Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Ellis Lankster
At present, the only indication of his meeting  is the brief ''USA Today'' article, but he has not done enough to clear the notability bar (participation in the Senior Bowl would not make him clear the notability bar, but winning an NCAA award or making the roster of an NFL team would). It should also be noted that WVU coverage by West Virginia-based newspapers (with the possible exception of ''The Herald-Dispatch'' of Huntington) is not as "independent" as, say that by newspapers in another state. WVU connections run deep and wide in the Mountaineer State
— User:B, 03:57, 3 January 2009 (UTC)
Stance: delete
Cited policy: WP:ATHLETE (Wikipedia:Notability)