Minnesota Basketball Players Week One in Football

<p class="text-gray-700">[player_tooltip player_id='2419994' first='Carter' last='Cupito'] is our #1 rated 2030 overall prospect in the 2030 class. Cupito as an 8th grader started at point guard for Minnehaha Academy and started at quarterback for the SMB Wolfpack. The six-foot-one-inch 2030 [program_tooltip program_id='2075496' first='Grassroots' last='Sizzle'] guard opened the football season with 402 yards passing, 53 rushing yards and 5 Touchdowns. Cupito was offered by the Minnesota Gophers in June for football. The freshman this winter will lead Minnehaha Academy in an attempt to repeat as 2A State Champions.</p>    <figure class="wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-x wp-block-embed-x"><div class="wp-block-embed__wrapper"> https://twitter.com/streethistory/status/2096798711934243183 </div></figure>    <p class="text-gray-700">[player_tooltip player_id='3761608' first='Kyson' last='Wanjara'] is a six-foot-one-inch 2029 guard from Armstrong that got minutes as the season went along during his freshman season and he's primed for an impact season as a sophomore. On the football field Friday night as the #2 ranked wide receiver in Minnesota Wanjara scored 2 touchdowns with 165 yards receiving . Wanjara is fast, quick and strong for a perimeter defender with some ability to shoot from the perimeter.</p>    <figure class="wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-x wp-block-embed-x"><div class="wp-block-embed__wrapper"> https://twitter.com/KysonWanja42550/status/2096000258778034617 </div></figure>    <p class="text-gray-700">[player_tooltip player_id='2412724' first='Dre' last='Collins'], a six-foot-four-inch 2027 wing from Richfield and played with [program_tooltip program_id='2075685' first='Minnesota' last='Select'] this past summer opened the football season with a Touchdown and over 200 all-purpose yards for Richfield. Collins utilizes his athleticism, speed, and length on the football field like the basketball court. He separates himself on the wing getting up and down the court quickly and finishes above the rim well.</p>    <figure class="wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-x wp-block-embed-x"><div class="wp-block-embed__wrapper"> https://twitter.com/Drecollins24/status/2096725569085866050 </div></figure>    <p class="text-gray-700">[player_tooltip player_id='2840083' first='Brodie' last='Metzger'] is a six-foot-four-inch 2028 forward from Hills-Beaver Creek that is a bruiser in the paint scoring over defenders and grabbing rebounds. Metzger is quick in small spaces, and strong and he utilizes the same traits on the basketball court like the football field. Metzger scored 5 touchdowns Friday night. He has football offers from Kansas State, Texas Tech, Arizona State, Stanford, West Virginia, Wisconsin, North Dakota State, Michigan State, Illinois, Penn State, Iowa State, Iowa and Minnesota.</p>    <figure class="wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-x wp-block-embed-x"><div class="wp-block-embed__wrapper"> https://twitter.com/krayton12/status/2096286732350046329 </div></figure>    <p class="text-gray-700">[player_tooltip player_id='3142621' first='Tyson' last='Bridges'] is a six-foot-one-inch 2029 guard that had a strong AAU season with [program_tooltip program_id='2075310' first='Northstar' last='Titans'] and Friday night on the football field he showed his speed, quickness and strength can be utilized on the gridiron as well. Bridges' aggressive downhill attack with the ball could give the Blaine Bengals an additional attacker to their offense just like at running back.</p>    <figure class="wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-x wp-block-embed-x"><div class="wp-block-embed__wrapper"> https://twitter.com/bridges_tys/status/2096301807072882722 </div></figure>    <p class="text-gray-700">[player_tooltip player_id='2126866' first='Matthew' last='Jordan'] is a six-foot-two-inch 2027 guard from Buffalo that was offered by St. Olaf, Concordia College, and Dakota Wesleyan University recently put up a 7 catch, 136 yard, and 2 Touchdown game for Buffalo against Brainerd. Jordan has good size, strength and speed on the basketball court and works with the ball or off the ball well.</p>     <p class="text-gray-700">[player_tooltip player_id='2856741' first='Jerrell' last='Washington'] is a six-foot-four-inch 2030 freshman from Minneapolis North who played Varsity as an 8th grader for Bloomington Kennedy last season. On Friday night in his football debut for Minneapolis North he showed his maturity in strength and speed which separated him from his fellow freshman playing for [program_tooltip program_id='2075431' first='D1' last='Minnesota'] 3SSB with 3 catches for over 100 yards. Washington is a consistent rebounder and defender and could make an immediate impact with North this season.</p>     <p class="text-gray-700">[player_tooltip player_id='2897055' first='Traequan' last='White'] is a six-foot-six-inch 2027 wing from Minneapolis Camden that Friday night on the football field playing quarterback threw for over 200 yards and 2 touchdowns for Camden. White has shown versatility on the basketball court with his length and quickness with ability to play on the perimeter and get to the rim offensively.</p>