Golden Recruiting Board, July 2010

July 2010 | June 2010 | May 2010

Quick hits

• Tedford & Co received pledges from Jordan Rigsbee [1], Jordan Morgan [2], and Maurice Harris [3].

• Cal scholarship offers went out to (in no particular order)
  • Ben Goodman, DE West Brook (Beaumont, TX)
  • Bobby Hart, OT Saint Thomas Aquinas (Fort Lauderdale, FL)
  • Jordan Richards, ATH Folsom (Folsom, CA)
  • Kent Turene, LB Boyd Anderson (Lauderdale Lakes, FL)
  • Matt Williams, OT North Dakota State College (Wahpeton, ND)
  • Steve Dillon, DE Palmdale (Palmdale, CA)
  • Tommy Jordan, OT Ridgefield (Ridgefield, CT)
  • Paulay Asiata, OT Word of Life Academy (Honolulu, HI)
  • Lavonte Barnett, DE Paraclete (Lancaster, CA)
  • Brandon Wright, RB Palo Verdes (Las Vegas, NV)
  • Raymond Nelson, TE Modesto Christian (Modesto, CA)
  • Lake Koa Ka'ai, DE Kamehameha Schools (Honolulu, HI)
  • Marc Mustoe, OT Arvada West (Arvada, CO)
  • Taylor Chappell, OT Canadian (Canadian, TX)
  • Stefan McClure, CB Vista (Vista, CA)
  • Jordan Morgan, ATH Chandler (Chandler, AZ)
  • Frank Clark, ATH Glenville (Cleveland, OH)
  • James Sample, S Grant Union (Sacramento, CA)
  • Jake Brendel, OG Plano East (Plano, TX)
  • Jeremy Reynolds, CB Oakridge Military Academy (Oakridge, NC)

• Jordan Morgan and Maurice Harris pledged the same weekend when Brendon Bigelow, Viliami Moala, and Jordan Richards led recruits from Central East (Fresno, CA), Grant Union (Sacramento, CA), and Folsom (Folsom, CA) to camp at Berkeley.
  
  Jordan Richards looks as if he's got more than just one extra gear.

• Doran Grant, ATH St Vincent-St Mary (Akron, OH) reopened his recruitment and is back on the Golden Recruiting Board. 

• Two Florida recruits will be visiting Cal this summer - James Wilder Jr., ATH Plant (Tampa, FL) and Tacoi Sumler, WR Columbus (Miami, FL)

Quarterbacks

• Close-up of Kyle Boehm's mechanics @ NFTC Stanford [4]
• HT Avinash for pledging news of Cody Kessler [5]
• Is Max Wittek Mater Dei (Santa Ana, CA) changing his mind? [6]

Name (HLs)	HS (Location)	Leaders	Honors	Recent news
Kyle Boehm (I II)	Archbishop Mitty (San Jose, CA)	Cal	Scout300	Pledged to Cal [7]; Rivals top 100 CA recruits; stood out at AIGA 7on7 tourney; attended Berkeley All-American Showcase w/ Amir Carlisle (pledge to Stanford) [8]

Parting ways

• Cody Kessler Centennial (Bakersfield, CA) [9] - Pledged USC

Running Backs

• HT OskiMonsta & ttgiang15 for analysis on all RBs offered [10] 
• Amir Carlisle King's Academy (San Jose, CA) back on the Golden Recruiting Board [11]

