Early Top Returners for San Diego’s State Teams

Taking a look at the top returning players for San Diego's state championship teams: Lincoln, Mater Dei Catholic, Granite Hills, and Classical Academy.    McMillian's one of the top returning RBs and overall two-way players in San Diego next season. He's a physical athlete at 6'/215 that can pass-rush off the edge and be a disruptor at the LOS as an OLB. On offense, he's a playmaker out of the backfield that shows vision finding lanes, can catch-and-run screens, and is extremely difficult for defenders to wrap in space. He holds 4 D-I offers from Arizona, Colorado, Utah St., and Colorado St. Expect McMillian to pick up more P-5 offers down the road.   <figure class="wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter"><div class="wp-block-embed__wrapper"> https://twitter.com/KUSIPPR/status/1596418150613929984?s=20&t=YodxsQw9VAtMC8mrA3WXEg </div></figure>    Buxton's likely to be the top CB in San Diego heading into next season. The standout 2024 DB had a breakout playoff run as a sophomore that helped draw offers from Arizona, BYU, Syracuse, and Colorado St. He's a skilled cover corner with a D-I combination of length, instincts, and reactions. He disrupts routes at the LOS in press-man and showed ability to play soft coverage as a nickel this season. He's an urgent tackler in the secondary that can provide run support in space out on the edge. Buxton picked up offers from Colorado and Penn St. in the fall with other interest from Washington, Cal, SDSU, and San Jose St.   <figure class="wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter"><div class="wp-block-embed__wrapper"> https://twitter.com/isaiah_buxton/status/1602123671984046080?s=20&t=YodxsQw9VAtMC8mrA3WXEg </div></figure>    Glaze had a productive junior season earning DPOY in the Grossmont Hills League and a CIF 2-A state championship. He's a talented S that can make plays at all three levels of the defense. He provides physical run support playing close to the LOS and closes space working fast downhill. He covers the middle of the well in zone coverage with plus-side reactions and compact breaks/quickness. Glaze is one of the more underrated DBs without an offer in San Diego.   <figure class="wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter"><div class="wp-block-embed__wrapper"> https://twitter.com/JordanGlaze10/status/1605631649701498881?s=20&t=YodxsQw9VAtMC8mrA3WXEg </div></figure>    White's a rising D-I EDGE prospect that just picked up his third Pac-12 offer from Arizona on 12/21. He recorded 57 tackles, 18 TFL, 6 sacks and a FF as a junior. He's a twitchy, explosive athlete at the LOS that flashes noticeable burst getting into the backfield and creating negative plays. He's a physical presence in the run game that can stay clean coming off the ball and can take on pulling guards. He has a developing pass-rush skillset and can shed blocks using his length and violent hands. White's other offers include Washington, Washington St., and Fresno St.   <figure class="wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter"><div class="wp-block-embed__wrapper"> https://twitter.com/DamarrionWhite6/status/1605659280383700992?s=20&t=YodxsQw9VAtMC8mrA3WXEg </div></figure>    Roberts is one of the top returners for Lincoln's defense that will graduate multiple D-I starters. He's an active ILB with a quick trigger to the ball and excels at making plays at the LOS in the run game. He's an athletic, physical tackler at 5'11”/195 that shows speed and range tackling in space and sideline-to-sideline. He does well slipping blocks and using his hands to disengage and locate ball carriers. He's a disruptive interior blitzer that attacks downhill and moves well laterally. Roberts picked up an offer from hometown SDSU in November.   <figure class="wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter"><div class="wp-block-embed__wrapper"> https://twitter.com/14jeromeroberts/status/1595477373549309955?s=20&t=YodxsQw9VAtMC8mrA3WXEg </div></figure>   More Top Returners:   <ul> <li>Mahki Gray- WR, Lincoln </li>   <li>Eugene Rice- DL, Lincoln</li>   <li>[player_tooltip player_id='406670' first='Journey' last='Tala']- OL, Lincoln</li>   <li>Jamarion Herbert- DL, Lincoln</li>   <li>Maxwell Turner- RB, Granite Hills</li>   <li>Joshua Zander- WR, Granite Hills</li>   <li>Tyler Bertalan- LB, Granite Hills</li>   <li>Rowdy Williams- OL, Granite Hills </li>   <li>Isaiah Jackson- RB, Granite Hills </li>   <li>Moshi Teleia- DL, Granite Hills </li>   <li>[player_tooltip player_id='273588' first='Samuel' last='Brown']- OL, Mater Dei Catholic</li>   <li>Jordan Jackson- RB, Mater Dei Catholic</li>   <li>[player_tooltip player_id='406722' first='Kartell' last='Purvis']- QB, Mater Dei Catholic</li>   <li>[player_tooltip player_id='398494' first='Johnny' last='Scott']- WR, Mater Dei Catholic </li>   <li>Friday Pollard- RB, Classical Academy</li>   <li>Jackson Ballou- WR, Classical Academy </li> </ul>

Taking a look at the top returning players for San Diego's state championship teams: Lincoln, Mater Dei Catholic, Granite Hills, and Classical Academy.