Hawaiian OL closing in on offer

There always seems to be plenty of linemen that are capable of playing D-I football from the Aloha State of Hawai'i. While players have always been found on Oahu it seems in the last few players are being found on the other islands as well. The following player is from the beautiful island of Maui and he could be closing in on his first offer.

Keep your eye on offensive center/offensive guard Esrom Pascual (6-0, 280, 5.3) from Wailuku (Hawai'i) Baldwin.

Baldwin is the same school of incoming USC freshmen Kaluka Maiava.

According to Pascual, he is close to getting his first offer from Boise State.

"Boise State is coming to see me at the Maui Camp in July," Pascual said. "They told me they may offer me then."

Besides Boise State, Pascual is getting recruiting interest from Arkansas, Florida State, Kansas, Colorado, Arizona State, Washington and UCLA.

UCLA is planning on coming at the end of the month to see Pascual up close and Washington is also showing a lot of recent attention.

Pascual was selected first-team all-league and all-state as a junior.

Like many Hawaiian players, Pascual is strong as an ox and already has D-I strength.

Pascual's current bench is 405-pounds, he squats 505 and he power cleans 275.

The scouting report on Pascual is he's very intelligent and is the leader of the offensive line. He finishes his blocks and gets a lot of pancakes.

"Esrom is a good kid on and off the football field," Baldwin coach Jimmy Morimoto said. "As a football player he is very aggressive and physical."

"Esrom already has good footwork and technique," Morimoto said. "We're going to try him out at center this year. We feel he will be a good one on the next level."

Pascual is already qualified with a 3.0 GPA and 930 SAT.