| Isaiah Humphries
S | 5-11 | 190 247Sports ★★★ ESPN ★★★ Rivals ★★★ |
Selected Penn State over Arkansas, Baylor, California, Colorado, Duke, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa State, Kansas, Mississippi State, Northwestern, Notre Dame, Oklahoma, Oregon, Utah, Vanderbilt
FROM HUMPHRIES' HEAD COACH MARK "RED" BEHRENS
"Isaiah is a proven leader. He is a student of the game. He always made sure we were in the right places in secondary. It was like having a coach on the field."
ABOUT HUMPHRIES
High School: Three-year letterman for head coach Red Behrens at Sachse High School...Named team captain as a senior...Led the Mustangs to district and area championships with a 12-1 record in 2017...Helped Sachse to an 11-1 record and district and bi-district titles as a junior...Participated in the 2016 and 2017 North American Championships for USA Football National Teams...Selected Associated Press All-State honorable mention as a senior...Named honorable-mention all-state as a junior...Voted as the District 10-6A Defensive Player of the Year as a senior...Earned first-team all-district honors as a junior and senior, as well as a second-team berth as a sophomore...Named All-District Defensive MVP...Selected Inside High School Sports Defensive Player of the Year as a senior...Selected Team MVP three times...Registered 60 tackles to go along with seven interceptions, 11 passes defended, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery as a senior...Had 53 tackles, five interceptions and two fumble recoveries as a junior...Registered 78 tackles, three interceptions, including two returned for touchdowns, three fumble recoveries and a blocked field goal attempt as a sophomore...Rated as a three-star recruit by all three major recruiting outlets - 247Sports, ESPN and Rivals...Ranked as No. 58 recruit in Texas and No. 33 safety overall by 247Sports...Ranked as the No. 31 safety, No. 97 prospect in Texas and No. 126 regional recruit by ESPN...Ranked as the No. 39 safety and No. 76 player in Texas by Rivals...Also participated in track and field...Was a Superintendents' Scholar.
Personal: Full name is Isaiah Deshawn Humphries...Son of Jennifer and Leonard Humphries...Has one brother, Joshua, and one sister, Jessica...Father, Leonard, played football at Penn State University (1988-92)...Was drafted by the Buffalo Bills in the 1992 NFL Draft and played for the Indianapolis Colts and in the Canadian Football League...Cousin, Tony Paige, played football at Virginia Tech and had a nine-year NFL career...Hobbies include being a DJ, producing music and cooking...Volunteered in hurricane relief efforts, tornado relief efforts and feeding the homeless programs...Anticipates majoring in finance...Would like to become a CEO or own a private equity firm...Born September 27, 1999 in Indianapolis, Indiana.