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Los Angeles Times
21-07-2025
- Sport
- Los Angeles Times
Prep Rally: There will be a ton of talent at wide receiver this high school football season
Hi, and welcome to another edition of Prep Rally. My name is Eric Sondheimer. Let's take a sneak peek at receivers and tight ends to watch this fall. If a college team was able to sign the receivers from Mater Dei and St. John Bosco, there would certainly be some future pros in that group. Those two schools have great depth this season with quality receiver after quality receiver. Ohio State commit Chris Henry Jr. is supposed to be back from injury for Mater Dei. He'll be joined by another Ohio State commit Kayden Dixon-Wyatt. Gavin Honore is a Georgia commit. Add tight end Mark Bowman, a USC commit, and you have a special group. St. John Bosco has Texas A&M commit Madden Williams, Oklahoma commit Daniel Odom, San Jose State commit Carson Clark and super sophomore DJ Tubbs, among others. Junior Quentin Gates and senior Jalen Ross are top targets for quarterback Jaden Jefferson at Cathedral. Mission Viejo has Miami commit Vance Spafford joined by Santa Margarita transfer Jack Junker. Santa Margarita has the Mosley brothers, Trent, a USC commit, and sophomore Grant. Orange Lutheran returns Chris Flores Jr., who caught 60 passes last season, and promising junior Nico Bland. Also available is Loyola transfer Markus Kier, a Princeton commit. USC commit Luc Weaver of Sherman Oaks Notre Dame has improved his strength and speed and is set for a big senior season. Sierra Canyon has USC commit Ja'Myron Baker. Troy Foster of Huntington Beach is coming off a junior season in which he caught 65 passes, 15 for touchdowns. James Leicester of Dana Hills had 13 TD catches. Damani Porras of Downey will be a key weapon for quarterback Oscar Rios after catching 15 TDs as a sophomore. Alijah Royster of Oxnard Pacifica made a huge impact as a sophomore with 13 touchdowns. Jordan Slye of Salesian is a talented two-way player entering his sophomore season. Long Beach Poly returns Kamarie Smith. Jaylen Stokes from St. Pius-St. Matthias had 16 TD catches. Jack Cunningham returns as Ventura's go-to receiver. In the City Section, Paul Turner, a transfer from Palmdale, joins Birmingham and could provide a lift for the Patriots after 15 TD receptions last season. Palisades has picked up one of the fastest athletes in the state in Bishop Alemany transfer Demare Dezeurn. It's also a terrific year for tight ends with Mater Dei's Bowman and Servite's Luke Sorensen, a Nebraska commit, leading the way. There's also 6-5, 230-pound Keawe Browne of Corona Centennial and 6-3, 235-pound Jaden Hernandez of Long Beach Poly. Andre Nickerson of Inglewood and Beckham Hofland of Los Alamitos are committed to Southern Methodist and Boise State, respectively. Bishop Montgomery's Caleb Tafua is a Texas A&M commit. Freshman Austin Miller of Bellflower is 6-4 and an impact first-year player. When it comes to special teams, Mira Costa is feeling it has a trio to turn to. Kicker Nico Talbott, punter/holder Jackson Shevin and long snapper Jackson Reach offer experience and talent for coach Don Morrow, who's going into his 37th season as a varsity head coach, 33 years at Mira Costa. Here's the report. Mater Dei football coach Raul Lara had his team participate in the Long Beach Poly passing tournament Saturday. He was asked if he remembered how to get to Poly. 'No,' he joked. It was a homecoming for Lara, who graduated from Poly and was football coach for 13 years, winning five Division 1 titles. Here's the report. Sherman Oaks Notre Dame had two former players taken in the MLB draft, making it 29 players since 1993 chosen during the Tom Dill coaching era. The Knights have had more players selected before that, including Cy Young Award winner Jack McDowell and Tim Foli, who was the No. 1 pick in 1968. . . . Corona ended up with four players taken in the draft after Ethin Bingaman was taken in the 20th round by the Diamondbacks. . . . Mira Costa senior pitcher Garrett Jacobs has committed to UCLA. . . . USA Baseball announced the 88 players invited to its 18U national team training camp. Here's the list. Ontario Christian girls basketball standouts Kaleena Smith and Tatiana Griffin will compete in August in the Overtime Select women's basketball league. Both will be captains. . . . Former Villa Park principal Dr. Kenneth Miller is the new executive director of athletics at Mater Dei. Here's a release from the school. . . . The Southern Section announced its final transfer totals for the 2024-25 school year, and there