Quick hits

• We are in the Spring evaluation period (April 15 - May 31) after Spring Practice. More offers will be going out to recruits.

• I tried to track down as many highlight reels as I could. If you want to see some nasty stuff, Andre Yruretagoyena is your man. I LQTM'ed.

• I track recruits with Cal scholarship offers. To compile the scholarship offer list, I cross-referenced Rivals, BI, and Scout.com. Scout.com's scholarship offer list is lacking compared to BI and Rivals. Its news cycle though is update-to-date. ESPN/Scouts Inc's "considering" list does not differentiate recruits with respect to their scholarship offer status. Therefore, it is not useful for the purpose of the Golden Recruiting Board.

• Todd Barr, Christian Heyward, DeAnthony Thomas, Greg Townsend Jr., Jason Gibson, Victor Blackwell, and Antoine Arnold attended the USC NIKE camp recently. Marqise Lee was MIA. Both Gibson and Blackwell have been waiting for their USC offers.

Quarterbacks

• There are questions regarding Boehm's mechanics [1].

• A list of QB recruits have expressed their interest in a Cal scholarship offer from Tedford and Co. They are: Cody Kessler, Centennial HS (Bakersfield, CA), Derrick Brown, Vista Murrieta (Murrieta, CA), Chad Jeffries, Glendora HS (Glendora, CA), Nick Sherry Casa Grande HS (Petaluma, CA).

Name (HLs)	HS (Location)	Leaders	Honors	Recent news
Kyle Boehm (I II)	Archbishop Mitty (San Jose, CA)		ESPN150 Watchlist Scout300	Came to Cal Spring Scrimmage [2]; gonna take his time [3]

Parting ways

• Christian Lemay Butler (Matthews, NC) [4] - Named Georgia his leader
• Max Wittek Mater Dei (Santa Ana, CA) [5] - Pledged to USC

Running Backs

• Without seeing highlights from Darren Ervin, I'd have to say the strongest back of the group looks to be Savon Huggins. RB highlights are always entertaining to watch, and it's easy to see why many coaches covet these recruits.

• I'm sad to read about DeAnthony Thomas favoring USC early. Hopefully Tedford & Co can sway him for an offical visit to Berkeley.

Name (HLs)	HS (Location)	Leaders	Honors	Recent news
Darren Ervin	Lamar (Houston, TX)	Cal		Pledged to Cal [6];  "It's a great area, a great program and their academics are some of the best around."
Brandon Bigelow (I)	Central (Fresno, CA)	Washington	ESPN150 Watchlist Scout300 Rivals250 Watchlist	Bigelow giving Cal a second look [7]
Aaron Green (I II)	James Madison (San Antonio, TX)	Texas Oklahoma USC Texas A&M	ESPN150 Watchlist Scout300 Rivals250 Watchlist	Cal made good early impressions [8]
Savon Huggins (I II III)	St Peters (Jersey City, NJ)		ESPN150 Watchlist Scout300 Rivals250 Watchlist	Academics 1st priority, making unofficials out West [9]
DeAnthony Thomas (I II)	Crenshaw (Los Angeles, CA)	USC	ESPN150 Watchlist Scout300 Rivals250 Watchlist	UCLA and Cal trail; Cal not too far away from home [10]

Parting ways

• Mike Bellamy Charlotte (Punta Gorda, FL) [11] - Clemson leads
• Isaiah Crowell Carver (Columbus, GA) [12] - Three team battle of Alabama, Clemson and Georgia

Wide Receivers

• Richard Rodgers is also an accomplished basketball player. He would have received at least Div II offers to play basketball if he weren't such a highly-touted football recruit at either wide receiver or tight end.

• MinerNiner is high on Antoine Arnold. There seems to be some academic concerns and he might go the JC route [13].

