Weekly Recruiting Report (7/16/21)

Photo: Hudl-Hunter Nowell

Michael Huntley July 16, 2021 @ 05:50 AM

Fresno State landed a late signing by a 2021 prospect last Friday. Sierra Canyon receiver [player_tooltip player_id="25186" first="Donovan" last="Williams"] signed with the Bulldogs, choosing them over Southern Mississippi who also offered him. Williams was the second leading receiver for Sierra Canyon this spring, hauling in 22 balls for 363 yards and a pair of touchdowns. He is on the smaller side at 175 pounds but can play in the slot or split out wide and has good hands. Fresno State has the fourth ranked 2021 class in the Mountain West. He joins standout Southern California receiver [player_tooltip player_id="25154" first="Emari" last="Pait"] from Culver City. https://twitter.com/latsondheimer/status/1193001871801077761?s=20 <hr /> Loyola defensive end and tight end <strong>Shawn Lin</strong> picked up his first offer this week from Columbia. Lin is 6-foot-4 and just under 250 pounds. The class of 2022 prospect is being recruited more as an edge rusher than a tight end. He had a sack against St. Francis this spring. Lin is a 3.8 GPA student and also plays lacrosse at Loyola. https://twitter.com/shawnlin1208/status/1415172570727337989?s=20 <hr /> Lincoln (San Diego) class of 2023 running back [player_tooltip player_id="145173" first="Roderick" last="Robinson II"] picked up three offers this week, including two Pac 12 ones. Arizona, Oregon and San Diego State all offered Robinson on Monday. Robinson has already visited Cal for a camp and will attend a camp at Oregon later this month. He is a load at 220 pounds and runs over people but is also versatile enough to play slot receiver and make plays in the passing game out of the backfield. https://twitter.com/rodrob204/status/1414755712765358085?s=20 <hr /> JSerra (San Juan Capistrano) class of 2023 safety [player_tooltip player_id="145239" first="Hunter" last="Nowell"] got his first Division 1 offer from Charlotte this week. He played some corner for JSerra last season too and was often tasked with covering the opposing team’s best receiver. His pass coverage is his strength but he is an effective tackler as well. Nowell did a camp at Boise State and took unofficial visits to Washington and Cal. There is only one player on Charlotte’s roster from California. https://twitter.com/HunterNowell2/status/1389095376053956609?s=20 <hr /> Servite defensive lineman [player_tooltip player_id="141891" first="Mason" last="Graham"] verbally committed to Boise State Wednesday. Graham had a final two of Boise State and Oregon State but chose Boise after taking his official visit there recently. He played both ways for Servite last season and head coach Troy Thomas has told multiple people that he thinks Graham has a higher ceiling as an offensive lineman. He told Greg Biggins of 247Sports that he thinks Graham could make it to the NFL as an offensive lineman. Graham is the fourth player in the 2022 class to commit to Boise State, all of them from Southern California: [player_tooltip player_id="141882" first="Zamondre" last="Merriweather"] (Valencia), [player_tooltip player_id="141895" first="Jayden" last="Virgin"] (Mount Carmel), and [player_tooltip player_id="25303" first="Dionte" last="Thornton"] (Lawndale). https://twitter.com/OLCoachCam/status/1250252442148589569?s=20