The News Tribune’s 2022 Western 100: The top high school football recruits in the West
The top 100 high school football recruits in the 2022 class from Alaska (0), Arizona (8), British Columbia (0), California (53), Colorado (2), Hawaii (2), Idaho (2), Montana (0), Nevada (9), New Mexico (0), Oregon (4), Utah (9), Washington (11) and Wyoming (0) as selected by The News Tribune after polling various media outlets.
The past five Western 100 classes: 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017
QUARTERBACKS (8)
Devin Brown, 6-2/195, Draper, Utah (Corner Canyon)
Signed to: Ohio State
Jayden Denegal, 6-4/215, Apple Valley, California (Apple Valley)
Signed to: Michigan
Katin Houser, 6-3/200, Bellflower, California (St. John Bosco)
Enrolled at: Michigan State
Nate Johnson, 6-2/185, Clovis, California (Clovis)
Signed to: Utah
Nicco Marchiol, 6-2/215, Chandler, Arizona (Hamilton)
Enrolled at: West Virginia
Justyn Martin, 6-4/210, Inglewood, California (Inglewood)
Signed to: UCLA
Maalik Murphy, 6-4/225, Gardena, California (Junipero Serra)
Signed to: Texas
Joshua Wood, 6-3/185, Graham, Washington (Graham-Kapowsin)
Committed to: Fresno State
Scouting report: This is the first time in a decade a high school recruiting class has not featured a five-star quarterback from the West. In the 2021 class, five-star talent Sam Huard (signed with hometown UW) posted record-breaking numbers and became one of the nation’s top recruits. The year before that, the region sent three five-star passers in California’s Bryce Young (Alabama) — who won the Heisman Trophy last season — D.J. Uiagaleli (Clemson) and C.J. Stroud (Ohio State) to Power Five programs. The 2019 class included Arizona’s Spencer Rattler (Oklahoma), while the 2018 class included California’s J.T. Daniels (USC), the 2017 class Hawaii’s Tua Tagovailoa (Alabama), the 2016 class Washington’s Jacob Eason (Georgia), the 2015 class California’s Josh Rosen (UCLA) and Blake Barnett (Alabama), the 2014 class Arizona’s Kyle Allen (Texas A&M) and the 2013 class Washington’s Max Browne (USC). That impressive run of five-star passers from the West might end here, but this class has its share of notable four-star recruits. … Brown, Houser, Johnson and Murphy were each Elite 11 finalists, while Brown, Martin and Denegal were each named to All-American Bowl rosters. … Brown is the consensus top quarterback in the region, topping 247Sports.com, Rivals and ESPN’s passer ratings in the West, the only consensus top-10 passer nationally in the group and one of the top signees in an Ohio State class that tops the Big Ten and ranks fourth in the nation. After playing his first three seasons at Queen Creek (Arizona), he became Utah’s top quarterback in his one year at Corner Canyon, passing for a state-leading 4,881 yards and 57 touchdowns — which ranked fourth and tied for fourth among MaxPreps national stat leaders. … California accounts for much of the depth in this group, but there’s no consensus on who the state’s top passing recruit is. Murphy — who joins a Texas class that leads the Big 12 and ranks fifth nationally, and threw for 2,973 yards and 22 touchdowns as a senior in guiding Junipero Serra to a Division 1-A state title — tops the list for both 247Sports and Rivals, while ESPN lists Johnson as California’s top recruit at the position. Johnson and Martin are the only two in the group heading to the Pac-12, and Martin is the only California passer in the group remaining in state. … Marchiol was the Arizona Gatorade Player of the Year after passing for a school-record 2,960 yards as a senior and tossing 37 touchdowns. He threw for 8,310 yards and 91 touchdowns, and rushed for 1,301 yards and 24 more scores between Regis Jesuit (Colorado) and Hamilton during his career. … Wood turned heads by wrapping up his high school career with a thrilling win over Georgia’s Collins Hill in the GEICO State Champions Bowl Series, during which he threw for 278 yards and four touchdowns while also leading the Eagles with 85 rushing yards. With the win, the Class 4A state champions from Washington ended the season ranked 11th in the nation by MaxPreps. Wood was the state’s Gatorade Player of the Year after leading the Eagles on their undefeated run last fall and throwing for 2,500 yards, rushing for 620 more and scoring 45 total touchdowns. He never lost a game in his two seasons as a starter, finishing 20-0..
