California DL has first offer

Murrieta (Calif.) Vista Murrieta defensive tackle Jake Carr has an impressive athletic resume. He earned all-league honors in 2006 after racking up 96 tackles, 33 tackles for a loss, seven sacks and three fumble recoveries. He says he's 6-foot-4 and 240 pounds and has a 4.84-second time in the 40-yard dash to boot.

It's his impressive resume and work on the field that has already allowed him to pick up an offer from Air Force and heavy interest from others.

"I use a mixture of quickness and strength," he said. "I use the swim move a lot or bull rush if I can. I just do whatever I have to get to the quarterback."

Along with the offer from Air Force, Carr, who has a 2.8 grade-point average, is getting mail from Utah, Washington State and Washington. He plans on camping this summer at UCLA and Oregon.

He does have ties to the Pacific Northwest as his father went to Portland State on a football scholarship.

So what will be a few things he will look at when it comes time to find the perfect school?

"The program prestige will be important to me," he said. "I'm also going to look at the school's coaching style and see if it fits how I play."

Carr also plays tight end and said his sports hero growing up was Muhammad Ali.