were a record 7,099 transfers. That provides a strong indication that when the final state transfer total is released, it will exceed 17,000 for the second straight year. The CIF continues to debate whether there needs to be changes to its transfer rules, such as a one-time free transfer. But a proposal is months, if not years, away from from being introduced. . . . . Orange Lutheran's baseball team has added two big-time LSU commits as transfer students in 6-foot-5 pitcher Cooper Sides from Red Buff and infielder CJ Weinstein from Huntington Beach. . . . CIF Executive Director Ron Nocetti is set to become president this school year of the National Federation of State High School Assns. . . . . The AAU Beach Volleyball Player of the Year is Mira Costa sophomore Christian Chow. His sister, London, won the same award in 2012. . . . Kenneth Bell is the new boys basketball coach at Arleta. . . . Mike Minjares is returning for a second stint as baseball coach at St. Bonaventure. . . . Windward girls basketball coach Rachel Schrote has resigned to pursue other coaching opportunities, according to athletic director Tyrone Powell. She will be replaced by assistant Dante Dixon on an interim basis for the upcoming system. It's a difficult coaching position dealing with parents and expectations. . . . SoFi Stadium will be the site for several high school football games the week of Aug. 21-22. South Hills has confirmed it will face El Rancho on Aug. 22. Mayfair and Yorba Linda are also expected to play in one of the scheduled games. . . . Former JSerra and UCLA Cody Schrier is performing well in the minor leagues for the Miami Marlins. The 13th round draft pick in 2024 is batting .270 this season having played for two teams and has 22 stolen bases. Here's a story from 2019 about the Schrier brothers facing off in high school. From the Washington Post, a story on a travel basketball team that's a social media sensation. From UWHuskieswire, a story on former Gardena Serra and UCLA tight end Caleb Wilson. From a story on former Corona High standout Brady Ebel taking batting practice at Dodger Stadium as a member of the Milwaukee Brewers organization. Have a question, comment or something you'd like to see in a future Prep Rally newsletter? Email me at and follow me on Twitter at @latsondheimer. Did you get this newsletter forwarded to you? To sign up and get it in your inbox, click here.
Yahoo
11-07-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Ohio State football recruiting: Tracking class of 2026 commits for Buckeyes
Ohio State is again putting together one of the nation's highest ranked recruiting classes. Following the Fourth of July weekend, the Buckeyes had received verbal commitments from 21 high school players in the class of 2026. Advertisement The group was No. 6 in 247Sports' composite national team rankings as of July 7 with three-quarters of the commits considered blue-chip recruits rated as four- or five-star prospects. Wide receiver Chris Henry Jr. is the top-rated prospect in the Ohio State 2026 recruiting class. The Buckeyes, who have signed a top-five class in six straight cycles, are bound to add more pieces over the rest summer and fall. With the early signing period approaches in December still five months away, The Dispatch is keeping track of all the 2026 commits. Ohio State football class of 2026 commitments All rankings are from the 247Sports composite rankings and sorted in that order. Chris Henry Jr. Position: Wide receiver High School: Mater Dei, Santa Ana, California Rank: Five-star (No. 15 nationally, No. 3 wide receiver, No. 4 in California) Committed: July 28, 2023 Blaine Bradford Position: Safety High School: Catholic, Baton Rouge, Louisiana Rank: Five-star (No. 26 nationally, No. 3 safety, No. 2 in Louisiana) Committed: March 31, 2025 Cincere Johnson Position: Linebacker High School: Glenville, Cleveland Rank: Four-star (No. 71 nationally, No. 8 edge defender, No. 2 in Ohio) Committed: June 19, 2025 Advertisement Kayden Dixon-Wyatt Position: Wide receiver High School: Mater Dei, Santa Ana, California Rank: Four-star (No. 108 nationally, No. 13 wide receiver, No. 14 in California) Committed: May 4, 2025 Simeon Caldwell Position: Safety/linebacker High school: The Bolles School, Jacksonville, Florida Rank: Four-star (No. 106 nationally, No. 6 linebacker, No. 13 in Florida) Committed: April 3, 2025 Sam Greer Position : Offensive tackle High school : Archbishop Hoban, Akron Rank : Four-star (No. 109 nationally, No. 7 offensive tackle, No. 4 in Ohio) Committed: March 25, 2025 Maxwell Riley Position : Offensive tackle High school : Avon