Class of 2007: Colby Prince

Colby Prince is a local kid who looks to have all the tools to be a great pass-catching tight end for OSU in the future. From the video on the official site, he looked more like a wide reciever than a tight end.

He committed pretty early, choosing OSU over the Ducks.

Scout.com Profile

Rivals.com profile

Prince a rare mid-valley find for Beavers - G-T - article about his verbal committment.

Prince is officially a Beaver - Albany Democrat-Herald

“I’ll give you some things to remember,” he said, drawing laughter from the crowd.

Prince, at 6-foot-5 and 225 pounds, was signed as a tight end.

He had 48 catches for 878 yards and 11 touchdowns this past season.

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Nyquist said he heard from Oregon State’s coaches that Prince has the best receiving skills of any tight end in the program.

“We’re expecting big things from Colby,” he said.

Extra work pays off for Bulldogs - G-T - article on West Albany in the state playoffs. Prince prominently interviewed.

Couple of interesting mentions on OregonLive from old West Albany football season previews:

2005 Season Preview
2006 Football Preview

5A All-state football seletions

Signing away the state - OregonLive HS Sports Blog