Weekly Recruiting Report (6/25/21)

San Juan Hills wide receiver [player_tooltip player_id="141899" first="Braden" last="Pegan"] verbally committed to UCLA on Tuesday. Pegan had a breakout junior season this spring where he exploded onto the scene. He was dominant in the Winner Circle Athletics club league for the team OC Elite and followed that with a nice spring campaign for the Stallions. He led San Juan Hills in receiving with 426 yards on just 24 catches and had three touchdowns. Pegan is 6-foot-4 and around 200 pounds who is a plus route runner who can win jump balls and break tackles. He told Greg Biggins of 247Sports that UCLA was his dream school and his dad got emotional when he was extended the offer by coach Chip Kelly. Pegan chose UCLA over Colorado, Boston College and Utah among others. https://twitter.com/bradenpegan/status/1360101499502686208?s=20 <hr /> Apple Valley quarterback [player_tooltip player_id="25249" first="Jayden" last="Denegal"] verbally committed to Michigan on Wednesday. He completed 63 percent of his passes and threw 11 touchdowns and no interceptions in four games for the Sun Devils this spring. Denegal was offered by the Wolverines immediately after completing a workout for the coaching staff in Ann Arbor. He is 6-foot-4 and 215 pounds and has improved his mobility and looked good at the Elite 11 Regionals in Bellflower earlier this month. He is a 4.0 student and is a real student of the game with a plus arm that is accurate to all levels of the field. Denegal chose Michigan over Arkansas, Auburn, Georgia, Michigan State and Utah. https://twitter.com/uofmcoverage/status/1407809057570922500?s=20 <hr /> Cathedral Catholic (San Diego) class of 2021 defensive back <strong>Malachi Williams</strong> committed to Northern Arizona this week. Williams played a lot of safety this season for the Dons and is good in man and zone coverage. He comes up strong while defending the run and takes good pursuit angles. He played well on the Pylon 7-on-7 tournaments last spring before the season and his stock rose immediately, He projects to be a cornerback at the next level and chose Northern Arizona over Stetson. https://twitter.com/KUSIPPR/status/1388292718300782595?s=20 <hr /> Mater Dei (Santa Ana) class of 2021 linebacker <a href="https://prepredzone.com/2021/04/st-john-bosco-vs-mater-dei-under-the-radar-standouts/"><strong>Austin Bressler</strong></a> committed to Florida Atlantic on Tuesday. Bressler had 11 tackles and a sack for the Monarchs this year and was overshadowed by some of the elite players in Mater Dei’s linebacking corps like [player_tooltip player_id="25026" first="Raesjon" last="Davis"], [player_tooltip player_id="25234" first="David" last="Bailey"] and [player_tooltip player_id="25279" first="Eoghan" last="Kerry"], but would have been a leading tackler at a lot of schools. He is 6-foot-2, 230 pounds and made some big plays in the season finale against St. John Bosco. https://twitter.com/austin_bressler/status/1383867949094633476?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1383867949094633476%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_c10&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fprepredzone.com%2F2021%2F04%2Fst-john-bosco-vs-mater-dei-under-the-radar-standouts%2F <hr /> Centennial (Corona) receiver [player_tooltip player_id="25434" first="Malachi" last="Riley"] picked up a pair of Pac 12 offers this week. UCLA offered him on Wednesday and Colorado followed suit a day later. Riley transferred to Centennial from St. Bernard of La Playa and most of his film is from various club leagues. His agility is off the charts and he makes guys miss after the catch. He is 6-foot-2 with a long stride and can catch anything within five yards of him. He will be a part of Centennial’s great receiving corps with [player_tooltip player_id="25371" first="Eric" last="Denham"], <strong>Nathan Jimenez</strong> and [player_tooltip player_id="141869" first="Eric" last="Butler"] Jr. Riley also has offers from Arizona, Arizona State, BYU, Kansas, Nevada, Oregon and Oregon State. https://twitter.com/Scott_Schrader/status/1404509181097299971?s=20