Christian Mariano '22 Recruiting Profile

I've been playing football since late Elementary school as a part of a high school-based program starting as a Junior defensive lineman. I always come into practice with the same mentality and aggression that I could use or improve on Game Day. By becoming stronger and faster than the players beside or in front of me. Granted we weren't the best team out there, but we weren't the worst either where the losses outweighed the wins. It was still an honor and privilege to play by their side, I've been always a dedicated player for the cause of my team throughout my life. I've always stuck around no matter how many losses we suffered, and no matter how many teammates kept dwindling from our roster. As I grew older and honed my skills still playing for the program, to middle school, and finally toward the actual high school, I ended up at the end of my senior year as a Varsity offensive lineman. Straight out of high school, my interests led elsewhere, where I immediately enrolled in a community college to major as an Automotive Technician, earning my Associate's Degree 2 years later. This path was meant to be a fallout career in case I never made it to the NFL. While enrolled in the program, it didn't satisfy my needs the way I thought it would be. Through deep self-reflection, I've come to realize how much fun I had playing football feeling the exhilaration, and testing my body to the absolute limits amongst a team. I wanted to try playing football again while I was still young at the college level. My goal is to be enlisted into any Washington universities and play college football to see whether or not my skillsets can make it to the professional league. No matter if I don't make it as a starter, I still want to be a part of a team, and I support them towards my maximum potential no matter what.  If I do make it to the NFL, I would want to be a part of my hometown heroes, the Seattle Seahawks as they're defensive linemen. Embarking glorious history, and earning wages to return toward my appreciation for all those who supported me to make me become the person I am today. As for right now, my odds are stacked against me. For the past 2 years, my body has suffered a great loss deteriorating what I've honed from football my entire life because of assignments, testing, and transportation issues. I wanna make a comeback for the ages to reawaken my skills surpassing my body as a high school athlete, and meet the required combine conditions that college recruiters have set out to be. By for the past couple of months, I've taken extensive training at my local gym, hiring various personal trainers to get me at peak football capacity once again. As long as if the team and coaches are willing to give me a chance, I'll be as persistent as ever to won't let them down when they give to me, and officially earn it.