Service schools eyeing Diamond Ranch's Vickers

Vickers has two offers but more could be coming soon.

"I'm pretty fast for a guy my size," he said. "I've been timed at 5.02-seconds in the 40-yard dash. That was a laser time. I'm being looked at mostly at center, but I can play inside the line at any of those positions basically."

Vickers has impressed enough on film that several schools have offered him early on.

"I have offers from Army and Navy," he said. "I hear a lot from BYU, too. I've talked to Fresno State, and Colorado State. I hear the most from BYU, Army, Navy and Fresno, though. At this point, Army would be my favorite right now."

"I talk to Saga Tuitele at Army a lot. He's their O-line coach. I also have talked with Steve Johns from Navy, Mark Weber from BYU, Derek Frazier from Fresno and Larry Lewis Colorado State. I'd say Coach Weber is my favorite to talk with. It's because I just like him as a guy and a coach. I just like his teaching method and everything."

Speaking of BYU, Vickers said he had a good time recently at the Cougars' junior day.

"I actually just got back from BYU's junior day this past weekend," he said. "I'm headed to West Point Sunday for their junior day, and then I'm going to Navy. That's all I'm able to take because of summer practice and everything else."

Vickers hopes he'll do enough to earn even more offers and when he does, he plans on looking at schools and a decision more toward middle of his football season.

"Probably and most likely the middle of my season I'll verbal for somebody," he said. "Academics are the main thing. I want to go into Kinesiology. I would like to be physical therapist or athletic trainer.