Author: Jordan Johnson

NEI/BARTON FOOTBALL ACADEMY PROMO VIDEO UPDATED PRE CAMP & COMBINE POSITIONAL RANKINGS Over the next few weeks we will be releasing our positional rankings covering the state’s of Oregon and Washington. 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…

One of Washington’s top RB’s that we saw excel at our elite events was EJ Deveaux (5-9 182 Jr. RB/CB) of Curtis. The kid was a first team all league athlete on both sides of the ball in 2011, on a team with outstanding football tradition. Curtis had a tough season finishing 5-5 overall, but EJ did his thing rushing for over 1000 yards and 21 total Td’s behind a…

Fresh off a state title Mt View High School in Bend has created a lot of excitement within the community. The Cougars boasted a senior class that featured the likes of Players of the Year Jacob Hollister and Joel Skotte, while also graduating all state athletes Cody Hollister and Dimitre Dillard. At the forefront of Mt View’s returning state championship squad in 2012 will be one of the top lineman…

As we continue on with our ” NEI Campus Tours” series we traveled to LA with the nation’s #1 QB Max Browne as he visited USC before making his commitment. Taylor Barton has maintained quality relationships with most of the top D1 programs, so it was great to get to both UCLA and USC to do a walk through with interviews. Over the next week we will bring you the…

One of the top receivers in the state of Washington will be 3rd year starter Nic Sblendorio (6-0 192 Jr. WR/S) from state champion Skyline. Sblendorio is considered one of the top 5 receivers in the state, and could be considered the best route runner in the Pacific Northwest. He’s not going to blow you away with his size or testing times, but he embarrasses DB’s on a regular basis….

We caught up to one of the top two sport athletes in the country this past weekend in Brett Bafaro (6-2 1/2 235 Sr.), and the Oregon bound linebacker didn’t disappoint. Bafaro is considered the top backer in the northwest for the 2012 class and one of the top baseball players on the west coast. He is currently hitting .565 for his Liberty Falcons, recently stealing 5 bases in one…

(#43 Doug Brenner 6-3 275 Jr. DL) (#65 Max Rich 6-7 295 Jr. OL)   Next years #1 ranked team coming into the season at the 6a level will be the Jesuit Crusaders. They should be considered one of the top 50 teams in america coming into the year, with an offensive line that will average 6-5 1/2 285 across the board. Doug Brenner (6-3 275 Jr. DL/TE) and Max…

(Darrin Laufasa 6-2 225 Jr. RB/LB) In what will be the first of many offers, new Bothell RB/Linebacker Darrin Laufasa (6-2 225 Jr.) got things started right this spring earning his first major offer from the University of Idaho. Laufasa’s a kid that has battled some injuries over the last couple of seasons, but that has not taken away from his unquestioned talent. The kids just a bruiser and a…

(Brandon Williams 5-9 155 Jr Cascade Christian HS) A kid that turned heads every which way on Sunday was the speedy Brandon Williams (5-9 155 Jr. RB/Slot) of Cascade Christian High School in Medford. The junior small school standout ran the fastest 40 yard dash time of anyone in attendance (4.56) and looks like a player of the year candidate at the 3a level. Williams accounted for a ridiculous 2,969…

CLICK HERE FOR PART 1 AND PARTS 2-3   In conclusion to our Las Vegas 7 on 7 trip we are bringing you unprecedented coverage of all our northwest athletes just kickin it on the strip. This tournament was something that all of us at NEI would like to build on, and next year go win the thing. We couldn’t be more proud as a staff of what the kids…