Preciado's brilliance has been well-documented since he committed to Boise State. He has a 4.3 GPA and counts engineering among his most passionate pursuits. He is smarter at 18 than I am at 30 - stronger, faster, and better with technology, too. So here's something new to ponder: Preciado will redshirt so that strength and conditioning and carbs coach Jeff Pitman can help him gain weight, meaning he will likely spend five years at Boise State. He could probably graduate in three and be well on his way to graduate studies, doctoral theses, or internships at Google by his senior season. He could be the only Boise State player to leave the program early to turn pro in something other than sports: startup millions. Speaking of which, I have this idea for an app ...
Vitals
Position: Offensive Tackle
Height: 6-6
Weight: 250 pounds
Hometown: Imperial Beach, California (Mar Vista Senior HS)
Other offers: San Jose State, Colorado State, Brown, Columbia, Dartmouth
- Scout.com says: NR
- Rivals says: 2 stars
- ESPN says: NR
Non-vitals
Mark Johnson pseudonym: Andres Galarraga
Chris Berman nickname: "Cecil Andres" Preciado
Anagram: Ordained spacer
Scouting report
Via ESPN:
Has a 39.18 SPARQ rating
SPARQ rating measures one's ability to light a fire using flint, tinder, aerosol spray, and toots.
Boise State depth chart at offensive line
Rees Odhiambo, junior
Marcus Henry, junior
Travis Averill, sophomore
Steven Baggett, sophomore
Mario Yakoo, sophomore
Kellen Buhr, sophomore
Jehren Ertel, junior
Avery Westendorf, sophomore
Eli McCullough, redshirt freshman
Mason Hampton, redshirt freshman
Archie Lewis, redshirt freshman
Andrew Tercek, resdshirt freshman
* = presumed starters in italics
Chance that Chris Petersen flips him to UW
Zero. Petersen showed no interest in Preciado when he was at Boise State, so there's no reason to think he'll go after Preciado now. Unless ... Petersen's only going after Bronco commits because he is pure evil and he's out to get Boise State! Yeah, right. That's impossible. Unless ...