Boyle County's Montavin Quisenberry making a name for himself in Kentucky
Montavin Quisenberry is only a sophomore for the #3 seed in 4A, the Boyle County Rebels. However, that hasn’t stopped him from having a top-50 year in both receiving (14th) and rushing (45th) in all of 4A. The all-purpose back has exploded all over defenses this year, leading Justin Haddix’s Rebels into the playoffs while earning an offer from the Kentucky Wildcats.
How Quisenberry is Used for the Rebels
Speaking of Boyle Country Head Coach Justin Haddix, he has nothing but great things to say about the sophomore.
“I think he is a big-time player and can be used all over but deadly in the slot.” That versatility is what makes him so attractive to the Kentucky coaching staff. The best football mind in the state even sang his praises. Take this as a lot — Freddie Maggard calling someone a playmaker is like the SEC’s slogan.
It Just Means More.
A majority of Quisenberry’s touches have come from the half-back spot. He is used in a lot of zone stretch concepts to get him outside of the hashes. He boasts breakaway speed to the tune of a 4.5-second 40-yard dash. This was displayed in an Oct. 14th matchup with Anderson County earlier this year.
Quisenberry lined up at receiver, and well, just take a look.
As previously mentioned, Quisenberry has had an exceptional year as a running back and wide receiver. Recording 622 rushing yards on 62 rushing attempts is no small accomplishment. Hypothetically, the Rebels would never have a second down if they ran the ball every play. Averaging 10 yards per attempt is insane for any running back at every level. In fact, Quisenberry’s 10.0 yards-per-carry average would best any Division I running back by almost three yards.
Growing College Interest
Naysayers will point to the size of Quisenberry to knock his transition to the college level. But, in fact, Coach Haddix does not see him as a running back in college.
“I think he is a slot wide receiver in college. Or he could go out and play defensive back. He has excellent ball skills.”
Haddix has backed that statement up with playcalling, as Quisenberry has recorded 581 receiving yards with 11 touchdowns in the regular season. One aspect that stands out about Quisenberry at the slot position is his speed off the line. It’s hard to find a prospect at that age who is that quick off the line while also completing his routes.
Quisenberry received his Kentucky offer from Vince Marrow on October 16th. Since he is only a sophomore, Coach Haddix was able to break the news to him.
“Because he’s a sophomore, they can’t call him, but he can call them. So they called me Sunday and got with him, and we called coach Marrow, and he offered him a scholarship.”
This scholarship came after he earned offers from EKU and Louisville. Right now, it appears to be a battle within the Commonwealth for his services.
After the Battle of Danville in September, Quisenberry was asked what it would be like to receive a UK offer.
“That would be a dream to get an offer from anywhere, but Kentucky for sure.”
It seems as though dreams do come true. This bodes very well for Mark Stoops and co. regarding his recruitment. Every member of Big Blue Nation should be hoping that the Boyle standout continues this dream at Kroger Field.
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