June 2010 | May 2010

Quick hits

• Tedford & Co got their QB recruit - Kyle Boehm [1].

• Cal scholarship offers went out to (in no specific order)
  • Rahim Cassell, OLB Lakewood (Lakewood, CA)
  • Charles Jackson, DB Klein Collins (Spring, TX)
  • Cody Kessler, QB Centennial (Bakersfield, CA)
  • Jermichael Selders, RB Cypress Creek (Houston, TX)
  • Jacob Welter, OG Monte Vista (Danville, CA) - confirmed by BI/Scout.com
  • Jon Lewis, DT Klein Oak (Spring, TX)
  • Miles Shuler, ATH Long Branch (Long Branch, NJ)
  • Daniel Lasco, RB The Woodlands (Woodlands, TX)
  • Austin Seferian-Jenkins, TE Gig Harbor (Gig Harbor, WA) is back on the Golden Recruiting Board (HT elbarto83). Seferian-Jenkins has already accepted an invite to the US Army All-American Bowl for next January. There are some questions about Seferian-Jenkins' straight-away speed in the highlight [2], even though he has been clocked ~ 4.65-4.7 in 40yd dashes.
    
  • No new updates on Avery Walls this month, hence the gray background color.

Quarterbacks

• HT ttgiang15 [3] & Hydrotech [4] for excellent analysis of Boehm's highlights
• Tedford & Co offered Cody Kessler after the Elite 11 camp at Berkeley. Kyle Boehm pledged to Coach Ludwig the following day.

Name (HLs)	HS (Location)	Leaders	Honors	Recent news
Kyle Boehm (I II)	Archbishop Mitty (San Jose, CA)	Cal	ESPN150 Watchlist Scout300	Pledged to Cal [5]; stood out at AIGA 7on7 tourney
Cody Kessler (I II)	Centennial (Bakersfield, CA)		Scout300	Tom Lemming's Top 100; camped Elite 11 at Berkeley; impressed scouts at every camp/combine attended

Running Backs

• True to their words, Max Wittek, DeAnthony Thomas, and Victor Blackwell all pledged to the same school - USC.

Name (HLs)	HS (Location)	Leaders	Honors	Recent news
Darren Ervin	Lamar (Houston, TX)	Cal		Solid performance at the Houston Texan 7on7 camp [6]; Pledged to Cal [7]
Brendon Bigelow (I)	Central (Fresno, CA)	Washington	ESPN150 Watchlist Scout300 Rivals250 Watchlist	Tom Lemming's Top 100; Unofficialed Washington [8]
Aaron Green (I II)	James Madison (San Antonio, TX)	Nebraska Cal Florida State Texas	ESPN150 Watchlist Scout300 Rivals250 Watchlist USAAB Invite	Tom Lemming's Top 100; brother Andrew CB at Nebraska
Savon Huggins (I II III)	St Peters (Jersey City, NJ)		ESPN150 Watchlist Scout300 Rivals250 Watchlist	Tom Lemming's & The Sporting News Top 100; Spring track speciality in 1600m relays; bigger Silas Redd or LeSean McCoy
Daniel Lasco (I)	The Woodlands (The Woodlands, TX)		ESPN150 Watchlist Scout300	Latest Cal offer
Jermichael Selders (I)	Cypress Creek (Houston, TX)			4.32 40-speed; offer list include Mississippi State, Memphis, Miami (Ohio), Arkansas, West Virginia, Tulsa, Minnesota, Baylor, Iowa State

Parting ways

• DeAnthony Thomas Crenshaw (Los Angeles, CA) [9] - Pledged to USC

Wide Receivers

• HT ttgiang15 & MinerNiner for discussion on Maurice Harris' functional speed [10]
• HT Ohio Bear for ID'ing Richard Rodger's legacy [11]

Name (HLs)	HS (Location)	Leaders	Honors	Notes
DeAnthony Arnett (I II)	Saginaw (Saginaw, MI)	Mich St	ESPN150 Watchlist Scout300 Rivals250 Watchlist USAAB Invite	Tom Lemming's and The Sporting News Top 100; kills every camp/combine he attends [12]; went to Big House BBQ at Michigan [13]
Antoine Arnold	Chaparral (Temecula, CA)		ESPN150 Watchlist Rivals250 Watchlist	Over 35" vertical leap
Devon Blackmon (I)	Summit (Fontana, CA)		ESPN150 Watchlist Scout300 Rivals250 Watchlist	The Sporting News Top 100; 4.41 40yd dash; planning to visit West Coast Programs in the summer [14]
George Farmer (I II)	Serra (Gardena, CA)	USC	ESPN150 Watchlist Scout300 Rivals250 Watchlist USAAB Invite	Tom Lemming's and The Sporting News Top 100; playmaker coveted by USC [15]; planning to visit Miami-FL
Maurice Harris	N Guilford (Greensboro, NC)		ESPN150 Watchlist Scout300 Rivals250 Watchlist	Discussion [16] (HT ttgiang15); will camp at Cal [17] (HT MinerNiner);
Miles Shuler (I II III)	Long Branch (Long Branch, NJ)		Scout300	Projects as WR but plays QB in HS; 10.7s 100m speed; 4.4 40yd dash; Oklahoma may be a factor [18];
Kasen Williams (I II III)	Skyline (Sammamish, WA)		ESPN150 Watchlist Scout300 Rivals250 Watchlist	Tom Lemming's and The Sporting News Top 100; pattens his game after Larry Fitzgerald [19]; has been dominating high jump, long jump, and triple jump events this spring
Richard Rodgers	St John's (Shrewsbury, MA)			Dad Richard former Cal Safety and involved w/ "The Play" [20] (HT Ohio Bear); cousin Jairus Byrd of the Buffalo Bills; 2.185 core GPA; 980 SAT [21]

