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Pac-12 Football Recruiting Rankings 2012: Stanford And USC Tops, Oregon Close Behind

All in all, it was a good year for the Pac-12 recruiting-wise. Half their schools averaged three stars and above in terms of quality of recruits, and another two came very close. Two schools had top-ten quality national recruiting classes, and the defending Pac-12 champion wasn't too far behind. The California schools dominated recruiting again, but that's not to say that every other Pac-12 school managed to find at least one quality talent they could hang their hat on.

Pac-12 Recruiting Class Rankings
Rank School # Commits Rivals Avg Scout Avg ESPN Avg 24/7 Avg Avg Avg.
1 Stanford 22 3.73 3.59 3.36 3.59 3.57
2 USC 15 4.07 3.80 3.69 3.80 3.84
3 Oregon 21 3.38 3.48 3.41 3.38 3.41
4 UCLA 27 3.22 3.15 3.12 3.19 3.17
5 California 19 3.33 3.11 3.24 3.00 3.17
6 Washington 25 3.08 2.96 3.05 2.92 3.00
7 Arizona State 23 2.91 2.87 3.00 2.91 2.92
8 Utah 28 3.04 2.75 2.94 2.86 2.90
9 Colorado 27 2.89 2.81 2.85 2.70 2.81
10 Oregon State 23 2.87 2.78 2.74 2.61 2.75
11 Arizona 24 2.88 2.71 2.62 2.67 2.72
12 Washington State 26 2.69 2.58 2.67 2.68 2.65

Note: ESPN doesn't rate JUCO players, so they're not averaged into these tables for ESPN rankings.

Final averages are a composite average of all four rankings from each of the major recruiting services.

Thanks to Ace of MGoBlog for the inspiration for this type of post.

After the jump, a brief look at each class.

1) Stanford Cardinal - 22 commits
Name Position State Rivals Scout ESPN 24/7 Avg.
Kyle Murphy OL CA 5 5 4 5 4.75
Andrus Peat OL AZ 5 4 5 4 4.5
Josh Garnett OL WA 4 5 4 4 4.25
Aziz Shittu DT CA 5 4 4 4 4.25
Alex Carter DB VA 4 4 4 4 4
Noor Davis LB FL 4 4 4 4 4
Barry Sanders RB OK 4 4 4 4 4
Graham Shuler OL TN 4 4 4 4 4
Jordan Watkins DT GA 4 4 4 4 4
Nick Davidson OL MN 4 4 4 3 3.75
Luke Kaumatule DE HI 4 4 3 4 3.75
Brandon Fanaika OL UT 4 3 3 4 3.5
Kodi Whitfield WR CA 4 3 3 3 3.25
Johnny Caspers OL IL 3 3 3 4 3.25
Nathanael Lohn DE MO 3 3 3 4 3.25
Zach Hoffpauir DB AZ 3 3 3 3 3
Drew Madhu DB FL 3 3 3 3 3
Blake Martinez LB AZ 3 3 3 3 3
Ikenna Nwafor DT TX 3 3 3 3 3
Conner Crane WR TX 3 3 2 3 2.75
Dontonio Jordan WR TX 3 3 2 3 2.75
Michael Rector WR WA 3 3 2 2 2.5
3.73 3.59 3.36 3.59 3.57

By far, Stanford is the big victor of National Signing Day. They have filled up a position of need with perhaps the best offensive line recruiting class ever--when all is said and done, Garnett (considered the best offensive guard on the West Coast), Murphy (considered the best offensive tackle on the West Coast) and Peat (perhaps has the greatest upside of them all) all have the talent to start and compete at a high level from Day 1 on the Farm. This is a class that ensures that Stanford will be continuing to impose their smash-mouth style for another few years.

Stanford also brought in perhaps one of the most complete defensive linemen on the West Coast in Shittu, a true beast in Noor Davis to anchor the next line of Stanford defenders, and a solid running back in Sanders to run through the open holes the Cardinal line should be unleashing these next few years. . If the Cardinal had wrested Jameis Winston away from Florida State, this could have been the number one recruiting class in the country.

Pretty impressive for David Shaw to bring in this haul.

