Clarke makes offer to Cactus two-way player Flaherty
UPDATED: 12/16/19
Colleges across the nation continue to take notice of the prep talent in Arizona each season. More than 360 players from the Class of 2019 signed with schools to advance their football careers, and receive an education.
This was another busy week with 50 players receiving offers since Wednesday!
Times for all college games are given in terms of Arizona time (MST).
Clarke University played its first football season in 2019. The Pride offered a pair of seniors this week in Jacob Flaherty and Cole Cucitrone. Flaherty, a 6-foot, 190-pound linebacker and tight end from Cactus, had 91 tackles and three sacks on defense for the Cobras. On offense, Flaherty had 18 catches for 143 yards and a pair of touchdowns. This was his first offer. Cucitrone, a 6-1, 215-pound linebacker at Cactus Shadows, had 83 tackles and a pair of sacks. He was a First Team All-5A Northeast Valley Region selection and carries a 3.7 GPA. Clarke (2-9) plays in the Heart of America Athletic Conference (NAIA). The Pride had five players make all-conference teams, including defensive back Jaydon Brooks. Brooks made Second Team All-North Division honors. What's particularly impressive is this was his first season playing football since his senior year at Mountain Pointe in 2016. He led Clarke with four interceptions in the secondary along with 39 tackles.
The most valuable player for Chandler in its Open State Championship win last week against Saguaro was running back Dae Dae Hunter. The 5-10, 195-pound running back celebrated his 247-yard effort with an official visit to Hawaii, where he received an offer. Hunter led all of 6A this season with 1,748 rushing yards and 33 touchdowns. He was named as one of Cody & Alec's Top 10 performers in their recap podcast from the Open State Championship. Hawaii will try for its first 10-win season since 2010 later this month in the Hawaii Bowl against BYU (7-5). The Rainbow Warriors (9-5) began preparations last Friday for the game, which will take place in Aloha Stadium in Honoloulu on Dec. 24. ESPN will have the broadcast for the Christmas Eve game, which kicks off at 6 p.m.
Here's the rest of the offers since last Wednesday:
San Tan Charter wide receiver Xavier Johnson received his first offer from Rocky Mountain (Mont.).
Queen Creek offensive guard Gus Campbell received an offer from Anna Maria (Mass.).
Casteel defensive end Dalton Card received offers from Puget Sound (Wash.), Lake Forest (Ill.), and Simpson (Iowa).
Brophy defensive tackle Mustafa Khaled received offers from Puget Sound and Jamestown (N. Dak.).
Notre Dame running back Dominick Mastro received his first offer from Arizona Christian.
Arizona College Prep wide receiver James Chadwick received an offer from Puget Sound.
Chaparral long snapper Grady Svetly received an offer from Puget Sound.
Pinnacle safety Trevor Crawford received an offer from Puget Sound.
Centennial tight end Kaeden Miller received his first offer from Presentation (S. Dak.).
Valley Vista running back Henry Brown received an offer from Oberlin (Ohio).
Brophy tight end Connor Forsythe received an offer from Presentation.
Tolleson offensive tackle Dawson Neese received an offer from Buena Vista (Iowa).
Ironwood Ridge running back Brandon Barrios received offers from Ottawa, Brevard (N. Car.), and Lake Forest.
Higley offensive tackle Drew Vurpillat received an offer from Southern Virginia.
Apache Junction wide receiver Jaden Erschen received an offer from Judson (Ill.).
Willow Canyon running back Jonathan HagEstad received his first offer from Presentation.
Canyon del Oro defensive end Adam Maldonado received an offer from Simpson.
Corona del Sol cornerback Jean Boyd received an offer from Northern Arizona.
Valley Vista linebacker Trenton Foster received offers from Fort Lewis (Colo.) and Willamette (Ore.).
Mountain Ridge linebacker Tommy Ellis received an offer from Lake Forest.
Campo Verde wide receiver Ryan Hutchens received his first offer from Arizona Christian.
Millennium linebacker Jamarlo Campbell received an offer from Western Colorado.
Paradise Valley wide receiver JoeVanni Haddad received his first offer from Benedictine (Kans.).
Desert Vista center Aayden Dodd received his first offer from Southern Virginia.
Hamilton quarterback Nick Arvay received an offer from Jamestown.
Combs linebacker Sebastian Janik received an offer from Buena Vista.
Casteel running back Ben Blancas received an offer from Buena Vista.
Westview wide receiver Isac Hall received an offer from Arizona Christian.
Marcos de Niza linebacker Josh Tata received an offer from Anna Maria.
Desert Vista tight end Braden Belnap received an offer from Southern Virginia.
Cactus quarterback Conner Cordts received offers from Minot State (N. Dak.), New Mexico Highlands, and Western New Mexico.
Horizon quarterback Jake Martinelli received an offer from Heidelberg (Ohio).
Perry offensive tackle Hunter Scott received offers from Tarleton (Texas), Montana, Southeast Missouri State, Northern Arizona, and Southern Utah.
Walden Grove cornerback Richmond Slan received his first offer from Simpson.
Salpointe offensive tack Ben Cook received an offer from Western New Mexico.
ALA-Queen Creek tight end Zak Robertson received his first offer from Fort Lewis.
ALA-Queen Creek wide receiver Ethen Cluff received his first offer from Fort Lewis.
Perry linebacker Cole Sabetta received an offer from Fort Lewis.
Fairfax center Jonathan Leon received an offer from Willamette.
O'Connor quarterback Dylan Simonton received an offer from Fort Lewis.
Hamilton safety Jamar Brown received an offer from Fort Lewis.
Pinnacle linebacker Alonzo Maya received an offer from Ottawa.
Cesar Chavez quarterback Lucas Arnds received an offer from Jamestown.
Williams Field wide receiver Cal Bergquist received his first offer from Jamestown.
O'Connor wide receiver Phoenix Payton received an offer from Fort Lewis.
Cesar Chavez offensive tackle Jay Martin received an offer from Dickinson State (N. Dak.).
Perry cornerback Aaron Henry IV received an offer from Avila (Mo.).
This list shows four-year college offers received by seniors throughout the state. It's not limited to just 6A and 5A. It will be constantly updated as we approach the Early Signing Period from December 18-20 (this week!). Those are the first days that high school seniors can sign a letter of intent to agree to attend an institution.
Verbal commitments are shown in bold.
