About
Kerry Martin Jr.
12/18/18 | 9:18 a.m.
CB
Position
6-1
Height
179
Weight
Charleston, W.Va.
Hometown
Capital HS
High School
7/28
Verbal Commit
12/7
Official Visit
12/19
Signs NLI
Highlights
Biography
- Played for coach Jon Carpenter at Capital High
- Two-time Class AAA All-State First-Team selection
- Two-time All-USA Today West Virginia First Team Defense
- Three-time All-Mountain State Athletic Conference First Team Offense (2017-18)
- Selected to the All-Kanawha Valley Team four times
- Passed for 2,164 yards and 29 touchdowns as a senior at Capital
- Also rushed for 800 yards and 12 scores
- As a quarterback, he guided Capital to WVSSAC Class AAA semifinals for three consecutive seasons (2016-18)
- Team captain
- 2017 MSAC and KV Player of the Year
- As a freshman, he was a member of the 2015 Capital High football team that finished as the WVSSAC Class AAA runner-up
- For his career, Martin passed for 6,845 yards and 85 touchdowns
- Rushed for 2,383 yards and 37 scores
- Also had 23 receptions, 385 receiving yards and four touchdowns
- Defensive totals include 55 tackles, one sack, five interceptions, five pass breakups, one Fumble recovery and two forced fumbles
- Also had a blocked field goal and two defensive touchdowns, including a pick-six and a fumble returned for a touchdown
- Set five school records
- Rated as a three-star prospect by ESPN, rivals and 247Sports
- Rated No. 72 safety in the nation by 247Sports, No. 77 by ESPN
- No. 5 ranked recruit in West Virginia by 247Sports, No. 6 by rivals and ESPN
- Also received offers from Army, Cincinnati and Rutgers
Other Offers
West Virginia 
Rutgers 
Western Kentucky 
Army 
Cincinnati 
Toledo 
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