How the South Sound’s top high school football recruits performed in Week 1
The high school football season is underway across Washington, and several of the South Sound’s top recruits posted impressive numbers in Week 1.
Here is a look at how the area’s top 10 recruits, per 247Sports ratings — including six seniors considered among the state’s top 20 recruits in the 2024 class and four juniors considered in the top five in 2025 — performed in last week’s season-opening games.
All the recruits listed hold at least one Power Five offer, and five have already announced college commitments.
2024 CLASS
Brayden Platt
Yelm
RB/LB, 6-2, 240, sr.
Committed to: Oregon
The state’s top recruit in the senior class, who committed to Oregon on Monday, rushed for 51 yards and one touchdown on six carries playing limited snaps, and rushed for the game-winning two-point conversion in Yelm’s 8-7 win over Camas. Also added seven tackles and two tackles for loss.
Marquise Thorpe-Taylor
Mount Tahoma
OL/DL, 6-5, 315, sr.
Committed to: UCLA
Left tackle blocked for a T-Birds offense that recorded 244 total yards and a pair of rushing touchdowns in a 24-21 loss to North Kitsap. Added seven tackles, four tackles for loss, one quarterback hurry and one pass defended against last year’s 2A state runner-up.
Malachi Durant
Graham-Kapowsin
WR/DB, 6-2, 160, sr.
Committed to: Oregon State
Returned the game’s opening kickoff for a 90-yard touchdown in a 49-10 win over Rogers. Also caught three passes for a team-leading 92 yards and two touchdowns and tallied 212 all-purpose yards in his Graham-Kapowsin debut.
Isaiah Patterson
Yelm
RB/LB, 6-3, 235, sr.
Committed to: UCLA
Recorded a team-leading 13 tackles in the Tornados’ 8-7 win over Camas. Also rushed for 39 yards on seven carries, and added two catches for 27 yards.
Dylan Sikorski
Sumner
OL/DL, 6-5, 300, sr.
Committed to: Oregon State
Spartans starting left tackle blocked for an offense that piled up 403 total yards, four rushing touchdowns and two passing touchdowns. Also started at defensive tackle for a Sumner defense that shut out Bellarmine Prep in a 40-0 win.
Luvens Valcin
Auburn
WR/DB, 6-3, 218, sr.
Offers: WSU, Utah State, Weber State
Rushed for 35 yards and a touchdown on five carries and hauled in five catches for 68 yards in a 14-12 win over Prairie. Added nine tackles and two sacks on defense.
2025 CLASS
Zaydrius Rainey-Sale
Bethel
TE/LB, 6-2, 220, jr.
Recorded 15 tackles, three tackles for loss and two sacks in a 32-27 win over South Kitsap. Added two catches for 18 yards and a touchdown.
Jonathan Epperson
Auburn Riverside
RB/LB, 6-0, 195, jr.
Rushed for a game-high 101 yards and a touchdown on 11 carries and added six tackles in a 14-6 loss to Lincoln.
D’Aryhian Clemons
Spanaway Lake
RB/DB, 6-0, 170, jr.
Rushed for 77 yards and two touchdowns on 15 carries and added two catches for 32 yards in a 26-21 win over Gig Harbor. Added a 25-yard interception return for a touchdown on defense.
Noah Flores
Graham-Kapowsin
TE/LB, 6-4, 230, jr.
Caught four passes for 41 yards in a 49-10 win over Rogers and helped block for an offense that totaled 385 yards and six touchdowns.