CLASS OF 2020 OFFERS
Jace Accurso - Liberty (RB/LB): Arizona Christian, Western Colorado
Drew Achor - Pinnacle (DT): Mary, MOUNT UNION, Puget Sound
Carter Adams - Notre Dame (OG): Puget Sound
Zeke Alfonso - Valley Vista (ATH): Whittier
Mateo Alicea - Verrado (WR): Buena Vista
Austin Alosi - Horizon (WR): Arizona Christian
Ryan Alsup - Horizon (LB): Arizona Christian
Lucas Arnds - Cesar Chavez (QB): Arizona Christian, Brevard, Dickinson State, Jamestown, Mount St. Joseph, Wisconsin-River Falls
Nick Arvay - Hamilton (QB): Whittier, Wisconsin-River Falls
Taylor Atkin - ALA-Queen Creek (OT): Jamestown, Southern Virginia
Rick Avelar - Walden Grove (LB): Alderson Broaddus, Occidental
Tosh Baker - Pinnacle (OT): Alabama, Arizona, Arizona State, Auburn, California, Colorado, Duke, Indiana, Kansas State, LSU, Miami (Fla.), Michigan, Nebraska, North Carolina, Northwestern, NOTRE DAME, Ohio State, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, Oregon, Oregon State, Princeton, Purdue, Stanford, Texas, Texas A&M, UCLA, USC, Utah, Vanderbilt, Washington, Washington State
Liam Bannon - Apollo (C): Ottawa
Brandon Barrios - Ironwood Ridge (RB): Arizona Christian, Brevard, Concordia Coll. (Minn.), Concordia Univ. (Chicago), Concordia Univ. (Wisc.), Defiance, Denison, Florida Memorial, George Fox, Jamestown, Lewis & Clark, Ottawa, Pacific, Puget Sound, Ripon, Simpson, Southern Virginia, Western New Mexico (preferred walk-on), Whitworth
Riley Barton - Chandler (LB): Bates, Carleton, COLORADO SCHOOL OF MINES, Lawrence, Puget Sound, Rocky Mountain, Rose-Hulman
Yakeen Baylis - Marcos de Niza (RB): Ottawa
Kadin Beler - Arcadia (QB): Whittier
Braeden Belnap - Desert Vista (TE): Southern Nazarene, Southern Virginia
Israel Benjamin - Saguaro (RB): Alabama State, Army, Brown, BYU, Colgate, Columbia, Cornell, Dartmouth, Georgetown, Harvard, Lehigh, Liberty, Montana State, Navy, Northern Arizona, Penn, Princeton, Yale
Cade Bennett - Notre Dame (OT): Arizona, Arizona State, Army, Boise State, BYU, Colorado State, Georgia Tech, Hawaii, Iowa State, Kansas, OKLAHOMA STATE, Purdue, San Diego State, Syracuse, UNLV, Vanderbilt, Washington State, Wyoming, Yale
Dylan Benvenuto - Notre Dame (DE): Bowdoin
Cal Bergquist - Williams Field (WR): Jamestown
Brayden Bernal - Combs (CB): Culver-Stockton, Iowa Wesleyan
Tyler Beverett - Saguaro (QB): Abilene Christian, BUCKNELL, Columbia, Georgetown, Indiana, Lehigh, New Mexico, Northern Colorado
Ben Blancas - Casteel (RB): Arizona Christian, Buena Vista, Concordia Coll. (Minn.)
Isaiah Blanco - Hamilton (CB): Birmingham-Southern, Lewis & Clark, Olivet, Puget Sound, Willamette, Wisconsin-River Falls
Edward Bojorquez - Deer Valley (OT): Ottawa
Jace Bond - Queen Creek (RB): Benedictine (Kans.), Pacific
Jovoni Borbon - Buena (QB): Brevard, Ripon, Whittier
Hyrum Boren - Red Mountain (QB): Concordia Coll. (Minn.), Ottawa
Dellinger Boyd - Prescott (WR): Arizona Christian, Western New Mexico
Jean Boyd - Corona del Sol (CB): Arizona State, Northern Arizona
Ben Bray - Red Mountain (OT): Air Force, Arizona, ARIZONA STATE, Boise State, California, Colgate, Columbia, Harvard, New Mexico State, Northern Arizona, Oregon State, San Diego State, UC Davis, Utah State, Yale
Austin Brooks - Canyon del Oro (SS): Concordia Univ. (Neb.)
Henry Brown - Valley Vista (RB): Arizona Christian, Carleton, Grinnell, Judson, Mary, Oberlin, Occidental, Rhodes
Jaheim Brown-Taylor - Chandler (RB): New Mexico, New Mexico State, Northern Arizona, San Diego State, San Jose State, Tennessee Tech, UNLV, Wyoming
Jamar Brown - Hamilton (FS): Fort Lewis, Puget Sound, Willamette, Wisconsin-River Falls
Jaylon Brown - Hamilton (CB): Lake Forest, Lewis & Clark, Puget Sound, Willamette
Michael Brown - Brophy (RB): Brevard, Jamestown, Presentation
Mason Bugg - Williams Field (QB): Air Force
Jack Bullard - Corona del Sol (LS): Arizona (preferred walk-on), Bowling Green
Jordan Bunting - Sahuaro (FS): Western New Mexico
Grady Burns - Casteel (WR): Concordia Univ. (Chicago), Ottawa
Ethan Burts - Boulder Creek (WR): Arizona Christian, Western New Mexico
John Butler - Desert Ridge (WR): Brevard, Concordia Univ. (Chicago), Jamestown, Ottawa, Puget Sound
Connor Butt - Notre Dame (LB): ARMY, Georgetown, Navy, San Diego
Gus Campbell - Queen Creek (OG): Anna Maria, Arizona Christian, Concordia Coll. (Minn.), Culver-Stockton, Hamline, Trinity Bible
Jamarlo Campbell - Millennium (LB): Ottawa, Western Colorado
Matt Canada - Marcos de Niza (WR): Arizona Christian
Thor Canales - Mountain Pointe (LB): Mary, Wisconsin-River Falls
Tanner Canfield - Valley Christian (WR): Arizona Christian, Crown, Jamestown, Wisconsin-River Falls
Jaden Capwell - Verrado (SS): Puget Sound, Whittier, Wisconsin-River Falls
Dalton Card - Casteel (DE): Brevard, Carleton, Jamestown, Lake Forest, Occidental, Presentation, Puget Sound, Rocky Mountain, Whittier
Trey Cartledge - Notre Dame (FS): Drake
Taggart Caskey - ALA-Gilbert North (WR): Ottawa
Jawan Casteal - Deer Valley (CB): Arizona Christian
Mason Catterson - Canyon del Oro (LB): Concordia Univ. (Neb.), Ripon
James Chadwick - Arizona College Prep (WR): Grinnell, Oberlin, Puget Sound
Dae Han Chang - Salpointe (WR): Alderson Broaddus, Presentation
Tommy Christakos - Chaparral (WR/K): Air Force, Arizona, Arizona State, Arkansas, Army, CALIFORNIA, Colorado, Harvard, Iowa State, Kansas State, Memphis, Michigan State, Nebraska, Northern Arizona, Princeton, Purdue, San Diego State, UNLV, Utah, Yale
Arnell Christen Jr. - Tolleson (RB): Arizona Christian, Bemidji State, Bethel (Kans.), Ottawa, Western New Mexico
Cash Clark - Mesa Mountain View (WR): Ottawa
Hayden Claye - Sierra Linda (OT): Ottawa, Peru State
Ethen Cluff - ALA-Queen Creek (WR): Fort Lewis
Zach Cole - Phoenix Christian (C): Arizona Christian, Minot State, Western Colorado
Travis Combs - Cactus (LB): Brevard
Will Constantinou - Arcadia (LB): Crown
Benjamin Cook - Salpointe (OT): Alderson Broaddus, Concordia Coll. (Minn.), Western New Mexico
