NUC 2007 Retrospective - Part 2

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!

Kenny Stills, 9^th Grade, WR, LaCosta canyon HS, CA-Los Angeles I NUC
5-11.5/160 27 V, 8-7 BJ, 4.6 40, 4.55 Shuttle 12x135
Now a junior WR at Oklahoma
2010 14 games 61 catches for 786 yards 5 TD's (Freshman All-American)
2011 11 games 61 catches for 849 yards 8 TD's (2^nd Team All-Big12)
2012 4 games 29 catches for 344 yards 3 TD's

Levine Toilolo, 10^th Grade, TE, Helix HS, CA-Los Angeles NUC
6-7/238 27 V, 8-8.5 BJ, 4.89 40, 4.63 Shuttle, 17x150
Now a senior TE art Stanford
2011 13 games 25 catches for 343 yards 6 TD's
2012 5 games 13 catches for 278 yards 2 TD's

Justin Gildea, 10^th Grade, DB, Hollidaysburg, PA-Columbus NUC
5-10/172 28 V, 8-10 BJ, 4.54 40, 4.41 Shuttle, 25x150
Now a senior DB at Temple
2010 12 games 58 tackles, 3 TFL's
2011 13 games 51 tackles, 4.5 TFL's 3 sacks, 3 INT's, 3 PBU's
2012 4 games 22 tackles, 1 TFL, 3 PBU's

Sam Longo, 10^th Grade, OL, Bellbrook HS, OH-Columbus NUC
6-4.5/240 27.5 V 8-5.5 BJ, 4.94 40, 4.88 Shuttle, 21x185
Now a junior OL at Cincinnati
2012 4 games Started all four games this year

Storm Johnson, 9^th Grade, RB, Buford HS, GA-Tampa, NUC
5-10/179 26 V, 7-8 BJ, 4.95 40, 4.65 Shuttle, 37x135
Now a Sophomore RB at UCF
2012 5 games 74 car for 333 yards 3 TD's

Sean Hickey, 9^th Grade, OL, Franklin Regional HS, PA-Virginia NUC
6-6/262 18 V, 6-8 BJ, 5.78 40, 5.27 Shuttle, 26x150
Now a junior OL at Syracuse
2012 5 games Started all 5 games

James Washington, 10^th Grade, Edgewater HS, FL-Orlando NUC
5-10/165 30.5 V, 8-5 BJ, 4.62 40, 4.52 Shuttle, 24x150
Now a senior RB at NC State
2011 13 games 227 car for 897 yards 7 TD's; 42 catches for 315 yards
2012 3 games 21 car for 63 yards 1 TD; 7 catches for 57 yards

Jeremy Wright, 10^th Grade, East Ridge HS, FL-Orlando NUC
5-9/184 34 V, 9-8 BJ, 4.52 40, 4.35 Shuttle, 25x150
Now a junior RB at Louisville
2010 11 games 59 car for 327 yards 4 TD's; 3 catches for 12 yards
2011 12 games 73 car for 334 yards 1 TD; 7 catches for 27 yards
2012 5 games 86 car for 389 yards 5 TD's; 9 catches for 84 yards

Steven Beauharnais, 10^th Grade, LB, Saddle Brooks HS, NJ-New Jersey II
6-2/230 29 V, 8-8 BJ, 4.87 40, 4.54 Shuttle, 24x150
Now a senior LB at Rutgers
2009 13 games 36 tackles, 7 TFLs, 5 sacks
2010 12 games 79 tackles, 6 TFL's, 4 INT's
2011 13 games 77 tackles, 16 TFL's, 5 sacks, 1 INT
2012 5 games 28 tackles, 3 TFL's

Jelani Jenkins, 10^th Grade, Good Counsel HS, MD-New Jersey II NUC
6-0/203 28 V, 8-8 BJ, 4.64 40, 4.38 Shuttle, Did not bench
Now a junior LB at Florida
2010 13 games 76 tackles, 4.5 TFL's, 2 sacks
2011 12 games 75 tackles, 6 TFL's, 2 sacks, 1 INT
2012 3 games 5 tackles, 1 TFL

Alex Okafor, 10thGrade, DL, Pflugerville HS, TX-Austin II NUC
6-4/230 27 V, 8-9.5 BJ, 4.94 40, 4.5 Shuttle, 10x185
Now a senior DL at Texas
2009 14 games 22 tackles, 2 TFL's, 6 QBH's
2010 12 games 30 tackles, 4 TFL's, 2.5 Sacks, 13 QBH's
2011 13 games 58 tackles, 14 TFL's, 7 sacks, 17 QBH's (1^st Team All-Big12/1^st Team All-American)
2012 5 games 21 tackles, 6 TFL's, 6 Sacks, 12 QBH's, 2 FF

Keith Price, 10^th Grade, QB, St. John Bosco HS, CA-Los Angeles II NUC
6-0/170 26 V, 7-10 BJ, 4.91 40, 4.69 Shuttle, 5x150
Now a junior QB at Washington
2011 13 games 242 of 362 for 3,063 yards 33 TD's, 11 INT's; 10 car for 56 yards 3 TD's
2012 5 games 94 of 158 for 882 yards 5 TD's, 4 INT's