National Signing Day: Stanford Scores With No. 15 Class, Cal Checks In At No. 46, According To ESPN
By Phil Watson
The Stanford Cardinal landed the No. 15 recruiting class in the nation, according to ESPN.com, while the Cal Golden Bears’ incoming group of freshmen ranked No. 46 of the 75 schools that were ranked.
The top commitment for the Cardinal was Solomon Thomas of Coppell, Texas, ranked fourth among defensive ends and 25th in the ESPN300. Stanford also landed tackle Casey Tucker of Hamilton High School in Chandler, Ariz., who was ranked No. 5 among tackles and No. 39 overall.
Stanford’s full list of commits includes:
- DE (No. 4) Solomon Thomas (No. 25 overall), 6-3, 256, Coppell, Texas
- T (5) Casey Tucker (39), 6-6, 290, Chandler, Ariz. (Hamilton High School)
- QB (3 pocket) Keller Chryst (46), 6-4, 234, Palo Alto
- TE (1) Dalton Schultz (104), 6-6, 235, South Jordan, Utah (Brigham)
- ATH (26) Christian McCaffrey (218), 6-0, 195, Highlands Ranch, Colo. (Valor Christian)
- T (15) Reilly Gibbons (241), 6-4, 274, St. Petersburg, Fla. (St. Petersburg Catholic)
- S (14) Brandon Simmons (262), 6-1, 182, Arlington, Texas (Timberview)
- T (24) Jesse Burkett, 6-5, 285, Jacksonville, Fla. (Bartram Trail)
- OLB (34) Joey Alfieri, 6-2, 230, Portland, Ore. (Jesuit)
- OLB (36) Jordan Perez, 6-1, 210, Carlsbad
- ATH (51) Bobby Okereke, 6-1, 213, Tustin (Foothill)
- S (45) Alijah Holder, 6-1, 165, Oceanside
- G (40) Austin Hall, 6-5, 295, Phoenix (Brophy Prep)
- FB (3) Daniel Marx, 6-3, 238, Mission Viejo
- CB (36) Terrence Alexander, 5-10, 177, River Ridge, La. (John Curtis Christian)
- DE (77) Harrison Phillips, 6-4, 240, Omaha, Neb. (Millard West)
- S (63) Denzel Franklin, 6-0, 182, Atlanta (Pace Academy)
- OLB (100) Lane Veach, 6-5, 220, Chandler, Ariz. (Perry)
- RB (120) Isaiah Brandt-Sims, 5-11, 185, Wenatchee, Wash.
- S (109) Alameen Murphy, 5-10, 1872, Fort Washington, Md. (Friendly Senior)
Cal’s incoming class is headlined by Erik Brown and Devante Downs, a pair of ESPN300 prospects. The full list includes:
- WR (24) Erik Brown (181), , 6-1, 172, Fontana (Summit)
- ATH (25) Devante Downs (206), 6-2, 225, Mountlake Terrace, Wash.
- OLB (41) Hamilton Anoa’i, 6-3, 204, San Mateo (Junipero Serra)
- RB (58) Vic Enwere, 6-1, 213, Sugar Land, Texas (Fort Bend Austin)
- CB (7-JC) Darius White, 6-1, 180, Grenada, Miss. (Itawamba Community College)
- QB (32 pocket) Chase Forrest, 6-3, 175, Santa Ana (Mater Dei)
- DE (60) Kennedy Emesibe, 6-4, 236, Hesperia (Oak Hills)
- DT (19-JC) Trevor Kelly, 6-3, 305, South San Francisco (College of San Mateo)
- S (57) Quentin Tartabull, 5-11, 186, Mission Hills (Bishop Alemany)
- OLB (74) Noah Westerfield, 6-3, 215, Frisco, Texas (Wakeland)
- DE (10-JC) Jonathon Johnson, 6-4, 260, Woodland Hills (Pierce College)
- DT (23-JC) David Davis, 6-2, 295, Palos Verdes Estates (Long Beach City College)
- G (61) Kamryn Bennett, 6-3, 273, Peoria, Ariz. (Centennial)
- G (71) Michael Trani, 6-3, 260, La Mirada
- RB (142) Tre Watson, 5-10, 184, Corona (Centennial)
- OLB (126) Chandler Leniu, 6-0, 216, Bellflower (St. John Bosco)
- OLB (133) John Porchivina, 6-1, 204, Petaluma (Casa Grande)
- S (11-JC) Sam Atoe, 6-0, 205, Santa Rosa (College of San Mateo)
- OLB (146) Aisea Tongilava, 6-1, 204, Orange (Orange Lutheran)
- QB (43 dual-threat) Luke Rebenzer, 6-0, 187, Scottsdale, Ariz. (Saguaro)
- T (24-JC) Dominic Granado, 6-5, 285, Huntington Beach (Golden West College)
San Jose State’s incoming class is led by the No. 31-ranked pocket passer, Ian Fieber of Mission Viejo. The Spartans full list of commits includes:
- QB (31-pocket) Ian Fieber, 6-2, 187, Mission Viejo
- CB (46) Andre’ Chachere, 6-0, 173, Clovis (Clovis West)
- ATH (143) Tre Hartley, 6-0, 170, Milpitas
- S (124) Limihai Hifo, 5-11, 225, Romoland (Heritage)
- ATH (176) Maurice McKnight, 6-0, 167, San Bernardino (Arroyo Valley)
- WR (221) David Williams, 6-1, 189, Los Angeles (Dorsey)
- S (135) Khalil Rashad-Brown, 5-11, 195, Harbor City (Narbonne)
- DT (30-JC) Vic Vernon, 6-3, 270, Chicago (De Anza College)
- WR (234) Justin Holmes, 6-2, 190, Sacramento (Oakmont)
- OLB Trevon Benton, 6-0, 180, Inglewood
- S Chad Miller, 6-0, 153, Vallejo (Jesse Bethel)
- G Charles Nelson, 6-4, 280, San Jose (Valley Christian)
- CB Nautica Flemming, 5-9, 165, Fresno (Edison)
- WR Thai Cottrell, 5-7, 165, Oceanside
- OLB Rueben Leasau, 6-2, 205, La Mesa (Helix)
- G Troy Kowalski, 6-3, 282, Glendale, Ariz. (Mountain Ridge)
- DT Owen Roberts, 6-2, 270, Harbor City (Narbonne)
- T Matt Spadaro, 6-5, 255, Thousand Oaks
- QB (JC-pocket) Malik Watson, 6-1, 200, Pittsburg (Contra Costa College)
- T (JC) Kyle Wright, 6-6, 300, Rancho Cucamonga (Chaffey College)
- CB (transfer) Cleveland Wallace III, 5-11, 175, San Jose (University of Washington)