Lake, Avon Lake Rank : Four-star (No. 127 nationally, No. 8 offensive tackle, No. 6 in Ohio) Committed: March 10, 2025 Favour Akih Position : Running back High school : Hayes, Delaware Rank : Four-star (No. 167 nationally, No. 14 running back, No. 8 in Ohio) Committed: June 8, 2025 Jakob Weatherspoon Position : Safety High school : Avon, Avon Rank : Four-star (No. 173 nationally, No. 15 safety, No. 9 in Ohio) Committed: Jan. 2, 2025 Jordan Thomas Position : Cornerback High school : Bergen Catholic, Oradell, New Jersey Rank : Four-star (No. 176 nationally, No. 16 cornerback, No. 2 in New Jersey) Committed: May 12, 2025 Damari Simeon Position : Defensive tackle High school : St. Augustine Prep, Richland, New Jersey Rank : Four-star (No. 201 nationally, No. 26 defensive lineman, No. 3 in New Jersey) Committed: June 27, 2025 Khary Wilder Position : Defensive end High school : Junipero Serra, Gardena Rank : Four-star (No. 241 nationally, No. 23 edge defender, No. 24 in California) Committed: June 10, 2025 Jaeden Ricketts Position : Wide receiver High school : Watkins Memorial, Pataskala Rank : Four-star (No. 269 nationally, No. 45 wide receiver, No. 11 in Ohio) Committed: Nov. 16, 2024 CJ Sanna Position : Linebacker High school : Olentangy, Lewis Center Rank : Four-star (No. 295 nationally, No. 19 linebacker, No. 13 in Ohio) Committed: April 4, 2025 Luke Fahey Position : Quarterback High school : Mission Viejo, Mission Viejo, California Rank : Four-star (No. 357 nationally, No. 25 quarterback, No. 33 in California) Committed: July 3, 2025 Brock Boyd Position : Wide receiver High school : Southlake Carroll, Southlake, Texas Rank : Four-star (No. 381 nationally, No. 58 wide receiver, No. 49 in Texas) Committed: April 15, 2025 Aaron Thomas Position : Offensive tackle High school : Mountain Pointe, Phoenix Rank : Three-star (No. 441 nationally, No. 36 offensive tackle, No. 5 in Arizona) Committed: June 25, 2025 Corbyn Fordham Position : Tight end High school : The Bolles School, Jacksonville, Florida Rank : Three-star (No. 483 nationally, No. 24 tight end, No. 67 in Florida) Committed: Nov. 28, 2024 Cameron Brickle Position : Defensive tackle High school : IMG Academy, Bradenton, Florida Rank : Three-star (No. 541 nationally, No. 62 defensive lineman, No. 77 in Florida) Committed: June 28, 2025 Tucker Smith Position : Offensive lineman High school : Sandra Day O'Connor, Glendale, Arizona Rank : Three-star (No. 667 nationally, No. 57 interior offensive lineman, No. 10 in Arizona) Committed: March 26, 2025 Jamir Perez Position : Defensive tackle High school : Glenville, Cleveland Rank : Three-star (No. 681 nationally, No. 74 defensive lineman, No. 29 in Ohio) Committed: July 4, 2025 Joey Kaufman covers Ohio State football for The Columbus Dispatch. Email him at jkaufman@ and follow along on Bluesky, Instagram and X for more. Get more Ohio State football news by listening to our podcasts This article originally appeared on The Columbus Dispatch: Ohio State football class of 2026 commitment list for Buckeyes
USA Today
26-06-2025
- Entertainment
- USA Today
Ohio State football 5-star commit stars in Adidas commercial
You never would have seen this a few years ago, but now it is becoming commonplace. As a five-star prospect, Chris Henry Jr. is one of Ohio State football's prized recruits in the 2026 class, not even in college yet. However, despite not taking a snap at a big-time college football factory, the days of Name, Image and Likeness have allowed him to take advantage of opportunities given to him for his football skills. It doesn't hurt that he's the son of a former NFL wide receiver, but Henry is starring in an Adidas commercial alongside LSU wide receiver commit Tristen Keys. In the ad, which reads, "Extra! Extra! Read all about it! Nation's best wide receivers wear Adidas," Henry is seen catching a newspaper with one hand, with the camera then panning down to his Adidas adizero Death Adder cleats. Henry already has a pretty big social media following and has been committed to Ohio State since July of 2023, recently shutting down his commitment and being locked in as a Buckeye. If you had told me a decade ago that we'd see high schoolers in ads before they even stepped onto the field in college, I wouldn't have believed it for one second. It's the world we live in, and there's a pretty good chance anyway (okay, very good chance), that Henry ends up being a star. Wide Receiver U anyone? Contact/Follow us @BuckeyesWire on X (formerly Twitter) and like our page on Facebook to follow ongoing coverage of Ohio State news, notes and opinion. Follow Phil Harrison on X.
