The California Golden Bears have landed commitment number three. This one is a wide receiver, with Corona (Ca.) Centennial wide receiver Greyson Bankhead making his verbal to be a Golden Bear. The 5'10, 160 pound wideout has flown under the radar up to this point, and the Bears have to be happy to get to him first.
Bankhead also had offers from Arizona and SMU. But it appeared the moment Cal offered, Bankhead was ready to pounce on it.
Corona (Calif.) Centennial WR Greyson Bankhead has committed to #Cal
— Greg Biggins (@GregBiggins) May 2, 2014
#Cal fans, give @GreysonBankhead a follow -- your newest #CalFootball commit.
— Ryan Gorcey (@RGBearTerritory) May 2, 2014
Here are the rankings for Bankhead.
Rivals: Three stars (5.5), 80th best California recruit.
Scout: Three stars
Neither 247Sports nor ESPN has yet to rank Bankhead.
Here are the video highlights of his junior reel, with more tape available on Hudl and YouTube.
What makes Bankhead so impressive on tape is his speed and quickness. He's just difficult to contain in the open field and has that speed dimension to the game. Cal has an excellent set of wideouts, but they could sure use more speed to open up the big play. Bankhead could provide that extra dimension.
Bankhead ... caught a staggering 73 passes for 1,031 yards and averaged 71.2 all-purpose yards per game this past season.
Bankhead started the season with a string of games where he caught no fewer than six passes for no less than 72 yards, averaging seven grabs and 81.5 yards.