Coming out of Grant High School in Portland, Oregon, Ndamukong Suh was highly recruited before eventually deciding to attend college at Nebraska. Now that Suh is an established NFL star playing for the Miami Dolphins, he has returned to his homestate to help high school players achieve their dream.

This week, Suh coached some of the nation’s top high school players in hopes of reaching their full potential at Nike’s The Opening event in Beaverton. NFL Network caught up with him at the Nike facility and Suh explained how proud he was to help some of the nation’s top players get from high school to the NFL.

“Being able to work with this kids and seeing them advance and grow and kind of follow their stories,” Suh said. “I’ve been lucky enough to see Derrick Henry and his days at Alabama and obviously where he is, his days at Tennessee [Titans] and playing against him. And most recently, probably the most proudest of them all is Solomon Thomas. Working with him, staying in touch with him throughout my time in the league and him going through Stanford and see him go third overall to the [San Francisco] 49ers. I feel like I was a part of his success to help him get where he is.”

The Opening featured 166 of the nation’s top high school prospects for six days of training, coaching and competition. Arizona Cardinals wide receiver Larry Fitzgerald and Seattle Seahawks cornerback Richard Sherman were also in attendance to assist in coaching.