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Devier was one of five finalists for the Watkins Award...

DeVier Posey of Cincinnati, OH - DeVier has been an academic all-star for four years in football and has volunteered for several local community efforts. He plays football at LaSalle High School where he maintains a 3.4 GPA.

The National Alliance of African American Athletes

DeVier Posey: LaSalle High, Cincinnati: Posey is a powerhouse in the classroom with a 3.4 GPA in a demanding college preparatory setting.

Posey, an All American who was named the Maxwell Award (nation's top high school wide receiver), will attend Ohio State. Posey is considered one of Ohio?fs top sprinters this spring.

He helped coordinate food drives in Cincinnati to feed the homeless and took it upon himself to mentor three neighborhood boys. He also assisted senior citizens, aided a project to restore and beautify a rundown cemetery and was a church volunteer. Last fall he was a LaSalle ambassador welcoming the incoming freshman class.

"I'm not too heavy in one area (of life), I like to think I?fd be comfortable in any environment," he said. "Sports, academics, volunteering and my belief in God make me well rounded."

ESPN - Watkins Award gives honor to academic excellence - High School Sports

N.C.A.A. Isn?t Allowing Athletes to Be Regular Students
By WILLIAM C. RHODEN
Published: February 25, 2008
Los Angeles

I was sitting in a small conference room Saturday afternoon, watching a news conference featuring five high school seniors who were about to enter the brave new world of intercollegiate athletics. They were finalists for the Watkins Award, presented each year to African-American high school athletes throughout the nation who exhibit extraordinary prowess in the classroom and on the field.

Each young man spoke excitedly about his respective future: DeVier Posey at Ohio State, Kenneth Page at Clemson, Covaughn DeBoskie at California, Brandon Moore at Michigan and Matthew Daniels at Duke.

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/25/sp...tml?ref=sports