Parting ways

• Victor Blackwell Mater Dei (Santa Ana, CA) [22] - Pledged to USC

Tight Ends

• HT elbarto83 for getting Austin Seferian-Jenkins, TE Gig Harbor (Gig Harbor, WA) back on the Golden Recruiting Board [23]

Name (HLs)	HS (Location)	Leaders	Honors	Notes
Ray Hamilton (I II III)	Strongsville (Strongsville, OH)		ESPN150 Watchlist Scout300	The Sporting News Top 100; unofficialled to Rutgers [24]; visited by Michigan coaches [25]
Austin Seferian-Jenkins (I II III)	Gig Harbor (Gig Harbor, WA)	Texas	ESPN150 Watchlist Scout300 Rivals250 Watchlist USAAB Invite	Tom Lemming's Top 100; Announcing Sept 29 - his birthday [1]; Washington, UCLA, Cal, USC, Alabama, Florida and LSU trail [26]; took home positional MVP at Nike Football Training Camp Oregon [27]
Troy Niklas	Servite (Anaheim, CA)		Scout300 Rivals250 Watchlist	OregonLive notes [28]; USC notes [29]

Offensive Linemen

• Brandon Shell removed from the Board.
  • There's no verifiable evidence that Shell received a Cal Scholarship offer.
  • Leaders are South Carolina, Georgia, Clemson, Alabama, and Miami [30].
• Cyrus Hobbi (I) & Kiaro Holts (I) Highlights now available from ESPN.

Name (HLs)	HS (Location)	Leaders	Honors	Notes
Patrick Flavin (I)	Benet Academy (Lisle, IL)			Brother Bill at Notre Dame; visited Michigan, Nebraska, ND
Cyrus Hobbi (I)	Saguro (Scottsdale, AZ)		ESPN150 Watchlist Scout300 Rivals250 Watchlist	The Sporting News Top 100; planning to Cal memorial day weekend; looking for academics, relationship w/ coaches [31]
Kiaro Holts (I)	Warren Central (Indianapolis, IN)		ESPN150 Watchlist Scout300 Rivals250 Watchlist	Trimming down his list and make a couple of official visits[32]
Cyrus Kouandjio (I)	DeMatha (Hyattsville, MD)	'Bama	ESPN150 Watchlist Scout300 Rivals250 Watchlist USAAB Invite	Tom Lemming & The Sporting News Top 100; Still finding out more about different programs; setting his goals high [33];
Jordan Rigsbee (I)	Pleasant Valley (Chico, CA)	Cal Oregon Boise State	ESPN150 Watchlist Scout300	Top OL at Nike Football Training Camp at Stanford [34]; Reiterated interest in Cal [35]
Spencer Drango (I II)	Cedar Park (Cedar Park, TX)	Stanford Baylor	ESPN150 Watchlist Scout300 Rivals250 Watchlist	5.0/5.0 core GPA; 1240 SAT [36]
Andre Yruretagoyena (I)	Chaparral (Scottsdale, AZ)	Oregon	ESPN150 Watchlist Scout300	Ducks a childhood favorite [37]; Only 1 year of varsity football and a computer nerd [38]
Jacob Welter (I II)	Monte Vista (Danville, CA)			Prefers to stay in the Pac-10; plans to major in psychology and reports a 3.0 core GPA and a 1670 SAT

Defensive Linemen

• Rumor has a 5-star DL reportedly pledging USC soon. Some think it may be Vei Moala.
• Jesse Hayes (I), Vei Moala (I), Ray Drew (I II) highlights available from ESPN

