Every year I see hundreds of talented quarterbacks competing to get into the Elite 11 grassroots QB camp and competition, and every year there are kids who jump out because of their stature and talent. Once in a while I feel a rare presence that lets me know there is a future superstar on the field.



That’s what I felt when Deshaun Watson was at an Elite 11 regional at Buford High School in Georgia in 2013. Watson was highly touted after a rock star sophomore and junior season. However, as talented as Watson was then and is now, talent alone is not what makes the Houston Texans quarterback special. It’s his soul that differentiates him, and you could see it when he was 17.



It was obvious that he was humble, but not meek. He didn’t say many words, yet all the other QBs and evaluators knew who he was. When something didn’t go his way, a simple slap of his hands and a shake of his head were the only emotions he would show, then...