Vegas LB is a hit
Another player to watch from Las Vegas (Nev.) Shadow Ridge is outside linebacker Jarrod Walters (6-0, 215, 4.5). Walters has been getting recruiting attention schools as diverse as the WAC, Mountain West, Ivy and Pac 10 conferences.
Walters was an all-conference selection after racking up 91 tackles, 20 tackles for loss, four forced fumbles, three fumble recoveries and two interceptions.
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In the weight room Walters currently benches 315, squats 550, cleans a very good 305 and has recorded an outstanding 36.3 vertical.
The scouting report on Walters is he's very fast and quick to the football. He's very dependable and always comes ready to play. Walters has a non-stop motor and never takes a play off.
Walters is also a very good hitter as his four forced fumbles would indicate. When you're hit by Walters you know it.
Stanford, Cal, Arizona State, Oregon State, Wisconsin, Illinois, Fresno State and Harvard are schools that Walters has a reciprocal interest in.
"I'm looking for a school with outstanding academics," Walters said. "Just in case something happened to me football wise, I would have an excellent education to fall back on."
"That is why I really like Stanford," Walters said. "They have an excellence balance of academics and athletics."
"I also want to attend a school that has an energetic atmosphere and a comfortable college feeling."