UPDATED: 6/2/22

Colleges across the nation continue to take notice of the prep talent in Arizona each season. More than 380 players from the Class of 2022 have signed with schools to advance their football careers, and receive an education.

Times for games are given in Arizona time.

The Chandler offense pounded out more than 5,000 yards of offense last season with 2,016 of it coming on the ground. One of the guys up front was Matthew Bass. The 6-4, 300-pound offensive guard received an offer from Lake Forest last Friday. Bass and the rest of his O-Linemen have been killing it in the weight room this offseason as they prepare to protect new quarterback Dylan Raiola. He carries a 4.4 GPA and this is his second offer of the month. Lake Forest (10-1 in 2021) comes in as the defending champion of the Midwest Conference (Div. III). The Foresters will open at home (near Chicago) on Sept. 3 against Wisconsin Lutheran. LFC made its second trip to the playoffs in school history, and first since 2002, last season.

Two more players collected offers from Lake Forest last Saturday. They were Gavin Limongello and Vincent Buckles. The LFC offer was the first for each of them. Limongello is a 6-foot, 185-pound quarterback at Apache Junction. He threw for 2,002 yards and 14 touchdowns for the Prospectors last season while completing 66 percent of his passes. A dual threat, Limongello rushed for 899 yards and 13 TDs. But, that's not all! He played defense for the first time last year as well and made 29 tackles from the safety position. Buckles is a 6-2, 180-pound wide receiver at Chandler. He caught passes for the Wolves in three games last season. Buckles took a trip to South Dakota in April for Junior Day at Northern State. He also got some work in during the offseason in 7's club play with the Arizona Dolphins and showed a propensity for breaking free of his defenders and bringing in the tough catches. Bass and Buckles will begin their senior years for the Wolves with a road game at Cathedral Catholic HS in San Diego on Sept. 2.

St. Norbert College in Wisconsin has been making its presence known with several offers over the past week. The latest was last Friday to Marco Palafox, a center at Arizona College Prep. The 6-1, 270-pound lineman was a First Team All-3A Metro East Region selection last season. Palafox has handled the academic challenge at ACP well as he carries a 3.9 GPA. St. Norbert named a new defensive coordinator last month. Charlie Drewek has taken the position after spending the past two seasons at Northwestern as the defensive analyst and as an operations assistant. SNC won its last three games in 2021 to finish even up at 5-5. In those three Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference (Div. III) games, the Green Knights outscored their opposition, 181-28.

Basha had its most successful year in 2021, going 10-0 in the regular season and making the Open Division playoffs. Bears' offensive tackle Ethan Fritz earned his first offer last Saturday from Wisconsin-River Falls. Fritz is 6-4, 235 pounds, and helped Basha average 42.9 points per game last season. Over the weekend, the Bears claimed both the 7-on-7 and big man competition trophies at the Gotta Believe Athletic Club event at Mesa HS. Wisconsin-River Falls had a record setting season with a 9-2 mark, including 5-2 in the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (Div. III). The Falcons tied the school record for most wins in a season and finished the year ranked No. 20 by D3football.com. The new season will begin on Sept. 3 on the road at Elmhurst (Ill.).

Arizona Christian has excitement building in its program as it is coming off a successful season and held a Junior Day in April. After the coaches checked out many high schools across the state during Spring Ball, the offers are starting to come. The most recent was last Friday to Jake Weidinger, a wide receiver at Flagstaff. The 6-3, 195-pound pass catcher was a First Team All-4A Grand Canyon Region selection last season after grabbing 25 receptions for 420 yards and scoring three touchdowns. Weidinger is a three-sport athlete (basketball & hockey) that is also well-rounded (3.8 GPA). Arizona Christian, located in Glendale, went 8-2 last season and ended up ranked No. 20 in the final NAIA poll. The Firestorm will open the 2022 season at home on Sept. 3 against Texas Wesleyan. Weidinger also added an offer from Wisconsin-River Falls on Thursday.

