Dallas, TX - 11th grade Outstanding Performance List!

DALLAS TX 11th grade NUC Schuman’s Outstanding Performance List
Kameel Jackson Sam Houston HS, TX 11th WR #57	Kameel "Action" Jackson took home the Overall MVP following a brilliant performance. At 5'11.5 195, Jackson had a 31 inch vertical, 9'9 broad jump, ran a NFL-like 4.15 shuttle, 4.50 40 and had all put on a clinic during 1 on 1's. Jackson had good size, terrific speed, consistently created space between himself and the DB's and had excellent hands. Kameel Jackson; remember the name!
Kentrell Brothers Guthrie HS, OK 11th LB #52	Brothers, 6'0 208, won the LB MVP. Brothers was highly motivated throughout the combine, dominating during the 1 on 1's with his impressive speed and football smarts.
Alfredo Morales Sam Houston HS, TX 11th OL #83	A monster at 6'2 277 lbs, Morales won the OL MVP. Morales had good hands, nice strength, impressive toughness and was always listening to the coaches.
Ronnie Green Cedar Hill HS, TX 11th RB #59	Green, 5'7 166, won the RB MVP. Green had a 33.5 inch vertical, 9'6 broad jump, ran a 4.40 shuttle, 4.52 40 and was a man amongst boys during the 1 on 1's. He had terrific speed and quickness, awesome athleticism, top notch body control, great footwork and unprecedented hands for a RB. Green is the total package.
Ty Hook Denton Ryan HS, TX 11th LB #56	Hook was simply off it during the combine, taking home the Combine King and Strongest Man awards. Gifted beyond belief at 5'11.5 217, Hook had a 35.5 inch vertical, 10'0 broad jump, ran a 4.36 shuttle, 4.48 40, bench pressed 185 lbs 32 times and did a tremendous job during 1 on 1's. If I told you that Hook was flawed, I would be lying.
Lance Williams John Horn HS, TX 11th LB #88	Williams, 6'0 246, took home the LB MVP. Williams had a 29 inch vertical, bench pressed 185 lbs 24 times, and was powerful and athletic during 1 on 1's.
Jared Raiford Round Rock HS, TX 11th WR/TE #71	Raiford won the TE MVP. At 6'2.5 209, Raiford had a 9'4 broad jump, ran a 4.41 shuttle, bench pressed 185 lbs 20 times and had good size, used his body well, has good hands and runs nice routes.
Ross Hudson Rockwell HS, TX 11th QB #35	Hudson, 5'11 194, took home the QB MVP. Hudson had an 8'6 broad jump, ran a 4.37 shuttle, has a cannon for an arm, good footwork and makes decisions like a player at the next level.
Blake Turner Rockwall HS, TX 11th WR #9	Turner turned plenty of heads after winning the Fastest Man award. Turner, 6'2 185, ran a 4.42 shuttle, 4.51 40, had a 30 inch vertical and 9'4 broad jump. Turner is a very good athlete to say the least.
Jonathan Abercrombie Cedar Hill HS, TX 11th RB #6	Abercrombie can really fly! At 5'8 164 Abercrombie ran a 4.42 40, 4.26 shuttle, had a 31.5 inch vertical and 8'3 broad jump.
Jalen Parker Duncanville HS, TX 11th WR #45	Parker took home the WR MVP. At 5'5 134, Parker had an 8'11.5 broad jump, ran a 4.52 shuttle and displayed good skills out of the slot during 1 on 1's. Parker had good moves, ran nice routes, created separation between himself and the DB's and has soft hands. His skills clearly make up for his lack of size.
James Driskell McKinney Boyd HS, TX 11th WR #17	Driskill slaughtered the DB's during the 1 on 1's en route to winning WR MVP. At 5'8.5 151, Driskell had a 32 inch vertical, 8'11.5 broad jump, ran a 4.55 shuttle, 4.44 40 and was the total package during 1 on 1's.
Quarmaine Thomas West Mesquite HS, TX 11th CB #37	Thomas, 5'7.5 162, was the DB MVP. Thomas had an 8'10 broad jump, ran a 4.39 shuttle, and jammed the WR's like a basketball during 1 on 1's.
Kristoff Calvert Frisco HS, TX 11th DL #87	Calvert, 5'9.5 248, came away with the DL MVP. Calvert bench pressed 185 lbs 25 times, had good speed off the ball, quick hands and solid hip movement.
Zack Knickman Lake Highlands HS, TX 11th RB #70	Knickman, 5'6 190, won the Leadership Award. Knickman hustled throughout the event, had a 33.5 inch vertical, 9'4 broad jump, ran a 4.49 shuttle, bench pressed 185 lbs 26 times and worked diligently during 1 on 1's. What is better than having a player this talented who is always humbe?

