To date, the Nike Camp held in Atlanta (Ga.) has been both the biggest and best camp of the Nike tour so far. Close to 500 athletes attended the camp at Georgia Tech and we saw some incredible talent on both sides of the ball. On paper, this weekend's camp at Stanford could top Georgia in both quantity of players as well as quality.

For starters, the quarterback position looks absolutely loaded. They say when looking for speed, head to Florida. When looking for linemen, the Midwest is best. But, when looking for a quarterback, California usually takes the cake, and that should be the case this year.

The NorCal area is very well represented this year and Fresno (Calif.) Edison's Arkelon Hall, Concord (Calif.) De La Salle's Kevin Lopina, Stockton (Calif.) St. Mary's Willie Tuitama and Oakland (Calif.) McClymonds Kyle Reed are all potential top 25 quarterbacks nationally. All four signal callers have good mobility, plus arm strength with Lopina being the most athletic of the group.

Not to be outdone, Woodland Hills (Calif.) Taft signal caller Josh Portis will make the road trip up North to show he's one of the nation's elite. Portis actually has more offers than any quarterback in the West outside of Mark Sanchez, and has made huge strides in the last year. Los Alamitos (Calif.) Jimmy Barnes, Goleta (Calif.) Dos Pueblos Kellen Moriarty, West Hills (Calif.) Chaminade's Chris Turner and our pick as the biggest sleeper of the group, Jacob Crook out of Glendora (Calif.) should all do very well.

A couple of running backs out of Washington lead a strong group of ball carriers. Bellevue's (Wash.) James Hasty Jr. and Vancouver (Wash.) Evergreen's Taylor Rank should put on a nice show. El Paso (Texas) Montwood's Edward Britton, one of the top backs in the Southwest, will be out to represent the Lone Star state and another out of stater, Las Vegas (Nev) Bishop Gorman junior DeMarco Murray already has scholarship offers from Oklahoma and Wisconsin.

Three of the top wide outs in southern California headline the receiver group. Long Beach Poly's (Calif.) DeSean Jackson has quickly become one of the hottest recruits in the nation. Just about every school in the country including Michigan, USC and LSU has offered Jackson, and about five minutes of film study will show why. Jackson has great speed -- clocking a 4.35-40 at USC's skills camp -- but believe it or not, his best asset as a player isn't his speed, but his incredible hands and route running ability.

Los Angeles (Calif.) Jefferson's Austin Usher has the size, 6-foot-3, 200 pounds and speed, 4.40-40 at last year's Nike Camp, to play for any school in the country. Usher has great body control as well, and if it wasn't for concerns about his academics, Usher would be right there with Jackson in terms of scholarship offers.

Los Alamitos' (Calif.) Jeremy Childs has been one of the state's best since his sophomore season. He's a smooth pass catcher with great hands and body control. He's more quick than fast, and reminds us of former Griffin receiver, and Oregon standout Keenan Howry.

A couple of other names to watch closely are Corona (Calif.) Centennial's Dashan Miller, Monrovia's (Calif.) Jesse Canada, Stockton (Calif.) St. Mary's Anthony Crosby, and the talented duo from Pittsburg (Calif.) Jason Crawley and Derric Davis.

Peninsula's (Calif.) Erik Lorig leads a talented tight end group. Lorig is one of the nation's best at his position, and holds offers from most of the Pac-10, as well as, Michigan and Notre Dame. Modesto (Calif.) Thomas Downey's Brad Bisco, and El Dorado Hills (Calif.) Oak Ridge's Ryan Moya are a couple of other big and athletic pass catchers who should open some eyes.

Daniel Borg out of Tucson (Ariz.) Ironwood Ridge and Jacob Hickman from Bakersfield (Calif.) Centennial lead the offensive line class. Borg is big and athletic, and with his 4.0 GPA off the field, he's a very attractive player for schools all over the country. Hickman dominates on both sides of the ball, but will likely work out with the offensive linemen. He won't be the biggest lineman in the group, but few will have quicker feet than Hickman on Saturday. We're also interested in seeing Nick Howell from Fresno (Calif.) Bullard. Howell had a very nice showing at USC's linemen camp a few weeks ago, and has become a player to watch for several Division I schools ever since.

