How to Walk-On to a Division 1 Football Program
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- Опубликовано: 21 окт 2024
- In this video I share my own experience on walking on to a division 1 college football program (The Ohio State University) and outline the necessary steps so that you can achieve the same goal!
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Hoping to walk on to in the fall if this coronavirus stuff goes away...good looks on the info 🙏🏽
Awesome my man - Use this time to get better in all areas of life!
at OSU? and if so do you have any info on if and when? I havent gotten any emails back and no posts so far on social media. Thanks man.
Jish Isaacs Nah not at OSU sorry, my school shut down walk-on tryouts due to covid until further notice tho :/
@@BrandonSenior what school?
BioHazard Fakie You enrolled into one right now?
im trying to walk on to a d1 program for education purposes and this helps alot thank you !!
How many reps of the 225 bench press do they want you to do? I can do 15 reps of the 225 and 275 is my max. I’m a 6’1 230 lbs linebacker/defensive end hybrid and my 40 is a 4.65
For my tryout they didn't have me test it because I was a skill position. They only had offensive/Defensive lineman and I think linebackers do it. I do remember them saying if you can't at least hit 10 reps of 225 don't even bother sitting down on the bench lol but this was at Ohio State and everywhere is gonna be different. They would want to see some pretty high numbers though to impress them, but if you're young and have eligibility left they know they can mold you in their weight program so it won't be the only thing they look into. Also that 40 time is really good for that size, if you hit that time at a tryout you will get looked at for sure. Lastly, if you're hitting 15 reps of 225 you should be able to bench more than 275 probably, that's interesting - maybe check up on your form and stuff. Hope that helps!
15 on 225 but only putting up 275?
15 reps on 225 should be about 350. There are mental and form issues preventing it.
how the hell you only bench 275 if you hit 225 for 15 reps
I want to walk on to my college team later this year in the fall. I'm 19 but I'm about to become a junior in the fall and I turn 20 in September. I have confidence that I can make the team with enough tenacity
get after it dude!!!
I'm planning to walk on to university of Maryland this fall after mymc
Same bro. Where u from
@@jdcopeland123 im from Baltimore
@@sulaymankone6139 nice I’m from PG. what’s your situation? I was supposed to start college last year(had like 10 offers) but then covid happened, wanted to stay home and ended losing majority of em so now I’m just reapplying and going to wherever has the most money
@@jdcopeland123 oh okay that's wassup
That's amazing!! make it happen
Football has been on my mind a lot lately. I played football for a few months at a local Juco College about a year ago, but I left for personal reasons. However, I'm 19, and I'm looking to transfer to a local 4 year sometime next year (only bc I won't be able to transfer this year due to the amount of credits I still need to earn). However, I'm very optimistic going forward knowing that even tho I'll be 20 this time around next year, that I can still push for a walk on spot here at the local universities football team. I understand what comes with being a walk on, and how there really aren't any expectations for you. I felt I was a little snubbed coming out of high school on scholarships due to how small my school was, so I'm kind of used to the idea. But, that's what motivates me, I'm sort of under the radar right now, literally no one knows who I am, and with the right amount of confidence and perseverance I feel I can make my dreams come true. Great video! It surely is good to know what to expect for the most part! I'm tellin you I'll be back here next year letting you know how things went. ✌🏽
KIP nice man! I wish you tons of good luck, let me know how it goes and make sure you keep good on your word! You said it now go do it. Also that’s false that there’s not any expectations as a walk on - there’s tons, especially the good walk ons. No difference between you and a scholarship player. Use not getting a scholarship out of HS as motivation - but understand you also didn’t get one for a reason and work on those reasons. Make no excuses and go get to work brotha! Goodluck💪🏼😎
Nice vid bro i'm training for OSU soccer tryouts, great insight
Daniel Pavlovski nice man!! Goodluck - OSU is the place to be😎
@@clayraterman Thanks man and yeah best school in the land !
Thanks for these videos. Im going to try to walk on at BYU in the fall and just been looking for what I need to do to get ready.
anytime my friend! message me on Instagram I'll send you some tryout advice
@@clayraterman Ur videos are really helpful, u think i could grab some advice too? whats ur insta
@@ishaansampath152 yessir hit me up on IG @clayrat - happy to help
Did you get accepted
What this guy is saying is 100 percent true. I was 20 doing a job at ole miss installing fire alarms and fire sprinkler systems in the new research building it was just me and 2 other guys that was the same age well one of the guys he brought all of his equipment up one week and it was try outs for walk ins he went to try outs and in two days he was pit on the 115 man roster and was going to away games right away then his softmore year he was starting outside line backer and his grades was amazing and he had his whole college life paid for and went to 2nd sstring in nfl
Hey Clay,
I really enjoyed this video man thank you so much. I am currently a senior in high school and am looking to walk on to play D1 football at whatever college I go to. I'm really interested in TCU and UCLA right now. My season was ended early with a torn ACL, so I don't have any offers. I play safety and am around 5'10 170. Any advice on how to make a team under these circumstances? I definitely think I pass the eye test with my cut physique but should I focus on gaining weight more or speed? I am athletic and pretty fast as of right now, but what 40 time should I aim for as a DB? I would really appreciate a couple tips man. Thanks.
Hey Man! Glad you enjoyed. This is going to be an odd answer because I think you should always be trying to gain muscle and get bigger and stronger; However, the most important thing going into the actual tryout for a DB is speed and agility. I was 6ft 180-185 and probably under 9% body fat when I did it and I can say it really didn't matter much. They probably won't even check your strength/size as a DB coming in out of high school because they know they will put it on you. So always be working out and gaining strength and size, but ultimately make speed and agility your priority. Aim for a 4.5 40. Even a 4.59 looks great. Anything under 4.6 is eye catching enough to give you a real look. Train 40s and Shuttles a LOT. Then work on general footwork and ball work if you have time. If you can get a 4.5 40 and a low 4.00 to 4.15 shuttle you will stand out. Then they will probably have you play around and do some position drills. Hope that helps, subscribe or shoot me a DM on Instagram if you need anything else brother.
Have walk-on tryouts at Texas A&M this Wednesday 🙏🏽
lets gooo! good luck my man - DM me on Instagram Ill shoot you some tips
Thank you. Great information
Danj Altiné no problem! Stay tuned and subscribe, got a lot more coming!!
DII and DIII boys: Yes we allow you to join us. We need good players.
DI: Sorry sport only true champions are worthy here.
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awesome vid
Thank you my man!
Needed this ‼️
glad it could help!!
Yo man love the vid! Do you know if the process is the same or much different for kickers/punters? Did you notice if they separated them and allowed them to kick during your tryout?
I know their tryout process is different. They usually start with sending film to the special teams GA's or something and then like kick in front of them or at like camps somewhere. I specifically remember there being a kicker in my tryout group though and they treated him like us and he ran the 40 and stuff. I'm sure they kicked after the general testing was done or something! Pretty sure it's separate though. Check with the staff beforehand, every school is probably different on that.
