ROUND 1: Quarterback
De La Salle
Starter: Matt Gutierrez (Class of 2002, Michigan, Idaho State, NFL).
Three-year De La Salle starter had mixed college career at Michigan and Idaho State before bouncing around NFL as backup. He's still getting NFL looks.
Reserve: Mike Bastianelli (1996, USC).
The late and dynamic Bastianelli was a dynamic athlete and veer quarterback who played receiver at USC. Bastianelli was killed in a car accident along with former NFL standout Darrell Russell in 2005.
St. Thomas Aquinas
Starter: Wesley Carroll (2007, Florida International/Mississippi State).
A three-year starter at STA with a 38-5 record and school career leader in TD passes, Carroll led both FIU and Mississippi State to bowl game wins.
Reserve: John Congemi (1982, Pittsburgh, CFL Argonauts and Rough Riders).
He replaced Dan Marino at Pittsburgh and was the Fiesta Bowl MVP in 1984.
ST. THOMAS AQUINAS 10, DE LA SALLE 10: Perhaps the hardest position to grade out. De La Salle's QBs tend to be groomed for high school success - no shame there - opposed to the college game. Almost all are managers and runners first. Probably both teams' top signal-callers have yet to take a college snap: Jacob Rudock (2011 Aquinas graduate) is a true freshman at Iowa and Wisconsin recruit Bart Houston is currently De La Salle's starter.
