2011 Recruiting

[EWURanger]

Verbals:

OL Austin Griffin - Hillsboro, Oregon Jesuit HS 6'5" 330

Current Offers (Players previously offered but committed elsewhere have been removed):

***QB Drew Austin - Graham, Washington Graham-Kapowsin HS 6'2" 185 (EWU?)

**QB Alex Matthews - Lake Oswego, Oregon Lake Oswego HS 6'3" 195 (EWU, Penn)

**QB Malik Watson - Pittsburg, California Pittsburg HS 6'2" 210 (EWU, Oregon State, Montana, Idaho, NAU)

QB Bowe Merin - Stockton, California St Mary's HS 6'1" 185 (EWU)

RB Feao Vunipola - Pittsburg, California Pittsburg HS 6'0" 220 (EWU, Montana, Montana State))

**OG Billy Shipman - Valencia, California Valencia HS 6'3" 255 (EWU, CPSLO, UCD, NAU, Cornell, SEMO)

WR Aaron Peck - Riverside, California North HS 6'4" 225 (EWU, EMU)

WR Blake Dutton - Lake Oswego, Oregon Lakeridge HS 6'2" 190 (EWU, Cornell)

WR Anthony Williams - Concord, California De La Salle HS 6'0" 180 (EWU, UNLV)

***DB Jayshawn Johnson - Seattle, Washington O'Dea HS 5'10' 170 (EWU, Wyoming)

DB Norm Sadler - Fair Oaks, California Del Campo HS 5'10" 170 (EWU, Cal-Poly)

**DB Ajee Montes - La Puente, California Bishop Amat HS 5'11" 180 (EWU, SMU)

LB Zach Whalen - Lake Oswego, Oregon Lake Oswego HS 6'3" 200 (EWU, Dartmouth, Portland State)

LB Cedric Gonzalez - Tucson, Arizona Sunnyside HS 6'0" 185 (EWU, South Dakota State)

Players with interest or being actively recruited:

ATH Darnell Adams - Newberg, Oregon Newberg 6'3" 180
ATH Sheldon Prince - Beaverton, Oregon Aloha 5'10" 170
**QB Myles Carr - Arcadia, California Arcadia HS 6"2" 205 (Offer from Sac State, Fresno State)
QB Deion Wright - Yakima, Washington AC Davis 6'1" 185
QB Mike Butler - Mountain View, California Mountain View 6'1" 175
QB Anthony Berg - Mukilteo, Washington Kamiak 6'3" 205
QB Bowe Merin - Stockton, California St. Mary's 6'1" 198
QB Tyler Stewart - Chatsworth, California Sierra Canyon 6'3" 205
QB Eric Kump - Gilbert, Arizona Higley 6'1" 190
QB Kieran McDonagh - Vancouver, Washington Skyview HS 6'3" 225
RB Levonte Littlejohn - Lakewood, Washington Lakes HS 5"11" 195
RB Marcus Jones - Norco, California Norco 5'7" 150
RB Lj Sly-Cain - Portland, Oregon Parkrose 6'0" 192
RB Jordan Visarraga - Eugene, Oregon Willamette 5'10" 178
WR Cooper Kupp - Yakima, Washington AC Davis 6'1" 180
WR David Trimble Jr. - Yakima, Washington AC Davis 6'2" 180
WR Gabe Gutierrez - Tukwila, Washington Foster 6'2" 185
WR Garren Robinett - Keizer, Oregon McNary 6'1" 175
WR Parker Scott - Mercer Island, Washington Mercer Island 5'11" 175
WR Eric Stefanchik - Mercer Island, Washington Mercer Island 5'11" 165
WR Lucky Gaskill - Lewiston, Idaho Lewiston HS 6'0" 190
WR Najee Lovett - Berkley, California St. Mary's College HS 5'9" 170
**TE Trevon Calahan - Encino, California Crespi 6'3" 250
TE Andrew Price - Blaine, Washington Blaine 6'5" 220
TE Bryson Sullivan - Aloha, Oregon Aloha 6'3" 240
TE Austin Loders - Gresham, Oregon Sam Barlow HS 6'3" 215
OL Jordan Wernet - Federal Way, Washington Decatur 6'5" 260
OL Cam Keizur - West Linn, Oregon West Linn 6'4" 305
OL Dominic Mori - Tigard, Oregon Jesuit 6'1" 244
OL Mitchell Marboe - Wenatchee, Washington Wenatchee 6'0" 258
DT Cody Fullerton - Shoreline, Washington O'Dea 6'3" 265
DT Quincey Davison - Kent, Washington Kentwood 6'3" 315
DE Barrett Weston - Maple Valley, Washington Tahoma 6'4 250
DE Peter Tafea - Beaverton, Oregon Beaverton 6'2" 223
DE Sawyer Whalen - Woodinville, Washington Woodinville 6'4" 220
DE Matt Nilsson - Kirkland, Washington Juanita 6'5" 240
LB Jake Zylstra Kent, Washington Kentridge 6'2" 180
LB Brandon Lukenbill South Hill, Washington Emerald Ridge HS 6'2" 205
LB Lucas Revelle - Arlington, Washington Arlington 6'2" 205
LB Curtis Taylor - Seattle, Washington O'Dea 6'2" 210
LB Grant Taylor - Lake Oswego, Oregon Lake Oswego 6'2" 215
LB Jordan Downing - Pasco, Washington Pasco 6'1" 205
DB Traishawn Patrick - Mill Creek, Washington Henry M Jackson 5'10" 210
DB Jayshawn Jordan - Seattle, Washington O'Dea 5'10" 170
DB Jimmie King - Kent, Washington Kentridge 5'9" 175
DB Marcus Smith-Pharr - Portland, Oregon David Douglas 6'0" 175
DB Felipe Parra - Danville, California San Ramon Valley 5'10" 175
DB Malik Barners - Seattle, Washington Ingraham 6'4" 195

 

[clawman1]

Thanks for the info Ranger.

 

[EWURanger]

Thanks for the info Ranger.

No problem. I added in the info from Scout.Com as well, so this list is a combination of both sites.

 

[clawman1]

Good to see so many kids from the Northwest

 

[eaglesfootball]

good compilation but it seems since the rivals sight died a while back there isn't very much insight into EWU recruiting and it seems we usually don't know much until well into the post season about potential recruits. I saw that PSU already has a few committs. Why does it seem like we are always late in recruiting?

 

[clawman1]

Is Drew Sharkey- Ferris High a potential Eagle?

 

[EWURanger]

No idea, although we do seem to have a lot of young Ends waiting in the wings already. (Evan Day, Dylan Zylstra, etc.) The only FCS schools that seems to be on his radar at the moment is Montana. This is, of course, according to rivals.

 

[EWURanger]

Of note, there are only 16 Seniors on this years team. Two of those are Zach Johnson and Tyler Hart, who are both applying for medical redshirts. Assuming those go through, that's only 14 Seniors. Of those, I'm not sure of the total full/partial scholarship ratio there.....but I am kind of thinking this will be a small-ish recruiting class, which is ok because it allows us to be more selective.

I think we are basically set at WR/RB, and also at TE/DE, and even with Mitchell and Gauthier graduating I can see our starter next year being one of the QB's already on the roster, most likely Vitto or Adams. Haven't seen much of Fishback yet. Maybe we go after a 4th QB to RS, or maybe a drop-down. I am thinking we will target the OL/DL/LB/S positions, as well as some athlete type kids that can play corner with Gibbs and Chaten both exhausting eligibility.

Break-down of current Senior Class:

QB - 2
RB - 1
WR - 1*
TE - 1
C - 1
OT - 1
DT - 2
LB - 2*
CB - 2
S -2
K - 1

 

[clawman1]

No idea, although we do seem to have a lot of young Ends waiting in the wings already. (Evan Day, Dylan Zylstra, etc.) The only FCS schools that seems to be on his radar at the moment is Montana. This is, of course, according to rivals.