RUNNING BACKS (7)
Jovantae Barnes, 6-0/190, Las Vegas, Nevada (Desert Pines)
Signed to: Oklahoma
Raleek Brown, 5-8/185, Santa Ana, California (Mater Dei)
Signed to: USC
Jonah Coleman, 5-9/205, Stockton, California (Lincoln)
Signed to: Arizona
Rayshon Luke, 5-8/175, Bellflower, California (St. John Bosco)
Signed to: Arizona
Jaydn Ott, 6-0/195, Norco, California (Norco)
Signed to: California
Gavin Sawchuk, 5-11/185, Littleton, Colorado (Valor Christian)
Signed to: Oklahoma
Lucky Sutton, 6-1/205, San Diego, California (Cathedral Catholic)
Committed to: San Diego State
Scouting report: Much like past seasons, this is a small group, considering offensive styles in the West tend to produce more pass catchers, but there is certainly talent at the top end. Brown is considered a five-star recruit by Rivals and the top running back in the West by both Rivals and 247Sports and will offer speed and versatility to USC, which lists him as an athlete. He rushed for 4,174 yards in his career at Mater Dei, added another 1,600 receiving yards and scored in all three phases to finish with 74 total touchdowns. A former Oklahoma commit, the MaxPreps All-American opted to stay in Southern California when Lincoln Riley took over USC’s program. … While Brown is staying in the West, two more of the region’s top running backs in Barnes and Sawchuk are both departing for Oklahoma. There, both will play for former Sooners star DeMarco Murray — a former five-star recruit and Nevada’s top player back in 2006 — who has been coaching running backs at the college level since 2019 following a seven-year NFL career. … ESPN’s top running back in the West and the consensus top player in Colorado, Sawchuk led the state in rushing with 2,004 yards and 28 touchdowns in his final seasons. He finished with 5,724 rushing yards and 77 scores in his career and is the first player to win Colorado’s Gatorade Player of the Year award in consecutive seasons (2020, 2021) since current Carolina Panthers star running back Christian McCaffrey (2012, 2013). … Luke was named the All-American Bowl MVP after scoring a pair of touchdowns — one rushing, one receiving — at the annual game and announced he was joining Arizona’s stellar class the same day. Known for his speed, Luke set a school record (10.55 seconds) in the 100-meter dash when he was a freshman in 2019 — which was also the top time in the race for any freshman in California that year, and a top-three mark nationally among ninth-graders. … Ott is the top-ranked recruit in Cal’s class. … Sutton led the state of California in rushing last fall, per MaxPreps, finishing with 2,628 yards and 36 touchdowns — which averaged out to a stunning 202.2 yards per game and 11.3 per carry. … Brown, Luke and Sawchuk were each All-American Bowl picks.
WIDE RECEIVERS (9)
Germie Bernard, 6-2/195, Henderson, Nevada (Liberty)
Enrolled at: Michigan State
Darrius Clemons, 6-3/205, Portland, Oregon (Westview)
Signed to: Michigan
Kyion Grayes, 5-11/170, Chandler, Arizona (Chandler)
Signed to: Ohio State
Kevin Green, 5-11/165, Mission Hills, California (Bishop Alemany)
Signed to: Arizona
Cody Hagen, 6-1/175, Draper, Utah (Corner Canyon)
Signed to: BYU
Jadyn Marshall, 6-1/180, Stockton, California (St. Mary’s)
Signed to: UCLA
Tetairoa McMillan, 6-4/185, Anaheim, California (Servite)
Signed to: Arizona
Tobias Merriweather, 6-4/185, Camas, Washington (Union)
Signed to: Notre Dame
C.J. Williams, 6-2/195, Santa Ana, California (Mater Dei)
Signed to: USC
