Early Top Returners for San Diego’s State Teams
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Taking a look at the top returning players for San Diego’s state championship teams: Lincoln, Mater Dei Catholic, Granite Hills, and Classical Academy. Anthony McMillian CA #86 RB #7 HEIGHT 6'1" WEIGHT 215 POS RB CLASS 2024 View Profile Anthony…
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Continue ReadingTaking 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.
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.
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.
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.
Jerome Roberts
Jerome Roberts
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.
More Top Returners:
- Mahki Gray- WR, Lincoln
- Eugene Rice- DL, Lincoln
- Journey Tala Journey Tala 6'3" | 330 lbs | OL Lincoln | 2025 State CA – OL, Lincoln
- Jamarion Herbert- DL, Lincoln
- Maxwell Turner- RB, Granite Hills
- Joshua Zander- WR, Granite Hills
- Tyler Bertalan- LB, Granite Hills
- Rowdy Williams- OL, Granite Hills
- Isaiah Jackson- RB, Granite Hills
- Moshi Teleia- DL, Granite Hills
- Samuel Brown Samuel Brown 6'3" | 315 lbs | OL Mater Dei Catholic | 2024 State CA – OL, Mater Dei Catholic
- Jordan Jackson- RB, Mater Dei Catholic
- Kartell Purvis Kartell Purvis 6'2" | 195 lbs | QB Mater Dei Catholic | 2025 State CA – QB, Mater Dei Catholic
- Johnny Scott Johnny Scott 5'10" | 170 lbs | WR Mater Dei Catholic | 2024 State CA – WR, Mater Dei Catholic
- Friday Pollard- RB, Classical Academy
- Jackson Ballou- WR, Classical Academy