Stephen Weatherford ‘looked like he belonged’

Posted Mar 1, 2010 by Eddie Daniels

Updated Mar 1, 2010 at 11:17 AM

Land O’ Lakes quarterback Stephen Weatherford had a good weekend in Orlando as he took part in the EA Sports Elite 11 quarterback regional camp.

“He looked like he definitely belonged,” said Land O’ Lakes coach Matt Kitchie, who accompanied Weatherford to the camp. “He’s a different quarterback than some of those guys. Like (Jefferson’s) Quentin Williams has a majorly strong arm, whereas Stephen has the deep ball and he has touch. He looked good. He looked like he belonged with the top group out there and we’ll see how the results come out of it.”

Entering the camp, Weatherford has received written offers from the University of South Florida and East Carolina University. He’s also got a host of other school interested, only they have yet to put it in writing.

As a junior, Weatherford, who missed one game, led the Gators to a district runner-up spot and their 13th consecutive playoff appearance. In the process, the younger brother of former Florida State signal caller Drew Weatherford and former Central Florida QB Joe Weatherford, completed 128 of 206 passes for 2.052 yards, 27 TDs and 5 interceptions.

Depending how the camp evaluators grade Weatherford, he could be eligible to participate in the national Elite 11 event, a four-day event in Southern California, which will take place later in the year.

Past Elite 11 participants include: New York Jets rookie Mark Sanchez, Tennessee Titans’ Vince Young, Detroit Lions rookie Matthew Stafford and Florida QB Tim Tebow.