Name (HLs)	HS (Location)	Leaders	Honors	Notes
DeAnthony Arnett (I II)	Saginaw (Saginaw, MI)	Mich St	ESPN150 Watchlist Scout300 Rivals250 Watchlist	MVP @ NIKE Ohio St camp; Cal, Tenn, ND, USC trail [14]; showed up @ NLA 7on7 combine to shut recruitniks up [15] [16]
Antoine Arnold	Chaparral (Temecula, CA)		ESPN150 Watchlist Rivals250 Watchlist	Recent offer from Nebraska; most interested in Oregon [17]
Devon Blackmon (I)	Summit (Fontana, CA)		ESPN150 Watchlist Scout300 Rivals250 Watchlist	No clear leader for Blackmon [18]
Victor Blackwell (I II)	Mater Dei (Santa, CA)	Cal	ESPN150 Watchlist Scout300 Rivals250 Watchlist	UCLA trails; has a strong relationship w/ Coach Daft [19]; likes Cal's balance of education and football [20]
George Farmer (I II)	Serra (Gardena, CA)	USC Oregon	ESPN150 Watchlist Scout300 Rivals250 Watchlist	looking for academics, laid-back atmosphere, team chemistry [21]
Maurice Harris	N Guilford (Greensboro, NC)		ESPN150 Watchlist Scout300 Rivals250 Watchlist	Cousin of Keenan Allen
Kasen Williams (I II III)	Skyline (Sammamish, WA)		ESPN150 Watchlist Scout300 Rivals250 Watchlist	Cal, Washington, Florida making the early list [22]
Richard Rodgers	St John's (Shrewsbury, MA)			Dad Richard went to Cal; other offers from MD, BC [23]

Parting ways

• Bradley Sylve South Plaquemines (Port Sulphur, LA) [24] - LSU leads
• Charone Peake Dorman (Spartanburg, SC) [25] - Florida, Clemson, Georgia, Notre Dame, USC, UNC all in the mix
  

Tight Ends

• Ray Hamilton fits the prototypical TE for Tedford. He has the strength to punish the secondary and fights for extra YAC. No indication as to how well he sustains blocks from the highlight reels.

Name (HLs)	HS (Location)	Leaders	Honors	Notes
Ray Hamilton (I II III)	Strongsville (Strongsville, OH)		ESPN150 Watchlist Scout300	Attended Michigan's Spring Game [26]; looking for campus atmosphere - home away from home, and relationship with the whole coaching staff, especially the position coach [27]
Troy Niklas	Servite (Anaheim, CA)		Scout300 Rivals250 Watchlist

Parting ways

• Ben Koyack Oil City HS (Oil City, PA) [28] - Pledges Notre Dame
• Jay Rome Voldosta HS (Valdosta, GA) [29] - Down to Texas, Alabama, Florida, Georgia and Clemson. Georgia may lead. Senior Rome went to Clemson.
• Austin Seferian-Jenkins Gig Harbor HS (Gig Harbor, WA) [30] - Announcing decision on June 1st; UCLA, Washington, Florida lead
• Max Stevenson Klein Oak (Klein, TX) [31] - Pledged to Oklahoma

Offensive Linemen

• At 6-7, 322lb, Cyrus Kouandjio is so powerful that he dominates the line of scrimmage w/ ease on his highlight reel. Kouandjio doesn't seem to have plans for a West Coast trip yet. Hopefully that will change.

• The recent offers are Patrick Flavin, OL Benet Academy (Lisle, IL), Spencer Drango, OL Cedar Park HS (Cedar Park, TX), and Andre Yruretagoyena, OL Chaparral HS (Scottsdale, AZ). I am waiting to find out more about these athletes.

