This is part five of the MVP’s and breakdown for the Rough Diamonds NW College Showcase. Earlier we showed the Specialists Breakdown, followed by the Lineman Breakdown. The RB/TE/LB Breakdown was combined into one write-up as part three of this series. The final session of the 2014 Rough Diamonds NW College Showcase event featured some of the Northwest’s top talent, on one field, in front of various coaches from…
Trevon Bradford (5-11 180 ATH/CB) of Oregon City is one of the top players in the state for the class of 2016 and a kid that we got to know well over the off season. He recently received his first offer from one of the top D1aa programs in the country in Montana St. Bradford is a threat to go to the house any time he has…
We will have athletes ranked numerically and an honorable mention list, based on who PROJECTS HIGHEST AT THE NEXT LEVEL. There are a variety of factors that go into determining who projects where. These include (Current offers, Size, testing, All league/State accolades, camp/combine performances, stats, competition levels, D1/NFL Genes, GPA, Overall character/work ethic etc). You can be a very talented high school athlete and not project to a high…
This is part three of the MVP’s and breakdown for the Rough Diamonds NW College Showcase. Earlier this week we showed the Specialists Breakdown, followed by the Lineman Breakdown the following day. In the next few days you can expect to see a breakdown for the QB/WR/DB session. Each state will get a detailed breakdown, with a list of players receiving MVP accolades. For pictures from the Showcase, including…
Below you will see a very early version of our preseason 6A top 10 for the State of Oregon, with analysis of each conference. This will be updated prior to the year with a more in depth look of each team and their roster. The Oregon Live crew does a phenomenal job with their HS coverage and we always look forward to voting in their 6A/5A poll during the…
One of the Northwest’s top linebacker’s for the 2015 class, Pepe Tanuvasa (6-1 220), has had a busy June. His transfer is now complete as the 2nd team All Metro LB from Southridge is officially a Tigard Tiger. Tanuvasa comes back ranked the #1 senior backer in the state, putting on a show this past weekend in Utah. Anyone that has been to the All Poly camp…
Exciting news out of West Linn as 2017 top athlete Elijah Molden (5-10 175 ATH) has been offered by the Oregon Ducks. As most know he is the son of former Duck and NFL 1st round pick Alex Molden. Referencing the offer and the U of O camp last week Elijah says, “I had a great time at camp and believe I performed pretty well”. Adding, “I toured the school…
In breaking news out of Eugene, Oregon’s top safety for the class of 2016 Brady Breeze (6-1 195 S/RB) has been offered by the Oregon Ducks. As most know Brady recently made the transfer from South Medford, to 2013 state champion Central Catholic, and will be part of a nationally ranked 2014 Rams team. Breeze racked up MVP DB honors at the Ducks camp this last week,…
One of the fastest rising lineman in the state of Oregon is Aaron Turner (6-5 265 OL/DL 2015) of Gresham. The kid out of the Mt Hood Conference had one of the most impressive off seasons of any athlete in the Northwest. Turner has legit size and many of the intangibles needed to play at the next level. You can expect Aaron to be ranked one of…
A kid you will hear a lot about over the next two seasons is 6-5 225 TE/DE Jacob Kizer of West Salem. Take one quick look and you see an athlete with legit D1 size and all of the tools to be one of the most recruited kids in the Northwest. Kizer will come in ranked one of Oregon’s top recruits for the 2016 class and a can’t…