For quite some time, it’s been assumed that Bothell RB/LB Darrin Laufasa was headed to BYU. The Cougars had offered the talented prospect back in the summer and he gladly accepted, expecting to spend his college years in Provo, Utah. However, things have changed and now the senior will likely head to his newest suitor… “UTEP just offered Darrin and he is probably headed there,”…
A name recruitniks might recognize is Auburn DE/LB Kevin Shelton. Heading into the 2012 football season, the senior was expected to help lead the Trojans back to prominence and he, along with several other senior stalwarts on the roster, did that in a big way, leading them all the way to the state 4A semi-finals. Shelton’s size, speed and athleticism, to go along with his…
Calvin Chandler Highlight Video This season, Bellarmine Prep made their way all the way to the 4A State Championship game and a big reason was the leadership and contributions of LB/WR Calvin Chandler. The talented senior led the Lions with 112 tackles to go along with a sack and an interception on defense while hauling in 35 receptions for 452 yards and five touchdowns. That productivity,…
A position that typically goes unnoticed in recruiting is kicker. Few if any garner national attention, but it is a very important position — just ask Washington and Oregon who lost critical games late in the season — and that is why it is surprising that Skyline (Sammamish, Wa.) K Sean McDonald hasn’t been able to garner much in the way of attention from FBS or even…
Kai Van Sickle Highlight Video One player we at Northwest Elite Index wanted to get a good long look at during the 2012 football season was Capital (Olympia, Wa.) RB Kai Van Sickle. The senior tailback had put up solid numbers as a junior and we wanted to see if the productivity continued to match the hype. It did that and then some… All…
If you are looking for one of the top linemen in the state of Washington for the 2014 recruiting class, look no further than Camas’ Drew Clarkson who, at 6’4″, 265 pounds, earned All-Greater St. Helens League, All-Region and All-State honors after a very good junior campaign this season. “I played left tackle for us and love it,” Clarkson told Northwest Elite Index. “It was…
As we head down the home stretch toward Signing Day for the 2013 recruiting class, we start to take a look at some of the top juniors and sophomores who burst on the scene this year. One that stood out for one of the top teams in the state, was super-sophomore Cody Baker, a 6’4″, 235-pounder with enough size and athleticism to play almost anywhere….
Rod Jones Jr. Highlight Video Heading into the 2012 football season, Federal Way LB Rod Jones Jr. was a player we all had our eyes on. He was 6’2″ and 230 pounds of terror just waiting to be unleashed. This season saw the talented prospect and the rest of the Eagles jump out big on teams, allowing the first teamers to sit while younger players…
One of the big surprises so far this season is the fact that Rainier Beach WR KeiWuan Miller doesn’t have an offer yet. The explosive athlete has been hearing from several schools and has that killer instinct that college coaches are looking for, but as of yet, no one has pulled the trigger. “The schools I am hearing from the most right now are UCLA, Idaho, Purdue,…
Heading in to the 2012 football season, one of the top two-way athletes in the state of Washington was Seattle Prep’s Tere Calloway, but some nagging injuries limited some of his productivity although he still put up some impressive numbers. Now that his senior season is complete, he’s started to turn his focus to recruiting and he recently updated Northwest Elite Index on what some of his…