Southern California Recruiting Report (Part 1)
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Here is the recruiting news in Southern California from the past week. Dayton Aupiu CA #70 DB #15 HEIGHT 6'2" WEIGHT 165 POS DB CLASS 2024 View Profile Dayton Aupiu State: California School: Pacifica – Oxnard Pacifica (Oxnard) defensive back…
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Pacifica (Oxnard) defensive back Dayton Aupiu Dayton Aupiu 6’2″ | 165 lbs | DB Pacifica – Oxnard | 2024 State CA announced his commitment to Cal on June 26.
Aupiu is one of the top safeties in the state and had 83 tackles with six interceptions last season.
He chose Cal over 17 other schools that offered him and he also took visits to Arizona and Utah on top of Cal.
Aupiu is the second prospect from Southern California in Cal’s 2024 recruiting class joining Camden Jones Camden Jones 6’6″ | 225 lbs | TE Marantha | 2024 State CA from Maranatha. He is the lone defensive back in the class.
Birmingham two-way star Peyton Waters Peyton Waters 6’2″ | 170 lbs | ATH Birmingham | 2024 State CA announced his commitment to Washington last Thursday.
Waters is widely regarded to be the best player in the LA City Section heading into this season.
He 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.
Waters 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.
Millikan receiver Ryan Pellum Ryan Pellum 5’11” | 170 lbs | WR Millikan | 2024 State CA announced his commitment to USC early last week.
At 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.
He played in 9 games last season and caught 52 passes for 1028 yards with 10 touchdowns.
Pellum chose USC over 41 other schools that offered him and he announced his decision with his newborn son on the Millikan campus.
He is the sixth player from California in USC’s 2024 recruiting class and the fourth receiver.
Centennial (Corona) offensive linemen Brent Helton Brent Helton 6’5″ | 305 lbs | OL Centennial | 2024 State CA and Wade Helton Wade Helton 6’5″ | 280 lbs | OL Centennial | 2024 State CA both committed to Iowa State last Wednesday.
Both brothers also took visits to Arizona State, Oregon State and SMU.
They are the first prospects from California in Iowa State’s 2024 recruiting class and two of four offensive linemen in the class.