Football: Top recruits in Provo.....to meet Lemming
Some of the top football prospects in the state of Utah were at LaVell Edwards Stadium today, but not to be recruited by BYU coaches.
Instead, they were there to meet Tom Lemming, perhaps the most well-known recruiting expert in the country. Lemming invited the prospects, most of whom will be seniors next fall, to the gathering so he could get their picture, contact information and anything else that will help him in his reports for CBS College (formerly CSTV), USA Today and other national media outlets.
Lemming graciously allowed me to attend the get-together, and I will have more detailed information on many of the recruits in subsequent posts.
Lemming's opinion is not only valuable to recruiters. He also helps select players for several of those January all-star games such as the U.S. Army All-American Bowl in San Antonio and the UnderArmour All-Star Classic in Florida.
First, here's a list of players (I counted 17) that made the trip to Provo:
* Bingham WR Mike Edmunds and LB L.T. Filiaga
*Jordan linemen Vyncent Jones, Tyler Larsen and Kyle Johnson and RB/LB Dillon Hill
* Timpview's Chris Badger, Tui Crichton, Craig Bills, Xavier Su'a-Filo, Bronson Kaufusi and Travis Van Leeuwen
* Pleasant Grove RB/DB LeSean Wilcox
* Nothridge DB/WR Chris Washington and LB/RB Peni Maka'afi
* Spanish Fork TE Richard Wilson
* Logan QB Jeff Manning
The top Utah recruit from the class of 2009 in most minds, Cottonwood's John Martinez, was not in attendance. But it is not like Martinez needs the exposure -- every college recruiter in the country knows who he is and I will be stunned if he's not invited to the premier all-star game, the one in San Antonio.
The group included three players who have committed to BYU -- Timpview's Bills, Crichton and Kaufusi (who will be a junior) and one who has committed to Utah -- Jordan's Jones.
Instead, they were there to meet Tom Lemming, perhaps the most well-known recruiting expert in the country. Lemming invited the prospects, most of whom will be seniors next fall, to the gathering so he could get their picture, contact information and anything else that will help him in his reports for CBS College (formerly CSTV), USA Today and other national media outlets.
Lemming graciously allowed me to attend the get-together, and I will have more detailed information on many of the recruits in subsequent posts.
Lemming's opinion is not only valuable to recruiters. He also helps select players for several of those January all-star games such as the U.S. Army All-American Bowl in San Antonio and the UnderArmour All-Star Classic in Florida.
First, here's a list of players (I counted 17) that made the trip to Provo:
* Bingham WR Mike Edmunds and LB L.T. Filiaga
*Jordan linemen Vyncent Jones, Tyler Larsen and Kyle Johnson and RB/LB Dillon Hill
* Timpview's Chris Badger, Tui Crichton, Craig Bills, Xavier Su'a-Filo, Bronson Kaufusi and Travis Van Leeuwen
* Pleasant Grove RB/DB LeSean Wilcox
* Nothridge DB/WR Chris Washington and LB/RB Peni Maka'afi
* Spanish Fork TE Richard Wilson
* Logan QB Jeff Manning
The top Utah recruit from the class of 2009 in most minds, Cottonwood's John Martinez, was not in attendance. But it is not like Martinez needs the exposure -- every college recruiter in the country knows who he is and I will be stunned if he's not invited to the premier all-star game, the one in San Antonio.
The group included three players who have committed to BYU -- Timpview's Bills, Crichton and Kaufusi (who will be a junior) and one who has committed to Utah -- Jordan's Jones.
1 Comments:
Why do the Layton High kids: Bryson, Jackson, Kopecky, Powell and Williams keep getting left off of these list?
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