Monthly Recruiting Report: Top 2024 Prospects Get First Offers
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February is typically a transition month on the annual recruiting calendar. Many seniors (2023) have already signed their letters of intent, with a few still deciding where they want to go, while juniors (2024) are beginning to collect offers. Two…
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Continue ReadingFebruary is typically a transition month on the annual recruiting calendar.
Many seniors (2023) have already signed their letters of intent, with a few still deciding where they want to go, while juniors (2024) are beginning to collect offers.
Two of our Top 10 prospects in the 2024 class received their first offers within the past few days. Albuquerque Academy LB Brody Whitaker Brody Whitaker 5'11" | 235 lbs | LB Albuquerque Academy | 2024 State NM (#3) was offered by New Mexico Highlands and Ottawa University Arizona while La Cueva DB Jackson Cherry Jackson Cherry 6'0" | 180 lbs | DB La Cueva | 2024 State NM (#8)picked up his first offer from Grinnell College in Iowa.
“I’ve been talking with NMHU since December when I met the head coach, Coach Hudson, at a fundraiser gala,” Whitaker told Prep Redzone New Mexico. “We exchanged information and have been in contact periodically since then.”
Whitaker spoke with NMHU defensive line coach Socrates Vergara at Sunday’s weather-shortened College Football Prospect ID Showcase in Albuquerque.
Shortly after the camp, Vergara delivered the good news to Whitaker.
“I had a wonderful conversation with Coach Vergara,” Whitaker said. “He told me to follow him on Twitter and send him all of my information, and that he really liked what he heard from my coaches and what he saw at the camp.
“That is when he extended the official offer to me. My coaches were present when coach Vergara offered, which made the moment that much more special to me.”
Whitaker said other schools have expressed interest, including Carleton College in Minnesota, Willamette University in Oregon, and Wesleyan University in Connecticut.
Cherry said the offer from Grinnell came after a few weeks of talking with the coaches there.
“I’m super pumped about it,” Cherry told Prep Redzone New Mexico. “It’s my first offer, so as you would imagine that makes it all the more satisfying. I had been talking to the coaches there for a couple weeks and calling them occasionally. Getting the offer was awesome.”
Cherry added other Division 2 and 3 schools have expressed interest. Some Ivy League schools have extended invitations to their summer camp or Junior Day.
2024 Cleveland LB Stratton Shufelt Stratton Shufelt 6'3" | 220 lbs | LB Cleveland | 2024 State NM , our #1 prospect in the class, added to his long list of offers with one from FCS Northern Arizona. New Mexico and New Mexico State offered before his junior season.
SIGNINGS:
Andrew Anguiano Andrew Anguiano 5'11" | 200 lbs | OL Artesia | 2023 State NM , Artesia – Wayland Baptist University
Josiyah Archuleta Josiyah Archuleta 6'0" | 170 lbs | WR Farmington | 2023 State NM , Farmington – Fort Lewis College
Michael Ash Michael Ash 6'0" | 275 lbs | DL Bernalillo | 2023 State NM , Bernalillo – New Mexico Highlands
Donny Beck, Farmington – Fort Lewis College
Cody Billie, Farmington- Fort Lewis College
Jaiden Dayzie, Bernalillo – New Mexico Highlands
Payton Deans Payton Deans 5'10" | 200 lbs | ATH Artesia | 2023 State NM , Artesia – Ottawa University Arizona
Rylee Jarratt Rylee Jarratt 6'3" | DL Artesia | 2023 State NM , Artesia – New Mexico Highlands
Marcus Leyba Marcus Leyba 5'11" | 170 lbs | RB St. Michael's | 2023 State NM , St. Michael’s – Ottawa University Arizona
Jahvon Maes-McChriston, Bernalillo – New Mexico Highlands
A.J. Rivera A.J. Rivera 6'2" | 195 lbs | QB Albuquerque Academy | 2023 State NM , Albuquerque Academy – Case Western Reserve
