Southern California Recruiting Report (Part 1)

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Here is the recruiting news in Southern California from the past week.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["273654"],"_player_evaluations_0_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_0_evaluation":"Pacifica (Oxnard) defensive back [player_tooltip player_id='273654' first='Dayton' last='Aupiu'] announced his commitment to Cal on June 26.rnrnAupiu is one of the top safeties in the state and had 83 tackles with six interceptions last season.rnrnHe chose Cal over 17 other schools that offered him and he also took visits to Arizona and Utah on top of Cal.rnrnAupiu is the second prospect from Southern California in Cal's 2024 recruiting class joining [player_tooltip player_id='195553' first='Camden' last='Jones'] from Maranatha. He is the lone defensive back in the class.","_player_evaluations_0_evaluation":"field_62aba51aecf34","player_evaluations":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"preview","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-64a3f12ae2757"} /--> <!-- wp:embed {"url":"https://twitter.com/aupiu45/status/1673433978722996226?s=20","type":"rich","providerNameSlug":"twitter","responsive":true} --> <figure class="wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter"><div class="wp-block-embed__wrapper"> https://twitter.com/aupiu45/status/1673433978722996226?s=20 </div></figure> <!-- /wp:embed --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["683608"],"_player_evaluations_0_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_0_evaluation":"Birmingham two-way star [player_tooltip player_id='683608' first='Peyton' last='Waters'] announced his commitment to Washington last Thursday.rnrnWaters is widely regarded to be the best player in the LA City Section heading into this season.rnrnHe accounted for over 1500 yards of total offense last season with 11 touchdown receptions and 11 touchdown runs. Defensively, he had 51 tackles and four interceptions.rnrnWaters had 11 other offers and took visits to Utah, UCLA, Stanford, Northwestern and Washington. He is one of several Southern California prospects to commit to Washington over the past month.","_player_evaluations_0_evaluation":"field_62aba51aecf34","player_evaluations":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"preview","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-64a3f12ae27ca"} /--> <!-- wp:embed {"url":"https://twitter.com/Peyton17Waters/status/1674505943646900224?s=20","type":"rich","providerNameSlug":"twitter","responsive":true} --> <figure class="wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter"><div class="wp-block-embed__wrapper"> https://twitter.com/Peyton17Waters/status/1674505943646900224?s=20 </div></figure> <!-- /wp:embed --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["115471"],"_player_evaluations_0_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_0_evaluation":"Millikan receiver [player_tooltip player_id='115471' first='Ryan' last='Pellum'] announced his commitment to USC early last week.rnrnAt one point, Pellum was the highest-rated player in the class according to Prep Redzone and is still the top receiver in the class according to the rankings.rnrnHe played in 9 games last season and caught 52 passes for 1028 yards with 10 touchdowns.rnrnPellum chose USC over 41 other schools that offered him and he announced his decision with his newborn son on the Millikan campus.rnrnHe is the sixth player from California in USC's 2024 recruiting class and the fourth receiver.","_player_evaluations_0_evaluation":"field_62aba51aecf34","player_evaluations":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"preview","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-64a3f12ae2865"} /--> <!-- wp:embed {"url":"https://twitter.com/ryan_pellum/status/1674467064042647552?s=20","type":"rich","providerNameSlug":"twitter","responsive":true} --> <figure class="wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter"><div class="wp-block-embed__wrapper"> https://twitter.com/ryan_pellum/status/1674467064042647552?s=20 </div></figure> <!-- /wp:embed --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["398441"],"_player_evaluations_0_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_0_evaluation":"","_player_evaluations_0_evaluation":"field_62aba51aecf34","player_evaluations":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"preview","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-64a3f12ae28b8"} /--> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["398442"],"_player_evaluations_0_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_0_evaluation":"Centennial (Corona) offensive linemen [player_tooltip player_id='398441' first='Brent' last='Helton'] and [player_tooltip player_id='398442' first='Wade' last='Helton'] both committed to Iowa State last Wednesday.rnrnBoth brothers also took visits to Arizona State, Oregon State and SMU.rnrnThey are the first prospects from California in Iowa State's 2024 recruiting class and two of four offensive linemen in the class.","_player_evaluations_0_evaluation":"field_62aba51aecf34","player_evaluations":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"preview","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-64a3f12ae2924"} /--> <!-- wp:embed {"url":"https://twitter.com/Wade_Helton73/status/1674204579767136258?s=20","type":"rich","providerNameSlug":"twitter","responsive":true} --> <figure class="wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter"><div class="wp-block-embed__wrapper"> https://twitter.com/Wade_Helton73/status/1674204579767136258?s=20 </div></figure> <!-- /wp:embed -->