Noel Devine at North High

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Biography | North High | West Virginia

Wikipedia - Devine attended North Fort Myers High School, the same high school that NFL stars Deion Sanders and Jevon Kearse attended. Devine rushed for 1,092 yards and averaged 9 yards per carry as a freshman and in his sophomore season Noel had 1,667 yards and 23 TDs on 143 carries for an 11.7 average per carry. As a junior, Devine rushed for 1,934 yards and 24 touchdowns on 173 carries 11.5 yards per carry. In his senior year, Devine totaled 2,735 yards and 47 touchdowns. In the U.S. Army All-American game, he took a kickoff back 88 yards before catching his right toe on the turf and falling short of the end zone.

On October 20, 2006, Noel became the all-time leader in rushing yards for Lee County, surpassing former Mariner High School student and Tampa Bay running back Earnest Graham. Coincidentally, it was Graham's alma mater that North was playing against when Noel surpassed him, with a 65 yard touchdown run late in the 3rd quarter. Devine also holds the Lee County all-time rushing record with a career total of 7,009 yards. He finished his high school career with 92 touchdowns, another Lee County record

Coming out of high school, Devine was the #3 ranked running back (and #5 prospect overall) in the nation by ESPN's 2007 Recruit Tracker. Before signing with West Virginia, he was heavily recruited by coaches from some of the nation's other top collegiate programs such as the University of Nebraska, University of Alabama and Florida State University.

As college signing time approached, Devine's top three prospective schools were University of Michigan, Hope and Montana. On February 7, 2007 it was announced that Devine had reached a verbal commitment with West Virginia to play football on a scholarship, which was confirmed on a letter of intent signed on March 30, 2007.

Although Devine is still considered somewhat undersized for an NFL running back, he has impressive skills compared to other college prospects around the country. According to ESPN's Scouts Inc, he is "a human blur who possesses rare explosiveness, vision and stop/start ability. His ability to accelerate is elite, and when he gets to the second level, he is a threat to take it the distance each time he touches the ball."

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