Name (HLs)	HS (Location)	Leaders	Honors	Notes
Mustafa Jalil (I)	Cathedral (San Diego, CA)	Cal	ESPN150 Watchlist Scout300 Rivals250 Watchlist	The Sporting News Top 100; Pledged to Cal [39]
Todd Barr (I)	Lakewood (Lakewood, CA)		ESPN150 Watchlist Scout300 Rivals250 Watchlist	OregonLive notes [40]; offered by Florida, TCU, and Boise State [2]; more scouting notes [41]
Ray Drew (I II)	Thomas Central (Thomasville, GA)		ESPN150 Watchlist Scout300 Rivals250 Watchlist USAAB Invite	Tom Lemming's & The Sporting News Top 100; enjoyed visit to Auburn [42]
Jesse Hayes (I)	Moeller (Cincinnati, OH)			Dad is an exec w/ Bengals; Visited NC State; latest offers from Iowa & Illinois
Christian Heyward (I)	Point Loma (San Diego, CA)		ESPN150 Watchlist Scout300	Cousin of Jason Heyward of Atlanta Braves; started at TE and DT [43]
Jon Lewis	Klein Oak (Spring, TX)			Formerly from Fresno, CA w/ serious interest in Cal. Teammate of Nathan Hughes & Max Stevenson (Oklahoma pledges)
Vei Moala (I)	Grant Union (Sacramento, CA)	Cal Oregon Oregon St UCLA USC Washington	ESPN150 Watchlist Scout300 Rivals250 Watchlist	Tom Lemming's & The Sporting News Top 100; visited by 'Bama [44]; targeted by USC [45]; physically impressive at Stanford Nike Football Training Camp [46];
Jermauria Rasco (I II)	Evangel Christian (Shreveport, LA)		ESPN150 Watchlist Scout300 Rivals250 Watchlist	Tom Lemming's and The Sporting News Top 100; enigmatic after Texas coach's visit [47]
Brennan Scarlett (I)	Central Catholic (Portland, OR)		Scout300 Rivals250 Watchlist USAAB Invite	Tom Lemming's and The Sporting News Top 100; visited by Texas coaches
Danny Shelton	Auburn (Auburn, WA)	Washington	Scout300	Unofficialled to Washington w/ his family

Linebackers

• Dylan Wynn, DE De La Salle (Concord, CA) is being recruited as hybrid DE/LB in the 3-4 Defense [48]. No indication of an offer yet.
• Jason Gibson (I) highlights available from ESPN

Name (HLs)	HS (Location)	Leaders	Honors	Notes
Nathan Broussard (I)	Plano West (Plano, TX)			Drawing interest from coachings, especially Texas A&M [49]
Rahim Cassell (I)	Lakewood (Lakewood, CA)			Mike Tuiasasopo of Arizona visited [50]
Kris Frost	Butler (Matthews, NC)	Michigan	ESPN150 Watchlist Scout300 Rivals250 Watchlist	Wants to play WR; Michigan presumed leader [51]; visiting Ann Arbor the third time for camp & Big House BBQ [52]; physically impressive at VTech Nike camp [53] and named positional MVP [54]
Jason Gibson (I)	Serra (Gardena, CA)	Cal	ESPN150 Watchlist Scout300 Rivals250 Watchlist	The Sporting News Top 100; May lean USC after offer [55]
Rob Hankins (I II III)	Parish Episcopal (Dallas, TX)	Miami Cal Arizona	ESPN150 Watchlist Scout300	The Sporting News Top 100
Jalen Jefferson (I)	St Bonaventure (Ventura, CA)	USC Oregon		Project at either LB or Safety; Army latest offer [56]; USC & Oregon have not offered
Colt Lyerla (I II)	Hillsboro (Hillsboro, OR)		ESPN150 Watchlist Scout300 Rivals250 Watchlist USAAB Invite	Tom Lemming's Top 100; offered by Tenn [57]

Defensive Backs

• Both George & Josh Atkinson are reportedly very interested in Oregon.
  • Notre Dame offered Josh Atkinson.
  • MoragaBear of BI thinks Tedford & Co is waiting to see the on-field performance of Josh this Fall to make an offer.

Name (HLs)	HS (Location)	Leaders	Honors	Recent news
George Atkinson III (I)	Granada (Livermore, CA)	Oregon	Scout300 Rivals250 Watchlist	The Sporting News Top 100; out of Spring Track Season after injuring his right hamstring [58]
Charles Jackson (I)	Klein Collins (Spring, TX)	Oklahoma Texas		40 1/2" vertical leap; Texas' 2nd option after Josh Turner at CB [59]
Avery Walls (I II III)	Union Grove (McDonough, GA)		ESPN150 Watchlist Scout300 Rivals250 Watchlist USAAB Invite	Looking at depth chart, campus, relationship with the players, the coaches, and academics. [60]; visited Cal, Stanford, UCLA, USC on a West Coast trip [61]
Marqise Lee	Serra (Gardena, CA)		Scout300	Won high-jump and long-jump and place 2nd in triple jump in section champ [62]; offer from Miami-FL