Top Inland Empire Offensive Linemen (6-10)

While Los Angeles and Orange County get a lot of media attention, the Inland Empire is full of top programs and players that are just as worthy of the media attention. Centennial of Corona is one of the top public school programs in the country. Riverside is full of rising programs like Hillcrest and Orange Vista. The Temecula and Murrieta areas feature many great football programs. The Inland Empire consists of major communities like Corona, Riverside, Ontario and San Bernardino. Pretty much anything west of LA and Orange County all the way out to Palm Springs and Coachella Valley. Here is a look at five of the ten top offensive linemen in the Inland Empire: <strong>10. [player_tooltip player_id="25429" first="Raymond" last="Pulido"], Apple Valley, Apple Valley, 2023</strong> Pulido is one of the biggest sophomores in the country at 6-foot-6 and 330 pounds. As a nose tackle, he mostly used his raw size and strength to punish smaller centers. On offense he he gets a massive push on double teams and does a good job getting to the second level for his size. He works with Chris Malataivao of Giant Skillz and his footwork is great for a sophomore of his size. Once he masters his footwork and gets more varsity experience, he will be at the top of this list next year. Pulido does a great job keeping his balance and moving his feet in the passing game and will certainly add some offers during and after his sophomore season. <em><strong><a href="https://www.hudl.com/video/3/14467243/5e8d3f130660f20cd8465d85">Hudl link</a></strong></em> <strong>9. [player_tooltip player_id="25331" first="AJ" last="Vaipulu"], Centennial, Corona, 2022</strong> Vaipulu is one of the more versatile offensive linemen on this list. He can line up at any of the five positions and his skillset makes him very good at all of them. As a right tackle, he is physically dominant and when defensive ends try to bullrush him, they often end up flat on their face or not far into the backfield. Centennial often has their linemen take massive splits and Vaipulu has the athleticism to pull effectively in that scheme and lay a hit on a linebacker. He was named Second Team All-Area by the Riverside Press Enterprise and has been a two-year starter for one of the top programs in the nation. When he puts on a few more pounds, he will get many FCS and some FBS offers. <em><strong><a href="https://www.hudl.com/profile/11673217/AJ-Vaipulu">Hudl link</a></strong></em> <strong>8. [player_tooltip player_id="25182" first="Andrew" last="Madrigal"], Norco, Norco, 2021</strong> Madrigal 6-foot-4, 300 pounds and has a diverse skillset as a left tackle. He is too strong for most defensive ends has the agility to move with the speedy ones in the passing game. Madrigal takes a big split and does a good job blocking downfield against linebackers in the running game and gets a push when the run is coming his way. He has played left tackle at a strong Norco program for the past two years, blocking for now Oklahoma State quarterback Shane Illingworth. He committed to Nevada on June 14th and had offers from Colorado State, Columbia, Harvard, Northern Arizona and Princeton among others prior to his commitment. https://twitter.com/AMadrigal78/status/1290765036063842304?s=20 <em><strong><a href="https://www.hudl.com/profile/9547567/Andrew-Madrigal">Hudl link</a></strong></em> <strong>7. [player_tooltip player_id="25163" first="Devin" last="Spencer"], Centennial, Corona, 2021</strong> Spencer is one of the best pass blocking left tackles in Southern California. He has a very quick first step, delivers a great initial blow and has very fast feet. He is 6-foot-3, 270 pounds and has good vision downfield when bouncing to the second level in the running game. Spencer is a very good student and most of his offers were from Ivy League schools. He <a href="https://prepredzone.com/2020/08/socal-weekend-recruiting-report-2/">committed to Penn</a> on August 29 and was the first offensive lineman in Penn’s 2021 recruiting class. Spencer plays left tackle for arguably the best public school program in the state which puts him on any respectable top lineman list. https://twitter.com/FootballRecruit/status/1231308158586372098?s=20 <em><strong><a href="https://www.hudl.com/profile/10361211/Devin-Spencer">Hudl link</a></strong></em> <strong>6. [player_tooltip player_id="25283" first="Dylan" last="Lopez"], Rancho Verde, Moreno Valley, 2022</strong> Lopez is a big center at 6-foot-3, 280 pounds and he uses his size very effectively. He gets downfield on running plays and on screens. He does a great job keeping his hips square and moving his feet in the passing game. Lopez was the best offensive lineman on a Rancho Verde team that was dominant last season and had its season come to an end against San Clemente, who later had to forfeit that game and was disqualified from the playoffs. He holds offers from Arizona State, Kansas, Oregon State, Syracuse and USC. Lopez came in contact with Arizona State when his quarterback [player_tooltip player_id="25232" first="AJ" last="Duffy"] was talking to the coaching staff and put in a good word for his center. Some schools project him as a guard but I like him best as a center and most schools see him at center as well. https://twitter.com/LemmingReport/status/1248049595424407554?s=20 <em><strong><a href="https://www.hudl.com/profile/11178892/Dylan-Lopez">Hudl link</a></strong></em>