The 2012 class will contribute primarily in 2014-2016. Need to keep the pipeline flowing with good athletes

 

[EWURanger]

Updated.

 

[eaglesfootball]

the Austin kid from Graham would be an excellent fit for our offense, and knowing Baldwin's reputation in grooming QBs I would not be surprised to see him at EWU. He is flying a little under the radar from the pac12 schools but he would be an outstanding Big Sky QB in my opinion.

 

[EWURanger]

Just saw on rivals that EWU may have offered Austin Griffin, a 6'5, 330 pound offensive lineman from Jesuit High School in Portland, Oregon on a recent visit. This is the same school Jordan Talley came from. I think he would be a nice get for EWU and we seem to have been getting more kids from Oregon lately.

Here is his recruiting video from last season. He is the RG, #71. I am pretty sure #6 in this video is Talley making the defense look silly.

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k70cVhWUsGI[/youtube]

Jesuit’s Austin Griffin Works for Eastern Washington Offer

According to him it did, “Eastern Washington liked what they saw and said they will be sending a written offer here after the first part of September.”

Griffin likes the fit in Cheney and said he could not ask for a better fit as far as team mates and the staff go. “It is a great situation, ” he added.

http://www.northwestprepreport.com/jesuits-austin-griffin-works-for-eastern-washington-offer" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

 

[eaglesfootball]

just watched that video and Talley was unreal in high school and has been a great back so far this season. we seem to have many viable options at running back for the next couple of years. it sounds like griffin could be a done deal but i imagine he could be holding out for an offer from oregon or whatever. he looks like a solid run blocker and i think the eagles will be more run based over the next couple of years so he could be a solid grab if he commits.

 

[clawman1]

Looking at the athletes our staff has recruited continues to impress, especially when you look at the facilities offered at Eastern. I was at a high school game at U-High last week and thought "this facility is not that much different than Eastern's and the Eagles are a Div 1 college". It would seem to me our coaches are really hamstrung by our facilities compared to any other in the Big Sky, yet they bring in outstanding class players. Seldom do I read about Eastern players getting DUI's, assault charges, or ?? Like some others of our BSC brethren.
Good Job Coaches Baldwin, Best, Graham, and all others.

 

[EWURanger]

Been digging some more (have the day off :thumb, and it looks like Austin Griffin has at least given a verbal to EWU. :clap:

Here is the link and this is a good site for Oregon HS players.

http://highschoolsports.oregonlive.com/player/austin-griffin/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

 

[Vic E. Wallace]

Ranger,
Forte, Talley,Withroy(sp) are Recruits from Jesuit HS 11. What position is he? If he is as good as three Recruits, he will be among some outstanding Athletes coming from Oregon. Keep them coming. Vic Wallace

 

[EWURanger]

Ranger,
Forte, Talley,Withroy(sp) are Recruits from Jesuit HS 11. What position is he? If he is as good as three Recruits, he will be among some outstanding Athletes coming from Oregon. Keep them coming. Vic Wallace

Griffin is an OL, and I imagine at 6'5" and 320-330 he'll be playing Guard. That's a big dude. I didn't know about Weatheroy - yep, another Jesuit guy, didn't realize it. Forte is from Cali, though.

 

[eaglesfootball]

what are our biggest positional needs for this recruiting class?

 

[LDopaPDX]

I'd say OL and DL are our biggest needs... especially interior linemen and DTs. That said, Eastern can always use some decent size kids with great speed. You can always find a place for those types of kids at this level, whether it's at DB or WR / RB.

 

[EWURanger]

I'd say OL, DL (not Ends so much), DB, LB, in that order. I'd say there's an outside chance they'd look at a drop-down QB. I think we're pretty set at WR, RB, TE, DE....