Top Uncommitted 2019 California 3-Star Talents Still on Recruiting Boards

Written by Ryan Wright

Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG

Photo credit: Raymond Joyce Photography

Twitter: @RJPSports

As time has proven, there are more three-star recruits in the NFL than former five-star rated players, and that extends beyond the volume. Most three-star players have an extra gear in their motor and an unbreakable work ethic being accustomed to fighting for everything they receive on the gridiron taking that mentality with them into the college game. The 2019 class of three-star players still left on recruiting boards out of California are no different. The following is a list of some of the best three-star rated players still uncommitted who could make a big difference for college programs in the years to come.

Top Uncommitted California 3-Star Recruits

DE Alonzo Hall (6-5, 240) – Reseda High School, Reseda

Although rated as California’s 100th best player in the 2019 class per 247Sports, one can argue Alonzo Hall has been sorely undervalued. The San Fernando Valley area talent jumped onto the recruiting scene during the spring evaluation period working his way to 11 offers. Some of the offering teams includes Iowa State, Arizona State, Louisville, UNLV, and Fresno State. During his senior season, Hall moonlighted on offense at tight end taking in 13 passes for 226 yards with a score but was an unstoppable force on defense off the edge. He finished the year with team-highs in tackles (67), tackles for a loss (26), sacks, (15.5), and QB hurries (16). His size, strength, speed, and long arms are hard to come by for ends. Hall is a true hidden gem on the recruiting trail.

OLB/SS Tuasivi Nomura (6-1, 195) – Centennial, Corona

Another gem those in the know in SoCal are well-aware of but has not really received his due nationally until recently is Tuasivi Nomura. Nomura has locked heads against the run and the pass over the last three years at powerhouse Centennial High School. Going from strong safety to a safety-linebacker hybrid in the box for his senior year, Nomura accumulated 78 tackles, 33 solo, with seven tackles for a loss, 3.5 sacks, and a pick in 2018. His recruiting star has risen of late with a Dec. 16 offer from the USC Trojans. Some of the other programs to see his next level capabilities includes Iowa State, Colorado, UNLV, Utah State, and Arizona State.

DE/OLB Cole Aubrey (6-2, 225) – St. John Bosco, Bellflower

The phrase overlooked gets bantered about too easily, but Cole Aubrey is easily one of those guys who has been sorely overlooked on the recruiting trail, even with 19 offers handed to him. Playing in the toughest high school football conference in the nation, the Trinity League, Aubrey, first playing weakside end and then outside linebacker during his senior year, set the St. John Bosco school single-season record with 17.5 sacks and owns the school career record after two seasons with the Braves notching 32. He owns the Trinity League all-time record with 42 sacks. His senior season ended with 74 tackles, 14 tackles for a loss, two fumble recoveries, and two forced fumbles. Aubrey’s work in the classroom has led to seemingly every top academic program in the nation offering, the partial list includes Columbia, Army, Cornell, Dartmouth, Princeton, Georgetown, Brown, Harvard, Pennsylvania, Holy Cross, Air Force, and Yale.

CB Paul Edwards (6-0, 175) – Narbonne High School, Harbor City

Few corners leave the high school ranks with as much experience as Paul Edwards. Edwards came up with St. John Bosco ending his high school career with another Los Angeles area power, Narbonne. In stats posted through 11 games, Edwards racked up 25 stops, 18 solo, forced a fumble, defended seven passes, and got a pick playing in the first half only of most games. Edwards has reported offers on the table from Utah and Colorado State with interest in from other Pac-12 schools including UCLA, Oregon, and Colorado.

WR/CB Jojo Hawkins (5-10, 160) – Orange Lutheran High School, Orange

For those in the southern California area, Jojo Hawkins is a well-known player. Through the years, Hawkins played on both sides of the ball at receiver and corner, but may be on track to play offense at the next level after a superb senior season. Through 10 games, the three-star took in 73 passes for 833 yards with eight trips into the end zone working with four-star South Carolina signee Ryan Hilinski. His lone kick return of the 2018 season was a 99-yard score. Ivy League schools have taken to Hawkins filling up the majority of his 14 offers. Scholarships are on the table from Princeton, Cornell, Dartmouth, Columbia, Brown, Yale, and Pennsylvania.

RB/ATH McKel Broussard (6-0, 185) – Notre Dame High School, Sherman Oaks

Playing against tough Mission League competition and with a full-house backfield, McKel Broussard may not have been able to fully showcase his overall athletic skills, but rest assured he is a talented speedy play-maker. Off 40 carries he covered 226 yards with six rushing scores and pulled in 35 passes for 376 yards with another score going up on the board. He also played in the Knights’ secondary tallying 39 stops, three tackles for a loss, and picked off five passes. He took five kicks back for 101 yards and three punts for 53 yards. Surprisingly, just three reported offers have gone out: Florida Atlantic, Eastern Washington, and Rice.

RB/ATH Christian Grubb (5-11, 167) – Notre Dame High School, Sherman Oaks

As mentioned, the Notre Dame backfield was full of talent with Christian Grubb and McKel Broussard giving Division-I teams more than they could handle game in and game out. Grubb caught stride in the second half of the Knights’ season through the playoffs ending the campaign with 1,306 yards off 171 totes with 18 rushing scores. Also, being utilized in the aerial attack he secured 11 passes for 295 yards with five more scores. Grubb made teams pay for kicking his way with 403 yards in total off 13 returns with a long of 96-yards posted.

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Photo credit: Cole Aubrey pressuring JSerra QB Caden Bell (2018)