Last year the Federal Way football squad was loaded with talented seniors, but 2013 could see an even bigger uptick in talent and one player to keep an eye on is LB Albert Havili, a 6’2″, 230-pound beast who will start to see recruiting pick up once the May evaluation period gets underway. Havili started both ways for the Eagles this past season and earned First Team All-SPSL 4A after…
One of the top junior linemen in the state of Washington this past season was Inglemoor OL/DL Titus Makasini. The talented prospect earned lineman of the year in the Kingco 4A Crest Division for his work on both sides of the ball, but he recently told Northwest Elite Index that people shouldn’t make any mistakes about where his heart lies. “I’m a Polynesian, we all play defense,” Makasini said with…
Washington is rich in offensive line talent this season and one emerging star is Oak Harbor OT Dayne Herron, a 6’4″, 280-pound prospect who came on as the 2011 season progressed and is now poised to find his way onto the radars of several FBS and FCS programs who are looking for athletic and raw talent. “Our team mainly runs the Wing-T, so I’m probably a better run-blocker than I…
One of the fastest players in the country, O’Dea RB/CB Tatum Taylor, spoke with Northwest Elite Index over the weekend and gave us an update on where things currently stand regarding this recruitment. “I haven’t told really anybody yet, but I got offered by Purdue recently,” Taylor said. “I already had the offer from Wyoming and now I have Purdue for football and I’ve got a bunch of schools offering…
The state of Washington always produces a lot of talented signal-callers, but in 2013 they are loaded with big-time prospects on both sides of the state. This year, the top gun-slinger from Eastern Washington is Eisenhower (Yakima) QB Kolney Cassel who put up monster numbers as a junior and could have an even better senior season in 2012. “One of our top guys (Denzel Jones) is graduating, but I’m real…
One of the most athletic players in the state of Washington, regardless of position this year promises to be Lynnwood OL/DL Andrew Basham. He’s a 6’5″, 295-pound kid with good feet, outstanding size and plays with an angry streak. This past season Basham earned All-Wesco First Team honors on both sides of the ball, playing both left tackle and defensive end even playing some linebacker. Using his sub-5.0 forty time…
It has been a while since Bremerton High School has produced a high end college recruit, but this year LB/S Andrew Shadle has the chance to garner attention from all over. He recently told Northwest Elite Index he knows he needs to keep working on things. “This offseason I’m working on my overall strength, adding some size and just improving every area that I can,” Shadle says. “I’m in weight-training…
In what is fast becoming the “year of the quarterack” in the state of Washington, one player who came out of nowhere this past season was Mount Vernon QB Bennett Gibson and this year he hopes for even bigger and better things. Unlike most successful quarterbacks, Gibson didn’t spend his early teen years attending camps, working on his mechanics, footwork and timing. He instead was a standout baseball player who…
The state of Washington featured one four-star back in 2011, and this year there are a couple worth that rating. One of them resides on a favorite to win the class 4A title in 2012, but Bellarmine Prep (Tacoma) RB Isaiah Flynn isn’t one to brag opting to give credit to his teammates, and remaining humble even though he’s put up monster numbers the past two years. “I have great…
It figures that one of the top programs in the country in Bellevue would be loaded with some D-1 recruits going in 2012, and one of their top seniors will be FB/LB Myles Jack. At 6’3 215-pounds he already has offers from three BCS programs and more offers could be on the way. “I have an offer from Washington, UCLA, and Virginia right now,” Jack told Northwest Elite Index recently….