May Evaluation Period for Class of 2011 HS Football Prospects Draws Near
Hasting St Cecilia Catholic’s Big Zach Sterup Leads Class of 2011 Prospects With 5 D-1 Offers–and Counting
By Will Cummings
MyHitNews.com
Don’t blink too long: the 2010 high school football season is fast approaching, With the wrap up of college spring ball, college coaches will be begin focusing on rounding out their class of 2011 recruits.
The month of May marks the beginning of a month long period that the NCAA has set aside to allow college coaches to visit high school campuses to evaluate the talent pool. The NCAA prohibits the coaches from actually communicating with the athletes (except they can acknowledge them by saying hello) but they can speak to their coaches, watch them participate in practices and review their transcripts.
The 2011 Nebraska high school class is shaping up to be one of the better classes in recent memory. Already there are four Nebraska high school football prospects that hold at least one D-1A offer. Zach Sterup, a 6-foot-9, 265lb athlete out of Hasting St Cecilia Catholic leads the pack with five D-1 offers. Sterup is also a very talented basketball player and is receiving a lot of attention from college coaches in that sport as well. The other Nebraska prospects holding D-1A offers are Ryne Reeves, OL, 6-3, 285, Crete; Cole Fisher, LB, 6-3, 212, Millard North and Ted Lampkin, ATH, 5-7, 160, Omaha Central (see the MHN Class of 2011 Nebraska High School Football Prospect Board below to view offers).
There are number of athletes that look to be next in line to get a D-1 offer or two: Below, check out the reported measurables on Beatrice’s Daniel Davie—nasty! Davie currently holds an offer from D-1AA North Dakota State. His 4.40 40 time and 38″ vertical will be hard for recruiters to ignore. Omaha Burke LB Nate Kroupa is another prospect boasting impressive numbers and he looks good on film too. Millard South’s All-Nebraska LB/RB Quentin Urban may not have lip-licking measurables but there is no doubt that he is a very talented athlete—which includes basketball and baseball—and the playmaker delivers the goods on the football field. Ryan Randall put up some freaky rushing numbers last year for Blair–2,000 plus; Lincoln Southeast’s Derrius Vick holds a D-1 offer in basketball and the explosive and shifty ATH will be in the hunt to add one in football.
The above are just a few of the possibilities to watch out for in the next few months. Of course–like always– someone will pop out of seemingly nowhere to snatch a D-1 offer. And that is why the next few months of the recruiting cycle will be so important for prospects to make an impression.
Get ready for your camps this spring and summer and be prepared to deliver your best in the fall!
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Class of 2011 | ||||
| Name School | POS | HT, WT Bench, Squat; 40 yd Shuttle Vertical | ESPN Score | Rivals Rank |
| Linemen | ||||
| Ryne Reeves Crete Offer: Nebraska; Commitment: Nebraska First Team Super-State | OL | 6-3, 285 340, 420 5.2 5.00 27″ | ESPN’s Top 150 Watch List | NA |
| Aaron Frey Pius X 1st Team All-City | OL | 6-3, 215 NR NR NR NR | NA | NA |
| Zach Sterup Hastings St Cecilia Offer: Iowa University, Kansas, Kansas State, Ohio, Wisonsin All- Nebraska 2nd Team | OL | 6-9, 265 NR NR NR NR | NA | NA |
| Running Backs/ Fullbacks | ||||
| Tre’ Sacks Millard South Second Team All-Metro | RB | 5-5, 185 | NA | NA |
| Cleo Miller Omaha Benson 2nd Team All-Metro | RB | 5-9, 160 NR NR NR NR | NA | NA |
