JSerra (San Juan Capistrano) linebacker Jaden Genova Jaden Genova 6'0" | LB Jserra Catholic | 2021 State CA announced his commitment to Army on Saturday. He also had offers from Oregon, Idaho State and Lake Erie College. He is the…
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Jaden Genova
Jaden
Genova
6'0" | LB
Jserra Catholic | 2021
State
CA
announced his commitment to Army on Saturday.
He also had offers from Oregon, Idaho State and Lake Erie College. He is the No. 15 linebacker in the state according to Prep Redzone.
Genova was arguably the best defensive player on JSerra’s roster last season, tallying 84 tackles, 9 hurries and 3 forced fumbles en route to All-Trinity League and All-County honors. He was on pace to possibly become the all-time leading tackler at JSerra.
In a recent interview with Prep Redzone, he said he connected very strongly with Army assistant coach and special teams coordinator Sean Saturnio.
Genova is the second linebacker from California in Army’s 2021 recruiting class, joining Tyler Deleon from Los Alamitos High.
JSerra sophomore Jaden Genova pulled in an interception and ran for a touchdown as the Lions bowled over Orange Lutheran, 56-21, on Saturday morning at Jserra. @JSerraAthletics @JSerra_Football @JGenova_5 @CapoDispatch pic.twitter.com/8mbT0hte26
— SouthOCsports (@SouthOCsports) October 13, 2018
The top lineman in the state is staying home
Josh Simmons Josh Simmons 6'6" | OL Helix | 2021 State CA , the top offensive lineman in the state according to Prep Redzone, announced his commitment to San Diego State last Tuesday.
Simmons goes to Helix (La Mesa) and staying close to home was important to him.
“San Diego State recruited me harder than anyone,” Simmons told Greg Biggins of 247Sports. “They’re close to home so there’s some advantages with that. I’m really close with my mom so having her close by was really important for me.”
Early in his recruitment, Simmons told colleges that he only wanted to play defensive line at the college level which caused a few schools to back off on recruiting him. He later said that he will play wherever he is asked to in college.
He connected with San Diego State offensive line coach Mike Schmidt and it appears he will likely play offensive line there.
Simmons has the versatility to be a great tackle at the next level or go inside and play guard. He has the talent to play early at San Diego State and the upside to play on Sundays.
He is the third offensive lineman from California in San Diego State’s 2021 class, including Ross Maseuli Ross Maseuli 6'3" | OL Mater Dei | 2021 State CA of Mater Dei (Santa Ana) and Christian Jones of San Luis Obispo.
Cal lands St. John Bosco transfer
Ieremia Moore of St. John Bosco (Bellflower) committed to Cal on Sunday.
He is a rugby player from New Zealand with very limited football experience and zero high school game film. But he has impressed at various camps, taking home the defensive linemen MVP at the SoCal National Preps Showcase in November.
Moore is 6-foot-4, 270 pounds and is a defensive end but could be an outside backer in a 3-4 scheme. He is extremely athletic for his big frame.
“They like me as a hybrid outside linebacker in a 3-4 but I can also play defensive end or a 3-tech in a 4-3 so I’m really excited about my decision,” Moore told Biggins. “”They really wanted to see me play this season but unfortunately we didn’t get to have a fall season. After the December Signing Day, they decided they wanted to take a chance on me, even without seeing me play.”
Moore is one of five defensive end types from California in Cal’s 2021 class, including
Derek Wilkins
Derek
Wilkins
6'4" | DL
Santa Margarita Catholic | 2021
State
CA
of Santa Margarita,
Akili Calhoun
Akili
Calhoun
6'4" | DL
Liberty | 2021
State
CA
of Liberty (Brentwood),
Kaleb Elarms-Orr
Kaleb
Elarms-Orr
6'3" | DL
Moreau Catholic | 2021
State
CA
of Moreau Catholic (Hayward) and
Myles Williams
Myles
Williams
6'3" | DL
Bishop Alemany | 2021
State
CA
of Alemany (Mission Hills).
I am 100% committed to the University of California, Berkeley!! 💙🐻💛#GoBears #calgang21 @boscofootball @adamgorney @CTui72 @GregBiggins @COACH_T_BULLOCK @browning_coach @CalRecruiting pic.twitter.com/gCmSZOPGG2
— Ieremia Moore (iele) 🇳🇿🇼🇸 (@iele_237) February 1, 2021
Sierra Canyon lineman lands big ACC offer
Kenji Swanson Kenji Swanson 6'7" | OL Sierra Canyon | 2022 State CA of Sierra Canyon (Chatsworth) was offered by Miami on Monday.
He is the No. 2 ranked offensive lineman in California’s 2022 class according to Prep Redzone and the No. 29 overall player in the class.
Miami is the 16th school to offer Swanson, a 6-foot-7, 310-pound tackle.
He can play tackle on either side and has room to gain some strength and size. He has offers from many of the major schools like Auburn, Ohio State, Oregon, Tennessee, USC and Utah among others.
Sierra Canyon has more Division 1 players than any school in Southern California besides the big two (Mater Dei and St. John Bosco) and they have the most Division 1 signees in the 2021 class that have actually played a game in their uniform.
@antperformance 💪🏾💯 pic.twitter.com/neHh97hKbx
— Kenji Swanson (@KenjiSwanson) February 15, 2020
Another Mission Viejo player commits
Running back Tyson Scott of Mission Viejo committed to Western Colorado on Sunday.
Scott shared playing time with Northern Colorado commit Jacquez Robertson last season. He put up impressive numbers with 609 yards on 90 carries with 10 touchdowns.
He was also Mission Viejo’s best running back in the passing game last season, catching 9 passes for 109 yards and a touchdown.
Scott is 5-foot-9 and 200 pounds and had a 99-yard touchdown run against Santa Margarita.
He has been strength training with Saddleback Strength and playing club football in the Winner Circle Champions League.
Western Colorado coach Jas Bains is from Fresno and has recruited many California players. Another Orange County running back Malcom Wesley of Santa Ana Valley High is on the Western Colorado roster and they also have Tanner Tomlinson, an All-County offensive lineman from Corona del Mar.
Touchdown party last night!!! Perfect screen play!!! Big up to Mission Viejo O – Line for paving the way!!! @MicahCarreon2 @AllanFl25971669 @tonyv276 @jthand55 @tmirabella78 @CostelliPeter @missionfootball @diablocjohnson @Fada_of_6 @ocvarsityguy @GregBiggins pic.twitter.com/eO5IAtqN4k
— Tyson Scott (@_TScott20) October 5, 2019