Thanks man. This question might be a little over your head but maybe being around the team you can help answer this. I’m a good kicker, comfortable from long distance and have solid kickoffs. The only problem is the school I’m trying out for has 5 kickers already on the roster. Even if I hit my kicks in tryouts, are my odds of making the team extremely limited since there’s already 5 kickers on the roster? You can be blunt if you think I probably won’t make it
Bradley you can look at it two ways, either they have 5 kickers cus none of them are that good and they haven’t settled on one yet and are open to others, or that they’re maxed out on kickers. But either way that doesn’t mean you shouldn’t try, don’t worry about stuff outside of your control anyway, you can’t change that. And to be totally honest, it’s all about how you perform, if you can show you’re clearly better than some of those kickers they will probably take you and bump them out. College coaches care about performance and results...and they love competition so if you do well there’s a shot. Now if they have 5 kickers and you mess up then no they probably don’t need you, hope that helps a little! Control what you can and try anyway cus the regret of not knowing will kill you later on in life
Hey this is one of the most helpful videos I've seen about walking on btw. Also, this question might be kinda long so sorry about that. I've never played football for a school and I'm a senior by credit in college at Liberty University, I've only actually been enrolled in college now for a year and a half now. However, I'll probably be spending several more years in school due to my degree choice. I have some previous basketball and track and field experience. In the past year and a half while I've been at school I've been into weightlifting. Right now I'm 6'3'' and 260 pounds and by the time tryouts happen I should be getting 225 for 25-30 reps. I was thinking about trying out for either linebacker or tight end. Would you recommend practicing speed drills or blocking or both? I've been athletic my whole life, but I feel like I really need to start hammering down on practicing footwork and agility. Also, on the walk on info page for LU it says that I need to provide highlights and my previous football coach's recommendation. Obviously, I don't have that cause I've never played the sport officially on a team. Should I contact a coach and explain my situation?
Hey man! Don't worry about it I'm glad to help out. That's good that you've only been enrolled for a year and a half, you'll have plenty of time to walk on and get the most out of the experience eligibility wise. Go for the next tryout and honestly don't worry too much about footwork and blocking unless you know that the tryouts are going to require it. Usually they just have some simple footwork and agility bag drills just to see if you can move normally (no hitting or blocking or tackling). These aren't even necessarily marked down or evaluated other than by the coach running that station. Generally you will show up, do the 225 test if you're a big position, then do the 40, shuttle, L-cone, and then rotate bag drill stations afterword. Then If they wanna take it further they may have you do slightly more position specific drills. All the footwork, skill work, and drills they will teach you when you're on the team. The tryout will mainly be for seeing if you're an athletic specimen that would be beneficial to the team in some fashion. So to stand out, crush the 225 test and work heavily on form and getting down the BEST times you possibly can get for the speed and agility drills. If they find out you're a big guy who is FAST, you're in for sure. If you can get in contact with a coach and have an email it won't hurt to explain your athletic background and strength and skill set. Maybe provide a video of some impressive athletic or strength stuff instead and a recommendation from a track or basketball coach if you need it. Overall though get info on what will be going on at the tryout and train hyper specific to those drills. You know you'll run a 40 so go and get your 40 form and time down as low as possible. Goal 1 is making the team first, so don't worry about the football part until after you put all your focus into making it and doing well in the drills. Good luck brother, hope you kill it!
@@clayraterman Thanks man, definitely gonna start training more specifically on those things like the 40. I'm gonna try to stay strong while increasing speed and agility. Is it possible they'll assign me to another position or will they coach me in the position I said I wanted to be during try outs?
@@powerhouse8310 It is definitely possible they will change your position to whatever they need or see you fit best at. I went out for corner and ended up playing safety and had several friends of mine get changed from trying out for a TE and ending up as a Defensive End and stuff like that. So yes very possible! Just be an athlete and show them that you have impressive size/speed or ideally both and they will find somewhere for you!
Great video
hey man, how would this tryout look for a punter, what we have to do in the tryout process? I appreciate all the help from your videossss
Some places it's the same process and then when you go to do individual work they would see you punt. Look up how colleges recruit punters and whatever you would do at a punting camp is likely what they would have you do. I know they look for distance, hang times, accuracy, etc.
Hey Clay! I'm in the Air Force and plan on using my GI bill to go to Texas. I have 2 years to train in order to be ready to walk on. I'm 5'10 180 and played well at a small school, but was all over the field - I grew up playing running back/slot receiver until my senior year when I started at qb in a spread option offense, and also started at outside linebacker/strong safety on defense. In high school I ran a laser timed 4.6, a reasonably quick shuttle at 4.1, and a maxed out on bench at 255. These numbers have probably dipped because the Air Force is all about calisthenics and distance running. What should I do to bump up those numbers over the next two years and what position should I try out for?
Awesome man! My brother is in the Air Force as well. Also I had a few walk on friends who came from the military that did what you are trying to do!. At 5'10 180 the only position they're going to seriously consider playing you at (if you stay around that size) would be a skill position like corner or slot receiver so go for those. 2 years is a long time to get ready for this so you'll wanna make sure you are staying consistent with your training throughout. The running and calisthenics are definitely helpful and great man those numbers are an amazing starting point! If you can get your 40 into the 4.5 range, like literally even 4.59 it will look really impressive. Also I would try your best to get the shuttle as close to a 4.00 flat as possible because your positions will be ALL about quickness, speed, and being shifty. Now obviously you need to be able to catch the ball and run really good routes but that will come as you train. Don't worry too much about the strength and size part, obviously the more muscular you look the better because they will judge you based on looks right off the bat. Definitely tailor your workouts to strength and conditioning and do low reps and try to get stronger and faster. Do shuttles and 40s 2 times a week and track your progress. Get your starts better and your technique better. Workout consistently and keep envisioning the end goal! Let me know if you need anything else, feel free to reach out!
@@clayraterman Thanks man! Those tenths are going to be tough to drop but I think I've given myself enough time to get back to where I was and improve my stats. I'll probably go for a slot spot but I know that undersized and quick-not-fast inside receivers are a dime a dozen, so I'll have to make sure my route running and ball skills are on point. I can't afford for a ball to hit the turf when the day comes.
Yeah you definitely have enough time! They just want to see how good of a practice player you could be for them at first because that is where you will be initially adding value until you work your way up the ranks. For that slot spot you definitely will need to be fast and shifty so like I said shuttle and 40 will be important. And yes definitely make sure your routes and ball skills are on point. Work consistently towards getting those times down and getting your strength up and then incorporate the ball skills and route stuff when you can. Sounds like you have a great shot I look forward to hearing how it goes. Also remember there are eligibility requirements and sometimes they don't have roster spots open etc. so don't get discouraged just keep working towards it and making connections with people there. Good luck brotha!
That’s crazy trying to do the same thing in the same situation was playing yesterday and did pretty good for 2 years ago I was like I miss this probably going to try and walk on and just train I’m 6’5 170 lost a lot of wait because I got sick probably going to but 30lb by that time good luck tho man
Work with coaches.
Great video bro, I’m planning on walking on at Oklahoma university. Just a couple questions what were you’re times. And how many people showed up. And how many made the team?
Bradley Crawford watch some of my other videos - I definitely hit all those points in some fashion. And idk how many showed up it was a lot at OSU though. No one made the team at my first tryout cus there was no roster spots and then the second tryout I did probably like 6-8 made it but it was because there were some preferred kickers in our walk on class and things like that, usually less if any make it for our school at least. My times were in the 4.5s 40 yard dash, 4.00 shuttle on best attempt and then a 4.09 shuttle on next attempt, and a really quick L cone and star drill but I forget the exact numbers
@@bobbylabony4398 I did one in the fall time and one in the winter. They usually only do 2 per year max. And yeah I thought it was weird too...apparently nowadays some universities aren't holding them at all and are just trying to fill their roster spots with preferred walk ons. So it really varies at each university it seems.
