2025 Watchlist Positional Breakdown: WR/TE

<em>Taking a look at talented freshman starters on varsity that made an impact last season. [player_tooltip player_id="282683" first="Jacob" last="Alvarez"] of Chaparral has the makeup of the next premier TE in the state and several other ’25 wideouts have multiple D-I offers heading into their sophomore seasons. </em> <b>[player_tooltip player_id="282683" first="Jacob" last="Alvarez"]- TE, Chaparral</b> <span style="font-weight: 400;">Alvarez was extremely impressive as a freshman starter at TE. He’s a physical run blocker at 6’5”/220 that shows understanding of blocking schemes/assignments and awareness picking up blocks at the second level. He possesses a solid receiver skillset with strong hands and is QB-friendly in scramble drills. Alvarez has potential to be the next premier CA TE among the likes of Brock Bowers and [player_tooltip player_id="144958" first="Walker" last="Lyons"].</span> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"> <p dir="ltr" lang="en"><a href="https://t.co/DW8yZkbKY5">https://t.co/DW8yZkbKY5</a> Fresman Season Highlight<a href="https://twitter.com/247Sports?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@247Sports</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/CoachDSage?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@CoachDSage</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/RecruitsSocal?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@RecruitsSocal</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/TGilliland57?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@TGilliland57</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/Coach_Ramer?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Coach_Ramer</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/JR_Sandlin?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@JR_Sandlin</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/ColinMagnusson?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@ColinMagnusson</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/EdwardHumpherys?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@EdwardHumpherys</a></p> — [player_tooltip player_id="282683" first="Jacob" last="Alvarez"] (@JacobAlvarez_10) <a href="https://twitter.com/JacobAlvarez_10/status/1461522978152206339?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 19, 2021</a></blockquote> <a href="http://blockquote%20class=twitter-tweetp%20lang=en%20dir=ltra%20href=https://t.co/DW8yZkbKY5https://t.co/DW8yZkbKY5/abrFresman%20Season%20Highlighta%20href=https://twitter.com/247Sports?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw@247Sports/a%20a%20href=https://twitter.com/CoachDSage?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw@CoachDSage/a%20a%20href=https://twitter.com/RecruitsSocal?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw@RecruitsSocal/a%20a%20href=https://twitter.com/TGilliland57?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw@TGilliland57/a%20a%20href=https://twitter.com/Coach_Ramer?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw@Coach_Ramer/a%20a%20href=https://twitter.com/JR_Sandlin?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw@JR_Sandlin/a%20a%20href=https://twitter.com/ColinMagnusson?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw@ColinMagnusson/a%20a%20href=https://twitter.com/EdwardHumpherys?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw@EdwardHumpherys/a/p—%20Jacob%20Alvarez%20(@JacobAlvarez_10)%20a%20href=https://twitter.com/JacobAlvarez_10/status/1461522978152206339?ref_src=twsrc%5EtfwNovember%2019,%202021/a/blockquote%20script%20async%20src=https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js%20charset=utf-8/script"><script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></a> <b>[player_tooltip player_id="282688" first="Phillip" last="Bell"]- WR, Christian Brothers</b> <span style="font-weight: 400;">Bell is an elite playmaker that picked up multiple Pac-12 offers in March. He’s a dangerous vertical threat that can beat DBs downfield with speed and shows soft hands and concentration finishing the catch. He’s a natural athlete in space that produces explosive catch-and-run plays. Bell’s elite combination of speed and athleticism has him solidified as a major D-I prospect with offers from Oregon, Cal, Oregon St., FAU, and Utah St.</span> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"> <p dir="ltr" lang="en">AG2G! Excited to say I’ve received a Blessing from the University of Oregon!Thank you <a href="https://twitter.com/junioradams13?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@junioradams13</a> and the rest of the <a href="https://twitter.com/oregonfootball?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@oregonfootball</a> staff for believing in me <a href="https://twitter.com/BrandonHuffman?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@BrandonHuffman</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/CoachDanLanning?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@CoachDanLanning</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/coach_meat?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@coach_meat</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/adamgorney?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@adamgorney</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/IAmTDowns?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@IAmTDowns</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/CoachBriscoeWR?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@CoachBriscoeWR</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/TeamBell?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#TeamBell</a> <a href="https://t.co/bKbYa9BRZu">pic.twitter.com/bKbYa9BRZu</a></p> — [player_tooltip player_id="282688" first="Phillip" last="Bell"] III (@phillipbelliii) <a href="https://twitter.com/phillipbelliii/status/1500180989980516353?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 5, 2022</a></blockquote> <a href="http://blockquote%20class=twitter-tweetp%20lang=en%20dir=ltrAG2G!%20Excited%20to%20say%20I’ve%20received%20a%20Blessing%20from%20the%20University%20of%20Oregon!Thank%20you%20a%20href=https://twitter.com/junioradams13?