I decided to look back into who received offers in the 2018 class since signing day and see how they're all distributed going back to signing day. Cal has put out 62 offers since February 1st, the first of those going out to S Julius Irvin and the most recent going out to WR Dimitri Stanley.
The distribution looks like this:
By Position:
QB: 3
RB: 6
WR: 5
TE: 6
OL: 10
DL: 9
OLB: 9
ILB: 3
CB: 3
S: 4
ATH: 4
Total: 62
High School vs. Juco:
HS: 60
Juco: 2
By State:
California (24) (Nine from Northern California)
Utah (7)
Washington (4)
Colorado (4)
Oregon (3)
Nevada (3)
Arizona (3)
Texas (3)
Florida (3)
Idaho (2)
Kansas (1)
North Carolina (1)
Georgia (1)
Tennessee (1)
Michigan (1)
Hawaii (1)
Thoughts:
Heavy distributions in the trenches on both sides of the ball, along with offers to in-state players and Utah players making up half the offers combined. Much more of a focus on the normal Western recruiting areas, though there's only one offer out to a Hawaiian player in Kana'i Mauga from the past three and a half months. Wilcox and staff are trying to course correct from a staff that recruited the skill positions well to get back missing depth up front.
The focus on Utah, while a mild departure from the past, is understandable considering the staff change, with the two Tuis recruiting there. In fact, East HS DL Paul Maile put Cal as a frontrunner yesterday, and is set to visit when the Opening is in Oakland a week from Saturday, with some other East HS teammates in tow (Angilau among them). Even if they only land one guy from there, building those inroads will help, as there's a ton of talent in Utah now.
Also, all of Cal's 2018 commits (except for Omari Harris, who will remain on if his grades are good enough) were offered in the last three months. Relationships are being built relatively quick on that front.
California (24)
Spencer Petras - QB
Richard Newton - RB
Malone Mataele - ATH (Utah Commit)
Michael Ezeike - WR
Brendan Hadley-Riles - S (Nebraska Commit)
Jason Dickson - OL
Isaac Taylor-Stuart - CB
Spencer Webb - TE (Oregon Commit)
Justin Kakala - DL (Cal Commit)
Julius Irvin - S
Demitri Washington - OLB
Jasper Friis - OT (Cal Commit)
McCallan Castles - TE
Camren McDonald - TE
Toa Taua - RB
Aaron Maldonado - DL (UCLA Commit)
Chris Brown Jr. - RB
Isaiah Smalls - TE
Syr Riley - OL
Brandon Mello - OL
Jevon Holland - S (Oregon Commit)
JH Tevis - OLB (Cal commit)
Nick Alftin - OLB (Cal Commit)
Tyler Manoa - DT
Utah (7)
Junior Angilau - DL
Jaren Kump - OL (BYU commit)
Brandon Kaho - OLB (BYU Commit)
Paul Maile - DL
Tennessee Pututau - OLB
MJ Tafisi - ILB
Salua Masina - OLB
Washington (4)
Ben Wilson - ILB
Kyler Gordon - CB
Tre’shaun Harrison - ATH
Matthew Cindric - OL
Colorado (4)
Jake Heimlicher - OLB
Max Borghi - RB (committed to Colorado)
Trey McBride - TE
Dimitri Stanley - WR
Oregon (3)
Eli’jah Winston - OLB
Chase Cota - WR
Draco Bynum - DE (Committed to UW)
Arizona (3)
Kenny Churchwell - S
Matteo Mele - OL
Solomon Enis - WR
Nevada (3)
Brevin Jordan - TE (Miami Commit)
Elijah Wade - DE
Dorian Thompson Robinson - QB (UCLA commit)
Florida (3)
Mayan Ahanotu - DE
Blake Veargis - ATH
Andrew Cunningham - RB
Texas (3)
Tommy Bush - WR
Leon O’Neal - CB
Tyrese Williams - OG (Oklahoma State Commit)
Idaho (2)
Colson Yankoff - QB (Washington commit)
Tommy Togiai - DT
Kansas (1)
Sidney Murray - OLB
North Carolina (1)
Jahmir Smith - RB
Georgia (1)
Jamarcus Chapman - DL
Tennessee (1)
Ollie Lane - OL (Tennessee Commit)
Michigan (1)
Ryan Hayes - OL
Hawaii (1)
Kana’i Mauga - LB
The distribution looks like this:
By Position:
QB: 3
RB: 6
WR: 5
TE: 6
OL: 10
DL: 9
OLB: 9
ILB: 3
CB: 3
S: 4
ATH: 4
Total: 62
High School vs. Juco:
HS: 60
Juco: 2
By State:
California (24) (Nine from Northern California)
Utah (7)
Washington (4)
Colorado (4)
Oregon (3)
Nevada (3)
Arizona (3)
Texas (3)
Florida (3)
Idaho (2)
Kansas (1)
North Carolina (1)
Georgia (1)
Tennessee (1)
Michigan (1)
Hawaii (1)
Thoughts:
Heavy distributions in the trenches on both sides of the ball, along with offers to in-state players and Utah players making up half the offers combined. Much more of a focus on the normal Western recruiting areas, though there's only one offer out to a Hawaiian player in Kana'i Mauga from the past three and a half months. Wilcox and staff are trying to course correct from a staff that recruited the skill positions well to get back missing depth up front.
