BYU Brings in Top Quarterback Recruit for Visit

Jake Heaps is one of the highly sought after quarterback in the country. He made a visit to BYU and attended one of their spring practices.  The practice was not in pads, but the team put on a passing showcase from both quarterbacks Max Hall and Brenden Gaskins.  This would be a huge get for BYU, and with the history of quarterback success at BYU coach Bronco Mendenhall has a chance to get this guy.

The only thing that needs to be done is to woo the player and give him special treatment.  In the past, the Cougars staff have not done anything special for higher ranked recruits.  Their stance has been that players recruit BYU, not the other way around, and with Bronco Mendenhall not wanting to persuade 17 and 18 year old kids who do not have their mind made up.

Hopefully, for the Cougars sake, they actually do bring out the high class treatment for special recruits, and figure out how they can separate themselves from the rest of the schools recruiting Jake Heaps. 

Pretty much every school is interested or has offered, but the biggest threat comes from Washington.  Washington you say?  Yes, because Steve Sarkisian who is now the head coach and formerly from USC who was a great recruiter in Troy for Pete Carroll. 

Also, with Heaps being from Seattle the Huskies have the in, and Jake Locker, who is their current quarterback, will be a Junior, which gives Heaps time to learn behind a great player.

Rivals.com has him rated as the  No. 136 overall rated prospect, ESPNU has him just on the outside of their top 150 list, but then Scout.com has Heaps rated as the No. 1 rated quarterback  in the nation.

Heaps is a pro style quarterback, which would fit into the BYU system, and what helps he is a member of the LDS faith.  BYU is the university that is owned by the LDS church which could give BYU an advantage.  However, this past year, BYU missed out on top LDS athletes in Xavier Su’a Filo who was a top five offensive lineman who went to UCLA, and then the top linebacker Manti Te’o choose Notre Dame over BYU.

Pro-style quarterback Sammamish (WA) Skyline Ht: 6-foot-2 Wt: 195 lbs Forty: 4.8 secs Bench max: 235 pounds Squat max: 350 pounds Class: 2010 (High School)

COLLEGE CHOICES	INTEREST	OFFER	VISIT	RECRUITED BY
Alabama	Medium		None
BYU	Medium		4/6	Brandon Doman
California	Medium		3/13
Florida State	Medium		None	Jimbo Fisher
Georgia	Medium		None	Mike Bobo
LSU	Medium		None	Gary Crowton
Notre Dame	Medium		None	Rob Ianello
Oklahoma	Medium		None
Tennessee	Medium		3/15	David Reaves
Washington	Medium		None