Monthly Recruiting Report: Mother’s Day Edition

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Spring is a period of transition for college football recruiting. Most programs have now moved on to the 2027 class, extending invitations to camps and hosting visitors. Deserving prospects have even garnered an offer. Our No. 1 prospect in the 2027 Class, Carlsbad LB [player_tooltip player_id='1248663' first='Colton' last='McKibben'], verbally committed to UCLA of the Big Ten. He will be able to sign with the Bruins in December during the Early Signing Period. In addition, several of the top 2027 quarterbacks in the state secured offers. &nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Here's the latest recruiting developments:</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>SIGNINGS</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Kayben Dowdy, Kirtland Central: Cornell College</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Brayden Hollis, St. Michael's: Lake Forest College</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Pete Johnson, St. Michael's: Lake Forest College</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Marcos Perea Ochoa, West Mesa: Arizona Christian</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Kamal Stith, St. Michael's: Santa Monica College</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>COMMITMENTS</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1248663' first='Colton' last='McKibben'], Carlsbad: UCLA</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Isaiah Rivera, Albuquerque Academy: Lewis &amp; Clark College</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>OFFERS</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1369761' first='William' last='Braun'], Albuquerque Academy: Denison University</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1154948' first='Isaiah' last='Carpenter'], St. Pius X: New Mexico State</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1604943' first='Ruiz' last='Laborin'], Centennial: New Mexico Highlands</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1248719' first='Chase' last='Nelson'], St. Pius X: New Mexico Highlands</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1629861' first='Vaughn' last='Saunders'], La Cueva: New Mexico Highlands</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Xander Shelton, Volcano Vista: NMMI, Furman (PWO)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1802360' first='Aaron' last='Torres'], Fort Sumner/House: New Mexico Highlands</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1606042' first='Denton' last='Walter'], Las Cruces: Western New Mexico</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Amyrn Wheeler, Hobbs: New Mexico Highlands</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>VISITS</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1369761' first='William' last='Braun'], Albuquerque Academy: Kenyon College, Denison University</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1155012' first='Curtis' last='Flakes III'], Northern Arizona</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1613703' first='Aiden' last='Gonzales'], Volcano Vista: Utah, BYU</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1118255' first='Chance' last='Hocker'], Artesia: USC</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1154954' first='Hershul' last='Olloway'], St. Pius X: UTEP, New Mexico</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1613284' first='George' last='Smith'], Sandia: Utah</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Recruiting should heat up in May as coaches of numerous schools continue to visit prospects during the spring evaluation period.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:html --> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">After an amazing journey, I'm blessed to say I'm committed to <a href="https://twitter.com/UCLAFootball?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@UCLAFootball</a> I wanna thank my family and coaches for everything. IM HOME!! <a href="https://twitter.com/Coach_Sooto?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Coach_Sooto</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/JLDobbs5?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@JLDobbs5</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/CoachBobChesney?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@CoachBobChesney</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/CoachHitsch?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@CoachHitsch</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/CoachSooto?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@CoachSooto</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/dyray22?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@dyray22</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/247Sports?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@247Sports</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/Rivals?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Rivals</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/adamgorney?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@adamgorney</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/AllenTrieu?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@AllenTrieu</a> <a href="https://t.co/sXzRLlIKe7">pic.twitter.com/sXzRLlIKe7</a></p>&mdash; [player_tooltip player_id='1248663' first='Colton' last='McKibben'] (@COLTONMCKIBBEN9) <a href="https://twitter.com/COLTONMCKIBBEN9/status/2040981263301923220?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 6, 2026</a></blockquote> <!-- /wp:html --> <!-- wp:html --> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">After a great conversation with <a href="https://twitter.com/CoachD_Delgado?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@CoachD_Delgado</a> I'm am blessed to receive my first offer to the university of Western New Mexico . All glory to god !!! <a href="https://t.co/P8RwPgZIyH">pic.twitter.com/P8RwPgZIyH</a></p>&mdash; [player_tooltip player_id='1606042' first='Denton' last='Walter'] (@denton_45) <a href="https://twitter.com/denton_45/status/2052052846405902477?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 6, 2026</a></blockquote> <!-- /wp:html --> <!-- wp:html --> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">It's Official! <a href="https://twitter.com/LFC_FOOTBALL?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@LFC_FOOTBALL</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/lfc_athletics?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@lfc_athletics</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/CoachWant?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@CoachWant</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/PrepRedzoneNM?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@PrepRedzoneNM</a> <a href="https://t.co/vQuIjyVaVH">pic.twitter.com/vQuIjyVaVH</a></p>&mdash; Pete Johnson (@PeteJohnson44) <a href="https://twitter.com/PeteJohnson44/status/2050278980213969078?