John Stark VIII
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 John Stark VIII playing at Dartmouth | |
| No. 32 – Orange County Otters | |
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| Position: | Linebacker |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | August 28, 2033 (aged 32) Manchester, New Hampshire, U.S. |
| Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| Weight: | 250 lb (113 kg) |
| Username: | UptownCord |
| Career information | |
| High school: | Central High School |
| College: | Dartmouth |
| ISFL Draft: | 2056 / Round: 1 / Pick: 4 |
| DSFL Draft: | 2055 / Round: 2 / Pick: 4 |
| Career history | |
| Roster status: | Active |
John Stark VIII (born August 28, 2033) is an American football linebacker who currently plays for the Orange County Otters of the ISFL. He played college football for Dartmouth, having declared his intent to enter the professional ranks after three seasons season.
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Early years
John Stark VIII was born in Manchester, New Hampshire on August 28, 2033. He is a direct descendant of his namesake Revolutionary War General John Stark. Stark played numerous sports from an early age, but his main love was football. In High School, Stark played Varsity all four years, anchoring the defense of a once again on the rise Central High School team. He totaled 240 tackles, 60 sacks, and 20 forced fumbles over the course of his high school career. Additionally, he won New Hampshire Divisision I player of the year in both his junior and senior seasons. In his junior season, the team made it to the state championship game, their 13th appearance, but first since they won in 2004. The final result was an overtime loss to New Hampshire football powerhouse Bedford High School 10-7. Stark came back the next year like a man on a mission, racking up 80 tackles, 20 sacks, and 8 forced fumbles leading Central High to an undefeated record and their 14th appearance in the Championship game. Once again it was Central vs Bedford. Stark had a monster performance putting up 12 tackles and 3 sacks along with a punt block touchdown to ice the game 21-7 in a victory for Central High School, their first championship in decades. Stark decided to stay in New Hampshire and play for Dartmouth College's Big Green.
College career
Stark wasn't an instant success at Dartmouth, getting little minutes his freshman year, only registering 20 tackles and 4 tfl's. He spent his time grinding in the weight room as well as tearing through all of the tape he could get his hands on. The hard work payed off and Stark was a starter his sophomore year. Stark tallied 80 tackles his sophomore year, including 13 tfl's and 5 sacks, earning himself an All-Ivy nod. Despite his growth as a player, Dartmouth had another middling season. His junior year saw further improvement, totaling 105 tackles, including 18 tfl's and 8 sacks. Stark earned his second All-Ivy win as well as Ivy League Player of the Year, Dartmouth's third ever winner. As a team, Dartmouth went 9-1 overall and 6-1 in conference, with the lone loss coming from Penn 28-24. Dartmouth edged out Penn by two games to win the Ivy League Championship. After his success during his junior season, Stark declared for the DSFL draft.
College career statistics
| Career statistics | Tackles | Sacks | Interceptions | Other | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | Games | Reg | TFL | Sack | Int | IntTD | DefTD | FFum | FRec | PD | Sfty |
| 2052 | Dartmouth | 4 | 18 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2053 | Dartmouth | 10 | 80 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 2054 | Dartmouth | 10 | 105 | 18 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 3 |
| Total | 24 | 203 | 34 | 14.5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 5 | |
DSFL
Season 40
Being drafted in the second round of the Season 40 DSFL Draft, Stark was blessed with the chance to play with a monster front seven. Despite all being rookies they worked their way up to the top of the league becoming the Portland People Eaters, with John Stark VIII as their defensive signal caller for the majority of the season. The team recorded a DSFL leading sack total finishing the season with sixty sacks, the most since Season 8 and thew sixth highest mark of all time. Along the way to reaching the highest sack total in the modern era, the Portland People Eaters worked with the rest of the team to win the Northern Conference with a record of 8-6. The team took this momentum all the way to an Ultimini Birth, but would end up losing to the Bondi Beach Buccanears 24-21 after holding a 21-3 until the 9:16 mark of the third quarter. Stark would go on to be drafted by the Orange County Otters with the fourth overall pick of the 2056 ISFL Draft.
| Career statistics | Defense | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | Games | Tck | TFL | FF/FR | Sck | Int | PD | Sfty | TD | Blk P/XP/FG |
| 2055 (S40) | Portland Pythons | 14 | 84 | 5 | 2/1 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0/0/0 |
Combine
| Ht | Wt | 40‑yd dash | 20‑ss | 3‑cone | Vert jump | Broad | BP | Wonderlic |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
250 lb (113 kg) |
4.39 s | 4.31 s | 7.15 s | 33.8 in (0.86 m) |
10 ft 7.6 in (3.24 m) |
33 reps | 39 |
Legendary tight end Heath Evans had this to say following John Stark VIII's combine performance: "The Algorithm has given us a clear standout for the position group as well though, with John Stark VIII being your LB Combine Champion ten whole points clear of the next closest prospect. He's come through with an extremely well balanced and high scoring combine and at this stage is my overall Combine Champion for the S41 class. Not a single one of his categories resulted in a score below the 70th all time percentile, and all of this was boosted by his eighth all time Wonderlic score among LBs. Stark was also top 15 among the S41 class in every category (except Shuttle, where he was 28th)."
ISFL
Season 41
Having been taken fourth overall by the Otters in the 2056 ISFL Draft, Stark was called up to start right away for an Otters team that had snuck into the playoffs at 7-9-1 the season prior and was looking to show the world that they were more than just a flash in the pan. Stark has particularly big shoes to fill as Orange County Legend and surefire Hall of Famer Bender Rodriguez had just retired after the end of Season Forty. Replacing Rodriguez at the Left Outside Linebacker spot, Stark started all sixteen games and made an impact immediately. He filled up the stat sheet throughout the season, ranking second on the team in tackles, tied for second in tackles for a loss, second in sacks, and was the only member of the team to record a safety. He also played well in pass defense, recording two interceptions and ten passes defended despite primarily being used as a rusher when defending the pass. The Otters would go on to improve their record to 10-6 and make the playoffs again, but would unfortunately lose a close road playoff game against the eventual ASFC Champions Arizona Outlaws.
ISFL Career Statistics
| Career statistics | Defense | ||||||||||
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| Season | Team | Games | Tck | TFL | FF/FR | Sck | Int | PD | Sfty | TD | Blk P/XP/FG |
| 2056 (S41) | Otters | 16 | 99 | 7 | 2/0 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0/0/0 |
Achievements and records
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