A Division III program in the Northwest that has been recruiting the state is Puget Sound. The Loggers made offers to three players last Sunday. Gaining offers from UPS were Fredo Sotelo, Jackson Sriro, and Eli Barta. Sotelo is a 6-1, 180-pound quarterback at Salpointe. His reps were limited last season for the Lancers has he was behind Treyson Bourguet (who signed with Western Michigan). Sotelo has been getting some work in during the offseason with some Saturday 7-on-7 scrimmages that teams in Southern Arizona put together. Sriro is a 5-10, 200-pound running back at Sunnyslope. He transferred to the Vikings from Brophy, where he had carries in just three games as a junior. Sriro was enrolled at SHS during the second semester and finished the school year with straight A's. Barta is a 6-3, 260-pound offensive guard at Mesa Mountain View. He was a state qualifier in wrestling and carries a 4.06 weighted GPA. Barta is getting ready for his senior year by training with Ron Sowers at TBA. Puget Sound set school records in a few categories in 2021. Loggers receiver AJ Johnson established a new mark for career receiving yards while quarterback Murdock Rutledge became the school's passing touchdown leader. Running back Silas Washington led the Northwest Conference (Div. III) in rushing yards. Puget Sound ended a 10-game losing streak in the season finale at home in Tacoma against Willamette (Ore.). The Loggers (1-9) celebrated Senior Day with a 62-34 trouncing.

A couple more offers from Puget Sound went out this week to Sean Esparza and Mason Quitugua-Sanchez. Esparza is 6-1, 255-pound offensive guard at Boulder Creek. He carries a 3.75 GPA and was also a state qualifier on the wrestling mat. Quitugua-Sanchez is a 5-10, 155-pound safety at Salpointe. He had 73 tackles last season as the Lancers made the 5A Conference championship. Esparza and Quitugua-Sanchez's teams will face one another in Week 2 of the upcoming season. Boulder Creek will play host to the Lancers up in Anthem for that one.

Weber State enjoyed its seventh straight winning season in 2021. The Wildcats (6-5 last year) offered a teammate of Barta at Mountain View on Monday. Sirri Kandiyeli got the offer from the Big Sky Conference team in Ogden, Utah. Kandiyeli, a 6-3, 270-pound offensive tackle, was a First Team All-6A Central Region selection last season. He helped the Toro offense average 31.9 points and 295 passing yards per game. Kandiyeli has a 4.0 GPA and also works out at TBA. Notre Dame prep alum Kylan Weisser made an impact in the Weber State spring football game in April. He completed a 50-yard pass to set up the Purple team's first touchdown in a 13-7 win. The Wildcats will turn their focus to the 2022 season, which begins on Thursday, Sept. 1 with a home game against Western Oregon.

Lenox Lawson is a 5-11, 175-pound athlete at Red Mountain. He obtained an offer from South Dakota State on Tuesday. The Mountain Lions made sure they got the ball in the hands of their best playmaker last season. He took the ball out of the backfield 99 times for 819 yards (8.3 yards per carry) and had nine rushing touchdowns. In the opener, Lawson took off for a 70-yard run against Mesa. As a receiver, he caught 55 passes for 577 yards (10.5 yards/reception) and scored six TDs. Lawson also saw time on special teams and averaged 26.3 yards per kickoff return. South Dakota State may be an FCS team, but it will have the national attention going in its opener at Iowa. FS1 will have the game in the early window at 9 a.m. The Jackrabbits played on the same network last year in a 42-23 victory at Colorado State. SDSU went on to post a record of 11-4 and played in the semifinals for the fourth time in five years.

