Darin Drakeford, Theodore Roosevelt

Darin Drakeford, Theodore Roosevelt

This week's Recruiting Spotlight features reporter B.J. Koubaroulis sitting down with Theodore Roosevelt linebacker and defensive end Darin Drakeford. Despite not having played organized football before high school, the 6-foot-1, 190-pound second team All-Met recorded a school record 22 sacks last season. Drakeford, the Eastern Board of Officials Defensive Player of the Year, has offers from Maryland and Illinois. Also a basketball player, Drakeford averaged 9.8 points per game and was the MVP of the City Title Game. He helped Roosevelt (19-9) to its first D.C. Interscholastic Athletic Association title since 1972.