Kaden Degroot '23 Recruiting Profile

It surprises most people to hear that this is my first year playing HS football.  My parents and head coach have been trying to get me to play for years.  I was reluctant to play for fear of injury that would impede our run at State Basketball Championships for the third year.  I knew in those first days at football camp that I was going to have to learn quickly what my teammates had learned years prior. Nobody was more shocked than me when I ran a 40 yard pass into the end zone for our first touchdown against a team we hadn't beat in years.  What I lacked in football IQ, had to be made up for in athleticism, intelligence, and hard work.  I made many rookie mistakes in that first game, but those mistakes were never made twice.  I watched film of each game to correct and build myself into a better football player for my team and the coaches that believed in me. Kamiah is a running team, so when they threw me passes in clutch situations, I wasn't about to let them down. We ended our season undefeated League Champions and I fell in love with football.  It has always been my goal to play basketball in college, but after this season, I choose football.  I got better each time I stepped onto that field and I know I have more potential to give with the right program.