Eastern Washington was another school that saw action in the FCS postseason. The Eagles made it to the second round, and on Tuesday, extended an offer to Devon Dampier. The dual-threat Saguaro quarterback started all three of the Open Division games as the Sabercats won their first title at that level. In those three starts against Cactus, Hamilton, and Chandler, the 5-11, 180-pound signal caller was 27-for-41 for 410 yards with three touchdown passes. He also rushed for 440 yards (breaking 100 in each game) and scoring six TDs. Eastern Washington's quarterback last year, Eric Barriere, is the all-time passing leader for the school. A couple weeks ago, he signed a contract with the Michigan Panthers of the USFL. Barriere passed for 5,070 yards and 46 touchdowns as the Eagles finished 10-3.

Antwon Jenkins worked on his speed during the spring by running track for the Champions. His personal best in the 100-meters was 11.26, which was good for 13th all-time for CCHS. Last Saturday, Jenkins picked up an in-state offer from Ottawa. A cornerback on the football field, Jenkins had 42 tackles, forced two fumbles and recorded a safety. In May, Jenkins not only took part in a camp in the Valley hosted by Rocky Mountain College, he took home the MVP honors as top skills player. Ottawa is the defending Sooner Athletic Conference (NAIA) champion and will play four of its nine games this fall at home in Surprise. The Spirit opens on the road in Arkansas against Lyon College. Last year, Ottawa (8-2) routed Lyon, 76-10.

Chaparral had another successful season in 2021, finishing with nine wins and making a return trip to the 6A Conference championship game. The Firebird defense had 36 sacks with six of those coming from Gavin Geweniger. The 6-5, 260-pound defensive end pocketed an offer from Stanford on Wednesday. Geweniger now has offers from seven of the schools in the Pac-12. He also possesses an 82-inch wingspan and has gained 25 pounds of muscle since last season. Stanford will open the season with a pair of home games and the Cardinal now knows the times for those kickoffs. Colgate (N.Y.) will visit Palo Alto on Sept. 3 with a 5 p.m. start on the Pac-12 Network. The next week, conference play will begin and Stanford hosts USC for a national prime time showdown, which will begin at 4:30 p.m. on ABC. Stanford finished 3-9 last year, but one of those victories came early in the season at USC.

Wednesday was a busy day as Micah Johnson reaped not one, but two offers. The Sunrise Mountain receiver got them from San Jose State and Grambling State. Johnson (6-2, 190) came very close to a 1,000-yard season with 53 catches for 988 yards and nine touchdowns. He earned First Team All-5A Conference honors. Johnson is getting in sync with new quarterback Austin Glimpse (a Centennial transfer) during the summer 7-on-7 tournaments this month. San Jose State will have eight of its 12 games nationally televised this year. Four will be on CBS Sports Network, three on the Fox Sports Networks, and the road game at Auburn will air on ESPNU. The first of those will be the Auburn game on Sept. 10 at 4:30 p.m. The Spartans play in the Mountain West Conference and finished 5-7 last season. Hue Jackson became the 14th head coach in Grambling State history this offseason. The Tigers will open their season at Arkansas State on Sept. 3. Grambling State went 4-7 last year, ending with a win in the annual Bayou Classic in the Superdome against Southern. GSU plays in the Southwestern Athletic Conference (FCS).

Glimpse is getting college attention as well and seized a pair of new offers on Thursday. Those came from Wisconsin-River Falls and Rose-Hulman. Glimpse threw for 1,152 yards and had three touchdown passes for the Coyotes last season. He is tall in stature at 6-6 and 215 pounds, and is an excellent student (3.85 GPA). Glimpse will be eligible to play starting on Oct. 14 (Sunrise Mountain's sixth game) due to AIA transfer rules. That will be just in time for a difficult 5A Desert West schedule featuring Cactus, Desert Edge, Verrado, and Millennium (with a non-region game against Mountain Pointe thrown in there). Rose-Hulman, located in Indiana, is one of the top engineering schools in the country. The Fightin' Engineers went 8-3 last season and qualified for the Division III playoffs for just the second time in program history. Rose-Hulman won the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference with a perfect 7-0 record.

