'12 TE - Taylor McNamara (Oklahoma Verbal)

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Tight end
San Diego, California
Westview

Height: 6-foot-5
Weight: 235 lbs

The 6-5, 240-pound pass-catcher is already receiving interest from coast to coast, as California, Florida State, Ohio State and Kentucky are among the early verbals.

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By Greg Biggins

Although just a junior, Taylor McNamara (San Diego, Calif./Westview) is already one of the top tight ends in the West region. He's hearing from colleges from all over the country and has six early scholarships offers on the table.

McNamara is a great looking prospect and has the prototype frame you look for in a future tight end. He's tall with broad shoulders and will have no problem adding 25-to-30 pounds when he hits the next level. He runs well for a big receiver, has very soft hands and is already an advanced blocker.

"Recruiting is going well right now," McNamara said. "I have verbal offers from Arizona, Ohio State, Florida State, Kentucky, Maryland, and Cincinnati. I'm also hearing a lot from Alabama, Clemson, Florida, USC, UCLA, Cal, Oregon, Nebraska, North Carolina State, Auburn, Northwestern, Minnesota, Tennessee, Michigan, Notre Dame and a few others.

"My dad grew up in Cleveland and as a result, Ohio State was my childhood favorite. My top three right now would be Ohio State, Arizona and Florida State. I've already taken unofficial visits to Ohio State, Arizona and USC and I definitely want to check out Florida State as well."

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Doesn't hurt that we were his childhood favorite!

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McNamara slows down recruitment...................

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With the lack of written offers, the recruiting process can be a bit confusing for players. In many cases, they do not truly know where they could possibly commit should they choose to do so.

"It's definitely confusing," San Diego (Calif.) Westview tight end Taylor McNamara said. "I don't like the rule at all. It's kind of hard to know. You want to know where you're wanted most and it's really hard to tell now. It makes it hard because you don't really know where you can go. It would be a lot easier if they had the written offers. You wouldn't be wondering if you could commit to a school or not. ...

"I did get one letter but I wouldn't really call it an offer. It was a letter telling me that they were going to offer me when I was eligible to receive it, as soon as it was allowed. It was kind of weird."

McNamara said one school in particular left him feeling a bit in the dark. He does not fault Ohio State, though, as he feels the NCAA has tied the hands of colleges.

"With Ohio State, it was really confusing," he said. "I think they went out of their way to make sure that they didn't break any NCAA rules. When I left, I didn't know if I had an offer or not. They said they loved me and everything. When I left, my coach told me that I did (have an offer) and that he talked to their coaches.

"It was really confusing leaving because I didn't really know if I had one. I've talked to them since then and they still haven't said directly that I have an offer. They definitely treat me like I do, though. I went out there for a visit and they really wanted me to come there, so I'd say I have an offer."

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Cal offers 2012 tight end.........................

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Another Pac-10 offer for McNamara..................

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McNamara adds offer No 11, more coming?.........................Several programs are recruiting San Diego (Calif) Westview tight end including USC, Oregon and Notre Dame.