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Monthly Recruiting Report: April

Monthly Recruiting Report: April
Scott Hood
Scott Hood May 2, 2025 @ 06:44 PM
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Lorenzo Mendietta
Lorenzo Mendietta 6'3" | 225 lbs | OL | 2026
NM
Mickey Widner
Mickey Widner 5'10" | 185 lbs | LS/DB | 2026
NM
Gianluca Ramirez
Gianluca Ramirez 5'10" | 150 lbs | WR/QB | 2026
NM
Bryson Bloom
Bryson Bloom 5'11" | 180 lbs | DB | 2027
NM
Shamus Wright
Shamus Wright 5'10" | RB | 2027
NM
Nathanael Best
Nathanael Best 5'11" | 170 lbs | QB | 2026
NM
Noah Estrada
Noah Estrada 6'1" | 190 lbs | TE | 2026
NM
Zachary Perea
Zachary Perea 6'0" | 210 lbs | DL | 2025
NM
Aiden Gonzalez
Aiden Gonzalez 6'1" | 205 lbs | DL | 2025
NM
Ethan Lopez
Ethan Lopez 6'1" | 250 lbs | OL | 2025
NM
Isaac Gomez
Isaac Gomez 5'10" | DB | 2025
NM
Matthew Stagman
Matthew Stagman 6'0" | 185 lbs | WR/QB | 2026
NM
J’ven Smith
J’ven Smith 5'10" | 160 lbs | WR | 2027
NM
Diego Ortega
Diego Ortega 6'5" | 305 lbs | OL | 2026
NM
Jalil Dixon
Jalil Dixon 5'10" | 175 lbs | DB/ATH | 2026
NM
Kolbe Padilla
Kolbe Padilla 6'0" | 170 lbs | LB | 2026
NM
Mason Gurule
Mason Gurule 5'11" | 190 lbs | RB | 2025
NM
Matthew Romero
Matthew Romero 5'10" | 150 lbs | LB | 2026
NM
Giovanni Evans
Giovanni Evans 6'0" | 175 lbs | QB | 2026
NM
Dominic Lucero
Dominic Lucero 5'7" | 140 lbs | QB | 2025
NM
Colton McKibben
Colton McKibben 6'3" | 215 lbs | LB/ATH | 2027
NM
Ismael Mendez
Ismael Mendez 5'7" | 155 lbs | WR | 2026
NM
Kaleb Vander Wilt
Kaleb Vander Wilt 6'5" | 200 lbs | DL/TE | 2026
NM
Tayton Coker
Tayton Coker 5'2" | 150 lbs | LB | 2027
NM
Aiden Maldonado
Aiden Maldonado 5'11" | 195 lbs | ATH | 2027
NM
Anthony Palomares
Anthony Palomares 5'7" | 145 lbs | WR | 2027
NM
Noah Escudero
Noah Escudero 6'4" | 215 lbs | TE | 2026
NM
Cardenio Chavez
Cardenio Chavez 5'11" | 180 lbs | WR | 2026
NM
Pete Johnson
Pete Johnson 6'0" | 195 lbs | LB | 2026
NM
Daniel Amaro
Daniel Amaro 5'9" | 175 lbs | RB | 2026
NM
Chance Hocker
Chance Hocker 5'10" | 145 lbs | QB | 2029
NM
Connor Steele
Connor Steele DB | 2026
NM
Tayvon McCoy
Tayvon McCoy 5'7" | 145 lbs | DB | 2026
NM
Jayden Munoz
Jayden Munoz 5'10" | 230 lbs | OL | 2026
NM
Isaiah Trujillo
Isaiah Trujillo 6'0" | 255 lbs | OL | 2026
NM
Gunnar Guardiola
Gunnar Guardiola 6'2" | 185 lbs | QB | 2026
NM
Skyler Sargent
Skyler Sargent 6'1" | 260 lbs | OL | 2026
NM
Jordan Kekoa Hatch
Jordan Kekoa Hatch 6'3" | 190 lbs | QB | 2026
NM
Gabriel Marquez
Gabriel Marquez 6'0" | 250 lbs | OL | 2025
NM
Bryle Matthews
Bryle Matthews 6'0" | 230 lbs | RB/ATH | 2025
NM
Ezra Hensley
Ezra Hensley 6'3" | 275 lbs | OL | 2025
NM
<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>By April, most college coaching staffs have turned their attention to the next recruiting class. But some signings still occur. Junior Days, camps and recruiting visits for 2026 prospects and beyond are starting to happen.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Here are the signings, commitments, offers and visits for April:</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>SIGNINGS</strong>:</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Jonathan Gonzales, West Last Vegas: NMMI</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1594610' first='Aiden' last='Gonzalez'], Valencia: Virginia University of Lynchburg</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Shane Jaggers, Tucumcari: Concordia University Nebraska</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='837139' first='Gabriel' last='Marquez'], Cleveland: NMMI</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Zach Montoya, Los Lunas: Concordia University Nebraska</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>COMMITMENTS</strong>:</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='510673' first='Ezra' last='Hensley'], Deming: New Mexico State (flip from CSU-Pueblo)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Isaiah Venegas, Alamogordo: New Mexico Highlands (PWO)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Ronald Gilletti, West Mesa: Salt River Scorpions (JUCO)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1672525' first='Mickey' last='Widner'], La Cueva: Air Force</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>OFFERS</strong>:</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1137388' first='Daniel' last='Amaro'], Las Cruces: New Mexico Highlands</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1155308' first='Tayton' last='Coker'], Ruidoso: Prestige Worldwide Sports Academy (Prep)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1142637' first='Noah' last='Escudero'], Cleveland: Adams State</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Ronald Gilletti, West Mesa: Salt River Scorpions (JUCO)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1594128' first='Isaac' last='Gomez'], Las Cruces: New Mexico Highlands</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='853029' first='Gunnar' last='Guardiola'], Las Cruces: New Mexico Highlands</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1257357' first='Mason' last='Gurule'], Volcano Vista: Sterling College</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='851873' first='Jordan' last='Kekoa Hatch'], Cleveland: New Mexico Highlands</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1118255' first='Chance' last='Hocker'], Artesia: Kentucky</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1248667' first='Dominic' last='Lucero'], West Mesa: Gila River Hawks (JUCO)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='604669' first='Bryle' last='Matthews'], Kirtland Central: Salt River Scorpions (JUCO)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1248663' first='Colton' last='McKibben'], Carlsbad: Auburn, Michigan, New Mexico</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1268759' first='Diego' last='Ortega'], Alamogordo: New Mexico Highlands</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='851889' first='Skyler' last='Sargent'], La Cueva: New Mexico Highlands</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>VISITS</strong>:</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1137388' first='Daniel' last='Amaro'], Las Cruces: UTEP</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1600835' first='Nathanael' last='Best'], Alamogordo: Eastern New Mexico</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1605059' first='Bryson' last='Bloom'], Alamogordo: Eastern New Mexico</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1137878' first='Cardenio' last='Chavez'], Grants: Eastern New Mexico</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1267176' first='Jalil' last='Dixon'], Cibola: Hardin-Simmons, Eastern New Mexico, Fort Lewis College</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Ethan Duckett, Piedra Vista: Colorado Mesa (Camp), Eastern New Mexico</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1599539' first='Noah' last='Estrada'], Roswell: Eastern New Mexico</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1248671' first='Giovanni' last='Evans'], Eldorado: Eastern New Mexico, Western New Mexico</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Daniel Chavez Gonzales, Roswell: Eastern New Mexico</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1118255' first='Chance' last='Hocker'], Artesia: UAB, Michigan, Tennessee</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1137830' first='Pete' last='Johnson'], St. Michael's: NMMI</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1594187' first='Ethan' last='Lopez'], Roswell: Eastern New Mexico</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1155132' first='Aiden' last='Maldonado'], Sandia: New Mexico</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Jayson Martinez, West Mesa: New Mexico Highlands</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='853576' first='Tayvon' last='McCoy'], Cleveland: Eastern New Mexico, Fort Lewis College</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1248663' first='Colton' last='McKibben'], Carlsbad: SMU, TCU</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Ian Maestas, West Mesa: Adams State</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1245683' first='Ismael' last='Mendez'], Volcano Vista: NMMI</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1672532' first='Lorenzo' last='Mendietta'], Centennial: Western New Mexico</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='853057' first='Jayden' last='Munoz'], Albuquerque High: Eastern New Mexico, Western New Mexico</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1268759' first='Diego' last='Ortega'], Alamogordo: Eastern New Mexico</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1267030' first='Kolbe' last='Padilla'], St. Pius X: NMMI</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1155087' first='Anthony' last='Palomares'], Gadsden: Eastern New Mexico</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1595699' first='Zachary' last='Perea'], Legacy Academy: Adams State</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1633802' first='Gianluca' last='Ramirez'], Atrisco Heritage: Eastern New Mexico, Fort Lewis College</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1248716' first='Matthew' last='Romero'], Pojoaque