Attendance at the Nike camps brings attention to the Kentucky kids and increases their chances for a scholarship.
UK's Patrick Towles and Drew Barker both were Nike's Elite 11 participants, and that may have started a trend. If you'll recall, last year Damien Harris was a participant in Nike's The Opening and did very well for himself
This year saw even more participation by Kentucky's high school players. Woodford County's Drake Jackson and Saige Young have been seen at the major camps and so have Lafayette's Landon Young and Dedrick Willis.
At the recent The Opening Columbus (OH) Regional Combine and Camp at the end of May , Ashland Paul Blazer's RB Quinton Baker placed third in the SPARQ testing, scoring 119.