Central California Watch: Five Offer Now Spring Risers

The King City product is one of the hardest hitters on the central coast, and has the ideal size and power for the inside linebacker position in college. He is a true in the box banger that can close quickly, knife into the backfield and scrapes quickly over the top, shocking and shedding with ease on his way to ball carriers. He moves well laterally for his size and is a high motor kid that can run sideline to sideline, tackling in space and packs a punch at the POA. He also flashes well timed pressures and creates tons of havoc in the backfield with a quick trigger and high IQ from the middle of the defense. Look for him to be one of the leading tacklers across the section this fall and is going to be a nice steal for a college team needing a true middle backer that can thump.     Della is a athletic and rangy corner that is excellent against the run and triggers quickly on the outside, making plays behind the line and excelling at tackling in the open field. He shows a quick and fluid peddle and transition and has natural ball skills at the POA with recovery speed and makes plays on the ball consistently. One of the top corners available and players in the central section, Della has hauled in offers from New Mexico and Sac State and should really burst onto the scene in his senior year for Central.     Aguilar is coming off a big time Junior season and is one of the top unknown guys across the central valley and is a FCS/FBS caliber prospect on the defensive line. He has a huge frame with tremendous power and strength of the point of attack and plays with heavy hands and good technique in the run game. He can eat up blocks, set the edge and provide a pass rush around the corner or kick inside when needed with good sudden twitch and active hands at the point of attack and is a very fluid athlete for his size. Although not currently holding any offers, he should draw plenty of D1 interest through his senior year and is one of the top available players at his position across northern California.     Andrews is one of the top returning rushers across the central valley and had tons of production through his junior season for Merced. He is a big and physical runner that chunks yardage with long strides, looks for contact the hole while running behind his pads and shows tremendous contact balance and big play abilities once in the open field. Andrews is more of a upright runner that can make defenders miss in space, force bad angles and can catch the ball naturally out of the backfield. He can play multiple positions at the next level and has been flying under the radar so far and is going to be a very nice late steal.     Idoni made the transfer over to Central East this off-season and quietly made perhaps the top transfer move of any prospect across the central valley this off-season. He has been one of the top rushers in the section since his freshman year and is a elite talent that checks all the boxes for the position and should have plenty of FBS offers by the time his Junior season gets underway. He is a explosive ball carrier with short area twitch in the hole, good vision in tight windows and cutback abilities and has elite contact balance while always falling forward. He has a strong initial burst and can easily break arm/ankle tackles and is a natural receiver out of the backfield the big play abilities. Look for him to be atop of Central Station rushing ranks by the time the 2026 season comes to a close.