Valley: University of San Diego</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='851889' first='Skyler' last='Sargent'], La Cueva: Eastern New Mexico, Adams State</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1272752' first='J'ven' last='Smith'], Atrisco Heritage: Eastern New Mexico</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1548456' first='Matthew' last='Stagman'], Rio Rancho: Denison</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='853709' first='Connor' last='Steele'], Cleveland: Western Colorado</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='853055' first='Isaiah' last='Trujillo'], Roswell: Eastern New Mexico</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1224569' first='Kaleb' last='Vander Wilt'], Volcano Vista: NMMI</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Vincent Varela, Jr., Manzano: Eastern New Mexico</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1604984' first='Shamus' last='Wright'], Hobbs: Eastern New Mexico</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:html --> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Congrats to A.G. For signing his letter of intent to play football for Virginia University of Lynchburg! <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/TheStandardIsUs?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#TheStandardIsUs</a> 🏈 🐆 <a href="https://t.co/MXp2GUNhkR">pic.twitter.com/MXp2GUNhkR</a></p>&mdash; VHS Jaguars Football (@VHSJagFootball) <a href="https://twitter.com/VHSJagFootball/status/1918025287809552643?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 1, 2025</a></blockquote> <!-- /wp:html --> <!-- wp:html --> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Blessed to officially be official.. See you soon bronco nation🙏🏼 all glory to god <a href="https://twitter.com/nmmibroncos?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@nmmibroncos</a> <a href="https://t.co/i6WW701M1Y">pic.twitter.com/i6WW701M1Y</a></p>&mdash; [player_tooltip player_id='837139' first='Gabriel' last='Marquez'] (@MarquezSharky) <a href="https://twitter.com/MarquezSharky/status/1917762739231154656?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 1, 2025</a></blockquote> <!-- /wp:html --> <!-- wp:html --> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Congratulations Jonathan Gonzales on signing to continue your football career at New Mexico Military Institute!!<br><br>It was truly an honor to have you apart of our football program. We're all so proud of you and wish you nothing but success in your next chapter! <a href="https://t.co/DIvNMignGy">pic.twitter.com/DIvNMignGy</a></p>&mdash; Westlasvegasfootball (@Westlasvegasfb) <a href="https://twitter.com/Westlasvegasfb/status/1917197829128466563?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 29, 2025</a></blockquote> <!-- /wp:html --> <!-- wp:html --> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Big thank you to my coaches, friends/teammates, and ofc my family that came to my signing at Tucumcari high school yesterday! <a href="https://twitter.com/CUNEFootball?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@CUNEFootball</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/PrepRedzoneNM?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@PrepRedzoneNM</a> <a href="https://t.co/W80vAK3wMZ">pic.twitter.com/W80vAK3wMZ</a></p>&mdash; Shane Jaggers (@jaggers_shane) <a href="https://twitter.com/jaggers_shane/status/1917207831377256742?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 29, 2025</a></blockquote> <!-- /wp:html --> <!-- wp:html --> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Blessed to say I am 1000% committed to <a href="https://twitter.com/cunebulldogs?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@cunebulldogs</a> thank you to <a href="https://twitter.com/PatrickDaberkow?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@PatrickDaberkow</a> and Coach Koch! I also wanna thank my family and God for getting me to where I am today! Time to get to work! <a href="https://t.co/JdAokzzWho">pic.twitter.com/JdAokzzWho</a></p>&mdash; Zach Montoya (@zach_montoya8) <a href="https://twitter.com/zach_montoya8/status/1915525709239640552?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 24, 2025</a></blockquote> <!-- /wp:html -->

By April, most college coaching staffs have turned their attention to the next recruiting class. But some signings still occur. Junior Days, camps and recruiting visits for 2026 prospects and beyond are starting to happen.

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