For many of the athletes in attendance, PrepChamps combines are the possible ticket to collegiate scholarships. For a rising high school junior like Hamid Turay — a wide receiver/cornerback from Beechcroft High School in Columbus, Ohio, who said he hasn’t received much interest from college coaches — that’s what made this such an important event.

“It gives you publicity to the world,” Turay said moments after he was clocked running a 4.53 in the 40-yard dash. “It shows you what it’s going to be like in the future. It actually helps you get better and teaches you more techniques.”

I am a sophmore at Beechcroft high school destined for a footall future. I also want to become a Mechanical and Biomedical Engineer. I have played football for 5 years now and i started when i was 13 years old. I have recently been going to high school combines, and played cornerback. The last combine I attended was the National Underclassmen Combine and i won Defensive Back MVP. Since i have won that I am automatically invited to the Ultimate 100 combine which is all athletes who have been chosen as an MVP to compete against one another.