KAPOLEI — Long-time prep football recruiting analyst Tom Lemming can't believe Leilehua quarterback Andrew Manley doesn't have a pile of college offers.

The Chicago-based Lemming, who publishes the annual Tom Lemming Prep Football Report, was brought here by FBU (Football University) in conjuction with last night's Aloha Prep Bowl. He watched Manley at Friday's skills competition and came away impressed.

"If Manley were in Chicago, he would have 20 offers," said Lemming, who has been doing his scouting report since 1979, when it featured a class that included Dan Marino, John Elway and Eric Dickerson.

That a player like Manley — The Advertiser's 2008 All-State Offensive Co-Player of the Year — could go unnoticed is one of the reasons Lemming is here. Yesterday morning at Kapolei, 20 juniors, four sophomores and two freshmen filled out questionnaires and took photos for the coming season's Prep Football Report, which is used by colleges across the nation.

"I'm excited to be here," said Saint Louis freshman offensive lineman Reeve Koehler, whose brother Solomon plays at Arizona. "I'm just happy to be chosen with these (other) bigger players at this level."

Actually, at 6 feet 3 and 295 pounds, Koehler was one of the biggest players at the combine.

The Neighbor Islands were represented, including Hawai'i Prep sophomore lineman Shane Brostek, who is 6-3 and 300. Lemming thought Brostek was a junior.

"It's fantastic for Hawai'i, but it's a little bit more fantastic for the kids from the outer islands," said Paul Trevino of Kona, whose son — Kealakehe junior Dominick — was one of five players from the Big Island.

"Coming here saves me a lot of money than going to the Mainland," the elder Trevino said. "This exposure is going help (the players) in the future."

Lemming, who is familiar with Hawai'i players since he attended Shawn Akina Classics in the 1990s, came here in the spring of 2008 for that season's senior class, which featured Punahou's Manti Te'o. Lemming, who picked Te'o for the Dick Butkus award, said the linebacker helped solidify Hawai'i as a viable place to recruit players, adding his selection of Notre Dame "really helped."

"Manti Te'o opened a lot of doors," Lemming said.

Lemming said he will return here with a CBS Sports film crew to highlight Hawai'i players for the following season.

Lemming had bit role playing himself in the movie, "The Blind Side". He said it took 13 hours to film the four-minute scene in a bigger replica of his home office. He said he was paid $1,800, but after paying for his Screen Actors Guild membership, he netted $34.

"I'm a movie buff, so I was thrilled," Lemming said.

NOTES

Others at yesterday's session with Lemming: Paulay Asiata (Word of Life), Koa Ka'ai (Kamehameha), Marcus Mariota (Saint Louis), Star Sua-Passi (Saint Louis), Ceejay Santos (Baldwin), Tavita Tonga (Kahuku), Peni Vea (Kealakehe), Chester Sua (Kaimukí), Nathaniel Timoteo (Waiäkea), Duke Bukoski (Saint Louis), Shairone Thompson (Kahuku), Justin Vele (Farrington), Solomon Dixon (McKinley), Josh Gonda (Kaiser), Christopher Thee (Kahuku), Brandon Vaitautolu (Kapolei), Kawika Stant (Kamehameha), Trent McKinney (Mililani), Hassan Richardson (Mililani), McKinzie Togafau (Word of Life), Mauna Palama-Danielson (Waiäkea), Keoni Bush-Loo (Kamehameha), Kamalei Correa (Saint Louis).

Waiäkea's Timoteo moved to Waipahu recently and attends Waipahu High. But he has been accepted to and will enroll at Punahou in the fall, he said.