Costen Cooley - Red Mountain (C): AIR FORCE, Georgetown, Northern Arizona, Northern Colorado
Conner Cordts - Cactus (QB): Brevard, Clarke, Concordia Univ. (Minn.), Minot State, Montana State-Northern, New Mexico Highlands, Ottawa, Pacific Lutheran, Western New Mexico, Wisconsin-River Falls
Malaki Corella - Marcos de Niza (CB): Ottawa
Jacobe Covington - Saguaro (CB): Arizona, Arizona State, Colorado, Indiana, Kansas, LSU, Michigan, Michigan State, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, Oregon, Penn State, Purdue, Tennessee, Texas A&M, Texas Tech, USC, WASHINGTON, Washington State
Deavon Crawford - Cesar Chavez (WR): Arizona Christian, Dickinson State, Ottawa, Western New Mexico
Trevor Crawford - Pinnacle (SS): Hamline, Jamestown, Pacific, Puget Sound, Ripon
Brayden Crotz - Moon Valley (WR): Arizona Christian, Iowa Wesleyan, Whittier, Wisconsin-River Falls
Cole Cucitrone - Cactus Shadows (LB): Arizona Christian, Clarke, Concordia Univ. (Chicago), Cornell Coll. (Iowa), Grinnell, Hamline, Jamestown, Lake Forest, Ottawa, Pacific, Presentation, Puget Sound, Ripon, Trinity International, Willamette
Ameer Dalbik - Campo Verde (TE): Western New Mexico, Wisconsin-River Falls
Kevin Daniels - Glendale (RB): NORTHERN ARIZONA
Cooper Darling - Williams Field (OG): Arizona State, Idaho, Northern Arizona, OREGON STATE, San Diego State
Dominique Davis - Mountain Pointe (WR): Abilene Christian
Gavin Davis - Canyon del Oro (RB): Mayville
Nick Deaver - Greenway (DE): Brevard
Eric DeCoster - Arizona College Prep (LB): Carleton, Concordia Univ. (Chicago), Grinnell, Pacific, Puget Sound
Jose DeHaro - Tolleson (K): Western New Mexico
Branden Devoy - Marana Mountain View (LB): Aurora
Michael Diaz - Brophy (LB): Brevard, La Verne, Ottawa, Rocky Mountain
Andre Dimbiti - Centennial (WR): Arizona Christian, Montana State-Northern, Western New Mexico
Aayden Dodd - Desert Vista (C): Southern Virginia
Ayden Domville - Paradise Honors (LB): Arizona Christian
Sebastian Dorman - Hamilton (RB): Arizona Christian
Cameron Drescher - Ironwood Ridge (CB): Lyon, Oberlin, Pacific, Puget Sound, Simpson
Travis Drosos - Perry (LS): Colorado (preferred walk-on), Oregon State (preferred walk-on)
Paxton Earl - Arcadia (RB): Carleton, Carnegie Mellon, Cornell Coll. (Iowa), Puget Sound, Rhodes, Rose-Hulman, Whittier
Jalan Early - Millennium (QB): Dixie State, Northern Arizona, UTEP, Western Illinois, Yale
Isaiah Eastman - Higley (WR): Mary, South Dakota School of Mines
Ben Eddleblute - Chaparral (FS): Arizona Christian, Concordia Coll. (Minn.), Drake, Grinnell, Lake Forest, Mary, Oberlin, Occidental, Rhodes, Whittier
Andre Eden - Brophy (RB): Arizona Christian, BOWDOIN, Brevard, La Verne, Occidental, Ottawa, Whittier
Tommy Ellis - Mountain Ridge (LB): Concordia Coll. (Minn.), Fort Lewis, Hamline, Lake Forest, Wisconsin-River Falls
Jaden Erschen - Apache Junction (WR): Brevard, Buena Vista, Concordia Univ. (Chicago), Culver-Stockton, Iowa Wesleyan, Judson, Ottawa, Pacific, Southern Virginia
Elijah Ervin - Desert Vista (WR): Abilene Christian, Air Force, Army, New Mexico State, Northern Arizona, Northern Colorado, Penn, South Dakota State
Thomas Estrada - Pueblo (TE): Arizona Christian, Avila, Brevard
Carlos Fernandez - La Joya (WR): Arizona Christian, Western New Mexico
Ray Figueroa - Salpointe (LB): Alderson Broaddus
Bruno Fina - Salpointe (OG): Abilene Christian, Arizona, Arizona State, Boston College, Nevada, Oregon State, UCLA, USC, Vanderbilt, Washington State, Yale
Ben Finley - Paradise Valley (QB): Arizona, Arizona State, Colorado State, Iowa State, Nevada, NORTH CAROLINA STATE
Jacob Flaherty - Cactus (LB): Clarke, Jamestown
Jayden Fletcher - Campo Verde (LB): Central (Iowa), Concordia Coll. (Minn.), Graceland, Illinois Coll., Jamestown, Lake Forest, Lawrence, Puget Sound, Ripon, Rocky Mountain, Whittier
Michael Flood - Maricopa (OT): Georgetown, Northern Arizona, UC Davis
Chase Folkestad - O'Connor (DE): Carleton, Concordia Coll. (Minn.), DePauw, Fort Lewis, Graceland, Grinnell, Jamestown, Lake Erie, Mary, Occidental, Pacific, Puget Sound, Rhodes, Rose-Hulman, RPI, Saint Anselm, Southwest Baptist, St. Olaf, The College of New Jersey, VALPARAISO, Western Colorado, Willamette, Wisconsin-River Falls
Brandon Fondong - Millennium (LB): Ottawa
Jackson Ford - Perry (LB): Colorado School of Mines, PRINCETON, San Diego
Trajan Forrester - North Canyon (DE): Arizona Christian, Ottawa
Connor Forsythe - Brophy (TE): George Fox, Lake Forest, Northeastern State, Presentation, Puget Sound, Western New Mexico
Trenton Foster - Valley Vista (LB): Buena Vista, Fort Lewis, Jamestown, Pacific, Puget Sound. Willamette
Mac Franklin - Pinnacle (LB): San Diego
Man-Man Freeman - Phoenix Christian (RB): Arizona Christian
Gabe Friend - Basha (QB): Arizona Christian, Rocky Mountain
Alijah Galbreath - O'Connor (WR): Montana State-Northern, , Presentation, Western New Mexico
Joshua Gale - Williams Field (TE): Abilene Christian, Georgetown, Idaho, Lehigh, Montana State, Northern Arizona, Northern Colorado, South Dakota State, Toledo, UC DAVIS, UTEP
Blake Gamez - Verrado (OT): Arizona Christian, Concordia Coll. (Minn.), Fort Lewis, Hamline, Lewis & Clark, Macalester, Puget Sound, Western New Mexico, Wisconsin-River Falls
Zion Gamilla - Trivium Prep (OG): Pacific, Puget Sound
Collin Gapen - Casteel (WR): Arizona Christian, MARY, Ottawa, Whittier, Wisconsin-River Falls
Andrew Garcia - Williams Field (OT): Liberty, New Mexico State, Northern Arizona, Northern Colorado, Ottawa
Josh Garcia - Cesar Chavez (WR): Arizona Christian, Mount St. Joseph, Ottawa
Joshua Garcia - Pueblo (CB): Arizona Christian
Xavier Garcia - Centennial (DT): Rocky Mountain
Conner Gardner - Red Mountain (K/P): Concordia Univ. (Chicago), Southern Virginia
Alex Gianoli - Sunrise Mountain (QB): Brevard, Montana State-Northern, Wisconsin-River Falls
Charles Gilbert - Basha (LB): Concordia Coll. (Minn.)