Scouting report: Arizona may have finished the 2021 season at the bottom of the Pac-12 standings, but the future seems much brighter after the Wildcats picked up their share of wins on the recruiting trail. McMillan, considered a five-star talent by Rivals, headlines the loaded class — which currently includes 22 high school signees — and is the highest-rated recruit in Arizona’s program history. Rivals ranks McMillan as both the top player in California and the West in the 2022 class and the top receiver in the West by 247Sports, and he also picked up the state’s Gatorade Player of the Year honors after tallying 1,302 receiving yards and 18 touchdowns, while also collecting 35 tackles and eight interceptions — two returned for touchdowns — as a defensive back last fall. He was named a MaxPreps All-American as an all-purpose player. A three-sport athlete, McMillan has also played volleyball and basketball during high school. He’s one of four players from Servite to sign with Arizona, joining quarterback Noah Fifita, tight end Keyan Burnett and linebacker Jacob Manu. … Williams is considered the West’s top receiver by ESPN, and led the nation’s top-ranked team in receiving with 830 yards and 12 touchdowns last fall. … McMillan (No. 4), Williams (No. 9) and Grayes (No. 10) are all ranked top-10 receivers nationally by 247Sports. But, the talented class doesn’t end there. Six states in the West produced a four-star receiver this season, and five of the receivers in this group — McMillan, Williams, Grayes, Merriweather and Clemons — earned All-American Bowl honors. … Both Merriweather and Clemons — the consensus top recruit in Oregon who finished with more than 800 receiving yards and 17 touchdowns — are also members of TNT’s 2022 Northwest Nuggets class. … The Gatorade Players of the Year from both Nevada and Utah are also in this receivers group in Bernard and Hagen. Bernard racked up 2,065 all-purpose yards and 20 total touchdowns last fall. He initially signed with UW as the Huskies’ top recruit at the time, but departed the class after wide receivers coach Junior Adams headed to Oregon. Bernard enrolled at Michigan State not long after, where he reunites with a former high school teammate in quarterback Katin Houser, who he played alongside on Liberty’s state championship team in 2019. Hagen led the West in receiving in the fall, per MaxPreps, with his 1,805 yards — which also ranked in the top five nationally — and 23 touchdowns. He finished his career with 3,927 receiving yards and 51 scores. The top recruit in BYU’s class is also a top sprinter in Utah, with a career-best time of 10.52 seconds in the 100. He is a reigning state champion in both the 100 and 200.
TIGHT ENDS (5)
Keyan Burnett, 6-4/225, Anaheim, California (Servite)
Signed to: Arizona
Colston Loveland, 6-5/230, Gooding, Idaho (Gooding)
Signed to: Michigan
Jack Pedersen, 6-4/235, Murrieta, California (Vista Murrieta)
Signed to: UCLA
Ryan Otton, 6-6/225, Tumwater, Washington (Tumwater)
Signed to: Washington
Carsen Ryan, 6-4/235, American Fork, Utah (American Fork)
Signed to: UCLA
Scouting report: Which four-star tight end is the best in the West this year? The rankings vary. 247Sports has Burnett as the region’s top recruit at the position, while Otton tops the list for Rivals and Pedersen for ESPN. Perhaps more importantly for the region — most of the top tight ends are staying in the Pac-12. … Arizona landed Burnett, a former USC commit, who will reunite with three Servite teammates from this class there. Burnett’s father, Chester, formerly played linebacker for the Wildcats. … After continuing his family football legacy at Tumwater the past four seasons, Otton, an All-American Bowl pick, will continue it again at UW. The Huskies’ top recruit in this class is also the younger brother of Cade Otton, a former All-Pac-12 tight end for the program who is headed to the NFL Draft. … UCLA snagged two of the region’s top tight ends in Pedersen and Ryan. … Loveland, the consensus top recruit in Idaho, heads to the Big Ten following a record-setting high school career during which he collected 3,493 all-purpose yards and scored 39 touchdowns. In his final season, the state’s Gatorade Player of the Year did a bit of everything, finishing with 968 receiving yards, 352 rushing yards, 66 tackles, including 18 for losses and 5 1/2 sacks, and two picks on defense while scoring 18 total touchdowns. ... Otton and Loveland are both members of TNT’s 2022 Northwest Nuggets class.
