Three years ago, Connor Scrimpsher had never played organized football. He was a homeschool student who wanted to know what it was like to be part of a team, so he joined a Christian six-man football program. He fell in love with the game almost immediately.

Today, Connor is a Class of 2028 quarterback at Woodsboro High School in Woodsboro, Texas, playing the 11-man game at a public school. The jump from six-man to 11-man is a big one, but he handled it well enough to make varsity as a freshman and again as a sophomore, playing several positions along the way.

The jump came with challenges beyond the field. Moving from a small homeschool group to a public school team meant building relationships with a whole new locker room. Connor didn’t wait for those relationships to happen on their own. He invites teammates to hang out at the field and makes himself available to help and support them however he can. That kind of leadership doesn’t show up in a box score, but teammates notice it.

That approach matches how Connor sees the position. “Quarterback position entails more than just throwing a ball,” he said. In his view, the essentials are leadership and the ability to process and read a defense. He enjoys both sides of the job: breaking down what the defense is doing, executing the play, and handling the physical toll that comes with football. Connor enjoys the toughness of the sport as much as the strategy.

He has worked to sharpen those skills at camps across the country, picking up new techniques and advice at each one. He trains at Jenkins Elite with Coach Robert Dutton. The coach he credits with shaping his love for the game is Coach Bay, whose energy at every game was something Connor looked up to.

The quarterback Connor admires most is CJ Stroud. He respects Stroud’s leadership and passing ability, but what stands out most to him is Stroud’s unwavering faith. Faith is central for Connor as well. He pointed to Luke 1:37, “For with God nothing shall be impossible,” when talking about how he approaches the game.

That belief helps him handle his biggest hurdle at camps, where he says people sometimes notice his size before his skill set. Connor doesn’t let that slow him down. “I don’t let that stop me from being the best I can be and giving every play my all,” he said.

His goals reach beyond this season. In the short term, he wants to bring his team together and make a strong playoff run. Long term, he wants to play college football while earning a degree in Criminal Justice or Pre-Law, possibly with a minor in Kinesiology. It’s a plan that takes both the game and life after it seriously.

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Connor wants to play college football, and his junior season is when those conversations usually begin to take shape. An upgraded QB Magazine membership can help tell his story as it happens.

Playoff runs and big varsity moments deserve more than a single post. Custom graphics turn those moments into polished content that teammates, family, and coaches can share. Reposts across QB Magazine’s platforms bring his story to an audience well beyond Woodsboro.

That recognition adds up. Each graphic and repost builds on the last, so the name people see this season is one they already know by his senior year.

It also creates a lasting record of a player who went from six-man football to an 11-man varsity quarterback in three years.