Name (HLs)	HS (Location)	Leaders	Honors	Recent news
Darren Ervin	Lamar (Houston, TX)	Cal		Pledged to Cal [12]
Brendon Bigelow (I)	Central East (Fresno, CA)	Washington	ESPN150 Scout300 Rivals100	Rivals top 100 CA recruits; camped at Berkeley for the 4th time w/ Central East prospects; camped at UCLA after Berkeley
Aaron Green (I II)	James Madison (San Antonio, TX)	Nebraska Cal FSU Texas	ESPN150 Scout300 Rivals100 USAAB Invite	ESPN will air his James Madison team taking on Malcolm Brown's Steele Aug 28 [13]; not ruling out playing together w/ Brown [14]
Savon Huggins (I II III)	St Peters (Jersey City, NJ)		ESPN150 Scout300 Rivals100	Visited Notre Dame [15], Rutgers; narrowing his list soon
Daniel Lasco (I)	The Woodlands (The Woodlands, TX)		Scout300	Taking his time w/ recruiting; when his body fills out he may be another Jonathan Stewart [16]
Jermichael Selders (I)	Cypress Creek (Houston, TX)			Participated in Long Star Gridiron's 7on7 tourney
Brandon Wright (I)	Palo Verdes (Las Vegas, NV)	Cal		Recruited as RB/DB; wants to major in criminal justice; priority is to stay near home to visit mom
Amir Carlisle (I II)	The King's Academy (San Jose, CA)	Stanford	Rivals250 Scout300	Rivals top 100 CA recruits; dad Duane strength & conditioning coach for the 49ers; looking at all his options; camped at Berkeley and South Bend [17]; friends w/ Kyle Boehm since pop warner; dropping hints for Cal [18]

Wide Receivers

Name (HLs)	HS (Location)	Leaders	Honors	Notes
Maurice Harris	N Guilford (Greensboro, NC)	Cal	ESPN150 Scout300	Pledged to Cal [19]; "I love the coaches and people. The coaches are just down-to-earth. They taught me a lot at camp and we have a good connection. I especially like Coach Genyk and Coach Daft. I can relate to them."
DeAnthony Arnett (I II)	Saginaw (Saginaw, MI)		ESPN150 Scout300 Rivals100 USAAB Invite	Strong relationship w/ Coach Daft [20]; ok w/ no bowl game his freshman year if he goes to USC [21];
Antoine Arnold	Chaparral (Temecula, CA)	Cal Oregon	Rivals250	Rivals top 100 CA recruits;
George Farmer (I II)	Serra (Gardena, CA)	USC	ESPN150 Scout300 Rivals100 USAAB Invite	Rivals #1 CA recruit; JC Shurburtt's best WR; personal best 10.40wa 100m; Coach insists that Farmer is open and has not narrowed his list [22]
Miles Shuler (I II III)	Long Branch (Long Branch, NJ)		Scout300 Rivals250	An All-American in Track w/ 10.39s 100m speed [23]; won't be making a decision until late [24]; Notre Dame; Oklahoma, Cincinnati, Rutgers, Pitt prob making the 1st cut
Kasen Williams (I II III)	Skyline (Sammamish, WA)		ESPN150 Scout300 Rivals250	Cal in final 10; Open to schools outside of Wash; confirmed visits to ND, Arkansas, LSU [25]; dominating @ Washington 7on7 tourney [26]; State of WA High School Player of the Year [27]
Jordan Richards (I)	Folsom (Folsom, CA)			Rivals top 100 CA recruits; camped at Cal w/ Folsom prospects
Frank Clark	Glenville (Cleveland, OH)	UNC Cal		Plays WR/TE; impressed @ Cal & UCLA camps;

Parting ways

• Devon Blackmon Summit (Fontana, CA) [28] - Texas, UCLA, Oklahoma lead

Tight Ends

• HT ttgiang15 & OskiMonsta for analysis on Austin Seferian-Jenkins [29]

Name (HLs)	HS (Location)	Leaders	Honors	Notes
Austin Seferian-Jenkins (I II III)	Gig Harbor (Gig Harbor, WA)	Texas	ESPN150 Scout300 Rivals100 USAAB Invite	Visiting Austin in August
Richard Rodgers	St John's (Shrewsbury, MA)	Cal BC MD ND Oregon		Cal in top 5 [30]; visited Oregon; lived in Portland when Richard Sr coached Portland State; project at DE for the Ducks;
Troy Niklas (I)	Servite (Anaheim, CA)		Scout300 Rivals250	Rivals top 100 CA recruits; Florida offered; May be interested in the Ducks;
Raymond Nelson	Modesto Christian (Modesto, CA)	UCLA Oregon		Brother Reeves on UCLA basketball squad; excelled at UCLA camp [31];

Parting ways

• Ray Hamilton Strongsville (Strongsville, OH) [32] - pledged to Iowa

Offensive Linemen

• Taylor Chappell Canadian (Canadian, TX) already pledged to Missouri.