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw@junioradams13/a%20and%20the%20rest%20of%20the%20a%20href=https://twitter.com/oregonfootball?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw@oregonfootball/a%20staff%20for%20believing%20in%20me%20a%20href=https://twitter.com/BrandonHuffman?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw@BrandonHuffman/a%20a%20href=https://twitter.com/CoachDanLanning?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw@CoachDanLanning/a%20a%20href=https://twitter.com/coach_meat?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw@coach_meat/a%20a%20href=https://twitter.com/adamgorney?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw@adamgorney/a%20a%20href=https://twitter.com/IAmTDowns?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw@IAmTDowns/a%20a%20href=https://twitter.com/CoachBriscoeWR?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw@CoachBriscoeWR/a%20a%20href=https://twitter.com/hashtag/TeamBell?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw#TeamBell/a%20a%20href=https://t.co/bKbYa9BRZupic.twitter.com/bKbYa9BRZu/a/p—%20Phillip%20Bell%20III%20(@phillipbelliii)%20a%20href=https://twitter.com/phillipbelliii/status/1500180989980516353?ref_src=twsrc%5EtfwMarch%205,%202022/a/blockquote%20script%20async%20src=https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js%20charset=utf-8/script"><script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></a> <b>[player_tooltip player_id="282740" first="Jaylen" last="Moore"]- WR, Monrovia</b> <span style="font-weight: 400;">Moore picked up three Mountain West offers after putting his raw talent and ability on display in the fall. He’s a lankier athlete at 6’1”/150 with long reach and elite body control. He makes plays downfield with ability to out-compete DBs at the highest point and great concentration finishing catches. Moore holds offers from Michigan St., Nevada, Colorado St., and San Jose St. with more P5 interest likely headed his way.</span> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"> <p dir="ltr" lang="en">Fun while it lasted 📍 <a href="https://t.co/aBEodEDvI4">pic.twitter.com/aBEodEDvI4</a></p> — [player_tooltip player_id="282740" first="Jaylen" last="Moore"] 🦇 (@wesssjayy) <a href="https://twitter.com/wesssjayy/status/1496189174269026311?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 22, 2022</a></blockquote> <a href="http://blockquote%20class=twitter-tweetp%20lang=en%20dir=ltrFun%20while%20it%20lasted%20📍%20a%20href=https://t.co/aBEodEDvI4pic.twitter.com/aBEodEDvI4/a/p—%20Jaylen%20Moore%20🦇%20(@wesssjayy)%20a%20href=https://twitter.com/wesssjayy/status/1496189174269026311?ref_src=twsrc%5EtfwFebruary%2022,%202022/a/blockquote%20script%20async%20src=https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js%20charset=utf-8/script"><script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></a> <b>[player_tooltip player_id="282730" first="Chris" last="Lawson"]- WR, Foothill</b> <span style="font-weight: 400;">Lawson flashed elite ball skills and athleticism on both sides of the ball at WR/DB as a freshman. He’s a high-level route-runner that creates separation with ease and shows great body control making difficult catches. He’s a natural athlete that’s elusive in space and can make plays on shallow routes or over the top. Lawson will continue to add to his list of offers from Arizona, Utah, and Oregon St over the next several seasons.</span> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"> <p dir="ltr" lang="en">That’s a thing of beauty.</p> Nick Walsh to [player_tooltip player_id="282730" first="Chris" last="Lawson"] for a 25-yard TD. Walsh with 132 yards. Lawson with 33. Foothill leads 20-0 with 45 seconds left in the 1st | <a href="https://twitter.com/_nickwalsh_?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@_nickwalsh_</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/Lawsonera44?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Lawsonera44</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/FOOTHILLFOOTBA1?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@FOOTHILLFOOTBA1</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/fhsfalconath?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@fhsfalconath</a> <a href="https://t.co/LjHqbQqQjr">pic.twitter.com/LjHqbQqQjr</a> — West Coast Preps (@westcoastpreps_) <a href="https://twitter.com/westcoastpreps_/status/1459725585085726726?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 14, 2021</a></blockquote> <a href="http://blockquote%20class=twitter-tweetp%20lang=en%20dir=ltrThat’s%20a%20thing%20of%20beauty.%20brbrNick%20Walsh%20to%20Chris%20Lawson%20for%20a%2025-yard%20TD.%20brbrWalsh%20with%20132%20yards.%20Lawson%20with%2033.brbrFoothill%20leads%2020-0%20with%2045%20seconds%20left%20in%20the%201st%20|%20a%20href=https://twitter.com/_nickwalsh_?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw@_nickwalsh_/a%20a%20href=https://twitter.com/Lawsonera44?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw@Lawsonera44/a%20a%20href=https://twitter.com/FOOTHILLFOOTBA1?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw@FOOTHILLFOOTBA1/a%20a%20href=https://twitter.com/fhsfalconath?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw@fhsfalconath/a%20a%20href=https://t.co/LjHqbQqQjrpic.twitter.com/LjHqbQqQjr/a/p—%20West%20Coast%20Preps%20(@westcoastpreps_)%20a%20href=https://twitter.com/westcoastpreps_/status/1459725585085726726?ref_src=twsrc%5EtfwNovember%2014,%202021/a/blockquote%20script%20async%20src=https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js%20charset=utf-8/script"><script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></a> <b>[player_tooltip player_id="282693" first="Logan" last="Carpenter"]- WR, Chaminade</b> <span style="font-weight: 400;">Carpenter showed promise operating out of the slot his freshman season. He creates space in his deep routes with good top-end speed and crafty route-running. He’s a high effort player that showed commitment to sealing running lanes and picking up blocks downfield. Carpenter will benefit from increased opportunities and targets heading into his sophomore season. </span> <a href="http://www.hudl.com/v/2GpDgH">Freshman Highlights</a>