Auburn fans in the Atlanta area got a nice peek at a future Tiger over the weekend in a scrimmage one week before the start of the regular season. North Gwinnett QB/WR CJ Uzomah was a man among boys as his Bulldogs defeated county-rival and playoff –hopeful Grayson last Saturday in Suwanee, GA. Uzomah threw a first half touchdown on a nine-yard swing pass before moving out to wide receiver to haul in two pass receptions on another North Gwinnett scoring drive. Uzomah was under center on yet another scoring drive in the second half, finding a receiver on a 19-yard scoring pass. Uzomah finished off all of the scoring with a 46-yard touchdown reception. His unofficial stats for the scrimmage included 8-10 passing for 61 yards and two scores as well as three receptions for 68 yards and one score.
Uzomah recently committed to the Auburn Tigers as a wide receiver, though he said he was told by the coaching staff that he could see some time “under center” as a wildcat option. Uzomah also considered LSU, where he was being recruited as a quarterback. His high school coach Bob Sphire was very complimentary of Uzomah in the Gwinnett Daily Post, saying, “C.J. gives us so many options. He’s a great kid to coach. He’s a team player.” Uzomah spent his sophomore season backing up Michael Tamburo and serving as a wide receiver before moving back to QB his junior season. As a junior, Uzomah completed 59.5% of his passes for over 1700 yards and led his team to a region title and a deep playoff run. This season, Uzomah will spend some time at WR with junior Scott Hosch serving as the Bulldogs' QB.
As I watched Uzomah on the North Gwinnett field, I just thought, "WOW." This dude is 6'5 and he is just taller and bigger and faster than the rest of Grayson and even his own team. It will be hard to stop this guy when he's under center this year and who is going to be able to cover him one-on-one in the defensive secondary. I think it would be a mistake to let Uzomah play too much away from QB, but if the situation calls for it, sure. Just remember, in high school, you want your best player around the ball AT ALL TIMES. Uzomah needs to touch the ball on 95% of the plays, either as a QB throwing, running, handing off or receiving it from Hosch. Don't get too cute. This guy is a player.
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Auburn should at least give him a shot undercenter honestly. Why not?
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