Perry is looking for a resurgence with new head coach Joseph Ortiz (previously at Cactus). One piece still in place is defensive end Aiden Herring. The 6-3, 260-pound edge rusher secured an offer on Wednesday from North Dakota. Herring had 57 tackles last season and led the Pumas with 12 sacks. He's also an excellent student with a 4.17 GPA. In addition to that talent, Herring possesses a strong work ethic. North Dakota will play five home games indoors at the Alerus Center this year. The home slate includes the first home game against Northern Iowa since 1976, a playoff rematch with Missouri State, and rivalry games against South Dakota State and South Dakota. The Fighting Hawks will take September road trips to Lincoln (Nebraska) and Flagstaff (Northern Arizona). UND plays in the Missouri Valley Football Conference (FCS).

Thursday was a two-offer day for Zaccheus Cooper. The Saguaro running back acquired them from Army and Montana State. Cooper's year was cut short in his first game for the Sabercats against Sierra Canyon with an injury. In his two seasons on varsity at Liberty, the 5-11, 205-pound back rushed for more than 1,100 yards and scored 12 touchdowns. All six home games for Army this year will be televised by CBS Sports Network. All will have a kickoff time of noon Eastern. That puts them in the early Arizona window of 9 a.m., except for the last home game on Nov. 19 against Connecticut, which will start at 10 a.m. The first of those games falls on Sept. 10 against UTSA. The Black Knights were 9-4 last season and have gone 29-3 at Michie Stadium since 2017. Montana State is ranked No. 3 in the FCS Preseason Top 25 by HERO Sports. The Bobcats were 12-3 last year and made it all the way to the National Championship Game for the first time since 1984.

Arizona has long been a contributor to colleges at the long snapping position and that looks to continue with Cole Marszalek. The 5-11, 190-pounder at Millennium caught his first Division I offer on Thursday, and it's a full-ride from Texas State. Marszalek is ranked No. 6 for his class nationally by Kohl's Camps. Aside from special teams, he plays linebacker and has been timed at 4.7 seconds in the 40. Texas State plays in the Sun Belt Conference (FBS) and will start its season at Nevada on Sept. 3. The home opener in San Marcos is the following Saturday against Florida International. The Bobcats finished 4-8 last year.

Here's the rest of the offers since last Friday (5/27):

Queen Creek wide receiver David Hicks received an offer from Lake Forest.
Centennial offensive tackle Zacary Johnson received his first offer from Lake Forest.
Desert Vista linebacker Antonio Delgado received an offer from Wisconsin-River Falls.
Perry offensive guard Marc O'Bannon received his first offer from Wisconsin-River Falls.
Saguaro defensive end Magnum West received his first offer from Wisconsin-River Falls.
Saguaro wide receiver Shannon Coulter received his first offer from Wisconsin-River Falls.
Shadow Ridge offensive guard Logan Getejanc received an offer from Wisconsin-River Falls.
Tempe cornerback Bryan Stroughter received his first offer from Wisconsin-River Falls.
Mesquite linebacker Maddox Montoya received his first offer from Puget Sound (Wash.).
Marana quarterback Elijah Joplin received an offer from Arizona Christian.
Paradise Honors cornerback Mikey Young received an offer from Arizona Christian.

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

Christian Aguilar - Mountain Ridge (LB): Butler

Brendan Anderson - Mountain Ridge (QB): St. Thomas, Yale

Isaac Anderson - Williams Field (SS): Jamestown, Wisconsin-River Falls

Strider Aston - Brophy (LB): Arizona Christian

CJ Ballard - Saguaro (OT): Lake Forest, Wisconsin-River Falls

Eli Barta - Mesa Mountain View (OG): Concordia Coll. (Minn.), Lake Forest, Puget Sound

Matthew Bass - Chandler (OG): Adams State, Lake Forest

Braeden Belanger - ALA-Gilbert North (WR): Concordia Coll. (Minn.), Lake Forest, Puget Sound

