Meet The Recruit - Michael Price

Interview With Michael Price

– Kipp Ransome/Paul Fargo

Michael Price: Loyal, Physical, and Still Keeping the Promise

Family and friends describe Michael Price the same way he plays: loyal, athletic, and protective. Those are not talking points. They are the thread running through a career that began when his mom signed him up at six in New Jersey and has continued without pause since the family moved to Pennsylvania.

He played for Lenape Valley youth football before moving up to school ball. The game that still sits with him is a sophomore breakout against Cheltenham—the night he broke the school single game touchdown record.

Ask him what a successful football player needs and he does not list forty times or bench numbers. He says mental toughness. Ask him how he plays and he adds strength and vision. His pregame ritual is simple: walking the field.

Lessons That Travel From Home To The Field

At home the lessons are the same ones he carries onto the field. His mother works as a social worker in pediatric healthcare. His father is a former Marine who does industrial hydraulic work. Price has two younger sisters.

What the family taught him, he says, is be loyal, honest, persevere & stay humble. Outside of football he likes things that still have a score: mini golf, bowling. Favorite food is steak, though hummus has been showing up lately. Music choice is rap (Drake). He does not watch much TV. Vacation, when he thinks about it, is being home. The schedule he likes is a full one—work, school, helping at home, lifting, football.

A Season That Tested the Schedule

The 2025 season tested that schedule and Michael's resiliency with a significant injury. While he first thought it was a hamstring injury, his season came to an abrupt end when he learned it was a partial PCL tear.  

Rehab, return-to-play work, spring track, and sessions with his trainer followed. He came out of it, he says, faster and stronger for his senior year. What he learned was patience, and that he is stronger than the adversity that will come his way. The same mindset applies to the adversity story he tells when asked how he got through such a hard year. He locked in on helping the team however he could and stacked small goals until he was back.

He watches a lot of film and models his game after Brian Dawkins (strives to be the most physical player on the field). Offseason work is with his trainer, workouts built specifically around what he needs to improve, always past the comfort zone.

The Next Level

Motivation is not complicated. He wants to play at a higher level. He set goals. He will not let what he can control stop him.

College and beyond is the target—“a goal I set for myself.” Distance is not the deciding factor. He wants a program known for player development, coaching energy, and a school that loves football.

New Haven stood out among summer camps because coaches were on the field pushing and doing drills with the players. Kutztown was among early season his college game-day visits; he liked the player-led focus and the crowd.

What he wants coaches to know is direct: he will make things happen. He is tough, physical, and runs hard every play. He stays loyal to his team, can contribute anywhere, and will outwork people to keep getting better.

His advice to younger athletes is the same filter he uses on himself: stay focused on yourself, on what you want, and on what you can control. Never allow the distractions around you interfere with the goal.

The Promise

His why is older than the injury, older than the record, older than the camps. When he was younger, he made a promise to himself that he wouldn’t stop until he made to the highest level of football. He is going to keep that promise.

Learn more about Michael and other Star Athletic Alliance athletes at … https://www.starathleticalliance.com/saa-prospects