@@clayraterman im at c state now. Gonna try to get into osu come this january. If not I'll get in, in the summer, and try the one in august like you did. Im a solid 300 to 310 DT. 17 percent body fat. 6'2 with a 4.9 sometimes 5 flat 40. Can do 28 on bench but know i can get to 35 to 40 by then. I look the part. I just hope they see my potential and the work ethic ive put behind this goal. I appreciate your help man. Gonna get my shuttle down pat too. Just been fighting acheelie tendonitos
@@bobbylabony4398 Good luck my man! They won't care about the work ethic behind the goal so don't get it twisted haha I don't want you having unrealistic expectations. It's a business and they're taking the biggest, fastest, and best looking athletes they can find IF they even need anyone at the time. So just keep it real and keep working hard and get yourself to a tryout to show off the size and speed! Keep workin!!
clay raterman is it harder as a lineman to walk on or a skill player
I’m a tight end currently set to walk on at FAU in spring. I’m 6’2 220, 4.8 40, 315 bench, 450 squat, 500 deadlift, just speed training rn. I’m currently 18 and only a freshman with a 3.5 college GPA rn.
Nice man good work - seems like you've been putting in the work and taking the right steps to make it happen! Go crush it at the tryout - get your 40 and shuttle down as low as possible and it's lookin good.
Goodluck and lemme know if you need anything!
Any update
hey clay, im a high school junior right now in a div 3 high school fb team. I was one of the faster players(no one was fast) but I didn't get to play a lot because I joined really late. But I really enjoy football and im moving to Westlake high school (Westlake village, ca) to play. I have the whole summer and a little more to make the high school team as a senior. Im 6'1 168lbs. Im not very athletic. My 100m is 12.95, bench 185, squat 265, deadlift 320. What should I try to improve most? should I just try to gain as much weight as I can while maintaining and gaining speed or focus more on speed. And the position I want to play is safety.
what is the best way to improve my speed like acceleration and top speed?
You’re still in high school so I would assume that everyone should make the team! But if there’s tryouts most of the time they focus on speed and quickness and often don’t test your strength numbers. You’re so young still so definitely keep working out and lifting weights consistently. You need to try and eat more food though and slowly gain some weight cus you’re right at the perfect age to put on some muscle and size now! So try and eat a little more each day until you notice you are putting on weight. Usually I recommend people train specifically for the drills that will be tested at a tryout and try improving their 40 yard dash and shuttle times AS much as possible. But in your case, still being in high school, I would honestly focus on just getting better at football and learning the game more and more; especially as a safety. Doing ball drills, footwork drills, reading QB’s and covering receivers (get friends to run routes and cover them). Doing football related things as much as possible is what you should focus on when your in HS. This is the time to have fun, learn the game, and grow athletically and physically. Don’t worry about maxing out your speed and stuff. If you need to just practice your 40 yard dash starts and shuttle runs. Other than that, keep lifting and get more football experience! Goodluck and try to have fun and enjoy it, don’t put so much pressure on yourself✊🏼
i’m going to be a freshman at UMass this fall and am pretty much in your boat. I played hs ball but school was a greater priority than playing at a d2 or d3. After doing sprints over the summer my 40 has improved to the 4.5-4.6 range. I’m undersized being 5’8” but considering the UMass team isn’t the best d1, I think I can make the team with a 4.4 40 after time in the weight room. What do you think with measurables like those?
soloisrollin777 40 sounds good to me! Don’t think you’ll be able to shave THAT much more time off your 40 from hear on out, plus it’s already good enough, but definitely worth a try. Like I say, 40 is gonna be most important number they look at. Then shuttle, then size, etc. but I’d focus on hitting the weight room, working on those drills, and then go tryout! Goodluck brotha
Hey Clay. I am currently a freshman at the University of Oregon, but I am interested in transferring to Oregon State to walk on. As a quarterback, how important are the drills. Obviously I am throwing, however what other training should a quarterback focus on?
Yeah QB was a little different I think. I'm pretty sure for us, they still have you go through the tryout and test all of the normal standards, so having more impressive times will for sure be helpful. But if they are a school where the QB runs a lot then still focus a lot on the drills. If not, focus a lot on throwing and accuracy etc. I've never had QB experience so I can't really speak on exact drills. I would try and send in highlight tape or footage and get it in the hands of someone there or make sure you are ready to showcase your skill at a tryout. They're definitely going to want to see you throw so focus on accuracy, route timing, footwork, deep balls, etc. They probably won't care about having you read anything or doing much other than that. They really just want to see raw potential and judge you based on what they see. Overall, focus on throwing a lot and prepare for the drills you know they will have you do! Nothing crazy, just go do the work.
Hey man I have just 2 years of high school football under my belt and was trying to do the same but for UMD is there anyway you could give you me a workout plan that would help me gain a lot speed and strength? And also a diet plan if possible. I’m 6’2 225, my bench is at a 225 max and my 40 is real slow at 5.2 which I’m trying to improve, and trying to get a spot for Dline possibly. Any help would be greatly appreciated thanks!
Hey Shiva! Shoot me a Direct Message on Instagram if that's possible and we will chat and get you one...Glad to help.
great video man, do you have any advice for a foreign student? hoping to make it to D1 or D2
Get to the US and enroll in a college full time here ! that is the first step to walking on
Hey Clay, I’m currently about to head to College soon this year with no high school experience as I’ve never played before. I’m a 5’11 180 Lb going for WR. Do you think chances of walking on and making it are bad in my position? And on top of that if you think I have a chance what key things should I work on as a WR to improve? And since I’ve never had the experience of tackling, how should I prepare for hits and everything? Id appreciate all the help and feedback I could get from you and everyone!
John T Hey John! So just knowing your height and weight and the fact you’ve never played before without knowing anything else about you or what your skill level is or your combine drill times or what college you’re trying out for I definitely can’t say what your chances are, I have no idea! I do know that there’s no harm in trying out and that you should always go for it though! In terms of preparation for the tryout you need to be practicing your 40 yard dash and shuttle the most, those will be the two most important numbers they see from a receiver. Go to the field and practice your 40 starts and shuttles several times a week, you can worry more about the football stuff once you make the team. Also since you’ve never played, you should run routes and catch passes etc. a few times a week and study the game. In terms of preparing for hits - you can’t really do that, you just naturally harden up your body before you get hit if it happens. But there’s literally zero point in ever thinking about that because you won’t get hit in a tryout, you won’t even play any football it’s just drills. And if you do make the team you can worry about that later. You shouldn’t be scared of that though! You have pads and you can take a hit, it usually doesn’t even hurt unless you get lit up...so don’t waste your energy thinking about that and don’t be scared of it. Hope that helps and goodluck at the tryout💪🏼
Hey man, can you give me some tips for a d end in a try out. I am currently working on speed, footwork and strength but i dont think it's enough so i could maybe make it to my dream team. Thanks man.