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 1, 2026</a></blockquote> <!-- /wp:html --> <!-- wp:html --> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Officially signed! Thank you <a href="https://twitter.com/34CoachLed?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@34CoachLed</a> for giving me this opportunity, Go Corsairs! <a href="https://twitter.com/SMC_CorsairFB?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@SMC_CorsairFB</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/PrepRedzoneNM?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@PrepRedzoneNM</a> <a href="https://t.co/TVyiGgwvvz">pic.twitter.com/TVyiGgwvvz</a></p>&mdash; Kamal Stith (@MalStith2) <a href="https://twitter.com/MalStith2/status/2050280404717031465?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 1, 2026</a></blockquote> <!-- /wp:html --> <!-- wp:html --> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">After a great visit and conversation with <a href="https://twitter.com/coachhatem?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@coachhatem</a> and <a href="https://twitter.com/Moses_Adam_86?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Moses_Adam_86</a> I am grateful to have received an offer from Denison University! Go Big Red!<a href="https://twitter.com/1209dlee?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@1209dlee</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/PrepRedzoneNM?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@PrepRedzoneNM</a> <a href="https://t.co/AH8DfTZbVe">pic.twitter.com/AH8DfTZbVe</a></p>&mdash; [player_tooltip player_id='1369761' first='William' last='Braun'] (@WillBraun_9) <a href="https://twitter.com/WillBraun_9/status/2048090412074619198?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 25, 2026</a></blockquote> <!-- /wp:html --> <!-- wp:html --> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">After a great conversation with <a href="https://twitter.com/CoachTwelveGage?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@CoachTwelveGage</a>. Im blessed to receive my first offer to continue my education and football career <a href="https://twitter.com/NMHUFootball?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@NMHUFootball</a>. <a href="https://twitter.com/CoachTaufaasau?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@CoachTaufaasau</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/CoachWhiteDB1?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@CoachWhiteDB1</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/YUFBRecruiting?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@YUFBRecruiting</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/GVSU_FBRecruits?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@GVSU_FBRecruits</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/Crim_Recruiting?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Crim_Recruiting</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/HobbsEaglesFB?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@HobbsEaglesFB</a> <a href="https://t.co/0dzJoTUggv">pic.twitter.com/0dzJoTUggv</a></p>&mdash; [player_tooltip player_id='1606138' first='Amryn' last='Wheeler'] (@AmrynW1532) <a href="https://twitter.com/AmrynW1532/status/2046999927096840604?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 22, 2026</a></blockquote> <!-- /wp:html --> <!-- wp:html --> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">I'm very excited to say that I will be continuing my football career at <a href="https://twitter.com/firestormfb?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@firestormfb</a>!<br>First and foremost, I want to thank God for blessing me with this opportunity. Thank you to my family for always believing in me and pushing me to be my best every day!! I'm grateful for… <a href="https://t.co/kNEuAv4svI">pic.twitter.com/kNEuAv4svI</a></p>&mdash; Marcos Perea Ochoa (@Marcos_Perea3) <a href="https://twitter.com/Marcos_Perea3/status/2044927904904302662?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 16, 2026</a></blockquote> <!-- /wp:html --> <!-- wp:html --> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">After a great conversation, i'd like to thank <a href="https://twitter.com/Coach_TSanchez?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Coach_TSanchez</a> &amp; <a href="https://twitter.com/CoachYost?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@CoachYost</a> for my first official D1 offer from <a href="https://twitter.com/NMStateFootball?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@NMStateFootball</a>! All glory to God✝️ Thank you coaches for believing in me!<a href="https://twitter.com/thecoachflakes?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@thecoachflakes</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/docampo98?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@docampo98</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/CouchPSports?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@CouchPSports</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/popetrey8?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@popetrey8</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/PrepRedzoneNM?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@PrepRedzoneNM</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/247Sports?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@247Sports</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/JamesDYodice?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@JamesDYodice</a>… <a href="https://t.co/n5P9tIiPNY">pic.twitter.com/n5P9tIiPNY</a></p>&mdash; Isaiah.Carpenter (@Isaiah_3_C) <a href="https://twitter.com/Isaiah_3_C/status/2044926010534289532?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 16, 2026</a></blockquote> <!-- /wp:html --> <!-- wp:html --> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">I am proud to announce that I am will be continuing my athletic and academic journey at Lewis and Clark college! Thank you to <a href="https://twitter.com/coachbelliott?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@coachbelliott</a> for believing in me! Thank you to my parents, brother and all the coaches that helped me get here.<a href="https://twitter.com/CoachRay_AA?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@CoachRay_AA</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/1209dlee?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@1209dlee</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/PrepRedzoneNM?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@PrepRedzoneNM</a> <a href="https://t.co/0rl3JE0fTH">pic.twitter.com/0rl3JE0fTH</a></p>&mdash; Isaiah Rivera (@AAIsaiah_Rivera) <a href="https://twitter.com/AAIsaiah_Rivera/status/2042679489600323974?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 10, 2026</a></blockquote> <!-- /wp:html -->