Cal Pulls Mississippi ATH Jordan Duncan over Alabama and MSU Offers
Written by Ryan Wright
Twitter: @HogManInLA
Cal keeps adding solid recruits to their 2016 recruiting class keeping a Top 20 ranking to date. On Monday, the Golden Bears added do-everything Mississippi athlete Jordan Duncan raising the stock of the class.
Duncan is the true definition of a football “ATH.” The 6’2”, 193 pound, talent is a two-way star for Oak Grove lining up at cornerback and safety and at wide receiver on offense. Duncan’s playmaking abilities have helped the Warriors to back-to-back state championship game berths winning in 2013.
College recruiters love Duncan’s size and speed. Where he plays at the next level is still up in the air but he has made a lasting mark on offense. During his sophomore season he had 65 receptions for 926 yards with 10 touchdowns. His junior campaign was even better pulling down 71 passes for 1,207 yards with 14 scores.
The Hattiesburg area talent has roughly 13 offers from top schools like Alabama, Arkansas, Kentucky, Ole Miss, West Virginia, Tennessee, Mississippi State, Louisville, and North Carolina among others. Duncan has made unofficial visits to Mississippi State, camped with Ole Miss and Florida but fell in love with Cal. He made the commitment official on Twitter posting, “It’s (sic) Official! “I AM A CAL BEAR”! #CalGang16 LET’S GOOOOO #OG Stand Up.”
Cal Golden Bears 2016 Verbal Commitment List
QB Max Gilliam, 6’3”, 190 lbs, Oaks Christian, Thousand Oaks, CA
QB Armani Rogers, 6’6”, 200 lbs, Hamilton High School, Los Angeles, CA
ATH Jordan Duncan, 6’2”, 193 lbs, Oak Grove HS, Hattiesburg, MS
RB Derrick Clark, 5’11”, 195 lbs, Mission Bay HS, San Diego, CA
RB Zion Echols, 5’9”, 175 lbs, Charter Oak HS, Covina, CA
WR/TE Logan Gamble, 6’6”, 200 lbs, St. Anthony’s HS, Long Beach, CA
WR Drew Kobayashi, 6’2”, 185 lbs, St. Louis HS, Honolulu, HI
WR Matt Laris, 6’4”, 210 lbs, Eastside Catholic HS, Sammamish, WA
OC A.J. McCollum, 6’2”, 280 lbs, City College of San Francisco, San Francisco, CA
OG Francisco Perez, 6’5”, 300 lbs, Baldwin Park HS, Baldwin Park, CA
OG Gentle Williams, 6’3”, 280 lbs, Florence HS, Florence, MS
OT Daniel Juarez, 6’5”, 270 lbs, Centennial High School, Corona, CA
OT Jake Curhan, 6’7”, 305 lbs, Redwood High School, Larkspur, CA
CB Traveon Beck, 5’10”, 170 lbs, St. John Bosco HS, Bellflower, CA
CB Camryn Bynum, 5’10”, 165 lbs, Centennial HS, Corona, CA
CB Joshua Drayden, 5’9.5”, 168 lbs, Bishop Dunne HS, Dallas, TX
LB Cameron Goode, 6’3”, 195 lbs, Klein Collins HS, Houston, TX
LB Markus Wright, 6’2”, 215 lbs, Jordan HS, Columbus, GA
DE Russell Becker, 6’4”, 255 lbs, Fergus Falls C.C., Fergus Falls, MN
DE Evan Weaver, 6’3”, 240 lbs, Gonzaga Prep HS, Spokane, Washington
DT Tevin Paul, 6’4”, 265 lbs, Lake Travis HS, Austin, TX
DT Chris Yaghi, 6’4”, 269 lbs, Foothill HS, Santa Ana, CA
Photo credit: 247sports.com; Duncan with NFL great QB Brett Farve.