5 Instant Impact Rising Sophomore Sensations

Looking at the 2028 class and the states top rising Sophomores, below are five must know names entering into the Summer and who have already gathered multiple D1 offers just in their Freshman year campaigns.   <hr class="wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity" />    Grant has had a very busy Spring so far, and is quickly becoming one of the more sought after 2028 linebackers in the state of California. He is a violent hitter playing in one of the top leagues in Norcal, and checks into our rankings as a top five player at his position. Grant impressed in February at the National Preps Showcase event in Sacramento, showing good cover abilities, closing speed and has the frame and length to continue packing on weight over the next three years. His Freshman tape is some of the more impressive film of any linebacker in his class and he has recently gathered offers from Arizona, ASU and SJSU. He should be a 15+ offer guy by the time his prep career comes to a close and will be one of the top players in the vaunted WCAL this Fall.     Mueller checks into our rankings as the top offensive line prospect in the class and is already one of the top players in the best league in the country. He's extremely athletic for his size and has elite movement abilities, flashes patient hands and projects as a true tackle at the next level. He is a heavy striker that explodes off the ball and finishes blocks downfield with nasty intentions while showing he can get to the second level and block in space. In pass protection, he has good patience and stays within his frame while able to win against both speed and power rushers and post against countermoves back inside. He's well on his way to becoming a national recruit and holds offers from Cal, Ole Miss, Arizona, Arizona State and Auburn, among others.     Ward checks into our rankings as a top ten player overall and the number one wide receiver in the state. He has elite downfield speed and is a 10.6 100 meter kid that is just getting started in his prep career. He does a great job stretching the field vertically and getting over the top of safeties while a precise route runner with natural hands and can go up and get the ball across the middle of the field. Defensively, he has tremendous natural instincts and ball skills while displaying fluid hips in transition, breaking quickly while the ball is in the air and excels in man coverage on a island. Ward has some of the most impressive Freshman tape of any player in the state we have seen and holds offers from Arizona State, North Carolina, Sacramento State, Arizona, North Carolina, Sacramento State, Colorado State, Tennessee and Washington.     Moala is one of the more sought after defensive back prospects in the entire country in the 2028 class and is already a national recruit. He holds offers from Arizona, Florida State, ASU, Cal, Colorado State, Oregon, Penn State, USC, Washington and UCLA among others. He is an extremely versatile player that can impact the game in all three phases, and has tremendous natural instincts from his safety position and is able to come up in run support and make plays in the box. He has elite return abilities with downfield speed and is a long strider that covers ground quickly while able to make people miss in open space with short area twitch and start/stop abilities. He baits quarterbacks into bad throws over the middle, and breaks quickly on the ball and is a very high IQ player and technically sound especially for his age.     The Long Beach Poly product is one of the top linebackers in the state regardless of class and is coming off a stellar Freshman season campaign for the Jackrabbits. He is a highly instinctual downhill player that does a great job reading plays quickly and applying pressure up the middle. He runs through contact at the point of attack shows good redirect abilities and closing speed into the backfield while an efficient open field tackler. He also displays he can set the edge with heavy hands and provides a pass rush from multiple angles of the defense, using both speed and power. He has the ideal build for the inside linebacker position and should draw plenty of P4 interest/offers and holds two offers from Sacramento State and Utah.

Looking at the 2028 class and the states top rising Sophomores, below are five must know names entering into the Summer and who have already gathered multiple D1 offers just in their Freshman year campaigns.