Player of the week

Name:  David Michael Martin III

Nickname:  Trey

School:  Lake Hamilton High School

Height:  6′ 3″

Weight:  285 lb.

Position:  OG, OC

Class:  2013

Bench max:  365 (As of Winter 2012)

Squat max:  Approx. 500 (We don’t max in squat in our school)

40-yard dash:  5.3

Vertical:  24

Number of years playing football:  12

Schools that have offered:  None yet.

Other schools showing interest:  Arkansas, Arkansas State, Central Arkansas,
Oklahoma State, Ole Miss, Memphis, Louisiana Tech, Louisiana Monroe, Tulsa,
SMU, Mississippi State, Kansas

I like Arkansas because:  They have always treated me with respect.  They
have spent time coaching me in camps and shown interest in my progress.  The
fan base supports them so well.

Schools I’ve visited:  (all unofficially – or during camps – or to see a
game when younger) Arkansas, Arkansas State, Central Arkansas, Oklahoma
State, Louisiana Tech, Ole Miss, Mississippi State, Louisiana Monroe, North
Texas, SMU, TCU, SAU, Arkansas Tech, Henderson State, OBU

In college, I plan to major in:  Engineering or Physics

I like playing on the offensive line because:  We have to work as a team.  I
get to exert my will upon a defender one on one.  What we do can take
control of a football game.

Best football moment:  Winning in El Dorado this year.

My favorite play:  Counter trap (I like to pull and lead the run)

Best player I’ve played against:  Mitch Smothers or Altee Tenpenny

Favorite high school team to play against:  El Dorado

Describe what football means to you in 20 words or fewer:  Football is a way
of life for me.  I feel at home on the football field and in the gym.

My ringtone on my cell is:  Vibrate

Favorite NFL player:  Jeff Saturday or Roberto Garza

Favorite NFL team:  Dallas Cowboys

Favorite music:  Rock, Country

Favorite song:  Burning For You by Blue Oyster Cult

Favorite book:  The Blind Side, The Bible

Favorite movie:  Gran Torino

Favorite TV show:  Justified

Favorite actor:  Clint Eastwood

Favorite actress:  Sandra Bullock

Favorite food:  Mexican

Favorite class:  Sciences and Athletics

Dream Date:  A night out to dinner and a movie with my girlfriend.

Hobbies:  Water Skiing/Wakeboarding/Surfing, Music, Cooking, Mechanics

The one thing I could not live without is:  Music

Role model: My dad – Mike Martin.

Three words to describe me:  Optimistic, Tenacious, Happy

People would be surprised that I:  Play Bass Guitar in the church band.

Ten years from now I’ll be:  Coaching football in college.

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