| Ryan Randall Blair 2nd Team All-Nebraska1st Team All-Omaha Area  Junior Year | RB | 6-1, 190 NR NR NR NR | NA | NA |
| Richard Wynne Jr. Creighton Prep | RB/CB | 5-7, 162 260, 335 5.05 NR 31″NR NR NR | NA | NA |
| Quarterbacks | ||||
| Jimmie Forsythe Omaha Burke 2nd Team All-Nebraska First Team All-Metro Sophomore Year | QB | 5-11, 175 235, 360 NR NR 30″ | NA | NA |
| Wide Receivers/Tight Ends | ||||
| Galen Gullie Omaha Bryan Second Team All-Metro | WR | 5-9, 175 NR NR NR NR | NA | NA |
| Ted lampkin Omaha Central Offer: Iowa State, Kansas State Second Team All-Metro | WR | 5-7, 159 NR 4.37 4.42 35″ | NA | NA |
| Athletes | ||||
| Derrius Vick Lincoln Southeast 1st Team All-City | ATH | 6-2, 180 230,NR 4.6 NR 31″ | NA | NA |
| Bryce Bostwick Lincoln East 1st Team All-City | ATH | 5-11,175 NR NR NR NR | NA | NA |
| Quentin Urban Millard South First Team Super-State First Team All-Nebraska Junior Year | ATH | 5-11, 185 250, 355 4.59 4.03 35″ | NA | NA |
| James Muhammad Lincoln North Star Junior Year | ATH | 5-8, 150 NR NR NR NR | NA | NA |
DEFENSE | ||||
| Name School | POS | HT, WT Bench, Squat 40 yd Shuttle Vertical | ESPN Score | Rivals Rank |
| Linemen | ||||
| Brandon Yost Millard West First Team All-Mertro | DL | 6-1, 250 NR NR NR NR | NA | NA |
| Lucas Mickels Creighton Prep | DL | 6-0, 283 NR | NA | NA |
| Ryan Wheeler Millard North | DE | 6-4, 244 (295, 405) 4.93 4.28 26″ | NA Invited to U.S. Army National Combine | NA |
| Eddie Ridder Mount Michael | DE | 6-6, 212 NR NR NR 31″ | NA | NA |
| Linebackers | ||||
| Cole Fisher Millard North Offer: Iowa University, Kansas First Team Super-State | LB | 6-3, 185 250, 380 4.62 NR NR | NA | NA |
| Broderick Boehm Lincoln Southeast 1st Team All-City | LB | 5-11, 195 270, 390 NR NR NR | NA | NA |
| Nate Kroupa Omaha Burke Second Team All-Metro Junior Year
| LB | 5-11, 215 305, 510 4.7 4.4 31″ | NA | NA |
| Gus Petersen Cambreidge 2009 Class C2 1st Team All-State | LB | 6-2, 195 275, 400 NR | NA | NA |
| Drew Ott Giltner | LB | 6-3, 217 245, 360 4.85 NA 36″ | NA | NA |
| Josh Swanson Gerining | LB | 6-0, 197 NR | NA | NA |
| Antony Ridder West Point Central Cath. | LB | 6-2, 195 250, NR 4.7 NR 26 | NA | NA |
| Brock Sherman Crete | LB | 6-0, 203 300, 420 4.6 4.4 30″ | NA | NA |
| Joshua Martin Plattsmouth | LB | 5-9, 155 | NA | NA |
| Defensive Backs | ||||
| Austin Tompkins Lincoln Southwest 1st Team All-City | DB | 6-1, 175 NR NR NR NR | NA | NA |
| Zach Leinbaugh Millard West First Team All-Metro | DB/ K | 5-8,175 NR NR NR NR | NA | NA |
| Cole Spurgeon Gretna 1st Team All-Omaha Area | DB | 6-3, 195 NR NR NR NR | NA | NA |
| Daniel Davie Beatrice North Dakota State | S | 6-0, 181 250, 335 4.4 4.24 38″ | NA Invited to U.S. Army National Combine | NA |
| Will Sailors Lincoln Northeast | DE | 6-4, 244 350, 385 5.2 4.72 30″ | NA Invited to U.S. Army National Combine | NA |
| Trias Bolton Omaha Westside | DB | 5-11, 170 NR 4.55 NR NR | NA | NA |
| Kickers/Punters | ||||
| Tyson Broekemeir Arurora First Team Super-State | P | 6-0, 165 NA NA NA NA | NA | NA |
| Tanner Jones Hastings | K | 5-10, 170 NR | NA | NA |
April 22, 2010 @ 12:59 pm
Crusher, how many total d-1A football scholarships do you think will go to Nebraska high scools kids this year?
April 22, 2010 @ 9:51 pm
Curious, your guess is as good as mine. The 2011 crop looks a little more promising than those in the past few years. So if I had to wager–at least 8 total. Though, it would be nice to see this class get into the double digits. Possible!