OFFENSIVE LINE (15)
Malik Agbo, 6-5/320, Federal Way, Washington (Todd Beamer)
Signed to: Texas
Parker Brailsford, 6-2/275, Scottsdale, Arizona (Saguaro)
Enrolled at: Washington
Jackson Brown, 6-6/295, Danville, California (San Ramon Valley)
Committed to: California
Josh Conerly Jr., 6-5/285, Seattle, Washington (Rainier Beach)
Considering: Miami, Michigan, Oklahoma, Oregon, USC, Washington
George Fitzpatrick, 6-6/275, Englewood, Colorado (Cherry Creek)
Signed to: Ohio State
Earnest Greene, 6-4/330, Bellflower, California (St. John Bosco)
Enrolled at: Georgia
Vega Ioane, 6-4/320, Graham, Washington (Graham-Kapowsin)
Considering: Minnesota, Penn State, Washington
Dave Iuli, 6-5/315, Puyallup, Washington (Puyallup)
Considering: Miami, Oregon, USC
George Maile, 6-4/290, South Jordan, Utah (Bingham)
Signed to: Baylor
Mark Nabou, 6-4/330, Seattle, Washington (O’Dea)
Signed to: Texas A&M
Kenji Swanson, 6-6/305, Chatsworth, California (Sierra Canyon)
Signed to: Stanford
Jake Taylor, 6-6/290, Las Vegas, Nevada (Bishop Gorman)
Signed to: Oklahoma State
Sioape Vatikani, 6-3/260, Reno, Nevada (Bishop Manogue)
Signed to: California
Michael Wooten, 6-6/290, Chatsworth, California (Sierra Canyon)
Signed to: Oregon
Sam Yoon, 6-5/280, Los Angeles, California (Loyola)
Signed to: UCLA
Scouting report: This year’s group is stacked with talent and depth — at the interior spots and at the tackles — with six states producing offensive linemen with at least one four-star evaluation. … Washington has a deep class, headlined by the state’s top recruit in five-star offensive tackle Conerly, who is considered both the top recruit in the West and the top tackle nationally by 247Sports. The site also lists him as the No. 8 player overall in the nation, and he remains one of the top uncommitted recruits in the 2022 class. He is not expected to make a decision on National Signing Day, but has narrowed his choices to six Power Five destinations. Washington has four more top linemen in the Puget Sound area in this class, including two who will continue their football careers in Texas in Agbo and Nabou. Two from the 4A South Puget Sound League are set to announce on National Signing Day in Ioane (previously committed to UW), who anchored the offensive line on Graham-Kapowsin’s state championship team, and Iuli (previously committed to Oregon), who is ranked as the top offensive guard in the West by ESPN. Agbo, Conerly and Iuli are also members of TNT’s 2022 Northwest Nuggets class. … Reigning FBS champion Georgia is getting a versatile offensive lineman in Greene, who is the top recruit at the position in the Bulldogs’ class, which ranks third nationally. The MaxPreps All-American is considered the top offensive guard in the West by both 247Sports and Rivals. While Greene is headed to the SEC, four of the top five offensive linemen in California are remaining on the West Coast, with Yoon staying close to home at UCLA, Brown staying in the Bay Area at Cal, and the Sierra Canyon duo of Swanson and Wooten heading north to Stanford and Oregon. … Conerly, Fitzpatrick, Greene and Taylor each earned All-American Bowl selections.
