August 21, 2011 NEI was launched and the first article ever put on the site was that of Connor Strahm (6-2 215 Sr. ATH) out of Sheldon High School. Over the last three years Strahm has broken countless records, and finished his career in storybook fashion winning the 2012 6A state title. On Monday night Connor called and gave his commitment to the Montana Grizzlies,…
A day after Connor Humphreys (6-4 245 Jr. DE) picked apart everybody at our Oregon Elite Event, he received an offer from Arizona St University. Humphreys returned Saturday evening from their junior day, and showed up ready to go at Oregon Elite on Sunday. This is his 2nd Pac 12 offer and 4th overall, after Oregon St offered a few months back. Connor is a…
In what has been an exhausting process with lots of twists and turns, Wilsonville all everything athlete Tanner Shipley (6-2 185 Jr. RB/WR) decided on Boise State as his future college home. Shipley was originally committed to BYU, but has made the transition and is confident in his switch. “I know Boise State is the right fit for me and coach Chris Peterson is truly an amazing…
Henry Mondeaux Highlights In the end a kid that could have more offers then anyone in the northwest is Henry Mondeaux (6-5 245 Jr. TE/OLB) out of Jesuit in Portland. He is one of the most versatile big men we have seen come out of the region in years, and he just continues to get better. Mondeaux started as a sophomore and is a…
Sam Bodine Highlights One of the top football players in the state of Oregon for the 2014 class is Sam Bodine (6-2 220 Jr. LB/RB) out of Canby. Our first Portland Elite event confirmed what we already knew, as he may have been the best player in the gym that particular workout. If I was to give an MVP on the day it would have gone…
It was an outstanding group of lineman that participated in last weekends WA Elite Event, and we look forward to seeing a bunch of these athletes playing at the next level. There are double digit potential D1 kids in this group and some of the battles speak for themselves. The elite events are great due to the fact that its the best of the best, and if you are…
In breaking news that came to us Wednesday night, Johnny Ragin (6-3 215 Sr. LB) of Wilsonville decommitted from BYU and made his intentions known heading to CAL. Ragin is a kid that we have gotten to know well over the last few seasons, as he has trained at the academy and been a fixture out our events. Johnny picked up offers over the last…
It’s been a waiting game for Everett (Wa.) OL Chris Miedema. After a solid senior season, he’s been waiting for an offer and he recently got good news when Idaho State came for an in-home visit and informed him that he had an offer… “It’s a huge relief honestly,” Miedema told Northwest Elite Index. “I had Wyoming offering me as a preferred walk-on and Washington…
Central Valley (Veradale, Wa.) K Austin Rehkow took a visit to Idaho last weekend and on his trip he became convinced playing for the Vandals was where his future lied and earlier this week he made the decision to commit to the WAC program… “It was a really good visit,” Rehkow told Northwest Elite Index. “I got to see the school and the facilities and…
Wilsonville’s Tanner Shipley (6-2 185) has had a very busy last year garnering scholarship offers from the likes of BYU, Colorado, Oregon St, Nevada, Wyoming and now the Boise St Broncos. Shipley is a soft verbal commit to BYU, but is also entertaining other options as signing day draws near. He was the NWOC Player of the Year this past season going for over 1800…