Top Florida Prep Receiver Eyes BYU
It is not often that the BYU Cougars find themselves battling with Purdue, Maryland, South Carolina and perhaps even Florida for a football recruit. But that's what is happening this summer and fall as the program hones in on O'Neill Chambers, a senior at Florida's Harmony High.
Reached on his cell phone Tuesday, Chambers told The Recruiting Trail that he is "dead serious" about possibly attending BYU, although he is not Mormon and the school is thousands of miles from his home.
"They are my No. 1 team right now," he said.
BYU offered Chambers in the spring, and he attended the Cougars' football camp in June with several of his Harmony teammates. BYU is also looking at Kedron Paul, a running back and Chambers' best friend.
"We are going to base our decision together. We're probably a package deal," Chambers said. "Most of the same schools that have offered me have offered him.
Harmony's head coach is Tyler Anderson, a former Cougar receiver who prepped at Orem and helped lead Tooele High to a state title a few years ago. Chambers said Anderson annually takes several of his players to Provo for BYU's camp.
Chambers caught 17 passes for 303 yards and three touchdowns as a junior, and also had three defensive touchdowns while playing safety and three on special teams.
He said he doesn't plan to commit to a school until his senior season is over. He will take an official campus visit to BYU in November or December and plans on bringing his parents.
Last week, Chambers said he received a scholarship offer from Purdue, bringing his total to 11.
"My top four are BYU, Maryland, Purdue and South Carolina," he said. "Florida will be in there if [it] offers."
Chambers said he likes BYU for its wide-open offense, commitment to the passing game and "campus atmosphere."
He said defensive backs coach Jaime Hill has been his primary recruiter, along with receivers coach Patrick Higgins.
He participated in Florida's "Friday Night Lights" camp a few weeks ago, but has not heard from coach Urban Meyer because it is currently a "dead" period in recruiting.
"I feel like I held my own against the best of the best," he said.
He said he also has offers from Mississippi State, Texas Tech, Texas A&M, Houston, Troy and Georgia Southern.
When he was at BYU's camp, Chambers struck a friendship with West High's Garrett Nicholson, who committed to BYU last month.
"He's a good player and good kid," Chambers said. "I can see myself playing with him on the college level."
Praying for a Prince
Speaking of three-star recruits, BYU is still in the running for Kevin Prince, a quarterback at Crespi Carmelite High in Encino, Calif. However, a source close to BYU's staff said it appears the LDS quarterback will commit to UCLA in the near future.
That's contingent on Prince agreeing to go on his LDS Church mission before enrolling at the school, the source said.
Prince, 6-foot-3 and 190 pounds, threw for 1,422 yards and 12 touchdowns his junior year and has been compared to Steve Young because of his excellent mobility. An injury cut short his season.
He visited UCLA's campus twice last week, according to superprep.com, and received an offer from the Bruins coach Carl Dorrell.
He has said that Washington is also among his favorites.
Another Shooter Bypasses Utes
The University of Utah was one of the schools which offered a scholarship to James Rahon, a 6-foot-4 shooting guard from Torrey Pines High in California, but Rahon on Tuesday commited to Santa Clara.
The senior also had an offer from San Diego State, according to recruiting analyst Greg Hicks.
"I liked all the schools recruiting me," he said. "But I love the coaches at Santa Clara."
Reached on his cell phone Tuesday, Chambers told The Recruiting Trail that he is "dead serious" about possibly attending BYU, although he is not Mormon and the school is thousands of miles from his home.
"They are my No. 1 team right now," he said.
BYU offered Chambers in the spring, and he attended the Cougars' football camp in June with several of his Harmony teammates. BYU is also looking at Kedron Paul, a running back and Chambers' best friend.
"We are going to base our decision together. We're probably a package deal," Chambers said. "Most of the same schools that have offered me have offered him.
Harmony's head coach is Tyler Anderson, a former Cougar receiver who prepped at Orem and helped lead Tooele High to a state title a few years ago. Chambers said Anderson annually takes several of his players to Provo for BYU's camp.
Chambers caught 17 passes for 303 yards and three touchdowns as a junior, and also had three defensive touchdowns while playing safety and three on special teams.
He said he doesn't plan to commit to a school until his senior season is over. He will take an official campus visit to BYU in November or December and plans on bringing his parents.
Last week, Chambers said he received a scholarship offer from Purdue, bringing his total to 11.
"My top four are BYU, Maryland, Purdue and South Carolina," he said. "Florida will be in there if [it] offers."
Chambers said he likes BYU for its wide-open offense, commitment to the passing game and "campus atmosphere."
He said defensive backs coach Jaime Hill has been his primary recruiter, along with receivers coach Patrick Higgins.
He participated in Florida's "Friday Night Lights" camp a few weeks ago, but has not heard from coach Urban Meyer because it is currently a "dead" period in recruiting.
"I feel like I held my own against the best of the best," he said.
He said he also has offers from Mississippi State, Texas Tech, Texas A&M, Houston, Troy and Georgia Southern.
When he was at BYU's camp, Chambers struck a friendship with West High's Garrett Nicholson, who committed to BYU last month.
"He's a good player and good kid," Chambers said. "I can see myself playing with him on the college level."
Praying for a Prince
Speaking of three-star recruits, BYU is still in the running for Kevin Prince, a quarterback at Crespi Carmelite High in Encino, Calif. However, a source close to BYU's staff said it appears the LDS quarterback will commit to UCLA in the near future.
That's contingent on Prince agreeing to go on his LDS Church mission before enrolling at the school, the source said.
Prince, 6-foot-3 and 190 pounds, threw for 1,422 yards and 12 touchdowns his junior year and has been compared to Steve Young because of his excellent mobility. An injury cut short his season.
He visited UCLA's campus twice last week, according to superprep.com, and received an offer from the Bruins coach Carl Dorrell.
He has said that Washington is also among his favorites.
Another Shooter Bypasses Utes
The University of Utah was one of the schools which offered a scholarship to James Rahon, a 6-foot-4 shooting guard from Torrey Pines High in California, but Rahon on Tuesday commited to Santa Clara.
The senior also had an offer from San Diego State, according to recruiting analyst Greg Hicks.
"I liked all the schools recruiting me," he said. "But I love the coaches at Santa Clara."
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