Recruiting News Updates – Offers, Commitments, and Decommitments for Week 24 of 2018
Posted by Ryan Wright
Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG
A snap shot look at the week of national college football recruiting news in Week 24 – a close out of last week.
Notes from Week 24:
Purdue and Indiana had a great week gathering recruits. Pitt closed the week really strong with eight verbal commitments on Sunday! Three William Amos Hough (NC) players committed on Sunday including 4-Star WR Nolan Groulx. Another 4-Star committed on Sunday, OT Xavier Truss from Rhode Island, to Georgia.
Notes on Offers:
Not every offer that goes out comes across my desk, but of the ones that I did see last week, 2021 QB Jake Garcia, of Narbonne High School (CA), had one heck of a week. On Saturday, Garcia landed Florida, Arizona State, LSU, and USC after receiving an offer from Georgia at a Bulldogs camp on Thursday.
Encouraging Sign:
If one looks at the various players committing to top programs, more times than not a top Power Five Conference team is accepting a commitment from a three-star player, not a four- or five-star. Hopefully all recruits take notice that one does not have to be a four- or five-star player to play/be recruited by a top tier Division-I program. – a side note; chances are recruiting services will eventually bump said player to a four-star to entice the fans and dazzle on the recruiting rankings, but for now I like what I am seeing.
Sunday Offers
2019 ATH Jamar Simpson – Rancho Verde (CA) – Montana State
2019 WR Melquan Stovall – Serra (CA) – Montana State
2019 WR TQ Jackson – Jefferson (TX) – Illinois
2019 APB Wandale Robinson – Frankfort (KY) – Alabama
2019 Jerome Wilson – Etiwanda (CA) – Montana State
2019 TE Skylar Loving-Black – Valley Christian – Arizona State
2020 WR Rome Odunze – Bishop Gorman (NV) – Kansas
2020 QB Gavin Beerup – St. Bonaventure (CA) – UNLV
2020 QB CJ Dixon – Grayson (GA) – Alabama
2020 SS/LB Kourt Williams – St. John Bosco (CA) – Oregon
Saturday Offers
2019 DB Anthony Switzer – Texas State
2019 OL Dajuany Wingfield – Redondo Union (CA) – Dixie State
2020 SS Jake Newman – St. John Bosco (CA) – Colorado
2020 DE Kobe Pepe – St. John Bosco (CA) – Colorado
2020 QB Micah Bowens – Bishop Gorman (NV) – Nebraska
2020 QB Micah Bowens – Bishop Gorman (NV) – Kansas
2020 WR Kris Hutson – St. John Bosco (CA) – Colorado
2020 WR Ronald Gilliam – Junipero Serra (CA) – Oregon
2020 Kayshon Boutte – Westgate – Arkansas
2020 Makholven Sonn – New Iberia (LA) – Arkansas
2021 QB Jake Garcia – Narbonne (CA) – Arizona State
2021 QB Jake Garcia – Narbonne (CA) – Florida
2021 QB Jake Garcia – Narbonne (CA) – USC
2021 QB Jake Garcia – Narbonne (CA) – LSU
2021 WR Beaux Collins – St. John Bosco (CA) – Utah
2021 ATH Amari Daniels – Auburn
2021 OG George Miki-Han – Mater Dei (CA) – Dixie State
2021 ATH Vance Jefferson – Poway (CA) – UC-Davis
Friday Offers
2019 QB Nick Flasher – Norco (CA) – Redlands
2019 SS Tuasivi Nomura – Centennial (CA) – Iowa State