Conrad Gingg - Verrado (LB): Carleton, Concordia Coll. (Minn.), Pacific, Puget Sound, Willamette, Wisconsin-River Falls
Matthew Goodlow - Pinnacle (RB): South Dakota State
Brandt Goodwin - Saguaro (WR): Arizona State (preferred walk-on), Georgetown, Sioux Falls
Donte Gordon - Apollo (RB): Arizona Christian, Whittier
Tommy Graif - Horizon (OT): Concordia Univ. (Chicago), WISCONSIN-RIVER FALLS
Jaden Green - Mesa (LS): WASHINGTON
Aaron Greene - Prescott (DE): Abilene Christian, Northern Arizona, South Dakota State
Jake Griffin - Red Mountain (DE/OT): Arizona, BYU, Colorado State, Indiana, Northern Arizona, Northern Colorado, Oregon State, Rocky Mountain, San Diego State, South Dakota State, Tulane, Utah State, Washington State, Weber State
Tyson Grubbs - Desert Vista (RB): Abilene Christian, BYU, NORTHERN ARIZONA, Northern Colorado, Utah State
Devon Guest - Mountain Pointe (WR): Rose-Hulman
Michael Gundersdorf - Dobson (SS): Ottawa
Kade Gutierrez - Trivium Prep (LB): Puget Sound
JoeVanni Haddad - Paradise Valley (WR): Benedictine (Kans.)
David Haen - Sunnyslope (WR): Idaho, NORTHERN ARIZONA
Niko Haen - Sunnyslope (QB): Idaho, NORTHERN ARIZONA
Jonathan HagEstad - Willow Canyon (RB): Presentation
Cannen Hall - Higley (LB): Arizona Christian
Isac Hall - Westview (WR): Arizona Christian, Montana State-Northern, Western New Mexico
Eric Haney - Centennial (CB): Drake, San Diego
Hunter Hanna - Mesquite (DE): Rose-Hulman
Micah Harper - Basha (CB): Abilene Christian, Air Force, Army, Azusa Pacific, BYU, Colgate, Dartmouth, Fordham, Lehigh, Montana State, Navy, Nevada, New Mexico, New Mexico State, Northern Arizona, Penn, Princeton, San Diego State, South Dakota State, Syracuse, Tulane, UTEP, Wyoming, Yale
Jason Harris - Higley (DE): Alabama, Arizona, Arizona State, Auburn, California, Colorado, Duke, Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa State, Kentucky, Louisville, Memphis, Mercer, Nebraska, Northern Arizona, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, Oregon, Oregon State, Penn State, Purdue, Syracuse, Texas, Texas A&M, UCLA, USC, Utah
Koby Hathcock - Desert Ridge (LS): IOWA STATE
Lingi Havea - Chandler (DT): BYU, Idaho
Jack Havener - Pinnacle (CB): BOWDOIN, Carleton, Rhodes
Jack Helsten - Chaparral (TE): Georgetown, San Diego
Aaron Henry IV - Perry (CB): Avila, Western New Mexico
Kamdan Hightower - Chaparral (CB): Abilene Christian, Army, NORTHERN ARIZONA, South Dakota State, UC Davis
Carter Hill - Liberty (WR): Arizona Christian, Concordia Univ. (Chicago), Lawrence, Puget Sound, St. Norbert
Peyton Hill - Higley (RB): Mary
Rashion Hodge - Mountain Pointe (LB): New Mexico State
Cade Horton - Pinnacle (WR): Concordia Coll. (Minn.), Fort Lewis, Lake Forest, Puget Sound, Saint Anselm, Wisconsin-River Falls
Josh Hovatter - Centennial (C): Anna Maria, Brevard, Buena Vista, Concordia Coll. (Minn.), St. John's
Donzell Howard - Casteel (DT): Clarke, Concordia Coll. (Minn.), Ripon
Darvon Hubbard - Willow Canyon (RB): Alabama, Arizona, Auburn, Bowling Green, Georgia, Iowa State, LSU, Michigan State, Minnesota, Mississippi State, Nebraska, Ohio State, Purdue, San Diego State, Tennessee, Toledo, Utah
Colby Humphrey - Desert Vista (RB): Abilene Christian, Idaho, Northern Arizona, Northern Colorado, South Dakota State
Dae Dae Hunter - Chandler (RB): Arizona Christian, Chadron State, Eastern Michigan, Hawaii, Nebraska-Kearney, Nevada, Northern Arizona, South Dakota State, Texas State, UNLV, Wyoming
Ryan Hutchens - Campo Verde (WR): Arizona Christian
Devontae Ingram - South Mountain (CB): Northern Arizona, Sioux Falls, South Dakota State, UNLV
Bryant Jackson - Chandler (LB): Lake Forest, Western New Mexico
Deshaun Jackson - Mesa Mountain View (WR): Ottawa
Jayden Jackson - Shadow Ridge (DT): Carroll, Ottawa
Michael Jada - Apache Junction (LB): Pacific
Sebastian Janik - Combs (LB): Buena Vista, Concordia Univ. (Chicago)
Jaylan Jeffers - Saguaro (OT): Arizona, Arizona State, Colorado, Indiana, Kansas, Liberty, Louisville, LSU, Michigan, Northern Arizona, Oklahoma State, OREGON, Purdue, UCLA, USC, Utah, Washington State
Rand Jensen - ALA-Queen Creek (QB): Jacksonville
JD Johnson - Pinnacle (QB): Arizona, Colorado State, MICHIGAN, Oregon, Oregon State, South Carolina, Texas A&M, UNLV
Xavier Johnson - San Tan Charter (WR): Rocky Mountain
Ahlias Jones - Arizona College Prep (WR): Arizona Christian, Willamette
Dean Jones - ALA-Queen Creek (CB): BYU
Y'Marius Joshlin - Sierra Linda (DE): Arizona Christian, Ottawa, Peru State, Western New Mexico
Christian Karlinsey - Walden Grove (OT): Brevard
Tye Kassen - Saguaro (OT): Arizona State, Louisville, Memphis, NORTHERN ARIZONA, Utah State, Washington State
Mustafa Khaled - Brophy (DT): Brevard, Jamestown, Ottawa, Puget Sound
Trevor Klein - Brophy (SS): Brevard, Ottawa
James Knos - Basha (OG): Brevard, Ottawa
Maalik Knox - Cesar Chavez (DB): Ottawa
Zach Kriens - Higley (LB): Abilene Christian, Air Force, Northern Arizona, Southeast Missouri State
Oscar Landry - Pueblo (CB): Arizona Christian, Clarke, Culver-Stockton, Presentation,
Broc Lane - Perry (TE): Air Force, Bucknell, Dixie State, Eastern Illinois, Georgetown, Louisville (preferred walk-on), Northern Arizona, Northern Colorado, Penn, Weber State
Seth Lane - Centennial (LB): Ripon
Josh Lang - Sunnyslope (WR): Ottawa
Zach Langenbach - Apache Junction (LB): Pacific
Kaiden Lansford - Shadow Ridge (QB): Arizona Christian, Ottawa
AJ Laux - Higley (OT): Mary, Northern Colorado, Ottawa, Presentation, Rocky Mountain, Southeast Missouri State
Miles LeBlanc - Desert Vista (OG): Concordia-Chicago, Culver-Stockton, Mary, Rocky Mountain, San Diego
