Top OL 2008: Rio Mares

Rio Mares is our selection as the top offensive lineman for the 2008 season.

Rio Mares is our selection as the top offensive lineman in the state for the 2008 season. Last season, the title for top offensive lineman went to Jeremy Lasusky from Manzano. Manzano has signed to on to play with Fort Hays State and should be a major contributor for them over the next couple of seasons. Now that he has graduated it appears that big Rio Mares will be the top offensive lineman and will be the leader of a pretty good bunch. As of right now Mares has two offers on the table, those coming from both in state schools in New Mexico and New Mexico State.

To be honest, we talked about a lot of other players like Nate Crayton from Del Norte and Matt Padilla from Kirtland Central; but this was kind of an easy choice. Not because the other players don’t measure up, but when you add in the size and offers that Mares has it’s hard to say he’s not the top offensive lineman.

We had a chance to watch Mares on film and broke down his game and looked at him from a collegiate prospect type of format. Here is a link to that story.