Getting to know Otto Grill from Hudson


 Before I post the interview I wanted to thank Otto for his time and wish him and his team a great season.

 

Otto Grill

Hudson High School

Positions played: Offensive Line

Class: 2027

Height and Weight

6’ 6.5” 285 LB

Jersey Number: 73

Awards won or earned: All District, All Suburban, Scholar Athlete 2X, National Honor Society

HUDL LINK: https://t.co/KgNXHI7uFT

Other sports played: Baseball

Please post something from last season that sticks out to you. It can be from a game, practice, or something funny on the bus ride to or from the game. Any moment that sticks out to you.

Double OT win vs Nordonia last year

What makes you a good teammate?

I feel I lead through example on and off the field. I think I lead by action. In the weight room, in the classroom, in practices, and during the games. I am a very supportive teammate, and I am calm during pressure situations. My teammates can talk to me anytime.

What are you looking forward to the most this coming season?

Getting back on the field again and starting to put the work in to avenge the losses we had last year. I've played football with most of the kids on the team since 2nd grade, and I'm looking forward to finishing off high school football with them.

What is the toughest part of a Hudson practice?

Speed drives and Wednesday drills for the O-line

What is the best part of being an offensive lineman?

Getting a pancake or driving a player against the will 30 yards downfield

What is the most challenging part of playing on the offensive line?

Understanding other teams' blitzes week to week. Understanding their fronts and stunts so we can be successful.

Who has been the toughest player that you have faced in a game?

Braydon Feister from Hoban

What are your personal goals for the 2026 season?

No sacks

Break the Hudson record in pancakes for a season (73).

Win first-team offensive lineman for Ohio

What team goals will you set?

Win Division

Win State

Beat our rivals

Hudson went 10-3 in 2025. What will it take for the 2026 team to better that?

We need to be more explosive on offense and take the pressure off our defense.

Would you share with the readers some of the schools that are recruiting you?

Kent, Air Force, Ohio, Western Kentucky, Buffalo, Western Michigan, Liberty, Virginia Tech, Dartmouth, Yale, Cornell, Columbia, Colgate, Fordham, Eastern Illinois

How do you get over a bad practice or game?

Watch the film and get back on the practice field to correct the mistakes. Flush it and move on.

If you are invited to play in any of the all-star games after the season, will you? Explain

No, I plan on early enrolling to start my college football journey. I will not be around to play in them.

What is your favorite class or subject?

AP Government

What is a style or fad that your generation has that you don't get?

Wearing slippers in public

Have you watched any of the UFL games?

No, I have not.


 

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