UPDATED: 3/26/22

Colleges across the nation continue to take notice of the prep talent in Arizona each season. More than 320 players from the Class of 2022 have signed with schools to advance their football careers, and receive an education.

Mountain View has a few juniors with offers and the latest of them is Sirri Kandiyeli. The 6-2, 270-pound offensive tackle received his first offer from Arizona State last Saturday. Kandiyeli went on an unofficial visit to Tempe to watch the Sun Devils' third spring practice and talked with offensive line coach Mike Cavanaugh. Kandiyeli has been getting his offseason work done in the weight room and recently established a new squat PR with two reps at 475 pounds. In the classroom, he also gets his work done with a 4.0 GPA. The Toros had their best season in a decade going 8-3 and making the 6A playoffs. MVHS averaged 32 points and 295 passing yards per game. Arizona State will host a Spring Showcase on Saturday, April 9 at Sun Devil Stadium. It will begin at 5:30 p.m. with giveaways for fans and the showcase itself will start at 7 p.m. There will also be post-event fireworks. ASU finished 8-5 last season and played in the Las Vegas Bowl.

Kandiyeli tacked on an offer from New Mexico State on Saturday. The Aggies had 24 players sign in its most recent class. Among them was Desert Vista offensive lineman Jai Rodriquez. NMSU plays as a Divsion I independent and went 2-10 last season. The 2022 schedule includes games against the Mountain West, Big Ten, Conference USA, and SEC conferences.

Also reaping an offer from Arizona State this week was Myles Libman. The 6-1, 180-pound wide receiver plays for Pinnacle. Libman was part of a deep receiving corps for the Pioneers in which three players each had more than 450 yards. Libman led PHS with 61 catches, had 870 yards and scored nine touchdowns. He is a three-sport athlete (basketball and track) with a 4.37 GPA. The latest offer came after a visit to the Tempe campus. Libman recently competed in the SoCal Under Armour Next All-America Camp and showed off his speed and ability to get open. When there was coverage, he was still able to make the tough catches.

Earning his third SEC offer (and 32nd overall) last Sunday was Elijah Paige. The Pinnacle offensive tackle got it from Missouri. Paige, who is 6-6 and 285 pounds, was a 6A Conference First Team selection. Much like Tosh Baker (Pinnacle Class of 2020), Paige is a basketball forward that turned into an offensive tackle that was then highly recruited. He is also a top student that carries a 3.6 GPA despite his athletic demands of playing two sports. Pinnacle will open its season on the road in California on Sept. 2 at El Camino HS in Oceanside (San Diego County). Missouri held its spring game last Saturday. Team Mizzou took down Team Tigers by a close 35-34 score. The victors earned a steak dinner for their players while Team Tigers will have to settle for hot dogs. Missouri has two more spring practices this week before spring break begins. The Tigers (6-7 in 2021) host Louisiana Tech (3-9) in Columbia on Sept. 3. Mizzou played in the Armed Forces Bowl last season.

Paige made it back-to-back days with the phone ringing from the SEC because on Monday, he collected an offer from Mississippi. The Rebels have a wave of momentum coming into 2022 after recording their first 10-win season in school history. Ole Miss (10-3) finished the season No. 11 in the AP poll and played in the Sugar Bowl. Three starters return on the offensive line, which is perhaps the deepest position for the Rebels this year.

Picking up his first offer from a military academy was Stephon Daily, who got one on Monday from Army. Daily, a 6-4, 175-pound wide receiver at Sierra Linda, already has three FBS offers from Mountain West schools. He led the Bulldogs in all three categories with 51 catches for 1,001 yards and 12 touchdowns. Daily is a multi-sport athlete that played basketball and is a high jumper that recently cleared the bar at 6-8. He's planning a trip out to Colorado State to see the Rams this June. Army has added a new receivers coach. Aaron Smith comes to West Point after spending five years at the same position at Connecticut. The Black Knights finished 9-4 last year and defeated Missouri in the Armed Forces Bowl in Fort Worth. It was Army's fourth win in that bowl in as many tries.

Also getting offers from Army this week were Wyatt Milkovic, Demari Washington, and Aiden Herring. Milkovic is a 6-1, 235-pound linebacker at Basha. He led the Bears in tackles last season with 132 and had 4.5 sacks. Next month, Milkovic is planning to visit Boise State and Nevada. Washington is a 6-foot, 185-pound safety at Centennial. In seven games, he had 26 tackles and intercepted three passes. He's a defensive playmaker that is versatile enough to line up at any spot in the secondary for the Coyotes. Herring is a 6-3, 265-pound defensive end at Perry. He had 57 tackles and led the Pumas in sacks with 12. Like Milkovic, Herring will also be making a trip to Nevada in April.

