Burien (Wash.) Kennedy Catholic receiver Jabez Tinae is staying at home.
The opportunities offered to me from each of the respective schools who offered me were enormous,” said Tinae. In the end, the general element for me was the chance to be established by coach (Junior) Adams and the Washington coaching family as a receiver who can stand out at the college level and beyond.
Tinae was plenty familiar with the program and Washington school.
” I have been on school multiple times throughout the past couple of years and have actually always pictured what it would like to walk campus as a trainee or take the field as a Dawg,” said Tinae. “What truly confirmed that this was the place for me was solidifying a strong relationship with both coach Adams and head coach Jimmy Lake, and how excellent a program I think Washington is.
Tinae said his family was delighted with his decision to stay at home.
” My brother or sisters and moms and dads are happy and very happy for me and continue to commemorate every success with me,” said Tinae. “The recruiting process was also difficult however amazing, so they were relieved that I had thought about all the great options and was prepared to devote. They fully support my choice and are positive that its the very best move for me.”
Tinae stated hell start doing some recruiting and join his teammate, Sam Huard, a dedicate to the Huskies, in recruiting others to join them.
” I have strong relationships with Junior Alexander,” said Tinae. “Of course I would love to see us continue the Lancer connection at the next level. Emeka Egbuka and J.T. Tuimoloau are likewise leading targets as they are excellent buddies who will bring the boom to Montlake and assist get us on a national c hampionship run. We all played together representing FBU Seattle as 8th graders and JT and I together on the 7v7 circuit for FSP these previous 4 years. I would enjoy the possibility to play together once again as Dawgs.”
The opportunities available to me from each of the respective schools who provided me were immense,” said Tinae.” I have actually been on school multiple times throughout the previous few years and have always pictured what it would like to stroll campus as a trainee or take the field as a Dawg,” stated Tinae.” My siblings and parents are incredibly proud and happy for me and continue to commemorate every success with me,” stated Tinae.” I have strong relationships with Junior Alexander,” said Tinae.” I am a faithful person,” said Tinae.
Tinae said he never stressed over going far from home, however the chance to be near household was a perk.
” Distance was not the choosing aspect,” stated Tinae. “In fact, when I began truly diving into my choices, I deliberately took that out of the equation. As I narrowed my choices down, it began to make more sense as a lot of who I am as a person, outside of football, is completely supported here at house. My household, and I have a huge one at that, is house and my home church, Hilltop City Church is here.”
Tinae said hes totally done with the recruiting procedure and the weight of a decision is no longer on him.
” I am a loyal person,” said Tinae. “I am confident in my choice and will not take any other visits beyond my authorities to the Washington. I am all in. Shutting down recruiting is essential so I can focus on being the very best person and gamer for my high school, the Kennedy Lancers team, this last season and also amp up training to get ready for the huge move. It is a huge concern took off my shoulders along with my family. A lot of people are rooting for me to do well and I simply desired to weigh all my choices and consider what I understand in my heart, is the finest relocation for me as a young trainee athlete looking to continue my education and football profession at the next level. My coaches and parents invested a lot into this procedure also, taking time to help me believe through choices and share their hopes of success for me. In the end, I needed to make this choice and I understand it is the best one. I had built strong relationships along the method with a few coaches outside of Washington and moving and disconnecting on was difficult for me. I really value everyone and all the time, effort and resources they put in to recruiting me as a possible 2021 trainee athlete for their program.”
A four-star in the industry-generated 247Sports Composite Rankings, Tinae ranks as the No. 50 receiver nationally and No. 7 prospect in the state by the composite, while 247Sports has him as the No. 36 receiver nationally and the No. 8 possibility in the Evergreen State in 2021.
