NUC 2007 Retrospective - Part 1

As a National Football Analyst that has covered hundreds of camps and games over the past five years a common question comes up from parents and high school coaches. What kind of numbers (testing) does DI prospect put up to catch your eye?

Evaluating young high school talent in a camp setting is not an exact science. Numbers are important but heart, toughness, determination, and football skills are just as important as running a good 40-yard dash. I have taken a look back at the 2007 NUC season and picked out some players that excelled at our camps and are now excelling at the next level.

Each player listed below has their height and weight as taken when they attended our camps in 2007. Also included are the five testing numbers that we checked at each camp. They are the vertical jump, broad jump, 40-yard dash, 20-yard shuttle run, and bench press. We have listed what grade the participant was in or just finished in 2007. The location of the event is also listed below.

Below each set of testing numbers are the college they attend and what they have done to date at their respective school. Hopefully you will have fun with this three part series. Several players that were at NUC Camps in 2008 were that went onto be DI star were also at the 2007 NUC Camps. Those players are not included in this article. Good luck the rest of the season and for those athletes that are not seniors in high school we hope to see you at one of our events in 2013!

Beau Blankenship, 10^th Grade, RB, Norman North HS, OK-Austin NUC
5-8.5/201 29.5 V, 8-5 BJ, 4.5 40, 4.37 Shuttle, 37x150
Now a junior RB at Ohio University
2011 13 games 93 car for 462 yards 4 TD's; 3 catches for 19 yards
2012 6 games 181 car for 843 yards 6 TD's; 9 catches for 107 yards 1 TD

Rex Burkhead, 10^th Grade, RB, Plano Sr. HS, TX-Austin NUC
5-10/180 34 V, 9-7 BJ, 4.6 40, 4.28 Shuttle, 28x150
Now a senior RB at Nebraska
2010 14 games 172 car 990 yards 7 TD's; 15 catches for 148 yards
2011 13 games 284 car for 1,406 yards 15 TD's; 15 catches for 177 yards and 2 TD's (1^st Team All-Big10)
2012 4 games 43 car for 392 yards 3 TD's; 4 catches for 29 yards 1 TD

Nosa Eguae, 10^th Grade, DL, Mansfield Summit HS, TX-Austin NUC
6-2/225 26.5 V, 7-10 BJ, 5.2 40, 4.43 Shuttle, 16x185
Now a junior DL at Auburn
2011 13 games 38 tackles, 6 TFLs', 12 QBH's
2012 5 games 8 tackles

Caleb Lavey, 9^th Grade, LB, Celina HS, TX-Austin NUC
6-3/214 24 V, 8-2 BJ, 4.8 40, 4.55 Shuttle, 23x135
Now a junior LB at Oklahoma State
2011 13 games 74 tackles, 5 TFL's, 1 sack, 1 INT
2012 4 games 17 tackles, 2 TFL's

Ben Malena, 9^th Grade, RB, Cedar Hill HS, TX-Austin NUC
5-8/169 23.5 V, 8-0 BJ, 4.52 40, 4.57 Shuttle, 27x135
Now a junior RB at Texas A&M
2011 13 games 67 car for 259 yards 4 TD's; 10 catches for 67 yards 1 TD
2012 5 games 48 car for 346 yards 3 TD's; 6 catches for 32 yards 1 TD

Jordan Najvar, 10^th Grade, QB, Klein Oak HS, TX-Austin NUC
6-6/218 25.5 V, 8-4 BJ, 4.87 40, 4.64 Shuttle, 28x150
Now a junior TE at Baylor
2011 13 games 15 catches for 146 yards 2 TD's
2012 4 games 4 catches for 29 yards 2 TD's

Riley O'Toole, 10^th Grade, QB, Naperville Central HS, IL-Austin NUC
6-2/165 26.5 V, 8-8 BJ, 4.81 40, 4.57 Shuttle, 5x150
Now a sophomore QB at Illinois
2012 6 games 57 of 73 for 514 yards 6 TD's 2 INT's

Tyler Tettleton, 10^th Grade, QB, Norman North HS, OK-Austin NUC
5-11/174 32.5 V, 9-0 BJ, 4.54 40, 4.25 Shuttle, 23x150
Now a junior QB at Ohio University
2011 14 games 267 of 415 for 3,302 yards 28 TD's 10 INT's; 166 car for 658 10 TD's (3^rd Team All-MAC)
2012 6 games 95 of 152 for 1,193 yards 10 TD's, 1 INT; 34 car for 96 yards 2 TD's

Mason Walters, 10th Grade, OL, Frenship HS, TX-Austin NUC
6-5/280 29.5 V, 8-2 BJ, 5.4 40, 5.0 Shuttle, 16x185
Now a junior OL at Texas
2010 12 games started all 12 games
2011 13 games started all 13 games
2012 5 games started all 5 games
               
Tajh Boyd, QB, 10^th Grade, QB, Phoebus HS, VA-New Jersey I NUC
6-2/193 26.5 V, 8-3 BJ, 4.9 40, 4.4 Shuttle, 28x150
Now a junior QB at Clemson
2011 13 games 298 of 499 for 3,828 yards 33 TD's, 12 INT's; 218 yards rushing 5 TD's (1^st Team All-ACC/HM All-American)
2012 6 games 137 of 201 for 1,748 yards and 14 TD's 5 INT's; 71 car for 224 yards 2 TD's

Carlos Calabrese, 10^th Grade, LB, Verona HS, NJ-New Jersey I NUC
6-2/218 26.5 V, 8-5 BJ, 4.98 40, 4.63 Shuttle, 26x150
Now a senior LB at Notre Dame
2010 11 games 60 tackles, 5 TFL's, 2.5 Sacks
1011 13 games 37 tackles, 1 TFL, 1 Sack
2012 4 games 19 tackles

Ray Graham, 10^th Grade, RB, Elizabeth HS, NJ-New Jersey I NUC
5-9/169 24 V, 8-1 BJ, 4.85 40, 4.38 Shuttle, 15x150
Now a senior RB at Pittsburgh
2009 13 games 61 car for 349 yards 4 TD's; 8 catches for 46 yards
2010 12 games 149 car for 922 yards 8 TD's; 24 catches for 273 yards 4 TD's
2011 8 games 164 car for 958 yards 9 TD's; 30 catches for 200 yards (1^st Team All-Big East)
2012 5 games 89 car for 419 yards 4 TD's; 13 catches for 122 yards 1 TD

EJ Scott, 9^th Grade, Good Counsel HS, MD-New Jersey I NUC
5-11/158 28.5 V, 8-8 BJ, 4.92 40, 4.58 Shuttle, 14x135
Now a sophomore WR at Virginia
2012 5 games 15 catches for 255 yards 2 TD's

Usua Amanam, 10^th Grade, DB, Bellarmine Prep HS, CA-Los Angeles NUC
5-8/160 35.5 V, 10-5.5 BJ, 4.46 40, 4.21 Shuttle, 10x150
Now a senior DB at Stanford
2012 5 games 28 tackles, 6.5 TFL's, 2 sacks, 2 PBU's

Joe Southwick, 10^th Grade, QB, Ramon Valley HS, CA-Los Angeles NUC
6-0/168 28 V, 8-3 BJ, 4.77 40, 4.68 Shuttle, 8x150
Now a junior QB at Boise State
2012 5 games 96 of 148 for 1,124 yards 8 TD's 3 INT's