2019 RB Cameron Wiley – Desert Pines (NV) – Washington State
2019 QB Jovoni Johnson – Conway (AR) – walk-on offer from Arkansas
2019 DB Lawson Howard – Little Rock Christian (AR) – Cornell
2019 DL De’Monte Russell – Mississippi State commit – Arkansas
2019 ATH Allen Smith – Culver City (CA) – Wyoming
2019 OLB Seth Coleman – Holy Trinity (FL) – Morehouse
2020 QB Chandler Morris – Highland Park (TX) – Arkansas
2019 WR Parker Stone – Episcopal (TX) – SMU
2019 RB McKel Broussard – Notre Dame (CA) – Rice
2021 TE/DE Gage Wilcox – Jefferson (FL) – Miami
Thursday Offers
2019 ATH Jaron Waters – Oxnard (CA) – Nebraska
2019 RB AJ Williams – LA – Carthage
2019 OLB Seth Coleman – Holy Trinity (FL) – Kent State
2019 DB Chris Rankins – Chaminade (CA) – Eastern Washington
2019 DB Calab Scott – Ouachita Baptist
2019 RB Adi Anderson – Weber State
2019 OL Stacey Wilkins – Camden (AR) – Miami
2020 TE Seth Figgins – Oaks Christian (CA) – Texas
2020 QB Jacolby Criswell – Morrilton (AR) – Arkansas
2020 WR Gary Bryant – Centennial (CA) – Nebraska
2020 QB DJ Uiagalelei – St. John Bosco (CA) – Clemson
2021 QB Jake Garcia – Narbonne (CA) – Georgia
2021 ATH Cristian Dixon – Diamond Ranch (CA) – Nevada
Wednesday Offers
2019 DE Amiri Johnson – DRHS (CA) – UNLV
2019 DE Amiri Johnson – DRHS (CA) – Fresno State
2019 DB/ATH Jaron Waters – Oxnard (CA) – Michigan
2019 LB Connor James – Calabasas (CA) – Air Force
2019 OL Dohnovan West – Alemany (CA) – UNLV
2019 WR Mekel Ealy – Freedom (CA) – Wyoming
2019 WR Mekel Ealy – Freedom (CA) – Montana State
2019 SS/RB Reggie Strong – Orange Lutheran (CA) – Eastern Washington
2019 SS Tuasivi Nomura – Centennial (CA) – New Mexico
2019 QB Chris Venegas – (CA) – Army
2019 TE Darnell Washington – UNLV
2020 TE Darnell Washington – Michigan
2020 QB DJ Uiagalelei – St. John Bosco (CA) – Georgia
2020 ATH Sav’ell Smalls – Garfield (CA) – Clemson
2021 DE/TE Quintin Somerville – Saguaro (AZ) – Arizona
2022 QB Tevin Carter – Freedom Prep (TX) – Arkansas
Tuesday Offers
2019 DB William Nimmo – Mater Dei (CA) – Washington State
2019 WR/LB Kendre Gant – Port St. Joe (FL) – Alabama Birmingham
2019 QB Ryan Stevens – Chaminade (CA) – San Diego
2019 QB Ryan Hilinski – Orange Lutheran (CA) – USC
2019 LB Jackson Cloyd – Orange Lutheran (CA) – Stetson
2019 ATH Kalani Washington – La Habra – Stetson
2019 FS/OLB Simon Thompson – West Salem (OR) – Pennsylvania
2019 ATH Dominic Tatum – Culver City (CA) – UNLV
2019 ATH Dominic Tatum – Culver City (CA) – Fresno State
2019 ATH Jamar Simpson – Rancho Verde (CA) – New Mexico
2019 P Charles Bein – San Clemente (CA) – Air Force
2019 DB Damarryea Armstrong – Warren (CA) – UNLV
2019 DB JoJo Forest – Mission Viejo (CA) – UNLV
2019 ATH Cameron Williams – Bakersfield (CA) – Florida
2020 WR Michael Wyman – Dudley (NC) – Vanderbilt
2020 RB Jojuan Collins – Narbonne (CA) – USC
2020 WR Logan Loya – Orange Lutheran (CA) – Oregon
2021 WR Clay Petry – Bishops School – Nevada
Monday Offers
2019 ATH Jaron Waters – Oxnard (CA) – Wyoming
2019 ATH Makai Polk – ECHS (NV) – Utah State
