Every high school football player’s dream is to get the chance to play Division I football at the highest level program possible, and for Junior defensive end Amani Bledsoe, it looks like he is going to get that chance and even more.

Before the year even started he had offers from Kansas, Kansas State, Oklahoma State and North Carolina State. Highly regarded programs Notre Dame and Florida State have also expressed interest in him.

Going into last year, Bledsoe was not a household name on the Varsity football team, but after a few very good outings he had quickly made his name across the Sunflower League. This year, he is one of the starting defensive ends and will battle for the sacks lead in the Sunflower League for the next two seasons.

“Personally I want to be the best at my position in the [Sunflower] League,” Bledsoe said. “For the team this year the goal is to obviously make it to state.”

Right now he is considered by every recruiting website out there to be the top junior prospect in the state of Kansas and even currently sits as the 11th best defensive end in the country by Scout.com and 13th best by Rivals.com.Those rankings should only go up after these next two years.

“It really is a privilege to be getting all of this attention this early,” he said. “It feels great, it’s amazing to be ranked like this already.”

Being a top football prospect comes with a lot of media attention and pressure but for Bledsoe it really isn’t too bothersome.

Earlier this year he participated in his first ever radio interview with Arkansas 99.5 Hog Sports and has conducted many interviews with different teams recruiting websites.

“I was pretty nervous since it was my first ever radio interview, but I feel like I did OK on it.” Bledsoe said

The recruitment process is always a very exciting time for every person looking at their options for college. For Bledsoe it’s going to be a hectic next couple of years as many teams, coaches, and fans will anticipate his big decision, but right now there is one specific team that he is waiting for to show interest in the big lineman.

“Since I was really little I have always dreamed of going to Oregon to play football for them,” Bledsoe said. “Of course it helps they are always good and definitely have the best uniforms in the nation, but at the end of the day my decision will be based on more than just fancy uniforms. I’m looking for a program that fits me, and I’m not looking for a program that’s just local, I’m keeping all of my options open.”

Getting the opportunity to coach a player with Bledsoe’s caliber does not come around often at all, but when it does it’s a very special privilege.

“Amani is a special young man because he has great ability but he has an even greater work ethic. He excels both on the field and in the classroom,” football coach Dirk Wedd said. “You add all of that up and you have a young man that will be very successful in life.”

Bledsoe is currently the sacks leader in the Sunflower League with nine sacks and even has 30 plus tackles, which is a lot for a pass-rushing defensive end. These stats put him on pace for record numbers this season in just his junior year.

On Oct. 7th he received an offer from Big XII school Texas Tech, Oct. 8th powerhouse Division I programs Oklahoma and Ohio State offered him and on the 9th Nebraska gave him another offer, putting his total to eight in just the past few months.

“I’ve been at it since kindergarten so its always kept me busy,” Bledsoe said. “All the training and school workouts have definitely paid off, but I’m not done yet.”