Northern California Recruiting Report

<!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["406669"],"_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":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"preview","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-6688a6137e3b7"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">Folsom defensive lineman [player_tooltip player_id='406669' first='Josiah' last='Sharma'] announced his commitment to Oregon last week.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Sharma had 45 tackles, 15 for a loss, five sacks and two forced fumbles for Inderkum of Sacramento last season. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>He's a massive interior defensive lineman who is explosive off the line of scrimmage and has solid short area speed. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Sharma had 22 other offers and also visited Washington, Texas and Alabama. He is the second defensive lineman from California in Oregon's 2025 recruiting class joining [player_tooltip player_id='282719' first='Matthew' last='Johnson'] of De La Salle.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- wp:embed {"url":"https://twitter.com/josiah_sharma/status/1806777389009256546","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/josiah_sharma/status/1806777389009256546 </div></figure> <!-- /wp:embed --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["406724"],"_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":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"preview","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-6688a6137e456"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">St. Vincent de Paul (Petaluma) defensive lineman [player_tooltip player_id='406724' first='Robert' last='Rooks'] announced his commitment to Rice last week.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Rooks had 85 tackles, 22 for a loss, 10.5 sacks, three forced fumbles, a blocked punt and two blocked field goals last season. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>He has dominated the champ circuit this offseason and was a MVP at the National Preps Showcase in Northern California. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Rooks chose Rice over 16 other schools that offered him including Harvard, UNLV and Washin9gton State. He is the second player from California in Rice's 2025 recruting class.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- wp:embed {"url":"https://twitter.com/RobRooks55/status/1806875758167756932","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/RobRooks55/status/1806875758167756932 </div></figure> <!-- /wp:embed --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["282682"],"_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":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"preview","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-6688a6137e4bc"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">Bishop O'Dowd (Oakland) two-way star [player_tooltip player_id='282682' first='Deji' last='Ajose'] announced his commitment to Washington on June 29.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>He caught 28 passes for 277 yards with three touchdowns last season. Defensively, he had 11 tackles, an interception with two forced fumbles.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Some say he projects better as a safety than a receiver but Washington is bringing him in as a receiver.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Ajose had seven other offers and also took visits to Oregon State, Utah and Cal. He is one of seven players from California in Washington's 2025 recruiting class.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- wp:embed {"url":"https://twitter.com/DejiAjose7/status/1807128250168303656","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/DejiAjose7/status/1807128250168303656 </div></figure> <!-- /wp:embed --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["523662"],"_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":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"preview","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-6688a6137e526"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">Oak Ridge (El Dorado Hills) tight end [player_tooltip player_id='523662' first='Kaleb' last='Edwards'] announced his commitment to Alabama on Tuesday. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>He had 44 receptions for 828 yards and seven touchdowns for Oak Ridge where he also plays basketball. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Edwards is a strong guy who can make catches through contact and has the speed to separate from safeties and linebackers. He's the top tight end in California's 2025 recruiting class and one of the best players in the state. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Washington, Texas, Auburn and Oregon also got visits from Edwards. He is the sixth player from California in Alabama's 2025 recruiting class.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- wp:embed {"url":"https://twitter.com/Hayesfawcett3/status/1808214036120768752","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/Hayesfawcett3/status/1808214036120768752 </div></figure> <!-- /wp:embed --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["538957"],"_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":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"preview","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-6688a6137e59c"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">San Ramon Valley (Danville) linebacker [player_tooltip player_id='538957' first='Marco' last='Jones'] announced his commitment to Texas A&amp;M on Tuesday. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Jones was among the tackling leaders in the state last year with 166, had 15 for a loss, 2.5 sacks, three interceptions and three forced fumbles.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>He plays linebacker but worked out with the edge rushers at the Under Armour Next All-American Camp in March. He has sideline-to-sideline speed and also can bull rush off the edge.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Jones had 30 other offers and also took visits to Michigan, Texas and USC. He is one of four players from California in Texas A&amp;M's 2025 recruiting class.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- wp:embed {"url":"https://twitter.com/MarcoJones2025/status/1808260861355872421","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/MarcoJones2025/status/1808260861355872421 </div></figure> <!-- /wp:embed --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["1005491"],"_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":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"preview","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-6688a6137e603"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">University Prep (Redding) defensive lineman [player_tooltip player_id='1005491' first='Devin' last='Huegel'] announced his commitment to UC Davis on Thursday.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Huegel had 67 tackles, 32 for a loss, 14 sacks, two forced fumbles and a blocked punt last season.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>UC Davis offered him in May and he also had offers from Minot State and Sacramento State. Huegel is the first defensive player in UC Davis' 2025 recruiting class.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- wp:embed {"url":"https://twitter.com/devin_huegel/status/1808975945111646520","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/devin_huegel/status/1808975945111646520 </div></figure> <!-- /wp:embed -->