Finley Lecky - Hamilton (C): Arizona Christian, Lake Forest, Olivet, Puget Sound, SAN DIEGO, Willamette
Aidan Lee - Desert Ridge (WR): Abilene Christian, Army, CALIFORNIA, Montana State, New Mexico State, Northern Arizona, South Dakota State
Ja'Sean Lee - Highland (CB): Wisconsin-River Falls
Jonathan Leon - Fairfax (C): Bowdoin, Willamette
Conner Lewis - Boulder Creek (CB): Arizona (preferred walk-on), Baylor (preferred walk-on), Iowa State (preferred walk-on), Kansas State (preferred walk-on)
Kyle Lewis - Horizon (DE): Arizona Christian, Army, Ottawa, Western New Mexico
Parker Lewis - Saguaro (K): Arizona, USC
Marcus Libman - Pinnacle (WR): Abilene Christian, Columbia, Cornell, Georgetown, Hawaii, New Mexico State, Northern Arizona, Northern Colorado, Penn, South Dakota State
Gibson Limongello - Apache Junction (QB): Case Western Reserve, Lawrence
Alex Lines - Higley (TE): Boise State, BYU, Colorado, Iowa State, Louisville, Memphis, Northern Arizona, Oregon State, Syracuse, UNLV, Utah, Utah State
Brail Lipford - Higley (CB): Brevard, Jamestown, Rocky Mountain, Western New Mexico, Whittier
Robert Liss - Verrado (K): Bemidji State
Cameron Little - Ironwood (OT): Ottawa
Jack Littleton - Casteel (LB): Concordia Coll. (Minn.), Concordia Univ. (Chicago), Rocky Mountain, Wisconsin-River Falls
Xavier Lockett - Mountain Pointe (CB): Ottawa, Pacific
Brock Locnikar - Notre Dame (LB): Abilene Christian, Army, Colgate, Columbia, Dartmouth, Georgetown, HARVARD, Holy Cross, Lehigh, New Mexico State, Penn, Princeton, Rice, South Dakota State, Yale
Ian Loggins - Combs (K): Buena Vista, Clarke, Concordia Univ. (Chicago), Crown, Culver-Stockton
Diego Lujan - Canyon del Oro (OT): Ripon
Alex Lopez - Walden Grove (QB): Wisconsin-River Falls
Jordan Lopez - Walden Grove (WR): Arizona Christian, Western Colorado, Western New Mexico, Whittier
Lloyd Love - Flowing Wells (TE): Benedictine (Kans.)
Casey Lowe - Shadow Ridge (LB): Beloit, Pacific
Tufi Lupe - Dobson (OT): Ottawa
Matthew Macdonald - Cactus Shadows (SS): Buena Vista, Concordia Univ. (Chicago), Hamline, Jamestown, Presentation, Puget Sound, Ripon
Nehemiah Magalei - Chandler (OG): Air Force, Georgetown, Memphis, Navy, Northern Arizona, Northern Colorado
Kapena Magsayo - Chandler (WR): Ripon
Joshua Maignan - Florence (RB): Black Hills State
Adam Maldonado - Canyon del Oro (DE): Brevard, Simpson
Gunner Maldonado - Chandler (S/WR): Arizona, Arizona State, BYU, Indiana, Iowa State, Memphis, NORTHWESTERN, South Dakota State, Utah State
Matt Malloy - Notre Dame (LB): Arizona (preferred walk-on), Bowdoin, Concordia Univ. (Chicago), Rocky Mountain, William Penn
Jihad Marks - Desert Edge (WR): Idaho, Northern Arizona, Northern Colorado, South Dakota State
David Marquez - Trivium Prep (RB): Pacific, Puget Sound
Jay Martin - Cesar Chavez (OT): Arizona Christian, Dickinson State, Ottawa, Sioux Falls
Jake Martinelli - Horizon (QB): Arizona Christian, Bowdoin, Carleton, Case Western Reserve, Grinnell, Heidelberg, Lawrence, Pacific, Puget Sound, Rocky Mountain, Rose-Hulman, Whittier, Wisconsin-River Falls
Dominick Mastro - Notre Dame (RB): Arizona Christian
Camden Mateen - Basha (WR): Rocky Mountain
Alonzo Maya - Pinnacle (LB): Benedictine (Kans.), Bethel Coll. (Kans.), Ottawa
Andrei Mayberry - Perry (SS): Abilene Christian, Army, Columbia, Fordham, Georgetown, Navy, San Diego, Texas State
Dylan Mayginnes - Hamilton (OT): WASHINGTON STATE
Cole McCutcheon - O'Connor (LS): ARMY
Jay McEuen - Chandler (TE): Arizona Christian, Dixie State, Rocky Mountain, Southern Nazarene
Danny McFarland - Campo Verde (WR): Mary
Devin Medina - Canyon del Oro (WR): Mayville State
Ryan Mehio - Brophy (WR): Brevard, Ottawa
Easton Meier - Northwest Christian (QB): Clarke, Concordia Univ. (Neb.), Concordia Univ. (Wisc.), Crown, Grinnell, Jamestown, Ottawa, Wisconsin-River Falls
Isaiah Mercado - Shadow Ridge (OG): Arizona Christian, Culver-Stockton, Fort Lewis, Ottawa, Sioux Falls, Western Colorado, Western New Mexico
Bryce Michael - Brophy (LB): Brevard, La Verne, Ottawa
Andrew Milek - Brophy (OT): Boise State, Colorado, Colorado State, Fresno State, New Mexico State, Northern Arizona, UNLV, USC, Utah State, Yale
Dyelan Miller - Centennial (WR): ARIZONA, Arizona State, Colorado State, Iowa State, Northern Arizona, Oregon State, Wisconsin
Jack Miller - Chaparral (QB): Alabama, Arizona, Arizona State, Auburn, Florida State, Louisiana Tech, Louisville, LSU, Memphis, Michigan, Michigan State, Mississippi, North Carolina, OHIO STATE, Oklahoma State, Syracuse, Texas A&M, UCLA
Kaeden Miller - Centennial (TE): Lake Forest, Presentation
Michael Molio'o - Sahuarita (LB): Arizona Christian
Ahmed Momoh - Fountain Hills (SS/RB): Southern Nazarene, Wisconsin-River Falls
Jonathan Morris - Centennial (QB): Jamestown, Lake Forest, Montana State-Northern, Rocky Mountain
Dawson Moulesong - Arizona College Prep (WR): Arizona Christian, Grinnell
Ihtiram Muhtady - Arizona College Prep (CB): Grinnell
Canaan Mullins - Horizon (WR): Arizona Christian, Concordia Univ. (Chicago), Pacific, Whittier, Wisconsin-River Falls
Cameron Nash - Saguaro (CB): Army, Idaho, Penn
Parker Navarro - Desert Vista (QB): Idaho, Northern Colorado, Rocky Mountain, Sioux Falls, Western New Mexico
Dawson Neese - Tolleson (OT): Buena Vista, Presentation
Noah Nelson - Williams Field (OT): Arizona, Arizona State, Auburn, Colorado, Duke, Georgia Tech, Indiana, Louisiana, Memphis, Michigan, Northwestern, Ohio State, OKLAHOMA, Oklahoma State, Purdue, UCLA, USC, Utah, Washington, Yale
RC Nevarez - Desert Ridge (LB): Concordia Coll. (Minn.)