2019 WR Melquan Stovall – Serra (CA) – Hawaii
2019 TE Henry Ikahihifo – Paraclete (CA) – UNLV
2019 DB Oshea Davis – Eisenhower (CA) – Sacramento State
2019 WR Jabari Kindle – Arcadia (CA) – UNLV
2019 SS Tuasivi Nomura – Centennial (CA) – San Jose State
2019 SS Tuasivi Nomura – Centennial (CA) – Wyoming
2019 ATH Jamar Simpson – San Jose State
2019 FS/OLB Simon Thompson – West Salem (OR) – Yale
2020 RB Jojuan Collins – Narbonne (CA) – Florida
2020 ATH Jordan Banks – Norco (CA) – Tennessee
2020 WR Michael Wyman – Dudley (NC) – Michigan
2020 OL Myles Murao – Mater Dei (CA) – Mississippi State
2021 WR Beaux Collins – St. John Bosco (CA) – Florida
2021 WR Beaux Collins – St. John Bosco (CA) – Florida State
2021 SS/WR Domani Jackson – Mater Dei (CA) – USC
Sunday Commitments (41) – 2020
4-Star WR Nolan Groulx – William Amos Hough (NC) – Wake Forest
3-Star QB Connor Bazelak – Archbishop Alter (OH) – Missouri
3-Star APB Jacquez Stuart – Northwestern (FL) – Toledo
DE Jack Sherwin – Central (MI) – Western Michigan
3-Star CB Larry Tracy – Decatur Central (IN) – Indiana
P Brooks Cormier – American Christian (AL) – Purdue
3-Star TE Jayce Medlock – DeSoto (TX) – Connecticut
3-Star OT Jay Amburgey – Reynoldsburg (OH) – Ohio
3-Star QB Davis Beville – Greenville (SC) – Pitt
3-Star WR Deonte Simpson – West Brook (TX) – North Texas
3-Star RB Vincent Davis – Cardinal Gibbons (FL) – Pitt
3-Star DT Calijah Kancey – Northwestern (FL) – Pitt
3-Star ATH Zach Hummel – Hilliard Bradley (OH) – Cincinnati
3-Star OC Layden Robinson – Manvel (TX) – Texas A&M
3-Star DE Dontay Hunter – Westerville Central (OH) – Purdue
OG Michael Katic – Pine-Richland (PA) – Indiana
K Camden Lewis – William Amos Hough (NC) – Minnesota
3-Star DT Suaava Poti – St. John Bosco (CA) – Oregon
3-Star CB Jalen Wells – Beaumont United (TX) – Texas State
3-Star QB Clifton McDowell – Spring (TX) – Louisiana
3-Star DE DeAndre Jules – Northwest (MD) – Pitt
3-Star SS Brandon Hill – Wekiva (FL) – Pitt
3-Star LB Tyrone Brown – Beaumont United (TX) – Baylor
3-Star OG Anthony Red – St. Thomas More (CT) – Syracuse
3-Star DE Brandon Mack – Jefferson Davis (AL) – Pitt
3-Star OT Zac Welch – Oak Ridge (CA) – Navy
3-Star OT Blake Baughman – Placer (CA) – Navy
3-Star CB Wynston Russell – Homewood (IL) – Oregon State
3-Star SS Khadry Jackson – Windermere Prep (FL) – Pitt
3-Star LB Tyrique Matthews – Aidine (TX) – Texas Tech
3-Star DE Bryce Nelms – West Orange (NJ) – Pitt
3-Star OT Cole Birmingham – Katy (TX) – Oklahoma State
3-Star WR Trey Cleveland – Arlington (TX) – Texas Tech
4-Star OT Xavier Truss – Bishop Hendricken (RI) – Georgia
3-Star CB Keeyon Stewart – North Shore (TX) – Texas Tech
3-Star LB Allen Walker – Milton (GA) – Louisiana Tech
3-Star DT Gio Paez – William Amos Hough (NC) – Wisconsin
3-Star OG Joshua Blanchard – Norland (FL) – South Florida
3-Star LB Brandon George – Berks Catholic (PA) – Pitt
DE Stephone Atkinson – Lake Minneloa (FL) – Western Kentucky
3-Star DT CJ Person – Montgomery Catholic (AL) – Indiana
Saturday Commitments (20) – 2019