Latrell Treadwell Latrell Treadwell 6'1" | 230 lbs | DL Volcano Vista | 2023 State NM , Volcano Vista – Missouri University of Science and Technology
COMMITMENTS:
Matt Burke, Eldorado – Benedictine College
Paul Cieremans Paul Cieremans 5'10" | 195 lbs | QB Los Lunas | 2023 State NM , Los Lunas – New Mexico State (PWO)
Ciyllis Cole-Ray Ciyllis Cole-Ray 5'10" | 195 lbs | RB Miyamura | 2023 State NM , Miyamura – NMMI
Cole Conway Cole Conway 6'3" | 230 lbs | RB Albuquerque Academy | 2023 State NM , Albuquerque Academy – Trinity University
Kellan Gehres Kellan Gehres 5'10" | 150 lbs | WR Albuquerque Academy | 2023 State NM , Albuquerque Academy – Rhodes College
Chase Gibbs Chase Gibbs 6'1" | 225 lbs | DL Kirtland Central | 2023 State NM , Kirtland Central – Concordia University Nebraska
Ezekiel Guzman Ezekiel Guzman 6'3" | OL Lovington | 2023 State NM , Lovington – NMMI
Christian Hernandez, Roswell – NMMI
Marco Loera Marco Loera 5'8" | 130 lbs | DB Hatch Valley | 2023 State NM , Hatch Valley – NMMI
Fabian Lozoya Fabian Lozoya 5'11" | 225 lbs | DL Organ Mountain | 2023 State NM , Organ Mountain – NMMI
Damon Mayberry Damon Mayberry 5'10" | 190 lbs | LB Alamogordo | 2023 State NM , Alamogordo – NMMI
Elliott Pasket-Bell, Volcano Vista – NMMI
Marcus Perea Marcus Perea 6'1" | 225 lbs | DL Volcano Vista | 2023 State NM , Volcano Vista – NMMI
Gabriel Pino Gabriel Pino 5'10" | 165 lbs | DB Volcano Vista | 2023 State NM , Volcano Vista – NMMI
Kaden Quinones, Mayfield – NMMI
Gabriel Rios, Atrisco Heritage – NMMI
Anthony Rodriguez Anthony Rodriguez 5'7" | 135 lbs | ATH West Mesa | 2023 State NM , West Mesa – NMMI
OFFERS:
Jacob Baca Jacob Baca 6'3" | 160 lbs | LB St. Pius X | 2023 State NM , Hope Christian – Ottawa University Arizona
Jackson Cherry Jackson Cherry 6'0" | 180 lbs | DB La Cueva | 2024 State NM , La Cueva – Grinnell College
Mason Espinda-McChriston Mason Espinda-McChriston 6'2" | 175 lbs | ATH Bernalillo | 2024 State NM , Bernalillo – New Mexico Highlands
Melaki Gutierrez Melaki Gutierrez 6'1" | 150 lbs | WR Los Alamos | 2024 State NM , Los Alamos – Ottawa University Arizona
Spencer Lyon Spencer Lyon 6'4" | 170 lbs | DL Albuquerque Academy | 2023 State NM , Albuquerque Academy – Austin College, Calumet College of St. Joseph, University of Puget Sound
Javas Maria Javas Maria 5'10" | 195 lbs | TE Rio Rancho | 2023 State NM , Rio Rancho – Ottawa University Kansas
Robert Marquez, Atrisco Heritage – McPherson College
Sebastian Mendoza, Roswell – Ottawa University Arizona
Isaac Molina Isaac Molina 6'1" | 230 lbs | OL La Cueva | 2023 State NM , La Cueva – Iowa Wesleyan
Chris Montoya Chris Montoya 5'10" | 195 lbs | DB Rio Rancho | 2023 State NM , Rio Rancho – Ottawa University Arizona
Mahki Roman Mahki Roman 6'2" | 160 lbs | WR Alamogordo | 2023 State NM , Alamogordo – Peru State
Elijah Romero Elijah Romero 5'9" | 165 lbs | WR Belen | 2023 State NM , Belen – Willamette University, University of La Verne
Stratton Shufelt Stratton Shufelt 6'3" | 220 lbs | LB Cleveland | 2024 State NM , Cleveland – Northern Arizona
Cayden Walton Cayden Walton 5'9" | 180 lbs | RB Raton | 2023 State NM , Raton – New Mexico Highlands
Brody Whitaker Brody Whitaker 5'11" | 235 lbs | LB Albuquerque Academy | 2024 State NM , Albuquerque Academy – New Mexico Highlands, Ottawa University Arizona.
VISITS:
Robert Ramirez Robert Ramirez 5'9" | 150 lbs | WR West Mesa | 2023 State NM , West Mesa – NMMI
Bowdy Evans, Miyamura – Western New Mexico
Elijah Romero Elijah Romero 5'9" | 165 lbs | WR Belen | 2023 State NM , Belen – NMMI
Spencer Lyon Spencer Lyon 6'4" | 170 lbs | DL Albuquerque Academy | 2023 State NM , Albuquerque Academy – Austin College
Ezekiel Guzman Ezekiel Guzman 6'3" | OL Lovington | 2023 State NM , Lovington – NMMI
Robert Marquez, Atrisco Heritage – New Mexico Highlands
Javyn Morales Javyn Morales 5'10" | 155 lbs | RB Goddard | 2023 State NM , Goddard – NMMI