Ben and Joe Barresi from Edmond (Okla.) North, Ian Brinker out of Tucson (Ariz.) Salpointe Catholic, Devin Head from Corona (Calif.) Centennial, Kevin Meagher from Anaheim (Calif.) Servite and Evan Williams from Oakland (Calif.) Bishop O'Dowd are others to watch.

On the defensive line, all eyes will be on Scottsdale (Ariz.) Chaparral's Ekom Udofia, who we feel is the No. 1 player in the West region as of now. Udofia is a two time Student Sports Underclass All-American, and had a monster workout at last year's NorCal Nike Camp. He has size, speed, strength and aggression, and could be the nation's top player at his position.

San Mateo's (Calif.) Serra Will Powers will be out to show he's an elite level prospect as well. He's already regarded as one of the best in the West, and has scholarship offers from UCLA, Arizona State, Nebraska, Colorado, Notre Dame and Stanford. Powers has drawn comparisons to San Jose (Calif.) Valley Christian, and USC bound rush end, Jeff Schweiger because of his 6-foot-4 frame and relentless style of play. That's not a bad player to be compared seeing how we felt Schweiger was the top rush end in the nation last year.

Stanford commit Matt Kopa out of Elk Grove (Calif.), Rolling Hills Estates (Calif.) Peninsula's Brett Stevens, Fontana (Calif.) Kaiser's Bernard Afutiti and Peoria (Ariz.) Centennial's Tanner Highland are all very talented players.

The linebacker position will be led by a pair of athletes who we feel could rank among the top five 'backers in the country. Eureka's (Calif.) Rey Maualuga and Las Vegas (Nev.) Bishop Gorman's Ryan Reynolds are both athletic freaks who can run and hit. At 6-foot-3, 245 pounds, Maualuga looks like a college player right now. He also runs a legitimate 4.5-40 and can bench close to 400 pounds.

Reynolds, 6-foot-2, 220 pounds, may not be as big as Maualuga, but he's just as strong and might be even quicker. He's a blur coming off the edge, and looks like a prototype weak side linebacker prospect at the next level. Both Reynolds and Maualuga should test off the charts and their SPARQ Ratings* could be in the top 10 of any of the Nike Camps we've done this year.

Bellevue (Wash.) linebacker E.J. Savannah holds scholarship offers from half the Pac-10, and will be out to show he should be mentioned among the West's best 'backers. At 6-foot-2, 210 pounds, Savannah is big, fast, athletic and makes plays all over the field. Clovis (Calif.) linebacker Zach Follett is an emerging prospect, and was recently offered scholarships by Fresno State and UCLA. He's a 6-foot-4, 245-pound man child in the middle, and with a strong showing, that offer list will likely triple in the coming months.

The California Junior of the Year, Syd Thompson out of Grant, Sacramento headlines the secondary. Thompson, 5-foot-10, 170 pounds, is a player we've known since he was just in the 8th grade, and he has emerged as one of the most explosive players in the West region. He also stars at running back, and is a dominant punt and kick returner, but we think cornerback could be Thompson's future meal ticket.

We're also excited to see Ramsey (N.J.) Don Bosco Prep corner Michael Ray Garvin, one of the elite defensive backs on the East Coast. Garvin reportedly runs in the 4.3 range, and scored 18 touchdowns as a junior in limited action on offense.

Others we expect to shine on Saturday include Robert Peele from Fresno (Calif.) Edison, Marcus Ezeff out of Santa Rosa (Calif.) Montgomery, Laranzo Bursey from Long Beach Poly, Lompoc (Calif.) Cabrillo's Lydell Sargent and Bakersfield (Calif.) West Kenny Grunum.

* Taking the standard measurements of the football combine, the SPARQ Rating weighs and combines the 40-yard dash, 20-yard shuttle, vertical jump and bench press into a single number that measures an athlete's overall athleticism. Thus, football players can track the progress of their training, through occasional tests, and compare SPARQ Ratings with teammates, training partners and competitors. To learn more about the SPARQ Rating, go to www.sparqtraining.com.