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20 Rayshon "Speedy" Luke

Posted: Fri Jul 15, 2022 5:33 am
by ANGCatFan
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Luke is a 5-8, 175, Freshman running back from St. John Bosco HS, Bellflower, CA. Last year he ran the ball 76 times for 944 yards and 10 TDs and caught the ball 22 times for 389 yards and 3 TDs. He finished his HS career by winning the MVP award at the 2022 All-American Bowl. Here is Brandon Combs analysis from AZDS:
It is very enjoyable watching Luke play football. A ton of fun actually.

Luke has amazing, elite-level speed. He consistently outruns everyone and everything on the field. It comes as natural to him as going on a Sunday stroll through the park. There are times it appears the defense has a bead on him and he just turns on the afterburners and is gone. It’s quite a sight to see.

Luke marries that speed with excellent vision and change of direction. He stretches the field, finds the lane created by the line, changes direction without losing any speed, and accelerates through the hole in the blink of an eye.

This combination of skills make him a dangerous weapon out of the backfield. And he has produced at a high level at a SoCal, and national, powerhouse in the toughest league in the nation. Luke averaged 12.4 yards per carry during his senior season, which is just an insane number. To top it off, he finished his career at St. John Bosco averaging 10 yards per carry. He finished his career with over 2,000 yards rushing and 24 touchdowns.

It’s not just his running ability that makes him successful. He is also an excellent receiver out of the backfield. Just like in the ground game, he uses his speed to blaze past the defense and get behind them for huge chunk plays. In his career he averaged 17.1 yards per reception and had five career scores.

This is a fantastic addition to the offense for Arizona. He has a lot of versatility and will end up playing all over the field for the ‘Cats.
Here is Coach Graham on Luke:


Speedy Luke Highlights:


A Kart ride with Kim:

Re: 50 Days Rayshon "Speedy" Luke

Posted: Fri Jul 15, 2022 8:22 am
by azgreg
This kid is going to be really good.

Re: 50 Days Rayshon "Speedy" Luke

Posted: Fri Jul 15, 2022 8:40 am
by Merkin
Hopefully we will see him on kickoff and punt returns. Can't keep him off the field.

Not sure if he can take a Div I hit or not as RB, but imagine he will be used as a slot receiver quite a bit.

Re: 50 Days Rayshon "Speedy" Luke

Posted: Fri Jul 15, 2022 10:06 am
by EastCoastCat
Get the ball in his hands as much as possible.

Re: 50 Days Rayshon "Speedy" Luke

Posted: Fri Jul 15, 2022 12:39 pm
by azgreg

Re: 20 Rayshon "Speedy" Luke

Posted: Sun Aug 14, 2022 4:58 am
by ANGCatFan
Bump because today is Speedy's actual assigned number.

Re: 20 Rayshon "Speedy" Luke

Posted: Sun Aug 14, 2022 9:23 am
by CardiacCats97
Really excited to see this kid on the field.

Love how much young talent this team has. Just hoping they don’t get discouraged by the losing and look to transfer. If the coaching staff can get these kids to buy in long term, could be building a monster.

Re: 20 Rayshon "Speedy" Luke

Posted: Tue Sep 20, 2022 10:44 am
by whatisee
Anyone have an update on Speedy? Heard he was in a boot at the end of the NDSU game

Re: 20 Rayshon "Speedy" Luke

Posted: Tue Sep 20, 2022 11:05 am
by Alieberman
I have a feeling they will just be calling him Rayshon Luke for a little bit

Re: 20 Rayshon "Speedy" Luke

Posted: Fri Sep 23, 2022 5:18 am
by Alieberman
Damn

Re: 20 Rayshon "Speedy" Luke

Posted: Fri Sep 23, 2022 8:14 am
by Merkin
Thought I read it was a broken bone in his foot. Don't recall the source.

In any event, now a redshirt season, most likely medical.

Re: 20 Rayshon "Speedy" Luke

Posted: Tue Jul 25, 2023 8:16 am
by Carcassdragger
Anybody know how Speedy is looking? Hoping for a great and breakout season this year.