Name (HLs)	HS (Location)	Leaders	Honors	Notes
Patrick Flavin (I)	Benet Academy (Lisle, IL)			Visited UCLA for Spring practice
Cyrus Hobbi	Saguro (Scottsdale, AZ)		ESPN150 Watchlist Scout300 Rivals250 Watchlist	Looking for academics and haven't visited any schools yet [32]
Kiaro Holts	Warren Central (Indianapolis, IN)		ESPN150 Watchlist Scout300 Rivals250 Watchlist	Maybe a package deal w/ teammate Kris Harley who pledged VA Tech [33]
Cyrus Kouandjio (I)	DeMatha (Hyattsville, MD)	'Bama	ESPN150 Watchlist Scout300 Rivals250 Watchlist	Brother Arie attends 'Bama; unofficialed MD, VA, Pitt, PSU, Iowa, Bama and NM; taking his time w/ recruiting [34];
Jordan Rigsbee (I)	Pleasant Valley (Chico, CA)	Cal Oregon Boise State	ESPN150 Watchlist Scout300	Brother Tyler on the Bears' squad; knows and feels comfortable w/ all the guys and coaches [35]
Spencer Drango (I II)	Cedar Park (Cedar Park, TX)		ESPN150 Watchlist Scout300 Rivals250 Watchlist
Brandon Shell (I)	Goose Park (Charleston, SC)		ESPN150 Watchlist Scout300 Rivals250 Watchlist	Uncle is Art Shell; unofficialed the Gamecocks for its Spring Game [36]
Andre Yruretagoyena (I)	Chaparral (Scottsdale, AZ)		ESPN150 Watchlist Scout300

Parting ways

• Brendon Austin Chaparral (Parker, CO) [37] [38] - Notre Dame, Stanford, Colorado lead
• Matthew Hegarty Aztec (Aztec, NM) [39] - Pledged to Notre Dame
• Christian Westerman Hamilton (Chandler, AZ) [40] - Pledged to Texas
• Conor Hanratty New Canaan (New Canaan, CT) [41] - Pledged to Notre Dame

Defensive Linemen

• Jesse Hayes, DL Moeller HS (Cincinnati, OH) is another recent offer. Waiting for more info to come in.

• Vei Moala recently added offers from Alabama, Fresno State, LSU and Florida [42].

Name (HLs)	HS (Location)	Leaders	Honors	Notes
Mustafa Jalil (I)	Cathedral (San Diego, CA)	Cal	ESPN150 Watchlist Scout300 Rivals250 Watchlist	Pledged to Cal [43]; "I went there (to Cal) for a junior day and just fell in love with it myself. I knew it was the place I wanted to be and asked my parents to come up with me for a visit, and they thought it was the perfect fit." [44]
Todd Barr (I)	Lakewood (Lakewood, CA)		ESPN150 Watchlist Scout300 Rivals250 Watchlist	Has a good relationship w/ Tosh [45]; Cal, Arizona, UCLA recruiting Barr the hardest [46]
Ray Drew	Thomas Central (Thomasville, GA)		ESPN150 Watchlist Scout300 Rivals250 Watchlist	Expecting a late decision [47]; made unofficials to the Gamecocks, Clemson, Tenn, Auburn, and Florida [48]
Jesse Hayes	Moeller (Cincinnati, OH)			Likely to wait until at least end of summer before making college decision [49]
Christian Heyward (I)	Point Loma (San Diego, CA)		ESPN150 Watchlist Scout300	USC target [50]
Vei Moala	Grant Union (Sacramento, CA)	Cal Oregon Oregon St UCLA USC Washington	ESPN150 Watchlist Scout300 Rivals250 Watchlist	Family ties to current Trojans Christian Tupou and Loni Fangupo [51]; wants to stay close to home, education just as important [52]
Jermauria Rasco (I II)	Evangel Christian (Shreveport, LA)		ESPN150 Watchlist Scout300 Rivals250 Watchlist	LSU, 'Bama, Texas, USC [53]; intelligent and wants to be an engineer [54]
Brennan Scarlett (I)	Central Catholic (Portland, OR)		Scout300 Rivals250 Watchlist	Can also play TE [55]; taking official visits before reaching a final decision
Danny Shelton	Auburn (Auburn, WA)	Washington	Scout300

