PLUS THREE FROM PATRICK
Three quarterbacks:
• The Gophers were bush league in luring Roseville's talented Jacques Perra as a "preferred'' walk-on. Two no-chance football years and now he's looking for a landing spot.
• Rosemount quarterback Jackson Erdmann is expected to be at St. John's after a season as a walk-on at Penn State.
• NDSU's Carson Wentz could pass Memphis' Paxton Lynch in pre-draft workouts to be the No. 2 QB selected behind California's Jared Goff.
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