USA Today
08-06-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
Ohio State football 2026 recruiting class commitment tracker
Ohio State football 2026 recruiting class commitment tracker Though changes like Name, Image and Likeness (NIL), and the transfer portal have changed how rosters are put together in college football these days, getting things off on the right foot with a talented recruiting class is still the baseline of building a roster. The Ohio State football program recruits at an elite level, and has for decades, and there are a few national titles to show for all the efforts. The same applies to the likes of Alabama, Georgia, Michigan, and others over the last few years. Bring in the groceries to stock the shelves, cook the dinner, then supplement with other key ingredients -- that seems to be the recipe for success. We keep tabs on what Ohio State is doing with its football recruiting and keep a recruiting commitment tracker for each of OSU's classes as players commit, all the way through putting pen to paper on National Signing Day and we are doing the same for the 2026 class that is also looking like another elite one in the country. Here's a look at each of Ohio State's commitments with star and recruiting service rankings, measurables, and hometowns. We will continue to keep this tracker updated as the class takes shape, so check back often and get up to speed with where the Buckeyes' efforts go towards continuing the momentum it's had for a long, long time. All recruiting services rankings are taken from the 247Sports Composite Rankings. Chris Henry Jr., Wide Receiver | 5-Star Recruiting Bio Measurables: 6-foot, 5-inches, 205 lbs. Hometown/High School: Mater Dei (Santa Ana, CA) 247Sports Composite Ranking: No. 13 national prospect, No. 3 WR, No. 2 in CA More on Henry's commitment Blaine Bradford, Safety | 5-star Recruiting Bio Measurables: 6-foot, 1-inch, 207 lbs. Hometown/High School: Baton Rouge Catholic (Baton Rouge, LA) 247Sports Composite Ranking: No. 23 national prospect, No. 2 S, No. 2 in LA More on Bradford's commitment Kayden Dixon-Wyatt, Wide Receiver | 4-star Recruiting Bio Measurables: 6-foot, 2-inches, 180 lbs. Hometown/High School: Mater Dei (Santa Ana, CA) 247Sports Composite Ranking: No. 108 national prospect, No. 13 WR, No. 14 in CA More on Dixon-Wyatt's commitment Maxwell Riley, Offensive Tackle | 4-star Recruiting Bio Measurables: 6-foot, 5-inches, 280 lbs. Hometown/High School: Avon Lake (Avon Lake, OH) 247Sports Composite Ranking: No. 129 national prospect, No. 8 OT, No. 6 in OH More on Riley's commitment Simeon Caldwell, Safety | 4-star Recruiting Bio Measurables: 6-foot, 3-inches, 185 lbs. Hometown/High School: The Bolles School (Jacksonville, FL) 247Sports Composite Ranking: No. 105 national prospect, No. 6 LB, No. 13 in FL More on Caldwell's commitment Jordan Thomas, Athlete, 4-star Recruiting Bio Measurables: 6-foot, 1-inch, 185 lbs. Hometown/High School: Bergen Catholic (Oradell, NJ) 247Sports Composite Ranking: No. 178 national prospect, No. 16 CB, No. 2 in NJ More on Thomas' commitment Sam Greer, Offensive Tackle, 4-star Recruiting Bio Measurables: 6-foot, 8-inches, 315 lbs. Hometown/High School: Archbishop Hoban (Akron, OH) 247Sports Composite Ranking: No. 109 national prospect, No. 7 OT, No. 4 in OH More on Greers' commitment Jakob Weatherspoon, Cornerback, 4-star Recruiting Bio Measurables: 5-foot, 10-inches, 172 lbs. Hometown/High School: Avon (Avon, OH) 247Sports