NUC 2008 Retrospective - Part 3

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 2008 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 2008. 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 2008. 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. 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!

Zach Bauman, 10^th Grade, RB, Hamilton HS, AZ-Phoenix NUC
5-6.5/197, 24 V, 8-0 BJ, 4.68 40, 4.6 Shuttle, 18x155
Now a junior RB at Northern Arizona
2010 11 games 237 car for 1,059 yards 14 TD's; 28 catches for 308 yards 2 TD's (All-Big Sky 2^nd Team)
2011 11 games 271 car for 1,435 yards 15 TD's; 29 catches for 352 yards 1 TD (All-Big Sky 1^st Team)
2012 5 games 90 car for 591 yards 7 TD's; 11 catches for 69 yards

Miles Dieffenbach, 10^th Grade, OL, Fox Chapel HS, PA-Pittsburgh NUC
6-3/264, 29 V, 7-6 BJ, 5.5 40, 5.11 Shuttle, 15x185
Now a sophomore OL at Penn State
2012 5 games started at left guard

Brett Smith, 9^th Grade, QB, West Salem HS, OR-Portland NUC
5-10/158, 25 V, 8-4 BJ, 4.99 40, 4.56 Shuttle, 18 x135
Now a sophomore QB at Wyoming
2011 13 games 253 of 415 for 2,622 yards 20 TD's 11 INT's; 139 car for 710 yards and 10 TD's (MWC Freshman of the Year/Freshman All-American)
2012 4 games 59 for 91 for 980 yards 9 TD's 4 INT's; 32 car for 102 yards

Colt Lyerla, 9^th Grade, TE, Hillsboro HS, OR-Portland NUC
6-1.5/189, 33.5 V, 9-5 BJ, 4.77 40, 4.45 Shuttle, 19x135
Now a sophomore TE at Oregon
2011 12 games 7 catches for 147 yards 5 TD's
2012 5 games 8 catches for 107 yards 2 TD's; 7 car for 63 yards 1 TD

Cody Fajardo, 10^th Grade, QB, Servite HS, CA-San Diego NUC
6-1/178, 26.5 V, 8-4 BJ, 4.98 40, 4.81 Shuttle, 13x155
Now a sophomore QB at Nevada
2011 10 games 150 of 218 1,707 yards 6 TD's 6 INT's; 128 Car for 694 yards 11 TD's (WAC Freshman of the Year)
2012 5 games 108 of 157 for 707 yards 7 TD's 2 INT's; 77 car for 513 yards 7 TD's

Tony Jefferson, 10^th Grade, LB, Eastlake HS, CA-San Diego NUC
5-11/185, 24.5 V, 8-3 BJ, 4.94 40, 4.78 Shuttle, 15x155
Now a junior LB at Oklahoma
2010 14 games 65 tackles, 7 TFL's, 2 Sacks, 2 INT's, 7 PBU (Big12 Def. Freshman of the Year)
2011 13 games 74 tackles, 7.5 TFL's, 4.5 Sacks, 4 INT's (HM all-Big12)
2012 3 games 25 tackles, 1 TFL

Sean Mannion, 10^th Grade, QB, Foothill HS, CA- Stockton NUC
6-4, 179, 22.5 V, 7-4 BJ, 5.31 40, 5.0 Shuttle, 10x155
Now a sophomore QB at Oregon State
2011 12 games 305 of 473 for 3,328 yards 16 TD's 18 INT's
2012 3 games 82 of 127 for 1,088 yards 6 TD's 1 INT

Jeremiah George, 10^th Grade, Clearwater HS FL-Tampa NUC
5-9.5/175, 32.5 V, 9-1 BJ, 4.97 40, No Shuttle, 25x155
Now a junior LB at Iowa State
2012 4 games 20 tackles, 1.5 TFL's, 1 PBU

Aaron Colvin, 10^th Grade, Owasso HS, OK-Tulsa NUC
5-11/160, 34 V, 10-1 BJ, 4.62 40, 4.4 Shuttle, 3x155
Now a junior DB at Oklahoma
2011 12 games 84 tackles, 4.5 TFL's, 6 PBU's
2012 3 games 15 tackles, 4 PBU's

Bronson Irwin, 10^th Grade, Mustang HS, OK-Tulsa NUC
6-4/305, 23 V, 7-8 BJ, 5.5 40, 5.0 Shuttle, 23x185
Now a junior OL at Oklahoma
2012 3 games starting offensive guard

David Piland, 10^th Grade, Southlake Carroll HS, TX-Tulsa NUC
6-2/172, 27 V, 8-3 BJ, 4.98 40, 4.53 Shuttle, 3x155
Now a sophomore QB at Houston
2010 10 games 201 of 345 for 2,641 yards 24 TD's 14 INT's
2012 4 games 124 of 224 for 1,401 yards 7 TD's 7 INT's; 16 car for 111 yards 1 TD

Travis Hughes, 9^th Grade, Kempsville HS, VA-Hampton Roads NUC
5-11.5/209, 28.5 V, 8-10 BJ, 4.55 40, 4.22 Shuttle, 25x135
Now a sophomore LB at North Carolina
2012 5 games 16 tackles, 1.5 TFL's, 1 PBU

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