Dm me on instagram @clayrat
Hey clay this might seem a stupid question but I just got done doing 2 years of community college and plan on attending a university but I want to play football because that’s what I’ve done most of my life. There’s a try out coming up and was just wondering if I could still tryout even though I’m 20 yrs old? Oh and if I am eligible and do make the team am I considered a freshman or junior on the team since I did 2 years of community college? And will I get 4 years of college football or only 2 ??
noe drosa you need to first be enrolled at that university to try out (taking 12 or more credit hours). And if you enrolled in community college 2 years ago and took 12 or more credit hours then your clock started. So you should still have 2 years left to play (or potentially 3 if you redshirted or got a medical redshirt). But yeah if you wanna go and try out, do it! Nothing wrong with doing it at 20. I had a friend on my team who was 26 and labeled a freshman with 4 years of eligibility cus he never started college and was just in the military. If you think it’s what u wanna do I always encourage people to try so you don’t look back when you’re older and have regrets👍🏼
I want to walk-on to a D1 school that I’ll be enrolling in this fall Im 18 years old 6’1" looking to play WR. Any tips to help me prepare? I’m living overseas but I’ll fly to the states in two weeks to prepare for college. My natural ability for football is good say with hand eye coordination stuff, but I’m more wondering should I run sprints every day, run distance... etc. Also is there a certain weight I should aim for in regards to my Weightfor WR/Safety? Planning on bulking up this summer with gym and diet so was curious.
dm me on instagram I'll send some advice
@@clayraterman what’s your Insta?
What’s up man, great informative vid! I’m planning to enroll in a D2 college. Is it possible to do a tryout or do a workout for D1 college if you’re not enrolled there? If so do you know any places that do that?
Thanks you!
I sent a dm on ig, so feel free to answer wherever👍
answered on IG but for everyone else reading this - no, in order to walk on off the streets you do need to be enrolled in THAT particular college!
Hey Clay, quick question that I’m hoping you could answer having been around college coaches. I’ve got 3 seasons of high school football under my belt and am heading into my 4th year as starting Center and D Tackle, the issue is I’m 5’11” 230 Ibs. From what I’ve heard, ill never be able to play line unless I hit a major growth spurt sometime soon so, if I were to stay the same height, what would be my best option following my senior season? I’ve given serious consideration to the idea of cutting weight and attempting to play a skill position, but I honestly have no idea. Any response is appreciated!
That's a tough one! I wouldn't count on growth spurts though just to be on the safe side. My advice would be to control the things you CAN control. If you feel like you can play a skill position like linebacker and feel athletic and fast then there's no harm in trying. I will say though that the centers and offensive/defensive line were massive at Ohio State. You still have quite a few options though. 1. Become an amazing long snapper. 2. lose a little weight, gain speed, change positions. 3. IF you're not recruited, walk on somewhere or try to play at a lower level school (I'd say walk on somewhere good though). 4. Maybe try nose guard or a different position on the D-line. Lastly, 5. Gain some weight and become extremely talented and skilled at your position (pick one you are best at) and just be a slightly undersized, but extremely good player and try to make it somewhere with that position. I can't make the choice for you, but just believe in yourself 100000% and be confident and you can make one of them happen if it's what you really want. Goodluck bro!
clay raterman thanks so much bro!
so what happened
I’m 20 wanting to walk on to a juco next year but I’ve never played football a day in my life, do you think if I trained hard this whole year and study other players film I could make a team?
Mere TV won’t know unless you try! Always go for it, who cares what people think. If you fail at least you won’t regret it later on. But if you’ve never played football, watching film isn’t gonna help. Go play, go practice, do footwork, practice your 40 and shuttle, go take action and do something. Goodluck!!
Hey man if you want to you can follow your dreams and ignore people who tell you that you can't do things
did you end up doing it?
Hey. Would you go to a D2 private college with scholarship, or walk on at a D1 public college? Due to the tution cost of private compared to public, and the D2 scholarship not covering a whole lot, do you think that the total annual cost would be the same?
I have no clue - I never did anything based on money though. I walked on D1 because that's what I envisioned doing was playing for OSU.
Go after what you truly want to achieve and figure the rest out
@@clayraterman doing the same this upcoming fall, still deciding what school I wanna go to
6.3 220 d end. Max bench is 300 and my 40 is 4.8 but I didn’t play my last two years of highschool what do u think?
RTG Colide Im not a coach or a recruiter or anything, I have no say in whether you’re going to make it or not. If you have a dream and goal to walk on, then go try no matter what so that you don’t have regrets later in life. Being big and running a fast 40 will get attention. I’d focus on your 40 and shuttle and get that down as low as possible. They don’t care what your max bench is they wanna see you rep 225 like a combine (IF they even have you do it at all). Hope that helps brotha! Give it a shot
I assume kickers have to do the 40, but do you know if they have to do the shuttle and l drill as well?
depends on the school - if they have kickers do any drills at all they will likely have you do them all. But some places just want to see you kick so I'd just be prepared for them all or ask in advance
Played rugby and in high school. I have an incredible leg. I can punt the ball typically about 55-60 yards from where I stand. So that puts it at about 50 yards from the LOS. Problem is. I’m 6’1 265. Thing is. I’m quick and can hit hard from playing rugby. I am at a local NAIA school here in Indianapolis. They are a top program in NAIA. Plan to walk on for next season. And then work my way up to D1. Maybe Ball State. Even IU or Purdue I’ll give updates But any tips you may have for a Punter would be awesome.
Hockey&Co Studios sounds like ya got a good shot to me! I would skip the BS and go straight to the school you want to walk on to though...transfer, enroll, get the GPA, and go to next available tryout, your eligibility clock is already running and the process is the same to walk on there vs somewhere worse. Plus they’re not gonna care that you played NAIA or whatever it is, they’re gonna care how good you do at their tryout. As for tips for punters, I have no technical tips to give you, other than being quick and hitting hard has nothing to do with punting, so if that’s your main aim focus on just doing that extremely well. Also you should definitely consider losing weight, not a huge deal if you’re an amazing punter still, but just think what a lot of the other great punters look like! Like I said though, speed up the process and go to next available tryouts at the schools you actually want to play for. Keep us posted and good luck🙏🏼
clay raterman if it was up to me id go to OSU. Grew up with a few guys who played there. One of your teammates Terry Mclaurin and i grew up together we played AAU ball growing up. Hopefully that will help a bit.
Hockey&Co Studios connections won’t really help much unless it’s with a coach usually, just being straight up! But pick a spot and go make it happen then, times tickin! Wishing you luck brotha
Hey man, writting this cuz I have a dream, I’m 17 and I live in Portugal, I’ve loved football for a couple of years now and I started playing in a local team for a while, and I would really, really want to try to play football for real , obviously I wanted to go d1 but I know the changes are really low , I’m a running back 5’4 (Ik pretty damn short) , I’m very agile and I have like a 4,8 in the 40, now I do think these numbers are going to go up until I’m 18, but still nothing crazy, I would like to play college football but for that I had to fly there, pay for a college, and be a walk on. I would apreciate it very much if you were 100% honest with me, do I forget completely d1 and go for d2,d3, do you think it’s worth it ? Or should I stay playing in my small ass country ? Thank you for your time reading this, I’m really trying to decide my future
You should definitely not put the future of what you're trying to accomplish on my opinion haha plus I always tell people to go after their goals, just make sure you're managing your expectations while you go for it and you understand the risk and reward etc. But I definitely think you can improve on your skills and your times. I would focus on that and then if you decide there's a school you really want to go to, you can always enroll any try from there.
