Summit junior tight end/defensive end Cam McCormick's size doesn't make him an elite recruit. At 6-foot-5, 225 pounds, it's enough to get a look, but the fact that he's able to pair that with enough speed and athleticism to qualify for the state track meet in the 4x100 and the long jump has college coaches enamored.
McCormick already holds offers from Arizona and Boise State, is planning unofficial visits to Washington and Washington State and is hearing from Colorado, Oregon and Oregon State.
For the central Oregon talent, the realization that college football will be a part of his future is a welcomed development.
"It's a dream come true," he said.
The college attention first began at the start of the football season, but McCormick said it wasn't until an Arizona assistant coach started reaching out to him that he realized his recruitment had taken a more serious turn.
"He said he was really interested in me," McCormick said of their online communication. "From there it just snowballed."
When the first offer finally came from Arizona, the junior was overcome with excitement.
"I was really happy that all my hard work had paid off," he said. "I was so excited. I was kind of in shock a little bit."
Since then, McCormick has taken an unofficial visit to Boise State, which offered him shortly after Arizona.
Although he is thankful for both offers, the promising junior prospect said he wants to wait and feel out the recruiting process. After all, he's just realizing that he's a legitimate major college prospect.
"I want to see what comes through the door," he said. "I want to evaluate all of my options, and make sure when I do commit, it's the right fit for me."
Coaches and scouts will often talk about "dreaming on a kid," which means seeing a lot of potential and imaging what the finished product could someday look like if the athlete put it all together.
McCormick made strides to do that during his junior season, earning first-team all-league honors as a tight end and second-team accolades at outside linebacker, but said he doesn't have a preference at the next level.
"It's hard to choose... wherever the team really needs me," he said.
Given the 6-foot-5, 225-pound athlete's rare combination of prototypical size, speed and high school production, McCormick could develop into one of the premier prospects in the state over the next year.
-- Andrew Nemec | @AndrewNemec
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