Ralph Bernard - Trevor Browne (DE): Colgate, Northern Arizona

Jadiem Birthwright - Pinnacle (S): Lake Forest

Matt Blau - ALA-Queen Creek (OG): Lake Forest

Ryan Blum - Basha (C): Air Force, Central Michigan, Columbia, Georgetown, New Mexico State, Northern Arizona, Northern Colorado, San Diego

Caleb Botticello - Higley (DT): St. Norbert

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

Sam Brown - Marana (WR): Jamestown, Lake Forest

Taye Brown - Hamilton (LB): Air Force, Georgetown, Idaho State, New Mexico State, Northern Arizona, San Diego State, South Dakota

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

Vincent Buckles - Chandler (WR): Lake Forest

Aidan Buggs - Casteel (OG): Jamestown, Whittier

Jack Butler - Pusch Ridge (LB): Arizona Christian

John Butler - Saguaro (LB): Arizona, Idaho State, Northern Arizona

Andrue Cannon - St. Mary's (TE): Wisconsin-River Falls

Jake Carbajal - Corona del Sol (OG): Northern State

Tristan Carrera - Campo Verde (WR): Presentation

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

Mason Chorak - Saguaro (DE): Idaho State

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

Nolan Clement - Desert Mountain (DE): Idaho State, Northern Arizona, Northern Iowa, Utah Tech

Daniel Contreras - River Valley (OG): Arizona Christian

Shannon Coulter - Saguaro (WR): Wisconsin-River Falls

Vance Cooper - Paradise Honors (RB): Crown, Graceland, Presentation

Zaccheus Cooper - Saguaro (RB): Alcorn State, Army, Idaho State, Montana State, Morgan State, New Mexico, Utah Tech

Myseth Currie - Cesar Chavez (WR): Eastern New Mexico

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

Adam Damante - ALA-Gilbert North (QB): Northern Arizona

Devon Dampier - Saguaro (QB): Air Force, Alcorn State, Arizona, Army, Eastern Washington, Idaho, Idaho State, Nevada, New Mexico, Northern Arizona, Pennsylvania, Rice, South Dakota, Yale

Chandler Davis - Hamilton (DE): Idaho State, Northern Arizona

Ryan Davis - O'Connor (DE): Idaho State, Montana State, North Dakota, Northern Arizona, San Diego State, South Dakota, Washington State

Saxon Davison - Mountain Ridge (LB): St. Norbert

Antonio Delgado - Desert Vista (LB): Southwest Baptist, Wisconsin-River Falls

Jayden Diaz - Arizona College Prep (QB): Presentation, St. Norbert, Wisconsin-River Falls

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

Layton Duncan - Brophy (WR): Idaho State, Montana State, Morgan State, Nevada, North Dakota, Northern Arizona, Northern Colorado

James Durand - Basha (OG): Arizona, BYU, California, Colorado, Harvard, 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, Wisconsin-River Falls

Joshua Dye - Williams Field (RB): Northern Arizona

Josiah Dye - Williams Field (CB): Air Force, Army, North Dakota, 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

Sean Esparza - Boulder Creek (OG): Puget Sound

Dominic Esposito - Higley (WR): Lake Forest, Wisconsin-River Falls

Dane Fidler - Apache Junction (CB): Lake Forest

Kolten Ford - Queen Creek (K): Centenary

Shea Freibaum - Saguaro (LS): Marshall

Ethan Fritz - Basha (OT): Wisconsin-River Falls

Brysen Gardner - Centennial (K): Lake Forest, Ottawa, Presentation, Ripon, Wisconsin-River Falls

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

William Garrett - Saguaro (OG): Adams State, Lake Forest, Presentation, Wisconsin-River Falls