Train like Cristiano and you’ll make the team easily
So if I’m a senior in Highschool how would I walk on?
wait till your in college , enroll in a university full time, and go to a tryout
Hey I’m thinkin about walking on a D1 school but I don’t want to go to a stacked school where I won’t have much chance to make it. I’m a 5’9 170 Slot/DB and I ran a 4.9 laser, 4.51 shuttle soph year. I’ve gotten faster since then I’m a senior now. What schools or conferences would u suggest?
Already sounds like your not believing in yourself enough, fix that first. Then go where you wanna go. Settling for something you're not interested in doing longterm is never the move. Leads to regret later in life
@@clayraterman it’s not that I don’t believe in myself but I don’t want to repeat high school and go to a situation where I’m not given any opportunity and then I’m hating where I’m at then needing to redirect my life for a better situation
@@justinbullard6750 the world of football at that level isn't full of handouts, nowhere is just gonna give you a bunch of golden opportunities my man, gotta figure it out. Figure out what you want first and then make a plan to go try for that
Currently a Junior and am tryna get on the level to play College Sports too. I want to try out for local universities and stuff, still D1 so I assume it'll be hard, but I'm pretty skinny and on the less muscular side. Any tips and tricks on key workouts etc to build more muscle mass? (I have like 2 months till camp for school) Plus any confidence tips? Since its gonna be my first camp for school too and in college etc, I'm not the most confident and always try to see others do things first and get extreme butterflies and nervousness for some reason. (Very shy person in general, trying to get out of that) I'm going for WR. Any help would be appreciated.
BoiIf YouDon't hey man thanks for reaching out! The fact you’re thinking about these things now is a good sign. The workout side of things is an easy fix, workout CONSISTENTLY, have good form, and do your squats, deadlift, bench, etc. but realize that working out isn’t when you build muscle and grow. You need to eat a TON more than you currently are, start eating more and more each day until you noticeably see you’re gaining some steady weight. It’ll be uncomfortable at first. DM me on insta and we can talk more in depth workout stuff.
As for the confidence, great question & trust me you’re not alone out there! Tons of people struggle with that and I’ll prob do a video sometime. But for now do this:
1. Realize that you’re gonna die someday and so is everyone else and that whatever you’re nervous about doesn’t even matter in the grand scheme.
2. You only get nervous when thinking in advance about the event, so try and just be in the present moment and take a deep breath.
3. In athletics especially you can’t think about how to run and take steps you, just do it. So whatever they demonstrate, watch it, go through it in your head once, then when you get up to do the drill or play or exercise: STOP thinking, and go all out. Trust that your body will figure it out and let your subconscious take over. If you’ve drilled it a ton it will work.
4. Tell yourself that the butterflies and nerves are “excitement” rather than “nervousness” this will help shift your mindset and how you feel about the activity - cus those two feelings are actually the same physiologically.
5. Before you do whatever it is you’re excited about, quickly see yourself succeeding, tell yourself you’re confident and ready, then QUIT thinking. Get out of your head and go try.
Once you realize that failing is okay and getting yelled at won’t kill you and that you can handle embarrassment even if needed then you can do anything. And when you don’t have fear in your head and body you’ll perform much better.
Again, realize NO one on this planet “knows” what they’re doing really and just don’t put so much pressure on yourself. You got it, go succeed!
@@clayraterman Appreciate you man! And yes I will reach out really soon on insta for more help, hopefully my journey goes as successful as yours too!
Yessir! Wishing you luck🙏🏼
Is it possible to be eligible for D1 football team with no experience? Or would I have to play in junior college and then transfer ? I haven’t played in high school either so what do I do?
Yeah you can technically make it without ever having played...it will obviously be harder though because they usually ask about previous experience. And no you don't have to play Junior College to play. If you're still in high school you should try to play! I would also rethink what the reasons are you that truly want to play if you've never previously done it before because it's not an easy path - but if it's what you really want you should always at least TRY and do it.
hey man! a few months ago i got the idea to tryout for my colleges fb team (kent state university) i’ve gained about 20 pounds in the last 3 months. i’m 6’3” 195lbs. max bench is 210. no idea what my 40 time is, or anything else. but i can dunk a b-ball 😂 so i’m fairly athletic. im planning on going for QB. i have a decent arm, just have to work on my long ball. tryouts are about 1 month away. what should i focus on? or try to improve before then? i’m also going to meet with the coach to pick his mind about it. p.s. i have good grades so that helps if my physical stats interest them. i’d appreciate any tips or recommendations. thanks for inspiring me man. 😈😤🙏
Yobsrawrats messaged you back on Instagram 👍🏼
Yobsrawrats just wondering. How’d it go? Did you make it?
@@king_n6991 The sad truth is with the addition of some new act IX thing, they are increasing the rosters of women's teams and even adding new sports. And on the other side, massively restricting rosters for men's team. So it's is almost impossible to do the old "walk-on" thing. I tried my best and the program didn't seem to care, I'm not even sure if they had a tryout tbh :/ lots of miscommunication. So I'm going to join the competitive lacrosse club instead LOL. I'll try for football again next year when I'm bigger and stronger ;) this is for you too clay.
I played my sophomore year and then took a year off for weight training and cuz of covid I might not be able to play my senior year any tips for at least haveing a change to play college ball?
Train hard for the tryout drills and show up at a tryout once you're in college - simple as that! Everyone has a chance
@@clayraterman really appraicte the positivity clay!
Can you walk on as a senior? I’m trying to prove that I can play and still have it in me. I’m already on pace to graduate towards the end of my senior year. I’m currently a spring junior
yeah I would look for tryouts ASAP though they are within the first week of this semester usually like right post season so get on it
just wondering when you run a 40 do they make you run with cleats on or running shoes. also can you wear glove like if you are wr or db during walk on
Definitely bring cleats. You would never in any situation want to run a 40 without cleats on. And yeah you can bring gloves, but like I've said in my videos 90% of the tryout (if not 100%) is just drills and you may not even use a football
@@clayraterman do you know if they will make me squat or clean? for db
@@goblinslayer5654 Not during the tryout itself no, but if you make the team yes you will be doing all kinds of lifting
What if you played high school football and don’t have any clips of yourself playing?
Good! The coaches at a D1 school most likely aren't going to want to ever watch your film anyway as a straight off the street walk on. The process is simple: Enroll at your dream school, figure out the tryout date, prepare for the drills at that tryout, go perform the best you can and try to make it.
@clay raterman Cool cuz I’m gonna be training myself soon and then go to a football camp and the college I wanna go to is Ohio state or Maryland just cuz I live in the DVM. Thanks for the advice bro 💯
I just graduated high school didn’t play highschool football because I was to small I’m 5’9 130lbs I know I’m small but I’m very talented I regret not playing highschool football so much but I was frankly scared but now I’m confident in my skill I’m currently trying to gain weight and bulk up Im going to go to community college for 2 years and then transfer to a university and try to be a walk on hopefully by then I’ll be around 150-160 but that’s where my head is at right now any tips or anything really to help me I’m kind of just winging it I know it sounds bad on paper but I’m trusting the process.
get in the gym and start training!
