List of top O-linemen in West has lots of Utahns
Utah high school football teams usually produce more than their share of talented offensive linemen, which sort of makes up for the lack of skill position players that come out of the Beehive State.
This year, the state has some of the top offensive linemen in the country. That's the general feeling of Scout.com recruiting analyst Brandon Huffman, who has come out with his list of top offensive linemen in the West.
Not surprisingly, Cottonwood's John Martinez is the No. 1 offensive guard in the West, Huffman say. "A big, physical presence inside, one of the elite guards nationally," he writes. Martinez remains uncommitted, but has stated that UCLA, USC, Ohio State and LSU are among his final four.
As a sidenote, a friend of mine was going to the Layton-Cottonwood game last Friday so I asked him to keep an eye on Martinez and give me a report.
"Absolutely dominating," he said.
Somewhat surprising is the fact that Jordan's Vyncent Jones is the second-ranked offensive guard in the West. In case you missed it, Jordan recently traveled to Ohio and knocked off one of the winningest programs in the country, Massillon, 27-24 on a last-second field goal by Garrett Blaisdell.
Timpview's Tui Crichton is No. 4 among the offensive guards, while Jones' teammate at Jordan, Kyle Johnson, is on the list of "Guards to Watch," a long with Hunter's Ryan Mulitalo, who has committed to BYU.
Among the West's top offensive tackles is Timpview's Xavier Su'a-Filo, who is ranked No. 2 behind Kevin Graf of Agoura, Calif., a USC commit.
Cottonwood's Percy Taumoelau is on the list of top tackles to watch. He has an offer from Arkansas, among others.
No Utahns made the list of top centers.
-- Jay Drew
This year, the state has some of the top offensive linemen in the country. That's the general feeling of Scout.com recruiting analyst Brandon Huffman, who has come out with his list of top offensive linemen in the West.
Not surprisingly, Cottonwood's John Martinez is the No. 1 offensive guard in the West, Huffman say. "A big, physical presence inside, one of the elite guards nationally," he writes. Martinez remains uncommitted, but has stated that UCLA, USC, Ohio State and LSU are among his final four.
As a sidenote, a friend of mine was going to the Layton-Cottonwood game last Friday so I asked him to keep an eye on Martinez and give me a report.
"Absolutely dominating," he said.
Somewhat surprising is the fact that Jordan's Vyncent Jones is the second-ranked offensive guard in the West. In case you missed it, Jordan recently traveled to Ohio and knocked off one of the winningest programs in the country, Massillon, 27-24 on a last-second field goal by Garrett Blaisdell.
Timpview's Tui Crichton is No. 4 among the offensive guards, while Jones' teammate at Jordan, Kyle Johnson, is on the list of "Guards to Watch," a long with Hunter's Ryan Mulitalo, who has committed to BYU.
Among the West's top offensive tackles is Timpview's Xavier Su'a-Filo, who is ranked No. 2 behind Kevin Graf of Agoura, Calif., a USC commit.
Cottonwood's Percy Taumoelau is on the list of top tackles to watch. He has an offer from Arkansas, among others.
No Utahns made the list of top centers.
-- Jay Drew
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