DEFENSIVE LINE (12)
Nathan Burrell, 6-2/285, Bellflower, California (St. John Bosco)
Signed: California
Mason Graham, 6-4/295, Anaheim, California (Servite)
Signed: Michigan
Gracen Halton, 6-3/270, San Diego, California (St. Augustine)
Considering: Miami, Oklahoma, Oregon
Hero Kanu, 6-5/295, Rancho Santa Margarita, California (Santa Margarita Catholic)
Signed to: Ohio State
Anthony Lucas, 6-4/275, Scottsdale, Arizona (Chaparral)
Enrolled at: Texas A&M
Mathias Malaki-Donaldson, 6-5/220, Westlake Village, California (Oaks Christian)
Signed to: Oregon State
Aisea Moa, 6-2/240, Ogden, Utah (Weber)
Signed to: BYU
Jaxson Moi, 6-2/260, San Diego, California (Cathedral Catholic)
Signed to: Stanford
Ben Roberts, 6-4/290, Salt Lake City, Utah (East)
Signed to: Oregon
Dejon Roney, 6-1/295, Rancho Cucamonga, California (Etiwanda)
Considering: Multiple offers
Zac Swanson, 6-4/255, Phoenix, Arizona (Brophy College Prep)
Signed: Texas
Damonic Williams, 6-2/325, Mission Hills, California (Bishop Alemany)
Signed to: TCU
Scouting report: There’s a chance each of the top six recruits in this group — Lucas, Kanu, Graham, Halton, Moa and Swanson, who are all considered four-star prospects by 247Sports Composite rankings — leave the Pac-12 footprint. Lucas and Swanson are bound for the Big 12, Kanu and Graham for the Big Ten and Moa for BYU, while Halton — who is listed as the top defensive end in the West by ESPN — is expected to announce his commitment on National Signing Day, with Miami, Oklahoma and Oregon (where he was previously committed) in the running. … Lucas, considered a five-star recruit by 247Sports, is the consensus top prospect in Arizona and joins a loaded Texas A&M class that tops the national rankings. He is ranked as the top defensive lineman in the West by 247Sports and top strongside defensive end by Rivals. He tallied 64 tackles, including 22 for losses and 9-1/2 sacks his final high school season. … Rivals lists Graham as the top defensive tackle in the West, while ESPN ranks Kanu in the top spot. Kanu, the only All-American Bowl selection in the group, is considered the top defensive tackle in the West by ESPN’s rankings, and quickly collected 26 college offers following his move to California from Germany, where he grew up playing soccer. … Malaki-Donaldson, who played defensive end in high school, but is listed as an outside linebacker on Oregon State’s roster, is the top-ranked recruit in the Beavers’ signing class.
LINEBACKERS (15)
Kaeo Akana, 6-3/205, Honolulu, Hawaii (President Theodore Roosevelt)
Signed to: Utah
Taariq Al-Uqdah, 6-0/220, Inglewood, California (Inglewood)
Signed to: Washington State
David Bailey, 6-3/220, Santa Ana, California (Mater Dei)
Signed to: Stanford
Lander Barton, 6-4/220, Salt Lake City, Utah (Brighton)
Signed: Utah
Kevonte Henry, 6-4/225, Lawndale, California (Leuzinger)
Committed to: Michigan
Sterling Lane, 6-4/235, Westlake Village, California (Oaks Christian)
Signed to: Arizona
Dishawn Misa, 6-3/220, Sammamish, Washington (Eastside Catholic)
Signed to: Boise State
Cyrus Moss, 6-6/220, Las Vegas, Nevada (Bishop Gorman)
Enrolled at: Miami
Robby Snelling, 6-3/200, Reno, Nevada (McQueen)
Signed to: LSU (baseball)
Harrison Taggart, 6-2/200, Draper, Utah (Corner Canyon)
Signed to: Oregon
Tevarua Tafiti, 6-3/220, Honolulu, Hawaii (Punahou)
Signed to: Stanford
Niuafe Tuihalamaka, 6-2/235, Mission Hills, California (Bishop Alemany)
Enrolled at: Notre Dame
Jayden Virgin, 6-3/220, San Diego, California (Mt. Carmel)
Signed to: Boise State
Emar’rion Winston, 6-3/240, Portland, Oregon (Central Catholic)
Considering: Florida, Nevada, Oregon, Washington
Jalen Woods, 6-0/210, Bellflower, California (St. John Bosco)
Signed to: UCLA
Scouting report: Per 247Sports rankings, the top recruits from Nevada and Utah are in this group, as well as the top two from Hawaii. This group also includes the top recruit in Miami’s signing class, Stanford’s, Utah’s and Boise State’s. And beyond that, there’s also certainly depth in the West here — 13 of the players in this group have at least one four-star rating. … Bailey, a MaxPreps All-American, is the headliner of a Stanford class that topped the Pac-12 during this high school recruiting cycle, and considered the top edge rusher in the West by 247Sports, while Rivals lists him as the region’s top outside linebacker. … Moss is both the top-ranked recruit in Nevada by 247Sports and ESPN, and the highest-rated recruit in Mario Cristobal’s incoming class at Miami. The former defensive back, who is now an edge rusher, is also considered the West’s top weakside defensive end by Rivals and top outside linebacker by ESPN. … Barton follows his brothers Jackson (current Las Vegas Raiders offensive lineman) and Cody (current Seattle Seahawks linebacker) in signing with the hometown Utes. The top player in Utah by 247Sports rankings, and the top recruit in the Utes’ class, he eclipsed 100 tackles each of his final three high school seasons — and had 122, eight sacks and two interceptions as a senior. … Both of Hawaii’s top linebackers — Akana is considered the state’s top prospect by 247Sports, while Tafiti got the nod from ESPN — are headed to the Pac-12. … Tuihalamaka, who tallied 84 tackles and forced three fumbles last fall, is ranked as the West’s top inside linebacker by both Rivals and ESPN. … Misa is the top recruit in a Boise State class that leads the Mountain West rankings and a member of TNT’s 2022 Northwest Nuggets class. … Snelling is the top-ranked pitcher in Nevada — the lefty has a fastball that reaches the 90s, a curveball and changeup — and signed with LSU baseball’s top-ranked class last fall. He also collected 23 offers to play football at the Division I level. … Al-Uqdah, Bailey, Barton, Moss and Tuihalamaka were all selected to the All-American Bowl.