Saddle Brook's David Schuman turns high school combine into national enterprise

Saddle Brook's David Schuman turns high school combine into national enterprise


Posted by Matthew Stanmyre/The Star-Ledger May 15, 2009 8:53PM

Categories: Breaking News, Football, Must-see sports

Mitsu Yasukawa/The Star-Ledger

David Schuman's National Underclassmen Combine is now one of the largest of its kind in the nation.

A rainbow of multi-colored Post-It notes -- green, yellow, pink, blue -- are scattered atop David Schuman's desk in his two-room office overflowing with staffers, loose papers and computer equipment.



He moved his company to the second floor of a strip mall in Wyckoff a year ago, when the office downstairs wasn't big enough, and when the second room in the basement didn't provide enough space, either.



How he built his high school football recruiting service -- the National Underclassmen Combine -- into one of the largest enterprises of its kind in the country even surprises Schuman, a Saddle Brook native.

But there is no mistaking his place in the recruiting scene: Underclassman prospects from all over New Jersey -- from kids chasing full rides at Rutgers and other BCS programs to those just hoping for Division 3 playing time -- will converge at Nutley High Saturday and Sunday for one of Schuman's 51 regional combines. The event will also draw recruits from Pennsylvania, New York and Connecticut.



Schuman's regional combines -- Saturday's is the second this spring in New Jersey -- offer underclassmen recruits one of their first chances to get weighed, measured and worked out in various drills ranging from the 40-yard dash to the bench press to the standing broad jump. From there, the best of the bunch will be selected to attend one of five Ultimate 100 camps this summer, the results of which will help shape the Rivals.com rankings of the top national recruits by class and position.



"Our goal is to provide an avenue that every kid that comes through our program goes on and has an opportunity to play in college," Schuman said. "As long as the kids go on and utilize their athletic ability to get an education, then we've been successful."



The NCU is one of countless football recruiting services that have sprouted the past decade. What started as a few websites devoted to recruiting has exploded into a flood of various sites and sources who rank and evaluate players who live on opposite sides of the country and have never played against one another.

Schuman's innovative thinking has placed the NCU on the cutting edge in today's new age of high-stakes recruiting. While his company offers the traditional format found at most combines, it's three other variables that separate the company:



-- The NCU events are geared to young recruits, mainly eighth graders to high school sophomores.



-- Schuman's combines welcome players of all skill levels, not just the top-tier recruits.



-- There is a heavy emphasis on the educational aspect of the recruiting process, including guest speakers who outline to players and their parents what to expect along the recruiting trail.



"He really created his niche with the underclassmen," said John Schmid, a player management representative from the U.S. Army All-American Bowl. "I know nationally, when I think of underclassmen combines, I think of Schuman. There might have been guys who've come before him, but he's got the name, he's got the product."



And now he's got the connection. Rivals.com, widely considered the leading recruiting service in the nation, began sponsoring the NCU last year, further legitimizing the company. Schuman expects more than 18,000 players to participate in his combines in this year alone -- events that are held in 25 states.



Schuman has 15 full-time employees, from video coordinators to marketing specialists, and dozens others who work part time. He charges players $85 to attend each combine, but declined to disclose his financial haul -- Schuman said most of the money he makes is invested back into the company.



"It's relentless marketing and growth on Dave's end," said Brad Vaccaro, Schuman's business partner. "He's pretty much relentless. He's constantly thinking. This year we got into college recruiting seminars -- nobody had even thought of that. He's constantly developing new things."

Schuman began his entrepreneurial career six years ago, when he started teaching speed classes to high school athletes out of a commercial office in Wyckoff. Then a track and football coach at Saddle Brook High, Schuman wanted to reach even more kids, so he began brainstorming ideas with Vaccaro, a local track coach.



With little experience, Schuman advertised on websites and at New Jersey high schools for an underclassmen combine in 2005, and a modest number of about 80 players signed up. The morning of the combine, about 60 additional players showed up -- from as far away as Virginia and Florida.



At that moment, Schuman knew he had something.



"We've been able to grow larger than the Nike events and other events," Schuman said. "It's the largest number of events -- it's more than double anything that anyone else has. It's the largest number of kids that come through."



Schuman, who in the fall is the head football coach of the Palisades Park-Leonia team, played football and earned two degrees from the University of Connecticut. He said the goal of the company is to move recruits on to college.

"I was lucky enough that I used my athletic scholarship to my advantage," he said. "I've seen how it's helped me. I've also seen guys I played ball with, that were great athletes, finish 15 credits short of a degree. I've seen them struggle in life because of that. We're able to touch 18,000 kids. We have the opportunity to really change possibly thousands of kids' lives."