Bingham High BYU North; Heimuli role

Remington Peck, recruited by BYU as an athlete capable of playing tight end, defensive end or outside linebacker, became the 11th prospect to commit to sign with BYU in February when he declared Friday night, according to Scout.com.

Peck follows a long list of Bingham players who like the structure given by the Bingham High footblal staff, one fashioned out of the one at BYU by Bronco Mendenhall. He follows prep All-Americans Justin Sorensen and Austin Holt, who were in the Army All-Star game in San Antonio, Texas this past season. Iona Pritchard is another member of the 2008 class signed from Bingham.

Peck is 6-5, 217 pounds and will be a senior for the Miners this coming fall.

Anthony Heimuli, who also committed to the Cougars on Friday, appears to have come from nowhere. But Mendenhall, who has a penchant for disrespecting the “star system” of ranking recruits by Scout.com and Rivals.com, apparently has his own rating system and he liked Heimuli just fine.

Why?

Intangibles. His leadership, work ethic, character, academics, athletic ability. BYU’s pro-set offense requires outstanding strength deployed by blocking fullbacks who can take on opposing linemen and linebackers in pass blocking. Heimuli is in the mold of a Manase Tonga and Kilani Sitake but his measureables are akin to somebody like Fui Vakapuna. He could also switch and play linebacker if needed.

At the recent Nike camp testing at Murray Park, Heimuili raised some eyebrows. According to his coach at Mountain View High School, for a player his size, his numbers were phenomenal. Teko Johnson said his player ran a 4.56 at the ESPN combine at Hillcrest and a 4.73 on long grass at the Nike combine. He had a 34-inch vertical. “No one his size was even close,” said Johnson.