Area football players display skills at NIKE camp
UNIVERSITY PARK -- Gateway linebacker Shayne Hale simply had to show up to impress scouts Saturday at Penn State's NIKE Football Camp.
The spotlight -- and 37 college scholarship offers -- already had found him
Brashear wide receiver Ed Tinker had to work much harder to create a buzz and add to his five offers.
"Coming from the city, it's pretty hard because, in the city, it's tough to have a lot of college scouts looking at you," Tinker said. "If you're from the WPIAL, if you're from Gateway or something, it's easier. Some coaches put them out there, but in the city, it's so hard to get out there. That's why I go to the camps when I can, so I can show them."
Rivals.com recruiting analyst Mike Farrell was impressed by both players.
"I think the guy that helped himself the most today is Tinker," Farrell said. "He's pretty good. He's real fast, explosive, has good hands.
"Obviously, Shayne Hale being here, that's a big deal. Just being able to eye him up physically, because on film when we get to see him, he looks outstanding. But this is the first time being able to eye-ball him. He's a legit 6-4. He's 235. He's just a monster."
Hale and Montour linebacker Christian Wilson are considered two of the WPIAL's top six recruits in one of the most-talented classes to come out of Western Pennsylvania.
Aliquippa tight end Jonathan Baldwin, Jeannette quarterback Terrelle Pryor and Hale, all considered five-star recruits, according to Rivals.com, did not attend. Thomas Jefferson defensive tackle Lucas Nix and Trinity linebacker Andrew Sweat, four-star prospects, also stayed home.
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