Fresno State lands Two Lawndale Stars; Mater Dei RB adds Offer

Michael Huntley July 16, 2020 @ 08:04 PM

Lawndale recruits [player_tooltip player_id="25096" first="Rolan" last="Fullwood"] and [player_tooltip player_id="25137" first="Johnathan" last="Arceneaux"] both announced their commitments to Fresno State Thursday. Fullwood narrowed his list of schools to three Tuesday which included Fresno State, Kansas and UNLV. He is the first offensive lineman in Fresno State’s 2021 recruiting class. https://twitter.com/EJHolland_TW/status/1220750283019620353?s=20 Fullwood is 6-foot-6, 310 pounds and projects as a tackle but some scouts see him being able to slide over to guard as well. He is the13th ranked offensive lineman in the state according to Prep Redzone. Arceneaux is an all-purpose running back who transferred to Lawndale from Whittier High this offseason. He rushed for,848 yards and 23 touchdowns for Whittier last season. He is the second running back in Fresno State’s recruiting class. Last week, San Joaquin Memorial High running back [player_tooltip player_id="25081" first="Jordan" last="Hornbeak"] decided to stay local and committed to the Bulldogs. Arceneaux chose Fresno State over other finalists Cal, San Jose State and Utah. He chose the Bulldogs after being recruited heavily by running backs coach Lee Marks and Director of Player Personnel Courtney Morgan. Mater Dei Class of 2022 star lands offer Junior running back [player_tooltip player_id="25225" first="Raleek" last="Brown"] landed another Power 5 offer Thursday, this time from Mississippi State. Brown transferred to Mater Dei from Edison High in Stockton, where he rushed for 996 yards and 16 touchdowns as a sophomore for the Vikings last season. He is also lethal as a receiving option out of the backfield, catching 34 balls for 667 yards and 9 touchdowns. https://twitter.com/RJ_Young/status/1159966403996323840?s=20 According to 247Sports, Brown is the top class of 2022 running back in the nation. He will be the leader in the Mater Dei backfield which also features [player_tooltip player_id="25109" first="Marceese" last="Yetts"] and [player_tooltip player_id="25281" first="Quincy" last="Craig"]. Experts expect Oklahoma to be the heavy favorite to land Brown, but he is yet to verbally commit. He holds 31 offers. Big Sky school targets Harvard-Westlake receiver UC Davis offered Harvard-Westlake receiver Chase Harleston Thursday. Harleston was the third leading receiver for the Wolverines last season, hauling in 24 catches for 433 yards and four touchdowns. He now holds eight offers including Air Force, Army, Cal Poly, Cornell, Fordham, San Diego and UNLV. Brentwood QB piles up offers [player_tooltip player_id="25153" first="Cole" last="Lourd"] was offered by Bucknell Thursday, making them the 15th school to offer the Brentwood quarterback. Lourd, a pro-style quarterback, threw 32 touchdown passes for the Eagles last season and had 2833 yards. Despite his pro-style label, he ran for six touchdowns as well. He is an excellent student with a 29 ACT score and has offers from multiple Ivy League schools. Ole Miss is the most high-profile school to offer Lourd.