Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA If recruiting rankings and Division-I offers connect to mean anything, Mater Dei High School’s wide receiver Osiris St. Brown is one of the best in the 2017 class. If “star power” and scholarships on the doorstep are overrated, Brown has the stats after playing in one of the country’s toughest conferences in the nation […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA Until the pen hits the paper on National Signing Day, one of the more highly sought after recruits in the 2017 class will be do-everything Timpview High School athlete Chaz Ah You. Ah You dazzled collegiate coaches and befuddled opposing Utah high school offenses and defenses earning a four-star ranking as one of the […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA One thing is a given for Utah football during the 2016 season, no matter where Levani Damuni laces up his cleats he will dominate the game on both sides of the ball. Damuni tore it up for Mountain Crest High School during his junior season. On offense, Damuni lined up at running back and […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA When the 2015 season kicked off, Centennial High School built the perfect beast on offense and defense. The Huskies dominated their California, and Utah, counterparts winning the southern section on the way to a 14-1 year. The only tough spot on an otherwise perfect season was a touchdown short loss (28-21) to eventual MaxPreps […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA There is no shortage of amazing athletes in the 2017 recruiting class with all seemingly destined to make their mark at some lucky collegiate program in the years to come. One such player who could make a mark on both sides of the ball and at multiple positions is Elijah Molden. When lists are […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA At any skill position on the gridiron, there really is not much Darnay Holmes cannot do with the football in his hands, with it in the air, or with the opposition holding onto it for dear life. Holmes put extra meaning to the word athlete in 2015 catching 55 passes for 886 yards with […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA For any given recruiting class, when National Signing Day comes pretty much every single player who can sign their National Letter of Intent does so to get the long arduous process over with as soon as possible. When NSD opened and seemingly closed for the 2016 class on Feb. 3, there were a few […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA Player Profile for Chase McGrath Height & Weight: 6-0, 180 Position: Kicker High School: Mater Dei High School Chris Sailer Rating: 4.5-Star Chris Sailer Ranking: No. 34 in 2017 recruiting class 2015 Stat Line: 10 of 13 on FG, Long of 45, 54 touchbacks out of 81 on kickoffs Interests: Boston College, Texas […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA Player Profile for Dario Longhetto Height & Weight: 5-11, 150 Position: Kicker/Punter High School: Newbury Park High School Chris Sailer Rating: 4.5-Star Chris Sailer Ranking: No. 21 in 2017 class Stat Line: 3 of 4 in 2015 Possible 2015 College Camps: Texas, Stanford, UCLA, Boston College Photo credit: recruitingnewsguru.com; Dario Longhetto at Chris […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA Player Profile for Kyle Gibbs Height & Weight: 6-2, 220 Position: Long Snapper High School: Norco (Norco, CA) Chris Rubio Rating: 4.5-Star Chris Rubio Ranking: No. 5 in 2017 recruiting class 40-Yard Dash Time: 5.1 Snap Speed: 6.1-6.5 Offer: West Point Interests: Navy, Cornell, USC, Stanford, Cal Photo credit: recruitingnewsguru.com; Kyle Gibbs at […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA No matter how one wants to apply the notion, options in life are good and Osiris St. Brown has plenty of them – well at least 19 to be exact, maybe more. The 6’1”, 180 pound, Mater Dei High School star is one of the more highly sought after wide receivers in the 2017 […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA National high school powerhouse football program St. John Bosco is losing some terrific Division-I talent after another run to the California High School State Championship Game in 2015. The loss of quarterback Quentin Davis (Fresno State) and skill position talent on offense like running back Sean McGrew (Washington) along with wide receivers Devin Flemming […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA Darnay Holmes is truly a wanted man. On or off the high school playing fields, the 5-star talent is sought after by college coaches and called out by other recruits hoping to make a name for themselves going up against perhaps the best cornerback in the 2017 recruiting class. The colleges lining up in […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA Salesian High School is loaded with Class of 2017 talent entering the 2016 season and one of the leaders of the bunch is 4-star recruit Deommodore Lenoir. Lenoir was a jack of all trades for the Mustangs last season lining up at wide receiver, cornerback, and as a kick returner. The 6’0”, 188 pound, […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA Looking over the defensive stat sheet for Arroyo Grande High School, it does not take long for Sam Ness to jump off the page. The Eagles went 10-3 in 2014 with the sophomore jumping on the scene with a team-leading 116 tackles, five tackles for a loss, three fumble recoveries, and two pass deflections. […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA It happens every year in recruiting and every year talented players slip through the proverbial cracks with college coaches searching for an ideal over results. The deck maybe stacked against Arroyo Grande Class of 2017 quarterback Sawyer May but if May has proven anything with consistency and time he will win the day. Without […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA The Stanford football staff is keeping with a long treasured sports theme, finish strong. On Saturday, the Cardinal did just that landing three verbal commits bumping up their class to 24 players. Showing that Stanford has no recruiting boundaries, they went across the country to land three east coast players; RB Dorian Maddox, OT […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA Stanford’s 2016 recruiting class has seen more deflections than in recent years but the staff has done a great job of filling gaps almost as immediate as the loss. On Thursday, the Cardinal added two more to the haul landing Texas 3-star cornerback Obi Eboh and bringing back 3-star Hawaii offensive lineman Nate Herbig. […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA The Cal Golden Bears have quietly put together a solid class filled with great talent from top to bottom. The movement going on in Berkeley under Sonny Dykes can no longer be denied. One recruit seeing the change, Nygel Edmonds, flipped his April commitment to Stanford on Tuesday joining the impressive Cal 2016 recruiting […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA The Stanford Cardinal recruiting machine is starting to pick up momentum as National Signing Day nears landing three recruits over the past six days. On Monday and Tuesday, the latest additions to the 2016 recruiting haul included Utah tight end Loa Kaufusi and Indiana defensive tackle Jovan Swann. Kaufusi was an instant impact player […]
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