The recruitment of Tyson Simmons has started up. The 6-3, 235-pound defensive end from Basha collected his first offer on Wednesday from Nevada. Simmons had 44 tackles and 2.5 sacks for the Bears last season. Last month, he ran a laser-timed 4.69 in the 40 at the Rivals Camp in Los Angeles. Simmons also focuses in the classroom with a 3.7 GPA. He was a Second Team All-6A Central Region selection. Basha makes the move this fall back to the 6A Premier Region. Nevada opened spring practice on Thursday and will play its spring game on April 23. The Wolf Pack have a new defensive line coach in Al Lapuaho. Last season, he helped Utah State win the Mountain West Conference with the Aggies being ranked No. 6 in the nation in tackles for a loss (7.9 per game). Nevada went 8-5 and played in the Quick Lane Bowl at Detroit last December.

Arizona Christian brought in a big 2022 class of 51, with 37 coming from high schools (14 from Arizona). The Firestorm is already working on its '23 class and made an offer to Tanner Wood on Saturday. Wood (5-10, 195) plays linebacker and running back at River Valley HS up in Mohave Valley in the northwest corner of the state. Wood had 39 tackles last season with a pair of sacks. On offense, he had carries in five games and totaled 125 yards on his 20 attempts. Earlier this month, Wood squatted 455 pounds. Arizona Christian finished 8-2 last season and 7-2 in Sooner Athletic Conference (NAIA) play. Arizona Christian will kick off its 2022 season at home in Glendale on Sept. 3 against Texas Wesleyan (7-3 in 2021). The Firestorm will be seeking revenge from a 35-28 loss in Fort Worth last year.

Here's the rest of the offers since last Saturday (3/19):

Basha offensive guard James Durand received offers from San Diego State, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin.
Horizon tight end Matthew Klopfenstein received an offer from Houston.
Williams Field cornerback Josiah Dye received an offer from Northern Arizona.
Williams Field running back Joshua Dye received his first offer from Northern Arizona.
Chandler linebacker Dominic Hanger received his first offer from Augustana Univ. (S. Dak.).
Sunrise Mountain quarterback Austin Glimpse received his first offer from Grinnell (Iowa).

This list shows four-year college offers received by juniors 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 14-16. 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 2023 OFFERS

Brendan Anderson - Mountain Ridge (QB): Yale

Ryan Blum - Basha (C): New Mexico State, Northern Arizona, San Diego

Jackson Bowers - Mesa Mountain View (TE): Arizona, Arizona State, Auburn, Baylor, BYU, California, Cincinnati, Colorado, Florida State, Georgia Tech, Louisville, LSU, Michigan State, Mississippi, Missouri, Nevada, Oregon, Oregon State, UNLV, USC, Utah, Washington, West Virginia, Yale

Taye Brown - Hamilton (LB): Idaho State, New Mexico State

Deshaun Buchanan - Basha (RB): Arizona, Grambling State, New Mexico State, Northern Arizona, Portland State

Aidan Buggs - Casteel (OG): Whittier

John Butler - Saguaro (LB): Arizona

Roch Cholowsky - Hamilton (QB/P): New Mexico State

Kavaughn Clark - Centennial (RB): Nevada, Northern Arizona

Zaccheus Cooper - Saguaro (RB): Alcorn State, Morgan State, New Mexico

Stephon Daily - Sierra Linda (WR): Army, Colorado State, Hawaii, Nevada, Northern Arizona

Devon Dampier - Saguaro (QB): Arizona, Idaho State, Nevada, New Mexico, Northern Arizona, Pennsylvania, Rice, Yale

Ryan Davis - O'Connor (DE): Idaho State, Northern Arizona

Alex Doost - Mountain Ridge (OT): Arizona, Arizona State, California, Colorado State, Indiana, Massachusetts, Michigan State, Nevada, Northern Arizona, Oregon State, San Diego State, Utah State, Washington, Washington State, West Virginia

Layton Duncan - Brophy (WR): Idaho State, Morgan State

James Durand - Basha (OG): Arizona, BYU, California, Colorado, Indiana, Iowa State, New Mexico, New Mexico State, Oregon State, Pennsylvania, Princeton, San Diego State, Utah, Utah State, Wisconsin, Yale

