Salter pieced together his breakout season as a junior in 2019 at Cedar Hill, operating a vertical, downfield passing attack that highlighted the quarterback's strong arm, ability to make incredible plays while off-balance or on the move, and also attack defenses with his mobility. Salter was named the District 7-6A MVP after leading the Longhorns to a 9-3 record and advancing to the second round of the 6A D-II playoffs.
The dual-threat threw for 1,266 yards, 6 touchdowns and 4 interceptions as a sophomore for Bishop Lynch with a 51-percent completion percentage. He also added 268 yards and 6 touchdowns rushing that season. Last year with Cedar Hill, Salter doubled and quadrupled some of those numbers, producing 2,550 yards through the air and a 28:6 touchdown to interception ratio. He also improved his completion percentage to 61 percent and accounted for 616 yards rushing and 10 scores.
Away from the football field, Salter has a verified 4.85-second 40 time from 2018. The 6-foot-1, 185-pounder is a two-sport athlete that competes in the 300-meter hurdles, high jump, long jump, triple jump and is a part of the 4x400 relay team.
Salter engineers a true spread offense that capitalizes on massive arm strength and speedy wide receivers. He's shown the ability to throw upward of 80 yards while scrambling to his right with the flip of a wrist and the ability to make accurate throws moving to both his right and left. Salter throws with exceptional touch and knows when to take a little off and when to rifle passes into his receivers. He often throws across the body or off-balanced or on the move, but often is able to somehow pull these plays off with some degree of consistency.
Of Salter's 28 touchdowns last season, film analysis shows that more than one-third were 30 yards or greater. Of those 30-plus-yard touchdown passes, five were 50 yards or better.
Part of what makes Salter such a special quarterback prospect besides his arm strength is his ability to accurately attack defenses downfield vertically and outside the numbers. Salter can laser passes in over the middle but does his best work throwing over the top. His ability to extend plays by moving around inside the pocket or scrambling left and right allows his receivers to get 30 and 40 yards downfield before he launches it.
Salter's game features a quick release and the make throws while on the move or off-balanced with good accuracy. He can do the same without setting his feet.
As a runner, Salter is a defensive coordinator’s nightmare due to his ability to flip the switch and begin sprinting. He’s a tough runner with enough speed to break runs to the outside or up the middle as plays collapse. Salter can break tackles and is constantly keeping his eyes downfield looking to throw.
Moving forward, the biggest challenges ahead of Salter are limiting throws across his body or throws without setting his feet. While he has the ability to throw darts between the numbers, his accuracy needs to improve in that area. With such a gifted arm, mobility and the ability to pull off unfathomable plays, Salter has Randall Cunningham-like potential at the next level.
