Scout.com: What were your stats/honors from last season?
Blake West: "76 Tackles, All Conference, All State Honorable Mention
and Lambkin Defensive Player of the Year."
What is your
official height and weight?
"5-11 190."
What is
your greatest football memory?
"Going to the semis this year."
What are your goals for the upcoming season?
"Become one of the top players in the state."
How
are you preparing for the upcoming season?
"Lifting hard and
running."
Will you attend any camps this summer?
"CSU, CU, maybe Wyoming and Kansas State."
Name one
teammate you really respect and why?
"Chance Crawford, he works
very hard and is very good person to have on your team."
What
are your goals regarding playing football in college?
"To become
the best safety I can become."
Who is currently recruiting
you?
"CSU, CU and then a little interest from Kansas State and
Wyoming."
Do you have any offers yet?
"None at this
point."
Would you consider staying in state to play in
college?
"Yes definately but I would not mind to play
somewhere else either."
What would your top 5 college
choices be?
"CSU, CU, Wyoming, Kansas State and Boise State no
particular order."
Who is the best player you ever played
against? Why?
"Anthony Perkins. He has a full ride to CU and is
very athletic."
What are your best max lifts in the bench,
squat, power clean and 40 yard dash?
"Bench-240, squat-400, power
clean-240 and 40 yard dash-4.61 (summer before my junior
year)."
How do you think your coach would describe you as a
player?
"I think he would say I'm very tough and play through
injurys, hard working and a very hard hitter."
What are your
strengths and weaknesses as a player?
"I think I'm very powerful,
have strong legs and am fast but could be taller."
Who is
your favorite athlete and why?
"Bob Sanders because he's a short
hard hitting safety."
Tell us what can we expect from your
team this season?
"We will be ready for or rival games. I dont
think I could stand a loss to Rocky or Poudre my senior year."
What position do you think you will play in college?
"Strong Safety."
What can a college program expect from you
as a player?
"Very fast hard hitting safety who's not scared to
mess with the big boys."
What will the main factors be when you
choose a school?
"Football, Coaches, Academics."
Scout.com would like thank Blake for his time and wish him luck during
the upcoming season. Anyone wishing to contact him or recommend a player for an
interview may email jason@24-7football.com