Select Barton Camps Kick Off In January

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…

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Archbishop Murphy Star LB Sam Shober

Every year productive prospects go unnoticed or are over-looked by colleges. This year Archbishop Murphy (Everett, Wa.) LB Sam Shober was one of the most productive players in the state of Washington and has been for the past two seasons. After putting up one of the highest SPARQ scores in the country during the NIKE combine circuit, Shober was getting attention from schools up and down the west coast and…

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Shutdown: Grant’s Junior ATH Nathan Halverson

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…

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Washington’s Top 65 Sophomores

Bishard Baker 5-11 180 RB/DB- Bellevue Washington’s #1 recruit 1) Bellevue RB/DB Bishard Baker (5’11, 180) – Powerful runner with breakaway speed. Didn’t put up big numbers as he could have if he were the featured back, but many expect him to be one of the top runners in the country in the 2014 class and some feel he could be a top 50 overall prospect after a big junior…

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Voeller And Walen Get Boise St Love

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…

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Breaking News: LO’s Marqueese Royster Transfers To Central Catholic

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…

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Edmonds-Woodway Star Desmond Young; Catch Me If You Can

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…

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Idaho & Montana’s Top Underclassmen List

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…

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Maximo Espitia Jr..Oregon HS Great headed to CAL

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…

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Nathan Leddige : Oregon’s #1 Uncommitted O Lineman Going To Wyoming

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…

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