Nathaniel Kalepo never really expected any of this, at least not this quickly.
Two years ago, he began his freshman year at Rainier Beach High School as a raw 6-foot-2, 240-pound offensive lineman, splitting time that year between junior varsity and varsity that season.
He got bigger, and better, as a sophomore last year, but not to the point where he thought of himself as a sure-fire major-college prospect. That idea didn’t crystallize until this spring, when he started making trips to college campus, attending summer camps and getting his first scholarship offers. Soon after the flood gates opened, and by the end of July he had nine offers from Division I programs.