Mekhi Gaskin - Sunnyside (FS): Doane

Logan Getejanc - Shadow Ridge (OG): Lake Forest, Wisconsin-River Falls

Gavin Geweniger - Chaparral (DE): Air Force, Arizona, Boise State, Colorado, Colorado State, Iowa State, Kansas State, Nevada, Northwestern, Oregon, Oregon State, San Diego State, Stanford, UNLV, Washington, Washington State

Austin Glimpse - Sunrise Mountain (QB): Grinnell, Rose-Hulman, South Dakota School of Mines, Wesleyan, Wisconsin-River Falls

Nate Gomez - Campo Verde (CB): St. Norbert

Dailan Goodman - Salpointe (RB): Culver-Stockton, Presentation

Carlos Griffin - Saguaro (CB): Army, Syracuse

Terrance Hall - Mountain Ridge (WR): Morgan State

Carter Hancock - Higley (WR): Air Force, Columbia, Michigan (preferred walk-on)

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

Drayson Hatch - ALA-Queen Creek (K): Arizona Christian, Lake Forest

Khalil Hayes - Mountain Pointe (CB): Wisconsin-River Falls

Jaxon Haynes - Hamilton (WR): Lake Forest, Wisconsin-River Falls

Aiden Herring - Perry (DE): Air Force, Army, Colgate, Columbia, Idaho, Idaho State, Lehigh, Montana, Nevada, North Dakota, Northern Arizona, Yale

David Hicks - Queen Creek (WR): Arizona Christian, Lake Forest, St. Norbert

Jake Hoel - Arizona College Prep (WR): Lake Forest

Gavin Hogencamp - River Valley (QB): Arizona Christian, Graceland

Clayton Hughes - Campo Verde (DT): St. Norbert

Kaleb Jackson-Carter - Desert Edge (OT): Idaho, Idaho State, Montana, Montana State, Northern Arizona, Northern Colorado, San Diego State

Antwon Jenkins - Cesar Chavez (CB): Arizona Christian, Eastern New Mexico, Ottawa

Mitch Jensen - ALA-Queen Creek (RB/LB): Northern State

Dominic Jewell - Willow Canyon (LB): Presentation

Damian Jiles - Cactus (RB): Montana Tech, Wisconsin-River Falls

Korey Johnson - Mountain Ridge (CB): South Dakota School of Mines, St. Thomas, Utah Tech

Micah Johnson - Sunrise Mountain (WR): Grambling State, Montana, Northern Arizona, Northern Colorado, San Jose State

Zacary Johnson - Centennial (OT): Lake Forest

Elijah Joplin - Marana (QB): Arizona Christian, Jamestown

Braeden Kaczmarek - Red Mountain (DE): Air Force, Idaho State, Northern Arizona

Sirri Kandiyeli - Mesa Mountain View (OT): Air Force, Arizona State, Cornell, Lehigh, New Mexico State, Pennsylvania, Princeton, Weber State

Juma Kashanda - Chandler (SS): Lake Forest, Wisconsin-River Falls

Jason Kirkland - Mountain Ridge (DE): Brown, Butler, Cornell, Morehead State, Rose-Hulman, San Diego, South Dakota School of Mines, St. Thomas (Minn.), Valparaiso

Drew Klingman - Pusch Ridge (LB): Arizona Christian

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

Saleche Koonooka - Centennial (DE): Wisconsin-River Falls

Ethan Krominga - Canyon del Oro (RB): Hastings, Lake Forest, St. Norbert

Cole Lalama - Queen Creek (LB): Arizona Christian

Ethan Lane - Basha (QB): Lake Forest

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

Zurian Lapsley - Glendale (LB): St. Norbert

Lenox Lawson - Red Mountain (WR): Central Michigan, Idaho State, New Mexico State, North Dakota, Northern Colorado, Northern Iowa, South Dakota State, Southern Utah, Washington State

Cooper LeDuc - Hamilton (CB): Lake Forest, New Mexico State, St. Norbert

Myles Libman - Pinnacle (WR): Air Force, Arizona, Arizona State, Columbia, Georgetown, Idaho State, Lehigh, Montana State, Northern Arizona, Northern Colorado, Pennsylvania, Portland State, Princeton, Utah Tech

Gavin Limongello - Apache Junction (QB): Lake Forest

Cole Linyard - Horizon (WR): Jamestown

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

Sean Madrid - Salpointe (LB): Presentation

Gage Maras - Boulder Creek (C): Concordia Coll. (Minn.)