Is it easier for offensive lineman to walk on? I’m going to be a freshman at Texas A&M in the Fall and I plan to tryout. I’m about 6’4” 290 lbs
johnny sabra No I doubt it! Unless that school specifically needs offensive lineman. But being massive definitely gives you a pretty good advantage. They’re gonna wanna see if you can run though. But yeah just because you’re going for offensive lineman won’t make it necessarily easier. Goodluck though, practice up on your 40s, shuttle, 225 bench test etc. and go crush the tryout and it sounds like you have a great shot💪🏼
@@clayraterman Thank you!! Your advice helped, I'm at Texas A&M now and my tryout is scheduled in the spring , I have already made friends on the football team lol.
johnny sabra awesome my man! First step complete - now get ready and go crush it at the tryout. Best of luck to you and let me know if there’s anything else I can do to help. Lemme know the results too!
hey clay I was wondering if you could tell me on average about what my times should be on the 40 yard dash and the 3 cone drill as a strong safety. I was also wondering if you had an workouts to do to increase my speed. Anything you can tell me at all would be greatly appreciated, Thank you.
It really depends on the level of football and what school/division it is. From my experience, an impressive 40 time when trying to walk on was a high 4.5 or low 4.6 at minimum. Most of our safeties when I played ran between 4.4 and 4.6. Maybe could swing a lower 4.7 if you're talented in other areas. That was for all safeties and we didn't really play a strong safety in the run game as much so it was mainly 2 cover safeties that need speed. So I can't speak for other universities really. 3-cone drill I would say low 7s so maybe 7.3 is normal or something, or 7.15. Some really quick people can get it under a 7 and that's most impressive for sure. If you want workouts for speed, go run and do the 40 and get your form and start down perfectly. That's the best advice. Workout wise, explosive trap bar deadlifts and hamstring curls seem to help me most. DM me on instagram @clayrat if you want more workouts. Hope it helps! Subscribe and share with friends if it helped
How do you know how to schedule your classes for the fall if tryouts happen during school? Because what if you make the team but your classes aren’t set up to meet the schedule of the team?
You go to your counselor and change them if you make it. Simple as that. Tryouts are usually in the first week so you can still rearrange. I was always acting as if I was going to make the team anyway & so I asked other players what the class/practice schedule was and tried to schedule as best I could to fit around it so I didn’t have to worry about it as much later on. But that’s extreme, you can always change them around and figure it out afterwards, we all did.
clay raterman awesome, thank you🙏🏻
Hey I just came up on this video but I’m currently a freshman at a community college that wants to walk on to USF next year. I’m super short (5’6 about 160) and wanna play slot wr. I run around a 4.8 rn with a shuttle of 4.03 and a cone of 7.03 I believe. How do my times compare to walk on times that impress coaches? My top speed is poor but I would like to say that I have a good change of direction and cutting ability.
doesn't matter how they compare until you're at the tryout and the coaches decide! keep training and getting them as fast as you can and then go see if it works my man....comparing isn't gonna help anything, get faster
@@clayraterman Preciate u
@@jamesmarshall2913 you as well - get after it brother
Im 6 foot 1 and 210 lbs im gonna try to play middle linebacker and walk on at the University of New Mexico do coaches care how strong u are more or how good your technique and effort is cause im not a very strong guy
everything matters, get stronger. Focus on the things you can control and go make something happen! For the tryout specifically they like speed a lot, the 40 is most important like I have said a bunch
I’m in a long shot situation I’m 22 haven’t gone to college yet played only 2years of high school football(because of grades) so I have to go to a CC, but in CT there are no CC with football, I want to play at the D1 level I’m a 5’11” 195 Receiver my only weakness is my speed but I’m working on it, I plan on playing in a Pay to Play Semi Pro League to get back into the swing of things while getting my grades up, so I’ll be about 24 when I transfer to a University is this too old for a D1 or D1AA, I want to play professionally(NFL,CFL or AFL).. what can I do?
KELLZTV that sounds like a lot going on, I would first focus on grades. If football is your only goal in life then continue to pursue it but make sure you have the right reasons behind wanting to play and really know why. 24 is not too old, but the second you enroll in a college your 4 year eligibility clock starts (whether you’re playing or not). So your best bet is to get good grades, enroll in a university that has football, and walk on to the team through an open tryout. Don’t worry about NFL and all that until after you succeed at the college level. Good luck and let me know if there’s anything else I can help with!
clay raterman what can I do to improve running speed?
KELLZTV pretty much work strictly on your sprinting speed and agility. They will test your 40 yard dash and shuttle times. Best advice is to practice running the 40 a LOT. Look up form and technique, sprint it often, and for lifting wise do explosive movements and train your hamstrings. RDLs, leg curls, trap bar deadlifts and do them all with an explosiveness to them. Trying to train your fast twitch muscle fibers. But MAINLY it’s going to come from simply doing a lot of sprints and figuring out the best technique for your body. Practice it and time it. Set a specific time goal and envision it and keep training till you get it!
Ncaa advisor lookin rn
Hey clay I played football in high school but never got into any games and always quitted on myself. I’m going to push my self to my limits and beyond for a little over a year. And bust my ass do you think I would have a chance to walk on to a d1 football team. Would they even notice my hard work ethic and determination.
Please get back to me I’m dying to prove myself to the people that thought I was a quitter and would be nothing in life.
Yes always go after your dreams man! worst thing that can happen is they say no and you keep at it!
Love this video bro 💯
Anthony Shaw appreciate it brother! Stay tuned, I’ll be posting my walk on story here soon 💯
I'm a 5 11 slot reciever who wants to walk on to a school. What should my 40 times be and how strong should I be. Also, how can I get quicker as in being quick at change of direction and speed. What workouts are good?
Since you are on the smaller side and playing receiver it's very important that you're fast and quick. Depends what level of school you want to play at but all I can speak for is a top tier D1 school. And I personally ran 4.5 in the 40 and a 4.00/4.05 in the shuttle. So I'd say you definitely want in the 4.5-4.6 range for the 40 and under a 4.15-4.2 for the shuttle. To get quicker, go practice the shuttle run. Always practice what they will test you on.
I’d recommend getting some work with a track coach to help with running form, trust me there is a technique to getting a better 40 time that you can learn in an hour
@@willbrown423 Agreed - plenty of small tweaks and tricks to lower the 40 time. Remember, we are talking about tenths of a second making a huge difference.
So I’m trying to walk on to a Juco college.. are there any major differences between trying out for D1 and Juco ? And do I have to apply for the college before I can try out because what if I don’t make it ? I’d appreciate some feedback man
I'm not really sure about Juco, never had any experience with it. I would look it up to make sure. But for traditional colleges you have to be enrolled at that University to try out and make the team. The tryout is basically at the beginning of the semester so yeah you would already need to be enrolled for sure. In reality as a walk-on, you should go to school 100% to go to school and get a degree, not just to play football anyway. So pick somewhere you would like to actually go to school and walk-on there. If you don't make it, try again until you do. Or potentially transfer and try elsewhere if your school credits carry over. Goodluck!
you dont have to apply you just have to sign up and pay a fee for the try out !! i tried out at a juco in chicago while i was attending a juco in michigan !! if you make it then apply and sign up for classes ...
