We at NEI are very excited to bring you unprecedented footage of a day in the life of an NFL QB. Our very own Taylor Barton traveled to St Louis to meet starting NFL Quarterback, and former Duck Kellen Clemens to do a “day in the life” type piece prior to his game with the San Francisco 49ers. In part one we bring you the ride to the game, and…
Its going to be a year like Oregon has never seen before. Through the Barton Football Academy and Northwest Elite Index we will be training the top athletes in the Pacific Northwest and reporting on all of their accomplishments. Taylor Barton returned after a week and half on the road that saw him get unprecedented coverage of a starting NFL quarterback (Kellen Clemens), that credits a lot of his success…
In today’s day and age of high scoring, fast paced, and pass happy offenses a lockdown corner is now more valuable than ever. Grant High School in Portland, Oregon is home to one of the top cover corners on the west coast, Nathan Halverson. Halverson is every D-Coordinators dream because of his superior tackling ability and his 1 on 1 cover skills. If his last name sounds familiar it’s because…
Only a couple weeks removed from Oregon’s 6A State Title game and we have our first high profile transfer of the off season. Sophomore Marqueese Royster (6-1 260 OL/DL), of state champion Lake Oswego, will be transferring to Central Catholic. Royster comes in ranked the #13 athlete on our Top 85 recruit list for the class of 2014. Royster split time over the season with an extremely talented group of…
Oregon’s Top ranked Junior Lineman from West Linn Evan Voeller (6-5 285 Jr OL), got his 4th Major offer from Boise St the other day and the list looks like it will only grow. Voeller is ranked the #2 overall recruit from the State of Oregon on our Top 140 list for the class of 2013. He now holds offers from Washington, Purdue, UCLA, and Boise St. Voeller has been…
Desmond Young (5-10 175 Jr RB/DB) is the type of kid that’s going to be on a lot of collegiate radars going into 2012. He was a first team all league back in 2011 and is considered one of the top juniors in the state of Washington. The Edmonds- Woodway standout just got better in a season that saw the Warriors win 6 of there 8 last games and finish…
NorthwestEliteIndex (NEI) has been releasing its updated (Junior Top 140) and (Sophomore Top 65) for the states of Oregon and Washington. The response has been nothing short of incredible, and we are looking forward to seeing all of the top athletes on the NEI/Barton Tour this Spring and Summer. With that said we have moved on to Idaho and Montana and have gone through and made extensive lists for those…
One of the best players in the Pacific Northwest over the last three seasons has been California Bound Maximo Espitia Jr (6-3 215 ATH). He did a little of everything setting multiple school and conference records, accounting for 4,728 yards of offense and 64 total touchdowns from 2009- 2011. Maximo originally committed to Oregon St and made a late switch after a rigorous decision making process. Even though he will…
Nathan Leddige (6-6 285 Sr OL) ,Oregon’s Top Uncommitted Offensive Lineman, made his intentions known committing to the University of Wyoming recently. The Cowboys have done an incredible job recruiting in the Northwest and have picked up some big time talents such as Leddige. Coach Pete Kaliqis has done a masterful job using solid northwest ties to do quality work. The Southridge Senior leader was a first team all league…
One of the top lineman on the west coast is from a very familiar school, and we are looking to forward to seeing what Max Rich (6-7 1/2 280 Jr OL- Jesuit) can do against some of the Nation’s best. Rich will be traveling to San Antonio for the Army All American Combine, where we will be in attendance covering all of our kids from the Northwest. Rich is looked…