Carter Niebling - Brophy (CB): Brevard
Brandon Nieto - Mesa Mountain View (QB): Ottawa
Kyle Noble - Verrado (LB): Willamette
Alex Norrish - Marcos de Niza (DT): Pacific
Makai Obregon - Valley Vista (SS): Arizona Christian, Carleton, Mary, Oberlin, Rose-Hulman
Gabriel Ocampo - Peoria (DE): Ottawa
Josh Ormond - Willow Canyon (QB): Defiance, Ripon
Damian Ortiz - O'Connor (WR): San Diego, Valparaiso, Western New Mexico
AJ Owen - Perry (FS): Ripon
Cody Pacheco - Empire (WR): Arizona Christian, Ohio Wesleyan, Presentation
Will Parker - Catalina Foothills (LB): COLGATE, Middlebury
Phoenix Payton - O'Connor (WR): Buena Vista, Fort Lewis, Mary, Puget Sound, Western New Mexico, Willamette
Alex Peru - Millennium (RB): Ottawa
Jayson Petty - Sabino (DE/TE): Idaho, Minot State, Western Colorado
Will Plummer - Gilbert (QB): ARIZONA, Colorado, Duke, North Texas, Oklahoma State, Oregon State
Matt Polk - Saguaro (WR): Air Force, Arizona, Arizona State, California, Florida, Iowa State, Kansas, Northern Arizona, OKLAHOMA STATE, Oregon State, Purdue, Tennessee, UCLA
Spencer Ponce - Pinnacle (OT): Arizona Christian, Puget Sound
Nick Prebil - Brophy (LB): Ottawa
Joquarri Price - Desert Ridge (DE): Iowa State, Montana State, Rice, San Diego State, Texas State
Chubba Purdy - Perry (QB): Arizona State, Boise State, Boston College, Bowling Green, California, Central Florida, Colorado, Dartmouth, Florida State, Illinois, Kansas, Kansas State, LOUISVILLE, Michigan State, Northern Arizona, Oregon State, Pittsburgh, Purdue, Toledo, UNLV, Utah, Washington State, Yale
Matt Purnell - Higley (QB): Ottawa
Nate Quinones - Cactus (LB): Brevard, Presentation
Nicc Quinones - Cactus (SS): Brevard, Presentation
T'Ziaha Quint - South Mountain (OG): Brevard
Charlie Raetzman - Salpointe (CB): Brevard, MINOT STATE, Presentation, Whittier
Mason Ramirez - Liberty (SS): Clarke, Ottawa
Lathan Ransom - Salpointe (FS): Alabama, Arizona, Arizona State, Auburn, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Kansas State, LSU, Michigan, Michigan State, Missouri, Nebraska, Northwestern, Notre Dame, OHIO STATE, Oklahoma, Oregon, Stanford, Tennessee, Texas, Texas A&M, UCLA, USC, Utah, Vanderbilt, Virginia, Washington
Malik Reed - Chandler (LB): Arizona, Colorado, Indiana, Nebraska, Oregon State, Purdue, UCLA, Washington State, WISCONSIN, Yale
Luke Regina - Salpointe (DE): Presentation
Owen Reinhart - Brophy (OG): Brevard, La Verne, Ottawa, Washington & Lee
Brenden Rice - Hamilton (WR): Arizona, Arizona State, California, Carroll, COLORADO, Iowa State, Louisville, Michigan, Michigan State, Mississippi, Nebraska, Northern Arizona, Oklahoma State, Oregon, Oregon State, Purdue, San Diego State, Texas A&M, UCLA, USC, Utah, Washington State, Wisconsin
Jaxon Richards - Chaparral (DE): Abilene Christian, Air Force, Army, Memphis, South Dakota State
Kelee Ringo - Saguaro (CB): Alabama, Arizona, Arizona State, Auburn, California, Clemson, Florida, Florida State, Georgia, Howard, Iowa State, Louisville, LSU, Memphis, Miami (Fla.), Michigan, Michigan State, Missouri, Nebraska, Notre Dame, Ohio State, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, Oregon, Penn State, SMU, Stanford, TCU, Tennessee, Texas, Texas A&M, UCLA, USC, Utah, Vanderbilt, Washington
Danny Rivera - Saguaro (FS): Arizona State (preferred walk-on), Utah (preferred walk-on), Western New Mexico
Caden Robbins - Casa Grande (RB): Concordia Univ. (Chicago), Occidental
Zack Robertson - ALA-Queen Creek (TE): Fort Lewis
Bijan Robinson - Salpointe (RB): Alabama, Arizona, Arizona State, Auburn, Colorado, Kansas State, LSU, Michigan, Mississippi, Nebraska, Notre Dame, Ohio State, Oklahoma, Oregon, Tennessee, TEXAS, Texas A&M, UCLA, USC, Utah, Washington
Ramone Robinson - Chandler (CB): Rocky Mountain
Brian Rodosta - O'Connor (OG): Arizona Christian, Culver-Stockton
Juaquin Rodriguez - Centennial (K): Arizona Christian
Blake Roebuck - Skyline (QB): Ottawa, Whittier, Wisconsin-River Falls
George Roeder IV - Centennial (OG): Anna Maria, Brevard, Buena Vista, Concordia Coll. (Minn.), Jamestown, Rocky Mountain, St. John's, Trinity Bible
Kenji Roland - Pinnacle (RB): Arizona Christian, Ottawa
Kobe Rome - Perry (FS): Western New Mexico, Wisconsin-River Falls
Tate Romney - Chandler (LB): Arizona, Arizona State, BYU, California, Colorado, Iowa State, Kansas State, Memphis, Nebraska, Oregon, Utah, Vanderbilt, Washington State, Yale
Mason Ross - Casteel (DE): Luther
Spencer Roy - Notre Dame (DT): ARMY
TJ Rucker - Cactus (WR): Clarke
Jay Rudolph - Horizon (TE): Abilene Christian, Air Force, Army, Colgate, Georgetown, Lehigh, Montana State, Northern Arizona, Northern Colorado, Oregon State, SAN DIEGO STATE, Tulane
Andrew Rumary - Valley Vista (OT): Arizona, Colorado State, Iowa State, New Mexico, New Mexico State, Northern Arizona, San Diego State, San Jose State, UNLV, Wyoming
Jake Ruther - Brophy (LB): Brevard
Cole Sabetta - Perry (LB): Concordia Coll. (Minn.), Fort Lewis, Jamestown, Lake Forest, Rocky Mountain, Wisconsin-River Falls
Lee Sampson - Millennium (OT): Ottawa
Olandis Sanchez - North Canyon (QB): Alvernia, Concordia Univ. (Chicago)
Sergio Sanchez - Salpointe (DT): Brevard
Kody Say - O'Connor (WR): Brevard, Buena Vista, Concordia Univ. (Chicago), Jamestown, Presentation, Puget Sound, Rose-Hulman, Simpson, Whittier, Willamette
Kyle Schoeppe - Shadow Mountain (WR): Concordia Coll. (Minn.), Dickinson State, Kansas Wesleyan, Presentation, Ripon
Hunter Scott - Perry (OT): Idaho, Montana, Northern Arizona, Northern Colorado, Southeast Missouri State, Southern Utah, Tarleton,
Jovon Scott - Peoria (WR): Ottawa
Cameron Secor - Horizon (FS): Grinnell, Rose-Hulman
Damian Sellers - Saguaro (LB): Alabama, Arizona, Arizona State, Auburn, Florida, Kansas, LSU, Memphis, Michigan, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Oregon, Penn State, Purdue, Tennessee, Texas, UCLA, USC, Utah, Washington, Wisconsin
