Northern California Updated Recruiting Report

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><em>Want 30% off of your subscription? Use promo code <strong>PaulG30 </strong>at checkout!</em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["282684"],"_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-6770589d0d742"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">Anderson is one of the top athletes across California in the 2025 class, and recently flipped his commitment from UNLV to Sacramento State where previous staffers have now landed with the hire of Marion in Sacramento. Anderson held some big time offers from the likes of Oregon, Arizona, Cal, Oregon State, Utah and Washington and has been one of the more versatile, explosive and big time playmakers the Bay Area has seen over the past three seasons for Windsor. His build, athleticism, high football IQ and natural instincts make him a very intriguing player at either receiver or safety at the next level. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["406716"],"_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-6770589d0d7ae"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">Nickens recently shut down his recruitment and committed to the new movement at Sacramento State and is the second North Bay player to commit to the Hornets in recent weeks with Anderson. The two way player for back to back state champion St. Vincent de Paul held early offers from both Nevada and UNLV before the Hornets came in and offered last week. Rated as a 3-star prospect per 247-Sports, Nickens put together an impressive Senior year going over the 700 yard marker receiving, and starred both ways for the Mustangs. He is currently committed to Sacramento State as an ATH and can play either corner or receiver at the next level. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":["not_in_db"],"_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_0_player_details_selected_featured_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_selected_featured_image":"field_62cca28ffa4e7","player_evaluations_0_player_details_player_name":"[player_tooltip player_id='1598317' first='Jalen' last='Ford']","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_player_name":"field_62aba4c9ecf2f","player_evaluations_0_player_details_graduating_class":"2026","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_graduating_class":"field_62aba4ddecf30","player_evaluations_0_player_details_height":"6'2u0022","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_height":"field_62aba4e8ecf31","player_evaluations_0_player_details_weight":"165","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_weight":"field_65b288425ecf6","player_evaluations_0_player_details_position":"2410","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_position":"field_62aba4f0ecf32","player_evaluations_0_player_details_school":"Bakersfield","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_school":"field_62aba4fdecf33","player_evaluations_0_player_details_club_team":"","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_club_team":"field_62d20e723441a","player_evaluations_0_player_details":"","_player_evaluations_0_player_details":"field_62aba4afecf2e","player_evaluations":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"preview","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-6770589d0d8b8"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">Ford is starting to burst onto the scene in the central valley and deservingly so. He should be one of the fastest rising recruits across the region this Spring, and is a no brainer power five caliber player on the outside. He is an elite burner downfield with natural hands, a big catch radius and is a big time playmaker with the ball in his hands with outstanding movement abilities and short area twitch in his routes, especially for his size. He currently holds offers from Cal and UNLV, with Arizona also offering this week. The 10.3 100m prospect should be a 12+ offer guy by the time it's all said and done and is a name to note across the Norcal region this off-season. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["976890"],"_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-6770589d0d7fc"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">This is one of the more impressive commitments that the Hornets have gotten in recent days, and locking down one of the top defensive back prospects in the state of California is very impressive. The St. Mary's product held offers from BYU, Montana, Nevada and SDSU before committing to the Hornets and is rated as a 3-star prospect per 247-Sports.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">He is a natural defensive back with fluid hips in transition, quick trigger abilities to the ball and has outstanding instincts and ball skills at the point of attack. He also flashes excellent open field tackling abilities and can come up and set the edge/make plays in the box when needed and is a very well rounded prospect that should excel early in the Big Sky. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["1467496"],"_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-6770589d0d90c"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">Arnold had one of the best seasons of any receiver across northern California this year, and put up some big time numbers for the 7-AA state champions. He is an explosive vertical threat that can run a variety of different routes, shows strong hands in traffic and tracks the ball well over the top while able to win on 50/50 balls as well. He ended the year with over 1,50 yards and 19 touchdowns which was good for top 6 in Northern California. Arnold has recently seen his recruitment pickup a bit and picked up offers from Capital University in Ohio and St. Norbert College. He should gather other offers as we near the final national signing day and will be a solid steal for a college program. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block -->