Weekly Recruiting Report (7/2/2021)

It was a major week of commitments for the 2022 class. Typically, I highlight five players who have committed or made some recruiting news. This week is a supersized edition of the weekly recruiting report. The biggest news of the week was St. John Bosco quarterback [player_tooltip player_id="25273" first="Katin" last="Houser"] withdrawing his commitment from Boise State and verbally committing to Michigan State. He had a nice short junior season this spring for the Braves, splitting reps with [player_tooltip player_id="25367" first="Pierce" last="Clarkson"]. He has a natural release and a live arm. Houser has been impressing scouts at the Elite 11 camps and is competing at the Elite 11 finals this weekend at Mira Costa. https://twitter.com/colton_pouncy/status/1410826985824161794?s=20 <hr /> Boise State didn’t come out of the week empty handed. They got a verbal commitment from one of the top tight ends in the class, [player_tooltip player_id="141895" first="Jayden" last="Virgin"] from Mt. Carmel in San Diego. He may be a 1,000 yard receiver this season for new coach Drew Westling and he recently picked up offers from San Jose State and Fordham. His recruiting really picked up the past few months and Boise State has recruited hard in the San Diego region, lading a couple players from Torrey Pines in the 2021 class. https://twitter.com/Coach_Hefley/status/1409536174830415875?s=20 <hr /> [player_tooltip player_id="25248" first="Mekhi" last="Fox"] of Pasadena High is staying local at UCLA. When you watch Pasadena on film, he stands out as the best player and had seven receiving touchdowns in five games this spring. He and his Pasadena High teammates played a couple games in the Rose Bowl this spring so Fox will feel at home in his college career. Fox took a visit to Nevada on June 4. https://twitter.com/ReporterVince/status/1187924113219710977?s=20 <hr /> Michigan landed one of the top defensive linemen in the 2022 class in [player_tooltip player_id="141880" first="Kevonte" last="Henry"] of Leuzinger (Lawndale). He took an unofficial visit to Michigan’s campus earlier in June and was blown away according to reports. Henry also plays running back for Leuzinger and is only 220 pounds. He will add some size in the next year and a half and will be ready to go by the time he gets to Ann Arbor. <hr /> Murrieta Valley quarterback [player_tooltip player_id="25258" first="Brandon" last="Rose"] committed to Utah this week. Rose had his stock rise during the long COVID offseason and completed 70 percent of his passes with 11 touchdowns this spring. He puts his whole body into his throws while maintaining a decently quick release. The young quarterbacks on the Utah roster that Rose may be competing with include Mission Viejo alumna [player_tooltip player_id="25053" first="Peter" last="Costelli"], who is a freshman this fall. https://twitter.com/GregBiggins/status/1408500330715697157?s=20 <hr /> This was a big week for Sierra Canyon offensive linemen, as two of its top players committed to Pac 12 schools. 6-foot-6 tackle [player_tooltip player_id="25251" first="Kenji" last="Swanson"] committed to Stanford on Wednesday. He chose Stanford over Arizona State, Auburn, Cal, Colorado, Georgia Tech, Kansas, Nebraska, Ohio State, Oregon State, Tennessee, USC, Utah among others. He visited Oregon’s campus last week. Oregon did come away with a commitment from [player_tooltip player_id="141887" first="Michael" last="Wooten"] on Thursday. Wooten has great footwork and is a good athlete for a tackle. Despite being 6-foot-6, he gets his pad level low enough to pancake defensive ends and linebackers. He chose Oregon over Colorado, Arizona State and Utah among others.