One player garnering some early attention from college coaches so far this year is Kennedy (Burien, Wa.) TE/DE Cole Madison, and he recently told Northwest Elite Index that he is being recruited at multiple positions by the schools showing interest. “Most of the schools looking at me like me on defense, at defensive end, but some like me at tight end and a couple like me as an offensive lineman,”…
NEI To Represent Team Oregon And Team Washington In Las Vegas During Spring Break
We at NEI are happy to announce that we will be representing the great Northwest, and taking some of the top athletes to Las Vegas during Spring Break for the biggest 7 on 7 event of the year. The teams our divided by state and will go by NEI – NORTH (Team Washington) and NEI- SOUTH (Team Oregon). The Badger 7 on 7 event in Vegas is widely regarded as…
One Of 5A’s Best; Bend QB/RB Tandem Jonah Koski And Duke DeGaetano
(Jonah Koski 6-3 185 Jr. QB Bend) A team we will look forward to covering in 2012 will be the Bend Lava Bears out of Central Oregon. A few weeks back two of their top athletes came to our Elite event in Portland and did very well for themselves. QB Jonah Koski (6-3 185 Jr. QB) and RB Duke DeGaetano (5-10 185 Jr. RB) are both ranked in the Oregon…
NEW: Oregon Elite Event WR/OL/DL : Combine Season About To Begin
Our Oregon Elite Events wrapped up last weekend and we are moving on to the camp and combine season starting April 1st in Medford, Oregon https://www.northwesteliteindex.com/articles/jordan/mar12/tour.html . Click on the link or go to BartonFootball.Com http://www.bartonfootball.com/home.php to register for one of our 10 regional events coming to a city near you. We are proud of our Northwest kids and all they have accomplished over the last few months. This has…
Northwest Talent: Cle Elum LB/RB Jake Gall
Even though he plays at a smaller school, make no mistake, Cle Elum-Roslyn’s Jake Gall has the talent to play major college football. The talented two-way star used his outstanding size (6’0, 207) and speed (4.6) combination to post a team-leading 1,152 yards rushing on just 88 carries (a 13.1 yard per carry average) and 18 touchdowns while also leading the Warriors with 157 tackles (81 solo), five sacks and…
Talented Auburn Mountainview LB/DE Nicholas Aumua
A player who moved to the Pacific Northwest last summer and showed why he should be considered a rising star this offseason is Auburn Mountainview LB/DE Nicholas Aumua. At 6’3″, 240 pounds, Aumua has the size necessary to be a factor on either side of the ball, but with his outstanding first step and non-stop motor, schools seem to like what he brings off the edge and that is where…
Oregon Top Sophomore Lineman Semise Kofe Making Waves
VIEW VIDEO: https://www.northwesteliteindex.com/articles/jordan/mar12/combineprep4.html (Semise Kofe 6-1 265 So. OL/DL Roosevelt) Last weekend we had the pleasure of watching one of the Northwest’s top lineman for the class of 2014 show up at our elite event in Portland and absolutely kill it. Semise Kofe (6-1 260 So. DL/OL) of Roosevelt is the real deal, and he let everybody know what he was capable of last Saturday. Kofe is ranked as one…
Top NW Big Men Andrew Kirkland & Matt Sommer Grab Wyoming Offers
(Andrew Kirkland 6-5 295 Jesuit OL) Two kids we have gotten to know well over the last year are Andrew Kirkland (6-5 295 Jr. OL Jesuit) and Matt Sommer (6-5 290 Jr. DL West Salem). They have battled at our elite events in Portland recently, putting on D1 level showcases for others to witness. A school that many know we have worked closely with is the upstart Wyoming Cowboys, led…
Tanner Sanders-NEI’s #1 Recruit For 2014 Gets San Diego St Offer
In Breaking News out of the Valley, NEI’s #1 recruit for the State of Oregon Tanner Sanders (6-5 195 So. ATH) has received a San Diego St offer. The Sophomore out of Crescent Valley called us after informing family and said, “Ya it was pretty incredible, Head Coach Rocky Long has done a great job with the program and I was humbled by the offer”. He continued, “I was told…
Rising Star: Bellevue DE Nick Santa
(Nick Santa 6-3 240 Jr. OL/DL Bellevue) Northwest Elite Index caught up with Bellevue DE Nick Santa and the talented two-way star filled us in on where things stand… “Things have been going well for me this year so far,” Santa said recently. “I’ve been hitting the weights and running, working on my pad-level. Basically all of the stuff you need to work on every year. I just want to…