Holton Ahlers is a name with which most Cougar fans are probably not too familiar. During this past fall, the Greenville, NC native was carving up eastern North Carolina defenses during his senior year at D.H. Conley High School to the tune of 4500 yards and 51 TDs through the air. He managed to tack on another 1000 yards and 15 TDs on the ground. I was lucky enough to personally watch him hang 49 on a defense that has three legitimate D-1 prospects on it. He’s the real deal.
Ahlers is now on campus at East Carolina University and, if reality lives up to the expectations, will likely be donning the purple and gold on Saturdays this fall as QB1.