DEFENSIVE BACKS (14)
Zeke Berry, 6-0/195, Concord, California (De La Salle)
Signed to: Michigan
Zion Branch, 6-2/195, Las Vegas, Nevada (Bishop Gorman)
Signed to: USC
Tristan Dunn, 6-3/190, Sumner, Washington (Sumner)
Committed to: Washington
Jahlil Florence, 6-1/180, San Diego, California (Lincoln)
Committed to: Oregon
Sione Hala, 6-2/190, Bellflower, California (St. John Bosco)
Signed to: Boston College
Domani Jackson, 6-1/185, Santa Ana, California (Mater Dei)
Signed to: USC
Jaden Mickey, 5-11/175, Corona, California (Centennial)
Enrolled at: Notre Dame
Benjamin Morrison, 6-0/175, Phoenix, Arizona (Brophy College Prep)
Signed to: Notre Dame
Ephesians Prysock, 6-3/170, Mission Hills, California (Bishop Alemany)
Signed to: Arizona
Kamari Ramsey, 6-0/200, Chatsworth, California (Sierra Canyon)
Signed to: UCLA
Fabian Ross, 6-0/185, Las Vegas, Nevada (Bishop Gorman)
Signed to: USC
Jalil Tucker, 6-0/180, San Diego, California (Lincoln)
Signed to: Oregon
Larry Turner-Gooden, 6-0/180, Mission Hills, California (Bishop Alemany)
Signed to: Texas
Trejon Williams, 5-11/180, Portland, Oregon (Jefferson)
Committed to: Oregon
Scouting report: There is no shortage of talent in the West in the secondary this year. This group features the only consensus five-star recruit in the region in this class in Jackson, who is considered the No. 8 player nationally and the top recruit in the West by ESPN, as well as the top prospect in California by both ESPN and 247Sports, and consensus top cornerback. The speedy defensive back — he tied a state sprinting record by running a 10.25 in the 100 last spring — is also USC’s top high school recruit in the 2022 class, picking the program over Alabama. USC landed three prospects from the Mater Dei team that won California’s Open Division title and finished the season atop the MaxPreps national rankings, signing Jackson, running back Raleek Brown and wide receiver C.J. Williams. Jackson missed most of his final high school season with a knee injury. … The other 13 defensive backs in this group are all considered four-star recruits by multiple outlets, and most of them are staying close by in the Pac-12. And Mater Dei’s players won’t be the only teammates reuniting in college. Bishop Gorman cornerback Ross and safety Branch also both signed with the Trojans, while the Lincoln cornerback duo of Jahlil Florence and Jalil Tucker will both be Ducks after Florence joined the class just ahead of National Signing Day. … Williams and Dunn are both staying close to home in the Pacific Northwest, with the Portland safety joining the Ducks in Eugene and the Sumner safety — who was the highest-ranked recruit in Arizona State’s class before flipping his commitment to UW ahead of National Signing Day — heading to Seattle. … Berry is considered the top safety in the West by 247Sports after collective 25 tackles, three sacks and an interception in his final high school season, while also playing offense. Branch is the highest-ranked safety in the West by both Rivals and ESPN, and finished with 42 tackles, including two for losses and seven deflections as a senior. … Berry, Tucker, Turner-Gooden and Williams were All-American Bowl selections.