The focus on Utah, while a mild departure from the past, is understandable considering the staff change, with the two Tuis recruiting there. In fact, East HS DL Paul Maile put Cal as a frontrunner yesterday, and is set to visit when the Opening is in Oakland a week from Saturday, with some other East HS teammates in tow (Angilau among them). Even if they only land one guy from there, building those inroads will help, as there's a ton of talent in Utah now.
Also, all of Cal's 2018 commits (except for Omari Harris, who will remain on if his grades are good enough) were offered in the last three months. Relationships are being built relatively quick on that front.
California (24)
Spencer Petras - QB
Richard Newton - RB
Malone Mataele - ATH (Utah Commit)
Michael Ezeike - WR
Brendan Hadley-Riles - S (Nebraska Commit)
Jason Dickson - OL
Isaac Taylor-Stuart - CB
Spencer Webb - TE (Oregon Commit)
Justin Kakala - DL (Cal Commit)
Julius Irvin - S
Demitri Washington - OLB
Jasper Friis - OT (Cal Commit)
McCallan Castles - TE
Camren McDonald - TE
Toa Taua - RB
Aaron Maldonado - DL (UCLA Commit)
Chris Brown Jr. - RB
Isaiah Smalls - TE
Syr Riley - OL
Brandon Mello - OL
Jevon Holland - S (Oregon Commit)
JH Tevis - OLB (Cal commit)
Nick Alftin - OLB (Cal Commit)
Tyler Manoa - DT
Utah (7)
Junior Angilau - DL
Jaren Kump - OL (BYU commit)
Brandon Kaho - OLB (BYU Commit)
Paul Maile - DL
Tennessee Pututau - OLB
MJ Tafisi - ILB
Salua Masina - OLB
Washington (4)
Ben Wilson - ILB
Kyler Gordon - CB
Tre’shaun Harrison - ATH
Matthew Cindric - OL
Colorado (4)
Jake Heimlicher - OLB
Max Borghi - RB (committed to Colorado)
Trey McBride - TE
Dimitri Stanley - WR
Oregon (3)
Eli’jah Winston - OLB
Chase Cota - WR
Draco Bynum - DE (Committed to UW)
Arizona (3)
Kenny Churchwell - S
Matteo Mele - OL
Solomon Enis - WR
Nevada (3)
Brevin Jordan - TE (Miami Commit)
Elijah Wade - DE
Dorian Thompson Robinson - QB (UCLA commit)
Florida (3)
Mayan Ahanotu - DE
Blake Veargis - ATH
Andrew Cunningham - RB
Texas (3)
Tommy Bush - WR
Leon O’Neal - CB
Tyrese Williams - OG (Oklahoma State Commit)
Idaho (2)
Colson Yankoff - QB (Washington commit)
Tommy Togiai - DT
Kansas (1)
Sidney Murray - OLB
North Carolina (1)
Jahmir Smith - RB
Georgia (1)
Jamarcus Chapman - DL
Tennessee (1)
Ollie Lane - OL (Tennessee Commit)
Michigan (1)
Ryan Hayes - OL
Hawaii (1)
Kana’i Mauga - LB
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