Will Shaffer - Saguaro (LB/TE): Abilene Christian, Air Force, ARIZONA STATE, Memphis, Northern Arizona, Texas State, UTEP
McCade Siegel - Saguaro (LB): Arizona Christian, Carleton, Colorado School of Mines, Concordia Coll. (Minn.), Occidental, Penn, SMU (preferred walk-on), Stanford (preferred walk-on), Western New Mexico
Dylan Simonton - O'Connor (QB): Fort Lewis, Puget Sound, Willamette
Malachi Siquieros - Casteel (DT): Rocky Mountain
Richmond Slan - Walden Grove (CB): Simpson
Mikey Sliskovic - Basha (DE): Ottawa
K'Rashee Smith - South Mountain (RB): Peru State
Tre Smith - Red Mountain (DE): Abilene Christian, Fresno State, Idaho, Northern Arizona, South Dakota State
Kyle St. Pierre - Millennium (WR): MINOT STATE, Whittier, Wisconsin-River Falls
Nathan Steffen - Sunnyslope (DT): Ottawa
Luke Stephenson - Liberty (DE): Arizona Christian, Wisconsin-River Falls
Justin Stinson - Valley Christian (CB): Abilene Christian, NEW MEXICO STATE, Northern Arizona, South Dakota State, Western New Mexico
Daylon Storey - Millennium (LB): Ottawa
Trent Strong - Salpointe (LB): Alderson Broaddus, Carleton, Drake
Kolbe Stuckwisch - Gilbert (C): Arizona State (preferred walk-on), San Diego
Treydan Stukes - Millennium (CB): Dixie State
Shane Sunday - Pinnacle (TE/DE): Army, Georgetown, Northern Colorado, San Diego, Stanford (preferred walk-on)
Grady Svetly - Chaparral (LS): Carleton, Puget Sound, Rose-Hulman
Josh Tata - Marcos de Niza (LB): Anna Maria, Arizona Christian, Concordia Univ. (Wisc.), Dean, Nichols, St. John Fisher
Osaiasi Taueli - Mesa (LB): California, Northern Arizona, UNLV, UTEP
Elijah Taylor - Higley (CB): Ottawa
Jace Taylor - Lake Havasu (WR): Dixie State, Northern Arizona, South Dakota State, UTEP
Regen Terry - Florence (DE): ARIZONA, Arizona State, Boise State, Boston College, California, Fresno State, Iowa State, Kansas State, Maryland, Nebraska, Oregon State, San Diego State, UNLV, USC, Utah
Collin Thompson - Thatcher (DE): Bates, Carleton, Grinnell, Northwestern Coll. (Iowa), Ottawa, Pacific, Rhodes, Ripon, Rose-Hulman, Southern Virginia, Trinity Bible, Western New Mexico
Frank Thompson - Liberty (OG): Arizona State (preferred walk-on), Northern Arizona
Martell Thompson - Marcos de Niza (WR): Ottawa
Kade Thorley - ALA-Gilbert North (C): Concordia Coll. (Minn.), Concordia Univ. (Chicago), Culver-Stockton, Jamestown, Lake Forest, Lewis & Clark, Ottawa, Pacific, Puget Sound, Ripon, Southern Virginia
Sione Tonga'uiha - Tempe (DT): Air Force
Dustin Torres - Basha (LB): Ottawa
Jeremiah Trojan - Hamilton (LB): Abilene Christian, Air Force, Army, Ball State, Colgate, Columbia, Cornell, Dartmouth, Georgetown, Navy, New Mexico State, Northern Arizona, Penn, Princeton, UCLA, Utah State, Yale
Omar Vasquez - Westview (K): Ottawa, Trinity Bible
Cade Veach - Perry (TE): Avila, Sioux Falls
Xavier Velasco - Tolleson (LB): St. Norbert
Jonathan Velazquez - Odyssey Institute (OT): MINOT STATE, Wisconsin-River Falls
Regis Velez - Brophy (WR): La Verne, Mary, Ottawa, San Diego, Sioux Falls
Adam Verbalaitis - Pinnacle (C): Arizona Christian, Colorado School of Mines, Fort Lewis, Mary, Rocky Mountain, Western New Mexico
Drew Vurpillat - Higley (OT): Mary, Ottawa, Rocky Mountain, Southern Virginia
Cody Walker - Queen Creek (FB): Pacific
Jaleel Walker - Cesar Chavez (WR): Dickinson State, Ottawa
Sam Way - North Canyon (OG): Alvernia, Concordia (Chicago), Culver-Stockton, Kansas Wesleyan, Ottawa
Chris Weaver - Odyssey Institute (RB): Brevard
Eddie Weigl - Desert Vista (OT): Arizona Christian, Rocky Mountain
Colton Weier - Desert Ridge (DE): Carleton, Concordia Coll. (Minn.), Concordia Univ. (Chicago), Jamestown, Lake Forest, Puget Sound, St. Olaf, Wesleyan
Thomas Welky - Walden Grove (DE): Arizona Christian
Justin Wilda - Sunrise Mountain (LB): Presentation
Eric Williams Jr. - Copper Canyon (DE): Clarke, Ottawa
Malakai Williams - ALA-Gilbert North (WR): Ottawa, Western New Mexico
Steven Williams - Mountain Pointe (OG): Mary, Minot State
Jared Wilson - Red Mountain (WR): Montana State-Northern
Matthew Winter - Brophy (QB): Brevard, Buena Vista, Concordia Univ. (Chicago), Ottawa, Presentation, Western New Mexico
Connor Witthoft - Salpointe (TE): Georgetown
Daniel Wood - Highland (LB/RB): Drake, Northern Arizona, Utah (preferred walk-on), Whittier
Brad Young - Centennial (WR): Arizona Christian, Concordia Coll. (Minn.), Judson, Pacific, Puget Sound, Rocky Mountain, Wisconsin-River Falls
Jaydin Young - Centennial (S/RB): Abilene Christian, Air Force, Army, Colorado State, Columbia, Harvard, Nevada, Northern Arizona, Purdue, San Diego State, South Dakota State, Texas State, Yale
Jorden Young - Perry (WR): Rocky Mountain, Sioux Falls
Dylan Zamorano - Canyon del Oro (CB): Culver-Stockton, Ripon
Sergio Zazueta - Pueblo (OT): Arizona Christian
Weston Zierer - Gilbert Christian (RB): Pacific, Puget Sound
Saar Zutshi - Arizona College Prep (LB): Beloit, Bethel (Kans.), Carleton, Concordia Univ. (Chicago), Concordia Univ. (Wisc.), Grinnell, Hamline, Jamestown, Lake Forest, Oberlin, Pacific, Puget Sound, Southwestern, Willamette
Desert Vista running back Grubbs commits to NAU Lumberjacks
UPDATED: 12/16/19
The busy month continues for Northern Arizona, which hauled in two more in-state commitments in the past six days. Pledging to the Lumberjacks were Tyson Grubbs and Tye Kassen. Grubbs is a 5-10, 190-pound running back at Desert Vista. The three-sport athlete (wrestling and track), had a 1,000-yard rushing season for the Thunder this year and scored 13 touchdowns. Kassen is a 6-3, 265-pound offensive tackle at Saguaro. He helped the Sabercats average 242 rushing yards this season as the team reached the Open State Championship game.
