiting interest was tough to come by. However, Minnesota offered him a chance to make the team as a preferred walk-on and he chose that opportunity over a potential scholarship at Pitt.
What he’s done this year: Annexstad won the job out of fall camp and he hasn’t looked back since, leading the Gophers to a 3-3 record while the Gophers' running back situation has been in flux. On the year, he’s thrown for 1,142 yards with eight touchdowns and seven interceptions while completing 53 percent of his passes. Annexstad is still developing, but to go from two-star walk-on to true freshman starter in the Big Ten is pretty impressive.
Analyst's take: “Annexstad outperformed his two-star ranking simply by winning the job. The IMG Academy alum showed up at Minnesota as a walk-on, so it’s not as though programs were beating down his door. Still, being named the starter of a Big Ten program is a massive accomplishment. We likely under-ranked Annexstad slightly. Then again, so did everybody else – including a number of college coaching staffs.” - Rob Cassidy, Florida Recruiting Analyst
ZACK
ANNEXSTAD
As a recruit: Annexstad wasn’t even the starter at his high school team heading into his senior season, so recruiting interest was tough to come by. However, Minnesota offered him a chance to make the team as a preferred walk-on and he chose that opportunity over a potential scholarship at Pitt.
What he’s done this year: Annexstad won the job out of fall camp and he hasn’t looked back since, leading the Gophers to a 3-3 record while the Gophers' running back situation has been in flux. On the year, he’s thrown for 1,142 yards with eight touchdowns and seven interceptions while completing 53 percent of his passes. Annexstad is still developing, but to go from two-star walk-on to true freshman starter in the Big Ten is pretty impressive.
Analyst's take: “Annexstad outperformed his two-star ranking simply by winning the job. The IMG Academy alum showed up at Minnesota as a walk-on, so it’s not as though programs were beating down his door. Still, being named the starter of a Big Ten program is a massive accomplishment. We likely under-ranked Annexstad slightly. Then again, so did everybody else – including a number of college coaching staffs.” - Rob Cassidy, Florida Recruiting Analyst