Parting ways

• Sterling Bailey East Hall (Gainesville, GA) [56] - Revealing his choice on May 14; choosing from Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Georgia Tech, Notre Dame, South Carolina and Tennessee
• Jadeveon Clowney South Pointe (Rock Hill, SC) [57] - UNC leads followed by Clemson, South Carolina, Alabama, LSU
• Jalen Grimble Bishop Gorman (Las Vegas, NV) [58] - Pledged to USC
• Nathan Hughes Klein Oak (Klein TX) [59] - Pledged to Oklahoma
• Tim Jernigan Columbia (Lake City, FL) [60] - Alabama, Florida, Florida State, Michigan, North Carolina, South Florida, Tennessee 
• Greg Townsend Jr. Beverly Hills (Beverly Hills, CA) [61] - USC, Washington, Oregon, TCU and Miami-FL
• Gabriel Wright Carver (Columbus, GA) [62] - Auburn leads followed by Georgia, Alabama

Linebackers

• Colt Lyerla is a workout monster. Check out these Youtube clips [63] [64].

• Kris Frost might prefer to play wideout over linebacker.

Name (HLs)	HS (Location)	Leaders	Honors	Notes
Nathan Broussard (I)	Plano West (Plano, TX)			Has offers from Stanford, Tulsa; Cal a possibility; llikely to move to defensive end in college [65]
Jason Gibson	Serra (Gardena, CA)	Cal	ESPN150 Watchlist Scout300 Rivals250 Watchlist	"I’m just looking at the surroundings, how comfortable I feel there. I really want to see if there was no football for me, could I still live there. I’m hoping to make my decision during the middle of my senior year, but I’m not certain on that." [66]
Rob Hankins (I II III)	Parish Episcopal (Dallas, TX)	Miami Cal Arizona	ESPN150 Watchlist Scout300	Couldn't find anything not to like about Miami [67]; Cal one of his top choices [68]
Kris Frost	Butler (Matthews, NC)	Michigan Auburn UNC Cal G'Cocks	ESPN150 Watchlist Scout300 Rivals250 Watchlist	Projects at LB; unofficialed to Auburn a couple of times; visiting Cal & USC this summer; parents attending games important [69]
Colt Lyerla (I II)	Hillsboro (Hillsboro, OR)		ESPN150 Watchlist Scout300 Rivals250 Watchlist	Has combination of size and speed to play five or six positions [70]; compared to Brian Urlacher & Brian Cushing [71]

Defensive Backs

• More DB offers are likely. Josh Atkinson has spoken to Coach Al Simmons and is waiting for his offer.

• Both George & Josh Atkinson have won 100m Track & Field events w/ 10.61s.

Name (HLs)	HS (Location)	Leaders	Honors	Recent news
George Atkinson III (I)	Granada (Livermore, CA)		Scout300 Rivals250 Watchlist	Projects as Safety by Scout.com but could play DB, RB, WR; looking for play time early, academics, and close team atmosphere.[72]
Avery Walls (I II III)	Union Grove (McDonough, GA)		ESPN150 Watchlist Scout300 Rivals250 Watchlist	Looking at depth chart, campus, relationship with the players, the coaches, and academics. [73]; visited Cal, Stanford, UCLA, USC on a West Coast trip [74]
Marqise Lee	Serra (Gardena, CA)		Scout300	Projects as Safety; another accomplished basketball player who should make a name for himself in the camp circuit. [75]

Parting ways

• Doran Grant St Vincent St Mary (Akron, OH) [76] - Ohio State #1, Michigan State #2
• Jabriel Washington Trinity Christian (Jackson, TN) [77] - pledged to Alabama

Let's keep the recruiting thread going in the comments. I'll try to keep the Board updated monthly. When the recruiting season heats up then we'll make an executive decision as to what to do.