AJ Dutchover - Highland (OG): Concordia Coll. (Minn.), Grinnell

Joshua Dye - Williams Field (RB): Northern Arizona

Josiah Dye - Williams Field (CB): Northern Arizona, Utah State

Jack Endean - Tanque Verde (OT): Arizona, California, OKLAHOMA STATE

Deric English - Saguaro (WR): Arizona, Arizona State, Florida State, Louisville, Michigan State, Missouri, Morgan State, Northern Arizona, Oregon, Utah, Washington

Shea Freibaum - Saguaro (LS): Marshall

My'Keil Gardner - Liberty (DE): Arizona, Arizona State, California, Colorado, Colorado State, Fresno State, Iowa, Iowa State, Nebraska, Nevada, Northern Arizona, Oregon, Oregon State, San Diego State, Texas, UCLA, USC, Utah State, Washington State, Wisconsin

Gavin Geweniger - Chaparral (DE): Colorado State, Nevada

Jordan Gile - Mesa Mountain View (QB): Florida International, Kansas, Missouri S&T, Missouri Western State, San Diego State

Austin Glimpse - Sunrise Mountain (QB): Grinnell

Carlos Griffin - Saguaro (CB): Syracuse

Terrance Hall - Mountain Ridge (WR): Morgan State

Dominic Hanger - Chandler (LB): Augustana Univ. (S. Dak.)

Aiden Herring - Perry (DE): Army, Idaho, Idaho State, Northern Arizona

Damian Jiles - Cactus (RB): Montana Tech

Sirri Kandiyeli - Mesa Mountain View (OT): Arizona State, New Mexico State

Kyler Kasper - Williams Field (WR): Arizona, Arizona State, California, Colorado, Duke, Georgia, Iowa, Iowa State, Louisville, LSU, Miami (Fla.), Michigan State, Missouri, Morgan State, Nebraska, Northwestern, Notre Dame, Ohio State, Oklahoma, Oregon, Oregon State, Penn State, Tennessee, UCLA, USC, Utah, Vanderbilt

Matthew Klopfenstein - Horizon (TE): Arizona, Arizona State, Baylor, Buffalo, California, Colorado, Houston, Indiana, Iowa State, Kansas, Louisville, Massachusetts, Michigan, Michigan State, Nevada, Oregon State, Pittsburgh, San Diego State, Tennessee, Utah State, Washington, Washington State, West Virginia, Wisconsin

Ja'Kobi Lane - Red Mountain (WR): Arizona, Arizona State, Colorado, Colorado State, Fresno State, Iowa State, Massachusetts, Nevada, Northern Arizona

Lenox Lawson - Red Mountain (WR): Idaho State, New Mexico State, Southern Utah

Cooper LeDuc - Hamilton (CB): New Mexico State

Myles Libman - Pinnacle (WR): Arizona, Arizona State, Columbia, Idaho State, Pennsylvania, Portland State

Caleb Lomu - Highland (OT): Arizona, Arizona State, BYU, California, Indiana, Nevada, Northern Arizona, Oregon State, San Diego State, UNLV, Utah, Utah State, Washington, Washington State

Cole Martin - Basha (CB): Alabama, Arizona, Arizona State, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Duke, Florida, Florida Atlantic, Florida State, Georgia, Idaho, Iowa State, Kansas, Louisville, LSU, Michigan State, Mississippi, Nebraska, Nevada, Northern Arizona, Notre Dame, OREGON, San Jose State, Stanford, Tennessee, Texas, Texas A&M, UCLA, USC, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin

Nicolas Martin - Chandler (OG): Graceland

Gianni Mascolino - Cooldige (QB): Washington

Sean Mathews - Thunderbird (LB): Grinnell

Alex McLaughlin - Hamilton (LB): Illinois State, New Mexico State, Ohio

Wyatt Milkovic - Basha (LB): Army, California, Colorado, Colorado State, Iowa State, Nevada, New Mexico, New Mexico State, Northern Arizona, Utah State

Aaron Monroe Jr. - Centennial (CB): Arizona Christian

Andereya Nsubuga Jr. - Chandler (CB): Portland State

Elijah Paige - Pinnacle (OT): Arizona, Arizona State, Auburn, BYU, California, Cincinnati, Colorado, Colorado State, Duke, Indiana, Kansas, Miami (Fla.), Michigan, Michigan State, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, Northwestern, Notre Dame, Oregon, Oregon State, Penn State, San Diego State, Stanford, Tennessee, UCLA, USC, Utah, Utah State, Washington, Washington State, West Virginia, Wisconsin

