The offers continue to come in and its great to see our NW kids reaping the rewards. Oregon’s top ranked Jr WR Jordan Morgan (6-2 200) of Southridge landed offer #4 from the Air Force Academy, as his stock continues to rise. Morgan will be a conference player of the year favorite to start the 2013 season, as Southridge will be a legit state title contender. Speaking…
Last week Washington athletes Budda Baker (5-11 190 Jr. ATH/DB) and Devante Downs (6-3 235 Jr. RB/LB) were selected to participate in the prestigious Army All American Game next season. It’s the highest of honors for some of the country’s top athletes and both kids are excited about the opportunity. Budda says, “Devante and I just started talking and now we are now good friends…..
We joked recently about Devante Downs needing his own tab on NEI due to the weekly offers he has been receiving. I’m not joking anymore. The 6-3 235 RB/LB just landed a big time offer from one of the most prestigious academic institutions in the country in Stanford. On top of that the Cardinal have been one of the more dominant teams in the country…
It was good to hear from the do it all kid, Devante Downs (6-3 235 Jr. RB/LB), after receiving his 10th offer from the University of Arizona earlier today. The Mountlake Terrace product is one of the most recruitable kids in the county, as he is equally talented on both sides of the ball. He says, ” They offered me as an athlete, and I told…
It was good to hear from Devante Downs yesterday after Oregon State pulled the trigger and made his 7th offer official. The Beavers were a school that Devante thought very highly of prior to this offer, and he was happy to share his thoughts. “I talked to Coach Bray and he said they would like to offer me as a linebacker”. He continued, “Running the…
Isaiah Brandt-Sims 6-0 180 Jr. Wenatchee OFFERS: SMU, Wyoming ** Brandt -Sims was the Big 9 MVP going for over 3400 all purpose yards and 42 Tds over the last two seasons. Isaiah is another quality kid that sports a 3.9 GPA, and will be a double digit offer athlete as you can’t teach speed. Brandt-Sims won the big school 100 and 200 meter state titles as a freshman…
It was good to see Devante Downs (6-3 230 Jr. RB/LB) of Mountlake Terrace this weekend at our Washington Elite Event. It was even better to hear that he had just received his 5th major offer from the Cougars of WSU. “I got word from my coach informing me that coach Russell of WSU said they are offering me”. He continued, “they said they didn’t…
Mountlake Terrace athlete Mason Stone, who was a star for the Hawks the past three years, took his official visit to Idaho this past weekend and he told Northwest Elite Index it was an easy decision to commit to the Vandals while he was in Moscow on the U of I campus… “Yep, I committed to Idaho,” Stone told NEI shortly after returning home from…
Looking ahead to next season, the state of Washington’s 2014 Running back class may be the best in state history. Four of the five backs already have big time D1 offers and each of them is even better off the field. Have a look at some of the top student athletes in the country, who just happen to rival any other group the state of Washington has ever produced….
Mason Stone Highlights Just coming in tonight is news that Mason Stone (ATH, 6-0 175) of Mountlake Terrace has been offered by the University of Idaho. Speaking to NEI he said, “Coach Tory Hunter stopped by the school to talk to me and we sat down for about 45 minutes.” Stone continues, “he explained how they were going through some coaching changes within their program, but…