3-Star OG Ikem Ekwonu – Providence Day (NC) – N.C. State
4-Star ATH Te’Cory Couch – Chaminade-Madonna (FL) – Miami
3-Star ATH Ty DeArman – Bowie (TX) – Arizona State
SS Sean Berry – Woodrow Wilson (TX) – UTSA
3-Star DE Jamond Gordon – Meridian (MS) – Auburn
3-Star DT Evan Bennett – Mater Dei (CA) – Oregon State
3-Star RB Sincere McCormick – Judson (TX) – UTSA
WR Austin Robinson – Amos Hough (NC) – Miami-Ohio
OG Regan Riddle – Highland Park (TX) – Rice
3-Star OL Matthew Bedford – Cordova (TN) – Indiana
3-Star DE Peter Mpagi – George Ranch (TX) – Texas
3-Star CB Kenan Johnson – Lake Minneola (FL) – North Carolina
CB Christian Murphy – Pensacola Catholic (FL) – Troy
K Cory Munson – Northside (GA) – Western Kentucky
3-Star ATH Demetrius Mauney – East Rutherford (NC) – Purdue
3-star LB Darius Williams – Norland (FL) – South Florida
RB Terrell Jennings – Mandarin (FL) – Western Kentucky
CB Tyreke Harrison – Plant City (FL) – Georgia State
OG Jordan Flack – Brewer (AL) – Western Kentucky
DE Adrian Woliver – Stow-Munroe Falls (OH) – Toledo
2020 Commitments
4-Star LB Kelin Burrie – Helen Cox (LA) – UTSA
Friday Commitments (20) – 2019
3-Star QB Chase Griffin – Hutto (TX) – UCLA
3-Star OT Dave Monnot Joliet Catholic (IL) – Purdue
3-Star TE Kyle Bilodeau – Woodberry Forest (VA) – Purdue
3-Star DE Jeramy Passmore – Columbus (FL) – Indiana
3-Star OL Spencer Holstege – South Christian (MI) – Purdue
3-Star ATH Ronald Thompkins – Grayson (GA) – Nebraska
OG Jack Bailey – Kirtland (OH) – Kent State
3-Star SS Rashad Wisdom – Judson (TX) – UTEP
3-Star DE Ruke Orhorhoro – River Rouge (MI) – Clemson
3-Star OT Luke Felix-Fualalo – Mater Dei (CA) – Utah
3-Star ATH Craig Young – Wayne (IN) – Ohio State
4-Star OC Branson Bragg – Crandall (TX) – Stanford
3-Star OL Joe Michasiski – St. Thomas Aquinas (KS) – Oklahoma State
3-Star ATHN Anthony Adkins – Larue County (KY) – Louisville
OG Luis Cristobal – Columbus (FL) – Georgia State
3-Star WR Jaron Waters – Oxnard (CA) – Oregon
4-Star ATH John Plumlee – Oak Grove (MS) – Georgia
3-Star TE Simon Gonzalez – Magnolia West (TX) – Texas Tech
3-Star OL Daylen Powell – Summerville (SC) – Western Kentucky
3-Star OT Trevor Roberson – Wellington (TX) – Texas Tech
Thursday Commitments (19) – 2019
3-Star QB Zach Calzada – Lanier (GA) – Texas A&M
OC Jack Green – Brandon (MS) – South Alabama
3-Star OT Nick Broeker – Sacred Heart (IL) – Ole Miss
LS Michell Harralson – Caldwell County (KY) – Western Kentucky
3-Star LB Zach Marcheselli – Broken Arrow (OK) – TCU
4-Star LB Osita Ekwonu – Providence Day (NC) – Notre Dame
CB Tre Caldwell – Southest Guilford (NC) – Appalachian State
WR Leonard Parker – Plant (FL) – South Florida
3-Star RB Josh Henderson – Hun School (NJ) – North Carolina
3-Star QB Austin Kirksey – Walton (GA) – Nevada
3-Star OT Ben Coleman – Linfield (CA) – Cal
3-Star QB Alex Padilla – Cherry Creek (CO) – Iowa
3-Star LB Ahadarrious Gee – Crisp County (GA) – Georgia Tech
3-Star DE RJ Oben – St. Peter’s Prep (NJ) – Duke
3-Star OT Jordan Morgan – Marana (AZ) – Arizona
OT Marcelo Mendiola – Mount Carmel (IL) – Cincinnati
