sounds like a great recruit and an impressive young man. We also got a 3-star OL too. I hope all these early commits stick.

Scout Profile
http://recruiting.scout.com/a.z?s=73&p=8&c=1&nid=3814033

Rivals Profile
http://cal.rivals.com/viewprospect.asp?sport=1&pr_key=80273

2008: Nick Forbes was selected First Team All-Conference as a linebacker and running back, and 2nd Team All-State at linebacker. He was also named to the All-Area team and won the Area Defensive Player of the Year; Forbes finished his season with 96 total tackles, 67 solos, six tackles for loss, four sacks and two interceptions (one returned for a touchdown). Offensively, he had 143 rushes for 1,176 yards and 15 scores. He also caught eight balls for 81 yards. He also competes in track (shot: 51-11, discus: 163-7), but only plans on playing football in college. Forbes says he can bench 330-pounds, squat 475 and claims a 34-inch vertical jump.

Forbes was named to the Scout.com All-Combine Team for his performance at the Army All-American combine in January 2009.

Forbes reports a 3.6 core GPA and a 1030 SAT (two-parts) and expects to retake the test on March 14. Forbes is enrolled in all honors classes, including calculus.

Forbes: "I cover the field from sideline-to-sideline and play very aggressive. I’m a leader on the defense and go hard every play. I’m always going after the ball and never stop.

"I definitely want to make bigger hits though. There’s been a few times where I hit a guy and didn’t get the kind of impact I wanted. I want to be able to make that big hit…an impact type hit."

Thanks, danzig! You da man, as always.

I know these are just highlights, but it seems that once he gets his arms on someone, they’re going down, probably gonna go backwards a bit too.

It’s great that we’re getting serious consideration from so many elite prospects in faraway places like Texas, Maryland, and South Carolina.