Cole Marszalek - Millennium (LS): Arizona Christian, Texas 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): Adams State, Graceland, Lake Forest, Presentation, Wisconsin-River Falls

Philip Maschue - St. Mary's (OT) - Jamestown

Gianni Mascolino - Coolidge (QB): Washington

Sean Mathews - Thunderbird (LB): Grinnell, Presentation

Kaiden McCarty - Eastmark (FS): Ottawa

Alex McLaughlin - Hamilton (LB): Air Force, Army, Idaho State, Illinois State, Montana State, Navy, New Mexico State, Northern Arizona, Ohio, St. Thomas, Utah Tech, Western Illinois

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

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

Maddox Montoya - Mesquite (LB): Puget Sound

Josh Morin - Heritage Academy Mesa (DE): Idaho State

Majel Morones - Campo Verde (DE): Presentation

Hudson Muller - Horizon (LB): St. Norbert

Tyler Mustain - Pusch Ridge (LB): Northern Arizona

Belclem Namegabe - Coolidge (CB): Crown, Jamestown

Jace Nead - Highland (FS): Lake Forest, Presentation, St. Norbert

Blaise Nelson - Valley Vista (WR): Lake Forest, North Dakota, Wisconsin-River Falls

Kyle Nelson - Heritage Academy Mesa (TE): Idaho State

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

Marc O'Bannon - Perry (OG): Wisconsin-River Falls

Matthew Orthmann - Corona del Sol (DE): Lake Forest, Wisconsin-River Falls

Elijah Paige - Pinnacle (OT): Arizona, Arizona State, Auburn, Baylor, 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

Marco Palafox - Arizona College Prep (C): Arizona Christian, Presentation, St. Norbert

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

Dylan Petrick - Tanque Verde (OT): Adams State

Mason Quitugua-Sanchez - Salpointe (FS): Puget Sound, St. Norbert, Whittier

Cornell Reed Jr. - Sequoia Pathway (WR): Crown

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

Brett Roberts - Marana Mountain View (LB): Arizona Christian

Dylan Roberts - Centennial (DT): Arizona, California, Colorado, Northern Arizona, NORTHWESTERN, Washington State

Levi Robins - Saguaro (CB): Columbia, Yale

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

Jayden Rogers - Mountain Ridge (P): Arizona Christian

Zack Rogowski - Canyon del Oro (WR): Arizona Christian

Josh Roman - Marana Mountain View (QB): Lake Forest

Jacobie Rucker - Pinnacle (RB): Lake Forest

Elian Ruiz - Marcos de Niza (OT): Wisconsin-River Falls

Jerron Salazar - Arizona College Prep (FS): Presentation, St. Norbert

Sinjin Schmitt - Boulder Creek (RB): Air Force

Dorae Scott - Basha (WR): New Mexico State

Sione Sekona - ALA-Queen Creek (OG): Lake Forest

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

JJ Silver - Queen Creek (RB): Arizona Christian, St. Norbert

Tyson Simmons - Basha (DE): Air Force, Colgate, Nevada

Genesis Smith - Hamilton (FS): Air Force, Arizona, Army, Iowa State, New Mexico State, Northern Arizona, Ohio, Oregon State, Rice, San Diego State, Utah State, Washington, Washington State, Yale

