(Isaiah Richmond 6-6 235 Jr. TE/DE) Skyline HS Skyline High School in Sammamish (Wa.) has been known over the past few years for having great quarterbacks and receivers, but the tight end position hasn’t seemed to be a featured part of their offense. This might be the year that changes as USC-bound QB Max Browne will have a 6’6”, 231 pound specimen by the name of Isaiah Richmond at his…
(Michael Cummings 6-1 230 Jr. LB Meadowdale HS) At Sunday’s Barton Combine at Issaquah High School, Meadowdale LB Michael Cummings came to show what he could do and he did just that. In testing and during the one-one-ones and 7-on-7’s, he showed plenty of the skills that have coach Mark Stewart raving about his abilities. “I think Michael is a really underrated guy,” Stewart told Northwest Elite Index earlier this…
Like a lot of prospects with a Polynesian background, Rainier Beach OL Leo Pili-Vaka is a man of few words. He prefers to let his play on the field do the talking and over the past two years, he’s been about as impressive an athlete as we at Northwest Elite Index have seen. The moment he walks on the field, the first thing you notice is that he’s bigger than…
(Russell Crippen 6-0 190 Jr.) Snohomish One of the top dual-sport athletes in the state of Washington this year, Snohomish S Russell Crippen, recently spoke to Northwest Elite Index and updated us on where things stand with both football and baseball. He talks about what he has been up to this spring, as well as some of his plans for the summer… “Things have been hectic,” Crippen told NEI recently….
Bellevue RB/DB Bishard “Budda” Baker isn’t one to mince words. Don’t get it wrong, he’s not much of a talker, but when you sit him down and talk about the game of football and what he can do, he doesn’t hesitate to tell you what it is about the game he loves so much. “I love to hit and make plays,” Baker told Northwest Elite Index recently. “I just love…
The Bellevue football team is loaded on both sides of the ball and are once again the prohibitive favorites to win another 3A State Championship. One player hoping to help lead the way on the defensive side of the ball is S Michael Carlson and Northwest Elite Index caught up with him recently to get the inside scoop on how things are going this offseason… At 6’2″, 205 pounds, Carlson…
(Devin Benford 6-4 220 Jr. LB/DE) Skyline HS Recently Northwest Elite Index posted a story on Skyline (Sammamish) LB/DE Devin Benford espousing his many gifts and it turns out one FBS program has decided they agreed and offered the talented athlete. “I just got an offer by Wyoming,” an excited Benford sent via text messaged to NEI. The offer from the Cowboys is the first of what promises to be…
(Jeremy Ruef 6-2 230 Jr. DE/TE Bothell) Bothell is loaded for a big run at a state playoff berth this season and one player who will be making an impact on both sides of the ball for the Cougars is TE/DE Jeremy Ruef. Recently, the talented two-way athlete attended the Barton Combine at Peninsula High School in Gig Harbor and he got some tough love from one of the top…
(Dre Milton 5-10 220 Jr. RB/LB) Lakes High School in Lakewood (Wa.) is loaded with talented players year after year, and this year is no different. One player who played a role on both sides of the ball for their run to the playoffs last season was LB Dre Milton, and with his athleticism and instincts he’s a prospect college coaches are already keeping an eye on… When you talk…
Last year, Interlake (Bellevue) WR Kamana Adriano played the all-important quarterback position for the Saints, but it wasn’t because he actually wanted to, it was because his coaches and his team needed him as the trigger-man in their offense. This year, with things sorted out, he’s moved back to wide receiver and from the looks of him and his abilities, he’s back at his more natural position. “I played wide…