Composite Ranking: No. 172 national prospect, No. 15 S, No. 9 in OH More on Weatherspoon's commitment Jaeden Ricketts, Wide Receiver | 4-star Recruiting Bio Measurables: 6-foot, 187 lbs. Hometown/High School: Watkins Memorial (Pataskala, OH) 247Sports Composite Ranking: No. 266 national prospect, No. 44 WR, No. 11 in OH More on Ricketts' commitment Corbyn Fordham, Tight End | 3-star Recruiting Bio Measurables: 6-foot, 187 lbs. Hometown/High School: The Bolles School (Jacksonville, FL) 247Sports Composite Ranking: No. 474 national prospect, No. 23 TE, No. 68 in FL More on Fordham's commitment CJ Sanna, Linebacker | 4-star Recruiting Bio Measurables: 6-foot, 3-inches, 225 lbs. Hometown/High School: Olentangy (Lewis Center, OH) 247Sports Composite Ranking: No. 295 national prospect, No. 19 LB, No. 13 in OH More on Sanna's commitment Brock Boyd, Wide Receiver | 4-star Recruiting Bio Measurables: 6-foot, 2-inches, 183 lbs. Hometown/High School: Olentangy (Lewis Center, OH) 247Sports Composite Ranking: No. 377 national prospect, No. 57 WR, No. 50 in TX More on Boyd's commitment Tucker Smith, Offensive Lineman | 3-star Recruiting Bio Measurables: 6-foot, 5-inches, 280 lbs. Hometown/High School: Sandra Day O'Connor (Glendale, AZ) 247Sports Composite Ranking: No. 643 national prospect, No. 56 IOL, No. 10 in AZ More on Smith's commitment Contact/Follow us @BuckeyesWire on X (formerly Twitter) and like our page on Facebook to follow ongoing coverage of Ohio State news, notes and opinion. Follow Phil Harrison on X.
USA Today
27-05-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
Where Georgia football's 2026 recruit class ranks
Where Georgia football's 2026 recruit class ranks The Georgia Bulldogs have been recruiting top prospects in the class of 2026 hard over the past couple of months. June is a critical time in recruiting and is when players take official visits and begin deciding where they will commit. Georgia's biggest addition in the class of 2026 came on May 5 when five-star quarterback Jared Curtis committed to Georgia. Eight other recruits have committed Georgia with four on offense and four on defense. 247Sports, On3 and Rivals all have varying opinions and rankings for the Georgia Bulldogs' 2026 recruiting class. How do all of the top recruiting sites rank the Bulldogs? 247 Sports: No. 16, 3rd in SEC This one is the lowest ranking of the bunch. Georgia has one five-star, six four-stars, and two three-stars. They're one of just four teams in the top 16 to have a five-star recruit. Ohio State has two of them (Chris Henry Jr., WR, and Blaine Bradford, S), LSU earned a commitment from Tristen Keys, and Miami recently won the Jackson Cantwell sweepstakes. 247Sports uses a two part process in scoring their recruiting classes based on both a rating and a comparison to the top recruit. On3 Industry: No. 5, 2nd in SEC Georgia leapfrogs past several teams in On3's rankings compared to 247Sports. They vault over Texas A&M and that's with Seven Cloud not included in the On3 database. On3 values the average commitment ranking more than the total number of commitments. There are no changes to the player ratings mentioned above, other than Cloud not ranked. Rivals: tied No. 11, 3rd in SEC On Rivals, Georgia has one five-star, seven four-stars, and one three-star. That is because S Kealan Jones is considered a four-star in Rivals. It results in a bump up of Georgia's score, tying the Bulldogs with the Oregon Ducks at No. 11.