CJ Snowden - Perry (CB): St. Norbert

Dom Solano - Cactus (DE): Idaho State, Lake Forest

Fredo Sotelo - Salpointe (QB): Jamestown, Lake Forest, Puget Sound

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

Matt Spurlin - Willow Canyon (OG): Jamestown

Jackson Sriro - Sunnyslope (RB): Lake Forest, Presentation, Puget Sound

Hank Stabler - Paradise Honors (LB): Crown

Griffin Stalfort - Hamilton (LS): Air Force, New Mexico State

Richard Stallworth - Yuma Catholic (QB): Adams State, Ottawa

Mason Stromstad - Marcos de Niza (FS): Lake Forest, Montana Tech, Whittier

Bryan Stroughter - Tempe (CB): Wisconsin-River Falls

Ayden Suba - Queen Creek (DE): Arizona Christian

David Sweetman - Brophy (DT): Jamestown

Nick Switzer - Hamilton (RB): New Mexico State

Viliani Tongotea - Buckeye (RB): Arizona Christian

Drew Vanderah - Arizona College Prep (CB): Grinnell, St. Norbert

Mason VanDerToorn - Horizon (SS): St. Norbert, Wisconsin-River Falls

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

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

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

Demari Washington - Centennial (FS): Army, Colorado

Pierson Watson - Coconino (LB): Air Force, Nevada, Northern Arizona, South Dakota

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

Jonathan Webb - Paradise Honors (LB): Crown

Jake Weidinger - Flagstaff (WR): Arizona Christian, Wisconsin-River Falls

Zarius Wells - Chandler (OT): Adams State

Magnum West - Saguaro (DE): Wisconsin-River Falls

Shahid Wilson - Millennium (CB): Montana State, North Dakota

Jaron Winters - Mountain Ridge (C): Mayville State

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

Jamaal Young - Marcos de Niza (WR): Jamestown, Wisconsin-River Falls

Mikey Young - Paradise Honors (CB): Arizona Christian, Crown, Presentation

UPDATED: 5/19/22

Northwestern had a few targets in the state of Arizona for recruiting its 2023 class. The Wildcats have successfully landed three of them in a week. The most recent was Cole Shivers, who announced his commitment on Wednesday.

Shivers, a 5-11 cornerback at Saguaro, went on an official visit to the campus at Evanston, Illinois the first week of May and as he wraps up his junior year, he knows where he'll be going to college. The pressures of making that big decision won't be weighing on Shivers as he and the Sabercats prepare to defend their 2021 Open Division title. He'll be ready for the rigors of the NU education with his 3.97 GPA at Saguaro.

On the field, Shivers was a First Team All-5A Conference selection as a defensive back. He is rated a three-star from Rivals. After receiving a total of 14 offers and named Arizona and Colorado his other finalists before making it known which college he was choosing. Shivers had 31 tackles last season, but it is his coverage skills that tell the full story. He's a battler that will lock down on any receiver and hold them far below their average game.

Dylan Jett Roberts (Centennial), Alex Doost (Mountain Ridge), and Shivers represent three of the 13 recruits for the Wildcats for the '23 class. Those athletes help Northwestern rank No. 9 nationally by Rivals.

Northwestern will kick off its 2022 season in Dublin, Ireland with its first international game. It will be part of the Aer Lingus College Football Classic, but will also be a Big Ten Conference game against Nebraska on Aug. 27. The Wildcats finished 3-9 last season. In September, NU will have non-conference home games against Duke, Southern Illinois, and Miami (Ohio).

BAYLOR BEARS

Matthew Klopfenstein (TE) - Horizon

BOISE STATE BRONCOS

Wyatt Milkovic (LB) - Basha

NORTHWESTERN WILDCATS

Alex Doost (OT) - Mountain Ridge
Dylan Roberts (DT) - Centennial
Cole Shivers (CB) - Saguaro

OKLAHOMA STATE COWBOYS

Jack Endean (OT) - Tanque Verde

OREGON DUCKS

Cole Martin (CB) - Basha

WISCONSIN BADGERS

James Durand (OG) - Basha