TS thanks for helping out!! I’m not too familiar with the juco rules so appreciate it✊🏼
I'm 5'9 150LB never played caise I was homeschooled. But I have great speed and a agility. I want to be a RB. I have done hard labor all my lofe since i could walk. And will I jave to go through the 200lb rep?
Who do I contact to try for a walk on?
At my tryout they didn't make everyone do the 225 test. I would definitely suggest putting on some weight and working out more. As for who to contact, I have videos on it on my channel so check them out! You'll just end up enrolling at a university and going to an open walk on tryout most likely.
@@clayraterman any tips to put on weight? Diet wise?
@@cinema6r845 You're just starting out...so just figure out how much you need to eat to maintain your current weight, then eat an extra 500 or so calories a day. Everyday.
is it possible to walk on, even without playing football in high school but still being athletic (I’m on my high school track team)
Kracka yeah it’s absolutely possible! It’s going to be harder because you don’t have experience, but if you can show your athleticism and speed and agility at the tryout I think you always have a shot! Focus on the tryout drills and train hard, goodluck!!
I'm 6"2" 250 and played defensive line in high school. I was a paratrooper in the army and still have a decent build I dream of playing at University of Cincinnati what kind of 40 yard dash time should I be looking to train for and how many reps of 225 should I be trying to get to actually make the team
Right now my 40 is 4.9 and I can get 225 up around 13 times
Are you going to UC now?
There's no set numbers! I'm also not a coach and have no judgement or say whatsoever. I will say though if you're big AND running a 4.7-4.8 you'll most likely stand out to some of the coaches. As for 225 I'd say like 20-25+ is a good goal for weighing around that.
What dates are winter tryouts, usually? Winter just started and I don't want to miss them.
They're usually like first couple weeks of the semester!!
@@clayraterman are they for current students only? I won't be a freshman until next fall.
@@XtremiTeez yes only students
Do n you have to be 4.5 for a
QB or can just excel at the QB drills and throw great passes to get on the team
Nope don't "have" to run a 4.5 for anything - that doesn't guarantee anything or mean anything unless the coaches are impressed by you. QBs are definitely different and they care about different stuff. I'm not sure since I didn't tryout as a QB - but I imagine it has a lot to do with your arm and how good you do in QB drills. Speed never hurts though that's for sure.
Looking to walk on this spring for fall 2022,, after not playing a whole bunch in hs
good luck my man!
Yo I’m 5’11 240. Do you think I can walk on as a lineman at a D1 school? Honest answer please
Dwarf Of Erebor what’s up man! I’m definitely not gonna tell anyone they “can’t” do something. Go try!!! Always go try, what’s the harm in that. You’ll always regret not knowing but you’ll never regret trying. And if you fail who cares, train and try again until you’re out of time if it’s what you really want. But to answer that in a size question, go for a different position potentially if they say you’re not big enough. D1 lineman are usually quite a bit taller and heavier, but doesn’t mean it’s not possible. Maybe D-line or linebacker may be a better fit if you got some speed and quickness. Goodluck brotha go try it out!
clay raterman Hi Clay, back with an update. I finished my senior season and nearly broke 2 schools records as a middle linebacker. I recorded 11 tackles and 3 sacks one game so everything went well. Even though I was recruited from small FCS schools, my uncles offered to take me around the world on his boat so I’m taking a gap year. I don’t know if this is the right move but I don’t think I can ever have this opportunity again, school and football (now I realize no matter what divisions) will always be there. Thanks !
510eroc damn dude where’s your D1 offers? Chill
Let’s say I make the team would I get all the gear and accessories like the rest of the team. Also if I impress them could I get a full scholarship or partial scholarship if i am good enough.
lol straight up if you're doing it for the gear or the potential scholarship money you probably won't last long! Try to find a better reason - with that said the gear is awesome and yeah you get the hook up at most places I would imagine! & yes it is definitely possible to get scholarships after years of performing really well - it is definitely not easy though.
Don’t worry I am not doing it for the gear haha I go to Sierra canyon I am trying to get a scholarship to play lol
@@doubletrouble2828 Haha okay brotha! Just making sure - goodluck & keep grinding
How did they let you know if you made the team or not? Were them grabbing the people they want to do specific drills after the combine a way of them telling you that are on the team?
Also, have you ever made the 105 man roster and have you ever made the traveling squad? How hard is it to make the 105 man roster and the traveling squad? Did you make the team the very first time you tried out? And lastly how hard was the actual tryout and were there a lot of kids who tried out? How many kids did they take? Sorry for all of the questions man I'm just really eager to find these things because I am Transferring to Ohio State this fall and I want to try out in January and I really wanted to know all of these things.
Not exactly! So the process went like this: you show up and write down general things about you, height, weight, position, etc. on a sheet of paper. Then they collected our papers and recorded our times for each of the drills (40yd dash, shuttle, etc.) as we did them. There were some stations that were unrecorded doing normal drill work. Then from there at the very end of the tryout, the main coordinator kept a few slips of paper and gave the rest back to everyone else. He said stay after If I kept your paper. Then from there they have those selected few do extra drills. If they like you after that, they will send you home and either say no on the spot, or say "We'll be in touch" or something similar. They then do a background check on you and have you come in for a physical and that is when you have made it is after they do a physical and make sure you have NCAA eligibility and a clean record. They never specifically stated we made it until after that when we got lockers and such.
And yes I made it my first year on the team to camp. Going to training camp means you made the 105 man roster. Like I said they usually have about 115-125ish people on the team and 85 are scholarship (guaranteed to make it) (some are preferred walk-ons who will most likely make it, not always) and then the rest. So inevitably there will be some that don't make it. Usually extra specialists or kids who don't add a lot of value on scout teams won't make it. The travel squad is MUCH more difficult to make, they take only 60 or 65 I think which means even a significant amount of guys on scholarship will not make that. Everyone on the 105 roster goes to bowl games though and certain stuff though. I tried out once and they had no roster spots open at the time (always a possibility) and then technically made it my second time around, so keep at it if it's not right away. The tryout wasn't hard necessarily it was literally all the drills I spoke about, you just have to be prepared. They only take a couple kids, sometimes more if they need it and think people are good and sometimes none if they don't so I can't answer that It isn't a set number.
clay raterman hey man it’s me again. I was just wondering something. When they say that a 3.0 is required does that mean that you need a 3.0 before the tryouts or are they saying once you made the team you’ll need to have a 3.0 in order to stay on the team? I kinda fell short on haveing a 3.0 gpa and I’m sitting at a 2.8 and I’m wondering if that will stop me from making the team.
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when is the walk on for fall I can't seem to find any information about it. If I want to email and find out about it who should I email. (coach don't answer my email I send them).
Send a better email, be more thoughtful about who you send it to, again coaches won't answer likely. I have videos about this as well. Be self aware about the state that college football is in right now with COVID, reach out to directors of play personnel or walk on coordinators or others and just see if there is a tryout date.
I’m a really good explosive running back. I feel like I will never even go D1 or make it into the NFL because there’s very rare Asian players in the nfl and a lot of teams and coaches are prejudice to Asians and really judge their potential I currently play middle school football and I’m 5’5 130 pounds. Do you think I could make it into a D1 school?