Keona Peat - Corona del Sol (OG): Fort Valley State, Johnson C. Smith

Porter Reynolds - Queen Creek (LB): Colorado, Washington State

Dylan Roberts - Centennial (DT): Arizona, California, Northern Arizona, Northwestern

Duce Robinson - Pinnacle (TE): Arizona, Arizona State, Arkansas, Clemson, Florida Atlantic, Florida State, Georgia, Iowa State, LSU, Michigan, Michigan State, Nevada, New Mexico, Notre Dame, Ohio State, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pittsburgh, San Jose State, Texas A&M, UCLA, UNLV, USC, Utah, Washington

Dorae Scott - Basha (WR): New Mexico State

Cole Shivers - Saguaro (CB): Arizona, Boise State, Buffalo, Colorado, Florida State, Fresno State, Iowa State, Kansas, Nevada, Northwestern, UNLV, Utah State, Wisconsin

Tyson Simmons - Basha (DE): Nevada

Genesis Smith - Hamilton (FS): Arizona, New Mexico State, Northern Arizona, San Diego State, Utah State

Tre Spivey - Hamilton (WR): Arizona, Arizona State, Colorado State, Kansas State, Massachusetts, Nevada, New Mexico, New Mexico State, Northern Arizona, Portland State, Utah State, Washington State, Wisconsin

Griffin Stalfort - Hamilton (LS): New Mexico State

Richard Stallworth - Yuma Catholic (QB): Adams State

Mason Stromstad - Marcos de Niza (FS): Whittier

Nick Switzer - Hamilton (RB): New Mexico State

Jeremiah Vessel - Basha (S): Arizona State, Boise State, Buffalo, Colorado, Grambling State, Iowa State, Kansas, Liberty, Louisiana-Monroe, Louisiana Tech, Louisville, Memphis, Michigan State, Mississippi State, New Mexico State, Pittsburgh, SMU, Southern, Tulane, Virginia

Blake Ware - O'Connor (LB): Lake Forest, Puget Sound

A'Mauri Washington - Chandler (DT): Arizona, Arizona State, Florida State, Iowa State, LSU, Michigan, Northern Arizona, Ohio State, Oklahoma, Oregon, Oregon State, Penn State, Syracuse, Tennessee, Texas, Texas A&M, USC, Utah Washington

Demari Washington - Centennial (FS): Army, Colorado

Will Way - Pusch Ridge (OT/DE): Idaho State, South Dakota

Jaron Winters - Mountain Ridge (C): Mayville State

Tanner Wood - River Valley (LB/RB): Arizona Christian

UPDATED: 3/18/22

We already have a pair of juniors that have announced their verbal commitments. Both are to Power Five schools with one on offense and one on defense.

Tanque Verde offensive tackle Jack Endean became the first in-state commitment for the '23 class when he pledged to Oklahoma State in December. The 6-6, 280-pound lineman is an aggressive blocker for the Hawks. Endean enjoyed a game day experience of Bedlam when OSU defeated Oklahoma last November in a thrilling 37-33 game that included a storming of the field. The Cowboys went on to defeat Notre Dame in the Fiesta Bowl in Glendale on New Year's Day. Tanque Verde competes at the 2A level and the school earned the most wins in the 15-year history of the school in 2021 with a 6-3 season.

Basha cornerback Cole Martin will take his competitive drive to Eugene and the Oregon Ducks. The 5-10, 175-pound athlete has only lost three regular season varsity games in three years. Martin played his first two years at Hamilton before transferring to Basha last summer. He was cleared in time for the first game and helped the Bears win their region and go 10-0 to earn a spot in the Open Division. Martin had 67 tackles and is one of the most elite returners in the state. He averaged 55 yards on his five kickoff returns and 17.8 yards in 17 punt runbacks. Martin scored touchdowns on two of those kickoffs and also added a pair rushing. He announced his college decision in Basha's gym on New Year's Day. Martin had offers from 33 schools, including nine in the Pac-12. He took a trip to UO in February.

OKLAHOMA STATE COWBOYS

Jack Endean (OT) - Tanque Verde

OREGON DUCKS

Cole Martin (CB) - Basha