Apr 29, 2015 2 min read

Washington High School has been a regular stop for Division I football coaches over the past few weeks and Wednesday was no different.

Coaches from Michigan State visited Wash High to meet junior lineman Khalid Blount, the son of NFL Hall of Famer and former Pittsburgh Steeler Mel Blount. Other schools making visits included West Virginia, Colgate and Youngstown State.

Blount was a force for the Prexies last fall on both sides of the ball, a key cog in arguably the second best offensive line in WPIAL Class AA. His lone Division I scholarship offer is from Robert Morris, but that will change.

Michigan State is intrigued with the 16-year-old, who will not turn 18 until his freshman year of college. Blount, who stands at 6-1, has gained 31 pounds of muscle during the offseason – increasing his weight to 313 pounds.

Nate Swart, one of the top tight ends in the state for the class of 2016, continues to draw significant interest, despite committing to Toledo.

They are not the only ones getting looks. Jordan West and Kurt Adkins will surely get the opportunity to play college football. Both will be seniors in 2015.

There are a few underclassmen at Wash High that you may not have heard of, but they are going to be major difference makers for the next three years. Isaiah Schoonmaker, who will be a sophomore, is an incredible athlete who could develop into a Division I player. He will start at linebacker this fall.

Another sophomore to keep an eye on is Ian Smith, a 6-7 lineman who is still learning the intricacies of the position. Smith did not start a game as a freshman, but will be tasked with replacing one of three starters the Prexies lost on the line.

College coaches are enamored with players that possess that kind of size and learning under head coach Mike Bosnic, a former Pitt lineman, will help Smith tremendously over the next three years.