3-Star WR Damari Roberson – Mona Shores (MI) – Western Michigan
3-Star DE Isaac Townsend – Ralston Valley (CO) – Oregon
LB Jackson Mitchell – Ridgefield (CT) – Connecticut
Wednesday Commitments (16) – 2019
3-Star QB Brendan Costello – San Clemente (CA) – Oklahoma State
SS Roderick Roberson – Rose City (TX) – SMU
3-Star RB Aidan Robbins – Dupont Manual (KY) – Louisville
RB Darren Anders – North Olmsted (OH) – Bowling Green
OT Sam Vaughn – Lexington Catholic (KY) – Miami-Ohio
3-Star WR La’Vontae Shenault – DeSoto (TX) – Texas Tech
3-Star WR Kyziah Pruitt – Noxubee County (MS) – Mississippi State
DE Jay Lepkoske – White County (GA) – Georgia State
CB Robert Ford – Lutheran St. Charles (MO) – South Dakota
3-Star TE Carter Wheat – Red Mountain (AZ) – BYU
3-Star OT Jacob Golden – Peoria (AZ) – Boise State
QB Gio Richardson – Oxbridge Academy (FL) – FAU
3-Star QB Evan Conley – Kell (GA) – Appalachian State
SS Josh Wyatt – C.E. King (TX) – UTEP
4-Star DE Savion Jackson – Clayton (NC) – N.C. State
3-Star DT Joe Rondi – Wayne Hills (NJ) – Syracuse
2020 Commitments
4-Star TE Kevin Bauman – Red Bank Catholic (NJ) – Notre Dame
3-Star WR Marcus Fleming – Miami Southridge (FL) – Miami
Tuesday Commitments (10) – 2019
3-Star DE Tavion Woodard – West Lafayette (IN) – Ball State
3-Star LB Miki Ah You – Kahuku (HI) – Washington
3-Star OT Brian Driscoll – Torrey Pines (CA) – Cal
3-Star QB Spencer Brasch – Higley (AZ) – Cal
DT Emil Bo Andersen – Denmark – Virginia
3-Star WR Shamar Johnson – Richland (TX) – SMU
3-Star LB Jack Kiser – Pioneer (IN) – Notre Dame
3-Star SS Jakeen Harris – Benedictine Military (GA) – N.C. State
3-Star LB Maki Carabin – Alamo Heights (TX) – Louisiana Tech
ATH Taylor Morin – Westfield (VA) – Wake Forest
2020 Commitments
LS Will Albright – Greenville (TN) – Tennessee
Monday Commitments (18) – 2019
3-Star DE Darius Williams – Hemmingway (SC) – East Carolina
2-Star ATH Thomas Harper – Karns (TN) – Oklahoma State
ATH CJ Johnson – Greenwood (MS) – Memphis
3-Star WR Corey Crooms – Hillcrest (IL) – Western Michigan
DE Sayyid Stevens – Calvary Day (GA) – Duke
3-Star LB Bryce Robinson – Sachse (TX) – Texas Tech
3-Star ATH Velton Gardner – Skyline (TX) – Kansas State
ATH Keenan Garber – Lawrence (KS) – Kansas State
3-Star OG Hunter Rayburn – Pensacola (FL) – Clemson
3-Star DT Immanuel Hickman – Matoaca (VA) – Cincinnati
ATH Marquez Bembry – Jones County JUCO (MS) – Kentucky
4-Star SS DeMarcco Hellams – DeMatha Catholica – Alabama
3-Star WR Devontez Walker – West Charlotte (NC) – East Carolina
2-Star LB Christopher Russell – Dyersburg (TN) – Memphis
3-Star TE Jeff Blake – Greater Atlanta Christian (GA) – Vanderbilt
3-Star LB Alphonzo Tuputaia – Federal Way (WA) – Washington
TE Jack Bradley – Bishop Lynch (TX) – Rice
3-Star QB Paul Piferi – Villa Park (CA) – Purdue
Decommitments
Tuesday – 3-Star 2019 CB Logan Wilson – Bishop Dunne (TX) – from Arizona
Friday – RB Jonquavious Brown – Grovetown (GA) – from Miami-Ohio
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