Name (HLs)	HS (Location)	Leaders	Honors	Notes
Jordan Rigsbee (I)	Pleasant Valley (Chico, CA)	Cal	Scout300 Rivals250 USAAB Invite	Pledged to Cal [33]; Rivals top 100 CA recruits; NFTC all-combine performer
Patrick Flavin (I)	Benet Academy (Lisle, IL)			Visiting Cal this summer [34]; may drop all trips to focus on upcoming senior season
Cyrus Hobbi (I)	Saguaro (Scottsdale, AZ)		ESPN150 Scout300 Rivals100	JC Shurburtt's best runner-up OG; visited Cal Memorial Day weekend; narrowing scholarship list down over summer; considering Arkansas for an official visit [35]
Cyrus Kouandjio (I)	DeMatha (Hyattsville, MD)	'Bama	ESPN150 Scout300 Rivals100 USAAB Invite	JC Shurburtt's best OT; coming to visit Cal this summer [36]
Jacob Welter (I II)	Monte Vista (Danville, CA)	Oregon		Waiting for offer from Oregon [37]
Matt Williams	North Dakota State College of Science (Wahpeton, ND)			JC transfer
Paulay Asiata (I)	Words of Life Academy (Honolulu, HI)	UCLA		Cal, Boise State, Oregon, USC trail
Jake Brendel (I II III)	Plano East (Plano, TX)	Northwestern UCLA		Also plays DT [38]; undersized but can play all positions on the OL [39]; likes UCLA out of all Cali schools

Parting ways

• Kiaro Holts Warren Central (Indianapolis, IN) [40] - pledged to UNC
• Andre Yruretagoyena Chaparral (Scottsdale, AZ) [41] - pledged to Oregon
• Tommy Jordan Ridgefield (Ridgefield, CT) [42]- pledged to Florida
• Spencer Drango Cedar Park (Cedar Park, TX) [43] - Baylor, Stanford
• Bobby Hart St Thomas Aquinas (Ft Lauderdale, FL) [44] - 'Bama, Clemson, Florida, FSU, Georgia, LSU, UNC, Texas Tech
• Marc Mustoe Arvada West (Arvada, CO) [45] - pledged to UCLA

Defensive Linemen

• Vei Moala interview at Stanford NFTC [46]
• Jon Lewis [47], Danny Shelton [48] highlights available from ESPN

Name (HLs)	HS (Location)	Leaders	Honors	Notes
Mustafa Jalil (I)	Cathedral (San Diego, CA)	Cal	Scout300 Rivals250	Pledged to Cal [49]; Rivals top 100 CA recruits; recruiting Vei Moala & Todd Barr
Todd Barr (I)	Lakewood (Lakewood, CA)		ESPN150 Scout300 Rivals100	Rivals top 100 CA recruits; Jalil in pursuit; has the built and athleticism to play DE/DT early [50];
Ray Drew (I II)	Thomas Central (Thomasville, GA)		ESPN150 Scout300 Rivals100 USAAB Invite	Fan of Tosh; looking for a place to call home [51]; visited Florida, FSU, and might see South Florida [52]
Jesse Hayes (I)	Moeller (Cincinnati, OH)			Highlight clips [53] [54] [55] [56] [57]
Christian Heyward (I)	Point Loma (San Diego, CA)		ESPN150 Scout300 Rivals250	USC to the bottom of Heyward's list after sanctions
Jon Lewis (I)	Klein Oak (Spring, TX)			Plans to visit Texas Tech, Oklahoma State, Alabama in the summer; coming to Cal this Sept for an official visit [58]
Vei Moala (I)	Grant Union (Sacramento, CA)	Cal Oregon Oregon St UCLA USC Washington	ESPN150 Scout300 Rivals100	Rivals top 100 CA recruits; camped at Cal w/ Grant Union prospects; Jalil in pursuit; comfortable w/ Tosh since he's like family [59];
Jermauria Rasco (I II)	Evangel Christian (Shreveport, LA)		ESPN150 Scout300 Rivals250	Worries w/ his explosiveness off the edge [60]; tried LB at 'Bama camp and didn't like it [61]
Brennan Scarlett (I)	Central Catholic (Portland, OR)		Scout300 Rivals100 USAAB Invite	Making a short list this summer and take 2-4 visits before pledging
Danny Shelton (I)	Auburn (Auburn, WA)	Washington	Scout300	UCLA in the mix
Ben Goodman (I)	West Brook (Beaumont, TX)			Possible college LB; no cold weather schools; taking his time to make a decision [62]
Steve Dillon (I)	Palmdale (Palmdale, CA)	Cal		Also plays TE; UCLA offered
Lavonte Barnett (I)	Paraclete (Lancaster, CA)			Athlete best projects at DE; also plays WR/TE; offered before Berkeley All-American showcase
Lake Koa Ka'ai	Kamehameha (Honolulu, HI)			Has offers from most Pac-10 schools

