SoCal Weekend Recruiting Roundup

[player_tooltip player_id="25042" first="Derek" last="Wilkins"], the number two ranked defensive end in California <a href="https://prepredzone.com/california/rankings/2021-rankings/">according to Prep Redzone</a>, announced his commitment to Cal via Instagram Live on Friday. On July 17, he narrowed his list of schools to six: Boston College, Cal, Nebraska, Stanford, UCLA and Washington. "Coach (Andrew) Browning is a great guy and someone I’m very comfortable with," Wilkins told Greg Biggins of 247Sports. "Coach (Justin) Wilcox is a defensive minded head coach and in terms of the academic prestige, Cal is tough to beat. I visited there three times, more than any other school and love the campus, the city of Berkeley and have a great comfort level overall." Wilkins joins two other California defensive ends in Cal’s recruiting class: [player_tooltip player_id="25057" first="Akili" last="Calhoun"] of Liberty High in Brentwood and [player_tooltip player_id="25106" first="Myles" last="Williams"] of Alemany of Mission Hills. https://twitter.com/derekwilkinss/status/1292176533503610880?s=20 <div class="article-content"> He had 15 tackles for a loss and seven sacks last season for Santa Margarita Catholic High. Wilkins cited his relationship with other members of his recruiting class as a factor in his decision. "I wanted to go somewhere where I had a bond with my future teammates and I definitely have that with Cal," Wilkins told Biggins. "I’m super close with [player_tooltip player_id="25046" first="Mavin" last="Anderson"] and we have talked about playing together for a while now. I’m close with [player_tooltip player_id="25057" first="Akili" last="Calhoun"] and a few others and I’m really excited about this recruiting class coming in." <strong>UNLV lands a pair of SoCal prospects</strong> [player_tooltip player_id="25127" first="Brye" last="Lighon"] of Linfield Christian of Temecula committed to UNLV Sunday. Lighon had 14 offers including Kansas, Northern Arizona, Ohio, Oregon State, San Diego State, Utah and Washington State. He averaged over 21 yards per catch for Linfield Christian and had four touchdown receptions. On defense Lighon had 65 tackles, five sacks and an interception. Defensive end [player_tooltip player_id="25070" first="Nick" last="Dimitris"] of Sierra Vista of Baldwin Park announced his commitment to UNLV Saturday. Dimitris joins teammate [player_tooltip player_id="25079" first="Anthony" last="Rosas"], <a href="https://prepredzone.com/2020/07/anthony-rosas-breaks-down-commitment-to-unlv/">who committed to UNLV in July.</a> Both players are on the 2020 Sports Illustrated All-America Watchlist. Dimitris is a speedy edge rusher with quick hands and was named the defensive lineman MVP at the Rivals Camp in Los Angeles on March 1. UNLV currently has the number one recruiting class in the Mountain West. https://twitter.com/dlinevids1/status/1234281588688506882?s=20 <strong>San Diego State lands elite safety</strong> St. Bernard safety [player_tooltip player_id="25136" first="New" last="Zealand Williams"] committed to San Diego State Friday. Williams was named All-County by the Orange County Register last season when he played at JSerra Catholic High. He had 72 tackles and three interceptions for the Lions last season. He had 11 offers including Arizona, Arizona State, Colorado, Georgia, Nebraska and Utah State. Williams is the first safety in San Diego State’s recruiting class and the second defensive back, joining [player_tooltip player_id="25198" first="Jaiden" last="Brown"] of Helix. https://twitter.com/JSerra_Football/status/1170198156107108352?s=20 <strong>San Diego County update</strong> [player_tooltip player_id="25238" first="Jalil" last="Tucker"] of Lincoln High in San Diego received an offer from Washington Friday. Tucker had five receiving touchdowns and four interceptions for Lincoln as a sophomore last season. He currently holds 16 offers. Arizona State, Miami and Oregon are the front runners to land Tucker according to recruiting analysts. Kai Jessie of Patrick Henry High celebrated his 17th birthday Thursday by receiving an offer from Cal Poly. Jessie, a 6-foot-5 receiver, holds five offers: Cal Poly, Morgan State, New Mexico State, South Dakota and Valparaiso. He caught 65 passes for 972 yards and 16 touchdowns last season. https://twitter.com/KUSIPPR/status/1191938663564926980?s=20 &nbsp; </div>