"I realized it was a great fit for me," Grubbs said in a text message. "Great education. Close to home, and I could tell the coaching staff genuinely cares about its players. They are building a strong brotherhood and know what guys to use."
Grubbs and Kassen raise the total of in-state commitments to NAU to six.
"I truly believe they have some of the best coaches out there," Kassen said in a text message. "If we we get a lot of in-state talent there, I really think that program will be something special. They are growing fast as a school and have made many improvements already to their football program and many more major ones to come."
Northern Arizona has done a good job at recruiting players from within the state and was rewarded this year with kicker Luis Aguilar. The Nogales alum was named as the winner of the Fred Mitchell Award, which goes to the nation's best place-kicker in FCS, Division II, Division III, NAIA, and junior college. Aguilar was 22-of-25 in field goal attempts and his long was a 57-yarder in the Skydome against Northern Colorado. That was the longest kick by any FCS player this year. The Lumberjacks finished 4-8 after a wild, 60-53 overtime shootout loss to Idaho.
Millennium won its second straight 5A Desert West Region title this year. Making First Team All-Region wide receiver was Kyle St. Pierre, who committed to Minot State last Wednesday. The 5-7, 145-pound player caught 27 passes for 517 yards and six touchdowns.
When asked what it was about the Division II school in North Dakota that attracted him, St. Pierre said it was "the players, and especially the coaches and how they connected with both the players and with myself."
Six players from Arizona signed with Minot State in the last class, and one had a fantastic freshman season. Ali Mohamed (Apollo) broke the Division II-era single-season rushing record for the school with 817 yards. Mohamed was named to the Second Team All-Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference. The Beavers finished 3-8 both overall and in conference play.
Horizon offensive tackle Tommy Graif went up to Wisconsin-River Falls a couple weeks ago for a visit. He gave the Falcons a commitment on Monday. Graif (6-5, 235), helped Horizon run its balanced offense, that averaged 407 yards, to a 9-2 record and a spot in the first-ever Open Division tournament. River Falls is located about 30 miles east of Minneapolis.
"I fell in love with the coaching staff and the campus," Graif said in a text message. "They have a great culture up there. Amazing facilities, and it's in a great town."
Wisconsin-River Falls finished 2-8, but wrapped up its season with an upset of nationally-ranked (Division III) Wisconsin-Platteville, 31-24.
Finally, Brophy running back Andre Eden committed to Bowdoin College (Maine) on Monday. He was the Broncos' leading rusher this year with 819 yards and seven touchdowns. Also, Basha cornerback Micah Harper announced his decision to commit to BYU Monday night. Harper, one of the top cornerbacks in the state, stepped in and played quarterback in a few games when starter Gabe Friend was injured.
CLASS OF 2020 COMMITMENTS
AIR FORCE FALCONS
Costen Cooley (C) - Red Mountain
ARIZONA WILDCATS
Dyelan Miller (WR) - Centennial
Jack Plummer (QB) - Gilbert
Regen Terry (DE) - Florence
ARIZONA STATE SUN DEVILS
Ben Bray (OT) - Red Mountain
Will Shaffer (LB/TE) - Saguaro
ARMY BLACK KNIGHTS
Connor Butt (LB) - Notre Dame
Cole McCutceon (LS) - O'Connor
Spencer Roy (DT) - Notre Dame
BOWDOIN POLAR BEARS
Andre Eden (RB) - Brophy
Jack Havener (CB) - Pinnacle
BUCKNELL BISON
Tyler Beverett (QB) - Saguaro
BYU COUGARS
Micah Harper (CB) - Basha
Lingi Havea (DT) - Chandler
Dean Jones (CB) - ALA-Queen Creek
CALIFORNIA GOLDEN BEARS
Tommy Christakos (WR/K) - Chaparral
Aidan Lee (WR) - Desert Ridge
COLGATE RAIDERS
Will Parker (LB) - Catalina Foothills
COLORADO BUFFALOES
Brenden Rice (WR) - Hamilton
COLORADO SCHOOL OF MINES OREDIGGERS
Riley Barton (LB) - Chandler
HARVARD CRIMSON
Brock Locnikar (LB) - Notre Dame
IOWA STATE CYCLONES
Koby Hathcock (LS) - Desert Ridge
LOUISVILLE CARDINALS
Chubba Purdy (QB) - Perry
MARY MARAUDERS
Collin Gapen (WR) - Casteel
MICHIGAN WOLVERINES
JD Johnson (QB) - Pinnacle
MINOT STATE BEAVERS
Charlie Raetzman (CB) - Salpointe
Kyle St. Pierre (WR) - Millennium
Jonathan Velazquez (OT) - Odyssey Institute
MOUNT UNION PURPLE RAIDERS
Drew Achor (DT) - Pinnacle
NEW MEXICO STATE AGGIES
Justin Stinson (CB) - Valley Christian
NORTH CAROLINA STATE WOLFPACK
Ben Finley (QB) - Paradise Valley
NORTHERN ARIZONA LUMBERJACKS
Kevin Daniels (RB) - Glendale
Tyson Grubbs (RB) - Desert Vista
David Haen (WR) - Sunnyslope
Niko Haen (QB) - Sunnyslope
Kamdan Hightower (CB) - Chaparral
Tye Kassen (OT) - Saguaro
NORTHWESTERN WILDCATS
Gunner Maldonado (S/WR) - Chandler
NOTRE DAME FIGHTING IRISH
Tosh Baker (OT) - Pinnacle
OHIO STATE BUCKEYES
Jack Miller (QB) - Chaparral
Lathan Ransom (FS) - Salpointe
OKLAHOMA SOONERS
Noah Nelson (OT) - Williams Field
OKLAHOMA STATE COWBOYS
Cade Bennett (OT) - Notre Dame
Matt Polk (WR) - Saguaro
OREGON DUCKS
Jaylan Jeffers (OT) - Saguaro
OREGON STATE BEAVERS
Cooper Darling (OG) - Williams Field
PRINCETON TIGERS
Jackson Ford (LB) - Perry
SAN DIEGO TOREROS
Finley Lecky (C) - Hamilton
SAN DIEGO STATE AZTECS
Jay Rudolph (TE) - Horizon
TEXAS LONGHORNS
Bijan Robinson (RB) - Salpointe
UC DAVIS AGGIES
Joshua Gale (TE) - Williams Field
UCLA BRUINS
Bruno Fina (OG) - Salpointe
Jeremiah Trojan (LB) - Hamilton
USC TROJANS
Parker Lewis (K) - Saguaro
Andrew Milek (OT) - Brophy
VALPARAISO CRUSADERS
Chase Folkestad (DE) - O'Connor
WASHINGTON HUSKIES
Jacobe Covington (CB) - Saguaro
Jaden Green (LS) - Mesa
WASHINGTON STATE COUGARS
Dylan Mayginnes (OT) - Hamilton
WISCONSIN BADGERS
Malik Reed (LB) - Chandler
WISCONSIN-RIVER FALLS FALCONS
Tommy Graif (OT) - Horizon