You are young! Keep working hard and don't let yourself or other people put limitations on what you can achieve
clay raterman thank you man I just feel like colleges won’t even tend to try to look at me or pay attention because I’m Asian
@@lamsan3100 If one person has done it then so can you. And if no one has done it then break the stereotype and be the first! They take people based on skill and if they can add value to the team at the end of the day
Justin Nguyen dont worry about a stereotype my guy just keep working
clay raterman Thanks man really appreciate the. Kind words 🤙 🙏
Ima 5’8 running back I got 4.39 40 do you think my height will get in the way of my tryout at University of Texas
Don't expect them to look at you and tell you you're tall, but have you seen any other running backs make it that are 5'8? the answer is yes...don't let it get in the way of your tryout, who cares about a couple of inches, just go preform!
If you can catch and have quickness as well as speed you will have success
Will Brown I want to be a Power Back and I’m a freshman 5’11 230
What about running backs, do they bench?
Depends on the tryout, I'd be ready to just in case
What is a 40 time that would turn some heads at one of these tryouts for a WR?
4.59 and below (anything under 4.6 will get some attention in my opinion)
@@clayraterman Cool thank you. And if you don’t mind me asking, what time did you run at your tryout?
@@nickrossi8787 Yeah! I ran in the 4.5s at my tryout
@@clayraterman Nice. One more question, if you can remember, what was the fastest 40 out of anyone at the tryouts?
Do you think it's the same for D2?
I'd imagine similar, possibly a slightly different process, but would be easier if anything
What were your stats if you don’t mind me asking? As far as pre college footballs stats and walk on “combine” stats
no clue
did very well in high school, first team all conference and district
4.5 40 yard dash very low 4.00s shuttle
Any advice for a running back
run fast dont fumble
I run a 4.53 , I’m 5’6 and I’m 150 and My main Position is Running Back and return specialist, I’m a freshman in college. What do you think they expect from me for Spring Tryouts?
My max squat is 365 and max bench is 225
Dionte Lewis i messaged you back on Instagram ✊🏼
5'6 and 150? Damn good luck bro but you got a tough road ahead of you.. you can't control your height but try and get your weight up cuz you finna get lit up at 150
So I've never played football before but I have wrestled and done track a lot of coaches and friends said I should have done football, well I'm going to college as a freshmen in August and want to try out for corner any advice other than what was in the video? Going to ball state a less competitive football program but still d1
Awesome man! I played some corner too, biggest thing is footwork and speed. They're going to want to see if you can cover man to man at the college level. So get out and do lots of footwork and practice covering people man to man as much as you can. In terms of the actual tryout though they wanna see natural talent and if they can coach you to be a good corner or receiver or wherever they need people at. So they are going to want a fast 40 yard dash and shuttle so work extremely hard on those two specifically. Message me if you need anything else
clay raterman Should I focus on getting big or technique BC right now I'm only 170 and 6'0
Being big would be a bonus and something they definitely look at but for a corner you shouldn't need to be looking massive or anything. I would focus a ton on speed. If you impress them with speed and agility they will likely find a way to get you on and get you bigger themselves. If you run a fast 40 yard dash and shuttle thats the way to impress them. Technique and even size and all that are coachable and will come later when you're on the team already, they want raw talent they can mold so speed is the thing to focus on most.
I wanna contact the coaching staff, how do I do that???
I really wanna play on this team. Can u help me???
DESTINY CHARLES First thing you gotta understand is it’s your responsibility to make that team if it’s your goal! I can only help out and point you in the right direction. But with that said, google the athletic staff members at your school. Call the athletic center and ask for the walk on coordinators email, or ask for the coach in charge of player personnel. Like legit just google it and start asking around. It’s not as hard as you’re thinking, you gotta solve these problems, you can do it!
Did they give you cleats or gloves when u tried out
Jj Joel nope, make sure you bring cleats 100% or you’re probably screwed. If you make the team you’ll get loaded up with gear though.
clay raterman I thought they would give u cleats
JL 1 hell no 😂
when is first the walk on date. I look it up and I can't find the date for it where can I get that information
usually its the first week of each semester - I talk about it in several of my videos! Go watch them and listen for tips on how to find the tryout info and who to reach out to etc.
@@clayraterman what vid is it like the title
@@davidblox3642 talk about it in a bunch of them, but here's one : ruclips.net/video/t9sbjFN1gGA/видео.html
do you know what they do for kickers in tryouts?
not exactly, probably whatever they do for kickers at camps or combines in general
Can you train me?
If you are a legit walk on, could they offer you a scholarship at some point if you are good enough?
Yeah they definitely could! There's lots of stories out there where it happens. Usually it takes several years though
Is there an age limit for student athletes
Nicolas Bernardini nope! Just need to have eligibility left, I have a video on it- check it out!
You WILL improve if you train year round.
agreed
Train while they chill and while they party. Your party is in the gym.
@@clayraterman So if you were 240lb, 4.6 40, 4.0 shuttle, 38" vertical, 225x25 reps,700 squat max, 350 power clean and you wanted to walk on as a linebacker would that get you favorable attention?
Train and improve your athletic qualities: speed, strength, power, explositivity, but also add and improve the "moves" and "techniques" for your position.
@@dennisrobinson8008 depends what they need. Speed always get attention though
I found out my school was over in walk-on numbers but they are still gonna have Fall tryouts... I’m thinking about waiting to the winter tryouts.
So I can train more. How can I Keep myself in good standing with NCAA?
If you have the chance to tryout and you say that’s what your goal is and what you want to do then why would you not go to the fall tryout. There’s always an off chance you make it, worst case you’ll get exposure and experience at a tryout. No downside to trying and only excuses for not trying. I’d 100% go to it if they have it. Also not sure what you mean good standing with the NCAA? If you don’t play college football already or sports you’re not even in the NCAA and they’re not keeping any tabs on you. You just need to be eligible. For the team though you will want to have above a 3.0 gpa. Hope that helps man - go take a shot at the tryout if it’s offered.
clay raterman Thanks man... Cool to hear back from you...I had gotten stress fractures in both legs and I just started back running.. but you’re right about the experience and exposure. I have already heard they not taking anymore walk ons . I think they have to have tryouts tho...The NCAA thing is they said we have to be registered and cleared.. I didn’t know about that I’m just starting as a Freshman this year. I played all 4 years of high school.
Dee Wade oh ya - NCAA thing don’t worry about for now, there might be some small fee you can pay online to register but you don’t need to worry about that unless they have interest in you and you make it usually. As long as you’re enrolled full time at the university and have a good GPA and are within your eligibility years you should be good. And yeah my first ever tryout they weren’t taking people cus they were full but supposedly they were required to have a tryout, still go - worth it and you never know. Goodluck man!
Dee Wade Thanks so much man...
Go Bucks!
Eli Sabado yessir😎 you already know!
If I get a chance at redemption it will be at Sacramento state
make it happen!
Walking on at OSU is nearly impossible.
Definitely is difficult! But not impossible, it just takes a certain kind of person and work ethic. I've brought several of my walk on friends on the channel and will continue to do so!
Fuck imma junior dine and I’m only benching 185
Plenty of time! You're still growing and getting stronger, plus there's other ways to stand out like skill and speed
clay raterman thanks man! I wouldn’t say I’m the fastest, but I do get off the ball quick. And I’m always working on the thousand repetition muscle memory 💪
and im 20 years old
I’m NOT gonna no fucking 4.0 GPA and get no fucking P.T