Nevada prep football players catching eye of college scouts

Football players from Nevada Interscholastic Activities Association schools are highly sought after this inter as the National Letter of Intent signing Day on Feb. 6 approaches.

The Nevada Wolf Pack already has two verbal commitments from a pair of northern Nevada players. Bishop Manogue tight end Devonte German and Reed quarterback Mark Nowaczewski verbally committed to the Pack in November. German is 6-foot-5, 220 pounds and Nowaczewski is 6-3, 180.

German and Nowaczewski, though, are just two of 13 Nevada high school players who have given a verbal commitment so far.

  • The others, according to 247sports.com are . . .
  • Arizona: Anu Solomon, Bishop Gorman (6-0, 195), quarterback
  • BYU: Trajan Pili, Centennial (6-2, 200), cornerback
  • BYU: Kaimana Nacua, Liberty (6-1, 195), quarterback
  • Utah: Marcus Williams, Durango (5-11, 204), running back
  • Colorado State: Justin Sweet, Bishop Gorman (5-10, 180), cornerback
  • New Mexico: Ryan Smith, Bishop Gorman (5-7, 160), wide receiver
  • UNLV: Devonte Boyd, Basic (6-1, 175), wide receiver
  • UNLV: Niko Kapeli, Liberty (5-8, 205), running back
  • San Diego State: Tyler Morris, Foothill (6-3, 195), safety
  • San Diego State: Randy Ricks, Legacy (6-4, 215, defensive end
  • San Diego State: Donnel Pumphrey, Canyon Springs (5-9, 165), running back
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