ATHLETES (11)
Cooper Barkate, 6-1/180, Santa Ana, California (Mater Dei)
Signed to: Harvard
Arlis Boardingham, 6-4/220, Van Nuys, California (Birmingham)
Considering: Florida, Oregon
Braydon Brus, 6-2/205, Glendora, California (Glendora)
Signed to: Northwestern
Mekhi Fox, 6-1/190, Pasadena, California (Pasadena)
Signed to: Colorado State
T.J. Hall, 6-2/175, Fresno, California (San Joaquin Memorial)
Enrolled at: Iowa
Tao Johnson, 6-2/180, Idaho Falls, Idaho (Thunder Ridge)
Signed to: Utah
Anthony Jones, 6-5/240, Las Vegas, Nevada (Liberty)
Signed to: Oregon
Justius Lowe, 6-1/180, Lake Oswego, Oregon (Lake Oswego)
Committed to: Oregon
Hassan Mahasin, 5-10/175, San Mateo, California (Junipero Serra)
Committed to: San Diego State
Clint Stephens, 6-1/190, Inglewood, California (Inglewood)
Signed to: UCLA
Carson Tabaracci, 6-2/225, Park City, Utah (Park City)
Signed to: Utah
Scouting report: Of the recruits who have already signed in this versatile group, three — Barkate, Fox and Johnson — are expected to continue on as receivers. Barkate is the top-ranked recruit heading to the Ivy League. Fox joins Colorado State following a high school career in which he tallied 4,800 all-purpose yards and 50 touchdowns. … After playing quarterback in high school, Johnson will join the reigning Pac-12 champs as a pass catcher. Brus joins Northwestern as a linebacker — he collected 124 tackles including 22 for losses and three sacks as a senior — after also playing running back and receiver in high school. Jones is listed as an outside linebacker at Oregon — he had 39 tackles, 8 1/2 for losses and 3 1/2 sacks last season — after also playing tight end. … Stephens was an All-American Bowl pick and will remain in the Los Angeles area as a defensive back after tallying 50 tackles, five for losses and six pass breakups in the fall. T.J. Hall joins Iowa as a defensive back after playing in both the secondary and as a receiver. He finished his final season with 805 receiving yards and 10 touchdowns to pair with his 26 tackles and three picks on defense. … Tabaracci is still listed as an athlete at Utah, but played both running back and linebacker in high school, including rushing for 1,188 yards and 15 touchdowns as a senior. … Lowe is a member of TNT’s 2022 Northwest Nuggets class.
SPECIALISTS (4)
K Ethan Moczulski, 5-11/185, Mead, Washington (Mount Spokane)
Signed to: Texas A&M
K/P Grady Gross, 5-11/195, Scottsdale, Arizona (Horizon)
Committed to: Washington
P Chase Berry, 6-4/215, San Juan Capistrano, California (J Serra Catholic)
Committed to: UCLA
LS Lance St. Louis, 6-1/215, Gilbert, Arizona (Williams Field)
Signed to: Texas
Scouting report: Moczulski, an All-American Bowl selection, joins Texas A&M’s top-ranked class after connecting on 13 field goals — including a long of 49 yards — last fall. He is the highest-rated kicker nationally in this class in the Chris Sailer Kicking rankings, the No. 7 kicker nationally in the Kohl’s rankings, and considered the top kicker nationally by 247Sports. … Gross is considered the best kicker in the West by Kohl’s rankings and the No. 3 kicker nationally, while he’s considered No. 10 by Chris Sailer Kicking. He made all 68 extra-point attempts his final high school season, connected on 12 field goals — with a long of 52 yards — and also led Arizona in punting yards (1,827) while averaging 45.7 per attempt. … Berry led California in punting last season with 2,174 yards, averaging 41 per attempt. He is considered the top punter in the West by Chris Sailer Kicking, and ninth nationally. … St. Louis is the top-ranked long snapper nationally by both Kohl’s rankings and 247Sports.
This story was originally published February 2, 2022 at 5:00 AM.
