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Southern California Recruiting Report

Southern California Recruiting Report
Michael Huntley
Michael Huntley March 13, 2026 @ 11:50 PM
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Darnell Lacy
Darnell Lacy 6'3" | 175 lbs | DB | 2029
CA
Max Bates
Max Bates 6'2" | 205 lbs | LB | 2027
CA
Kingston Williams
Kingston Williams 6'3" | 275 lbs | DL | 2027
CA
Isaiah Leilua
Isaiah Leilua 6'0" | 200 lbs | LB | 2027
CA
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Leilua is the fourth player from California in Washington's 2027 recruiting class. He visited Washington last weekend and committed shortly after. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- wp:embed {"url":"https://twitter.com/IsaiahLeilua/status/2031472760598442044?s=20","type":"rich","providerNameSlug":"twitter","responsive":true} --> <figure class="wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter"><div class="wp-block-embed__wrapper"> https://twitter.com/IsaiahLeilua/status/2031472760598442044?s=20 </div></figure> <!-- /wp:embed --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["1611212"],"_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-69b4fe20cd949"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">Chaminade class of 2027 defensive lineman [player_tooltip player_id='1611212' first='Kingston' last='Williams'] announced his commitment to UNLV on Wednesday.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Williams had 45 tackles, 12 for a loss, four sacks and 12 hurries for Chaminade last season.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Colorado State and Oregon State also offered Williams after the season. 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UNLV
Max Bates

Max Bates

CA
LB
HEIGHT 6'2"
WEIGHT 205
POS LB
CLASS 2027
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Bates LB
Class
2027
Height
6'2"
Weight
205
HS
Palos Verdes
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CA
Southern California Recruiting Report
Palos Verdes class of 2027 linebacker Max Bates announced his commitment to UNLV on Wednesday. Bates had 82...
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Max Bates

State: California
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Dylan Klinzing

Dylan Klinzing

HEIGHT 6'1"
WEIGHT 215
POS LB
CLASS 2026

Dylan Klinzing

School: Ventura
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Darnell Lacy

Darnell Lacy

CA
DB
HEIGHT 6'3"
WEIGHT 175
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CLASS 2029
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Darnell
Lacy DB
Class
2029
Height
6'3"
Weight
175
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St. John Bosco
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St. John Bosco class of 2029 defensive back Darnell Lacy picked up an offer from UCLA on Tuesday....
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State: California
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Washington (WA)
Isaiah Leilua

Isaiah Leilua

CA
LB
HEIGHT 6'0"
WEIGHT 200
POS LB
CLASS 2027
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Leilua LB
Class
2027
Height
6'0"
Weight
200
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Servite
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CA
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Servite class of 2027 linebacker Isaiah Leilua announced his commitment to Washington on Tuesday. Leilua had 27 tackles,...
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State: California
School: Servite
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UNLV
Kingston Williams

Kingston Williams

CA
DL
HEIGHT 6'3"
WEIGHT 275
POS DL
CLASS 2027
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Williams DL
Class
2027
Height
6'3"
Weight
275
HS
Chaminade
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CA
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Chaminade class of 2027 defensive lineman Kingston Williams announced his commitment to UNLV on Wednesday. Williams had 45...
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