Northern California Rising Prospects Earning Their First Offers

<h2 class="wp-block-heading">Breaking down the northern California prospects earning their initial college offers.</h2>    <p class="text-gray-700">Batch picked up his first offer from Sacramento State and possesses a lot of key traits to keep stacking more. Lean frame with length at 6'2” 180 lbs. He accelerates hard off the ball for a strong drive phase to force the DB to transition. He's a long strider that can push vertically and break away from defenders after the catch. Excellent release moves against press coverage and can be effective playing in the slot or lined up outside. Finished the 2024 season with 57 receptions for 733 yards and 13 touchdowns.</p>      <p class="text-gray-700">Big 6'2” 280 lb. frame ideal for the interior OL at the college level. Packed with power and natural strength he's a force that creates immediate movement on the LOS. Brings heavy initial contact and drives his feet through to open running lanes and finish opponents to the ground. Plays with good pad level/leverage throughout the block. He attacks opponents with a wide base and good balance to maintain control, while keeping his feet inside his framework. Plus natural movement skills, bend, and footwork to work to the second level and adjust his angle when blocking in space. First offered by hometown Sacramento State.</p>      <p class="text-gray-700">Flores is a high caliber athlete with great fluidity and explosiveness. 6'3” 190 lbs. he creates mismatches with his combination of length, speed, and ball skills. Advanced route runner that creates easy separation at all three levels with good use of stems and head fakes. Excellent jump ball threat that attacks the ball in the air with confidence and uses his length/leaping ability to go over the top of defenders. Initial college offer from Sacramento State and will see a rise in attention as the cycle progresses.</p>   <figure class="wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter"><div class="wp-block-embed__wrapper"> https://twitter.com/JaidenFlores_21/status/1877777335870705970 </div></figure>     <p class="text-gray-700">Shelton is a dynamic receiver out of the slot that earned his first offer from Sacramento State and followed that up with an offer from Air Force. High level route runner that is creative in how he separates. Possesses smooth change of direction to accelerate rapidly coming out of the break. After the catch, he's elusive in the open field with quick lateral movement and the long speed to break away. Track speed running a 10.79 100 meter PR. A well rounded skillset that is a big play threat every time he touches the ball.</p>      <p class="text-gray-700">Ural earned his initial college offer from Air Force after a breakout junior season going for 1,136 yards and 11 touchdowns on 45 receptions. 6'2” 180 lbs. he plays with a blend of speed, length, and body control allowing him to make plays both vertically and underneath. He's a clean route runner that creates positional leverage by setting up his routes and timing out his breaks. Plus ball skills, he can adjust to off-target throws and can win playing the ball in traffic. Contributes in all three phases for Tamalpais.</p>      <p class="text-gray-700">Welch is a twitchy, high motor two-way player with excellent quickness and short area acceleration. At WR, he's a tough cover using his suddenness, precise footwork, and fluid change of direction to separate consistently from defenders. He's dangerous in short areas being able to run sharp routes and snap off defenders at the break point. Wide route tree, he consistently gets open and provides a reliable safety valve for the QB. Electric after the catch, he's shift in the open field and can turn short receptions into explosive plays. First offered by Sacramento State in March.</p>      <p class="text-gray-700">Chavez is a gifted athlete that is a big time playmaker on both sides of the ball at DB and RB. The game comes very naturally to him with excellent twitch, vision, balance, and all-around game speed. At DB, he's fluid in the hips to transition out and close separation at all three levels. He's short area burst allows him to recover and plant and drive on the ball effectively. At RB, he's an instinctual ball carrier that attacks the lane with speed and sudden cuts. Good long frame at 6'2” 170 lbs. with growth potential and brings a tough and physical playing style to the field. First offered by UNLV in March.</p>