It’s rare for a football player to get a college offer before ever playing a high school game.

But that’s what happened to Desert Pines sophomore Mike Taylor.

Taylor received an offer from UNLV after the school’s 7-on-7 event last summer, before the start of his freshman season with the Jaguars.

“It was a great feeling,” said Taylor, a tight end and linebacker. “That was a great opportunity for me to showcase my talent before I even got to high school. The opportunity was just amazing that they gave me.”

Taylor has since picked up seven more Division I offers. Arizona State, Cal, Oregon and Washington are the Power Four schools that have already expressed interest.

“It was amazing,” Taylor said. “It’s all the work I put in, still plenty of work to do, but it was an amazing feeling.”

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