End of the Year Recruiting Report

Birmingham athlete [player_tooltip player_id="25318" first="Arlis" last="Boardingham"] picked up an offer from Oregon on Thursday. The 6-foot-5 LA City Section star was offered by Florida right before Christmas and now is up to 19 offers. He had several early offers from schools like Arizona State, Notre Dame, Texas and USC, but there was not much buzz about those schools and Boardingham leading up to the Early Signing Period. He is taking a visit to Florida on January 22. Boardingham is likely a receiver but could be a tight end at the next level. He was physically the best player in every City Section game he played in and it will be interesting to see how he does against Power 5 level competition. He caught 40 passes for 782 yards and 15 touchdowns. He rushed for three touchdowns and returned two punts for a touchdown and had 61 tackles on defense. Multiple news outlets named him the LA City Section Player of the Year. https://twitter.com/Arlisb42/status/1476644360582164489?s=20 https://twitter.com/latsondheimer/status/1464799026436460544?s=20 <hr /> Long Beach Poly receiver [player_tooltip player_id="253254" first="Tyson" last="Bordeaux"] announced his commitment to Grambling State on Christmas day. Bordeaux chose Grambling over Morgan State, another HBCU and a few lower level offers. He told John W. Davis of the Long Beach Press Telegram that he picked Grambling State due to his connection with the coaching staff and the school’s sports medicine program. He had 841 yards and eight touchdowns in 15 games for Long Beach Poly who won a Division 4 championship. Bordeaux is 6-foot-5 and uses his length and leaping ability to win a lot of 50/50 balls. He always was a solid route runner but he improved his speed and agility entering his senior season. He told Davis that he is willing to change positions and move to tight end if needed, but he will need to put in some time in the weight room to be able to do that. https://twitter.com/tysonbordeaux15/status/1474806540037099520?s=20 https://twitter.com/562sports/status/1451414374946463744?s=20 <hr /> [player_tooltip player_id="141880" first="Kevonte" last="Henry"] of Leuzinger was offered by Florida and Oklahoma this week. Henry has been verbally committed to Michigan since June but did not sign with the Wolverines on the early signing day this month. Other schools have seen that as an opportunity to offer him and set up visits. The linebacker will visit Florida on January 14 and Oklahoma on January 28. The coach who recruited Henry at Michigan was Courtney Morgan who is now at Washington. https://twitter.com/FatutoaH/status/1476345746827857923?s=20 <hr /> San Juan Hills receiver [player_tooltip player_id="100646" first="Elijah" last="Barclay"] announced his commitment to Nevada on Wednesday. Barclay started his high school career at Mater Dei and transferred to Salpointe Catholic during the pandemic. He returned to Southern California last summer and played at San Juan Hills. He played in eight games for the Stallions this year and had nearly 400 yards and five touchdowns. Barclay is a good deep play threat and solid route runner. He has great hands and is strong enough to win 50/50 balls. He is the third receiver from San Juan Hills to get a Division 1 commitment, joining [player_tooltip player_id="141899" first="Braden" last="Pegan"] and [player_tooltip player_id="143139" first="Cole" last="Monach"]. https://twitter.com/elijah_barc/status/1476272539202568194?s=20 https://twitter.com/THutch1995/status/1324904910685564928?s=20 <hr /> Villa Park outside linebacker <strong>Arthur Orta</strong> picked up three lower level offers during the past two weeks. Pacific University, West Liberty and St. John’s all offered the 6-foot-1, 210 pound linebacker. Orta had 82 tackles, a pair of sacks and earned First Team All-Crestview League honors. https://twitter.com/dancich/status/1413627033196711939?s=20 <hr /> Orange Lutheran outside linebacker <strong>Jace Rodriguez</strong> announced his commitment to Stony Brook on Wednesday. Rodriguez is a 6-foot-5, 250 pound outside backer and tight end who helped lead Orange Lutheran to a Division 2 championship this season. He also had an offer from Benedictine College. Stony Brook pushed hard for Rodriguez late. They offered him on November 22, did an in-home visit with him on November 28 and he took an official visit on December 12. https://twitter.com/JaceRodriguez14/status/1476244284378529798?s=20