Linebackers

Name (HLs)	HS (Location)	Leaders	Honors	Notes
Nathan Broussard (I)	Plano West (Plano, TX)			Will be counted on to replace Jackson Jeffcoat this fall
Kris Frost	Butler (Matthews, NC)	Michigan Auburn	Scout300 Rivals100	Planning an official visit to Cal; visited all schools before making a decision; Took parents to Auburn [63] and Michigan [64] for his 4th visit;
Jason Gibson (I)	Serra (Gardena, CA)	Cal	ESPN150 Scout300 Rivals250	Rivals top 100 CA recruits; One of ESPN's top OLB recruits of 2011; could be a DE by the end of his college career [65]
Jalen Jefferson (I)	St Bonaventure (Ventura, CA)	USC Oregon		Rivals top 100 CA recruits;
Colt Lyerla (I II)	Hillsboro (Hillsboro, OR)		Scout300 Rivals100 USAAB Invite	Nicknamed "Supahman;" 4.55 40yd dash 20reps @ 185lbs Broad jump 10'8" Vertical 39.5" Shuttle 4.11s [66];
Kent Turene (I)	Boyd Anderson (Lauderdale Lakes, FL)	Georgia		Lived in Savannah until 9 [67]; Looking at coaching staff, comfort w/ school [68]; camped at FL [69]

Parting ways

• Rob Hankins Parish Episcopal (Dallas, TX) [70] - Pledged to Arizona
• Rahim Cassell Lakewood (Lakewood, CA) [71] [72] - Pledged to Florida, or not

Defensive Backs

• Doran Grant St Vincent-St Mary (Akron, OH) back on the board
• Jeremy Reynolds Oak Ridge Military Academy (Oak Ridge, NC) already pledged to Oregon State.

Name (HLs)	HS (Location)	Leaders	Honors	Recent news
Jordan Morgan (I)	Chandler (Chandler, AZ)	Cal		Pledged to Cal [73]; "I thought I'd decide after my senior year but it has everything I want. I didn't want to be anywhere else. It can't get much better than California weather and Pac-10 football." [74]
George Atkinson III (I)	Granada (Livermore, CA)	Oregon	Scout300 Rivals250	Rivals top 100 CA recruits; Oregon & USC stood out; visiting 'Bama, Miami-FL, Notre Dame w/ Josh [75]
Charles Jackson (I)	Klein Collins (Spring, TX)	Oklahoma	ESPN150 Rivals250	Gerry Hamilton & Inside Texas' best TX CB; no offer confirmation after his 2nd camp at Texas [76]; Josh Turner pledging to TX may affect his decision
Avery Walls (I II III)	Union Grove (McDonough, GA)	Cal Conn Michigan MSU Oklahoma Oregon S Carolina Stanford Tenn UCLA VA	ESPN150 Scout300 Rivals250 USAAB Invite	Camped at Tennessee, South Carolina, Michigan, Michigan State and Northwestern so far this summer [77];
Marqise Lee	Serra (Gardena, CA)		Scout300 Rivals100	Rivals top 100 CA recruits
Stefan McClure (I)	Vista (Vista, CA)			Rivals top 100 CA recruits; also plays WR; lockdown CB [78]; UCLA, Wash in top 5 [79]
Doran Grant (I II)	St Vincent-St Mary (Akron, OH)		ESPN150 Scout300 Rivals250	Camped at Cal and played during the 7on7 drills; considering Cal for his top 5
James Sample	Grant Union (Sacramento, CA)		Scout300 Rivals250	Rivals top 100 CA recruits; camped at Cal w/ Grant Union prospects and received his scholarship offer;