2) USC Trojans - 15 commits
Name Position State Rivals Scout ESPN 24/7 Avg.
Gerald Bowman DB CA 4 5 JC 5 4.67
Nelson Agholor WR FL 5 4 4 4 4.25
Zach Banner OL WA 5 4 4 4 4.25
Jordan Simmons OL CA 5 4 4 4 4.25
Jalen Cope-Fitzpatrick TE CA 4 4 4 4 4
Darreus Rogers WR CA 4 4 4 4 4
Jabari Ruffin LB CA 4 4 4 4 4
Kevon Seymour DB CA 4 4 4 4 4
Scott Starr LB CA 4 4 4 4 4
Max Tuerk OL CA 4 4 4 4 4
Leonard Williams DE FL 4 4 4 4 4
Morgan Breslin DE CA 4 3 JC 3 3.33
Devian Shelton DB CA 4 3 2 4 3.25
Jahleel Pinner RB CA 3 3 3 3 3
Chad Wheeler DE CA 3 3 3 2 2.75
4.07 3.80 3.69 3.8 3.84


There's no doubt that if USC had a full recruiting class, they would be the ones at the top here. But 15 scholarships limit the upward mobility of this class and its overall impact. Regardless, of all the classes, the Trojans will probably have the greatest success rate of players panning out, filling up on legitimate talent on the offensive line and landing two great wide receivers, particularly Agholor, who seems destined to be next in line to follow in the footsteps of Robert Woods and Marqise Lee.

Landing an instant impact safety like Bowman will also be critical for USC to ensure the defense stays shored up. Both Banner and Simmons probably won't be needed until down the line, but they provide a nice glimpse of what the Trojans can put in the trenches.

3) Oregon Ducks - 21 commits
Name Position State Rivals Scout ESPN 24/7 Avg.
Arik Armstead DE CA 4 5 4 5 4.5
Bralon Addison WR TX 4 4 4 4 4
Evan Baylis TE CO 4 4 4 4 4
Pharaoh Brown TE OH 4 4 4 4 4
Byron Marshall RB CA 4 4 4 4 4
Jake Rodrigues QB CA 4 4 4 3 3.75
Reggie Daniels DB AZ 3 4 4 4 3.75
Kyle Long OL CA 3 4 JC 4 3.67
Alex Balducci DE OR 4 4 3 3 3.5
DeForest Buckner DE HI 4 4 3 3 3.5
Dwayne Stanford WR OH 4 3 4 3 3.5
Brett Bafaro LB OR 4 3 3 3 3.25
Oshay Dunmore ATH OR 3 3 3 4 3.25
Chance Allen WR TX 3 3 3 3 3
Eric Amoako DB TX 3 3 3 3 3
Stephen Amoako DB TX 3 3 3 3 3
Stetzon Bair DT IA 3 3 JC 3 3
Terrence Daniel DE CA 3 3 3 3 3
Jeff Lockie QB CA 3 3 2 3 2.75
Cody Carriger DE MT 2 3 NR 3 2.67
Dylan Ausherman K CA 2 2 JC 2 2
3.38 3.48 3.41 3.38 3.4


No one paid much attention to little ol' Oregon, but there the Ducks were putting together another top 25 recruiting class. Armstead gets plenty of pub, but Oregon probably recruited the next generation of their offense with Marshall at running back, Brown and Baylis at the tight ends, Addison, Stanford and Allen as their wide receivers and Rodrigues/Lockie as the quarterbacks. Add in more speedy defenders in Balducci and Buckner along with the Amoako twins and you have another class that should be filled with college playmakers.

4) UCLA Bruins - 27 commits
Name Position State Rivals Scout ESPN 24/7 Avg.
Ellis McCarthy DT CA 5 5 4 4 4.5
Ishmael Adams DB CA 4 4 4 4 4
Devin Fuller ATH NJ 4 4 4 4 4
Jordan Payton WR CA 4 4 4 4 4
Aaron Porter LB CA 4 4 4 4 4
Marcus Rios DB CA 4 4 3 4 3.75
Jeremy Castro DE CA 4 4 3 3 3.5
Lacy Westbrook OL CA 4 3 3 4 3.5
Randall Goforth DB CA 3 3 4 4 3.5
Alexandru Ceachir OL CA 3 3 JC 4 3.33
Javon Williams WR AZ 4 3 3 3 3.25
TJ Millweard QB TX 3 3 4 3 3.25
Kenny Orjioke ATH GA 3 3 3 4 3.25
Colby Cyburt OL CA 3 3 3 3 3
Simon Goines OL TX 3 3 3 3 3
Nate Iese DE CA 3 3 3 3 3
Taylor Lagace WR CA 3 3 3 3 3
Ian Taubler TE CA 3 3 3 3 3
Kenneth Walker WR CA 3 3 3 3 3
Eli Ankou DE DE 3 2 3 3 2.75
Carl Hulick OL CA 3 3 2 3 2.75
Paul Perkins ATH AZ 3 3 2 3 2.75
Fabian Moreau RB FL 3 3 2 2 2.5
Trayvon Watson ATH CA 2 3 3 2 2.5
Justin Combs DB NY 2 2 3 2 2.25
Ka'imi Fairbairn K HI 2 2 2 2 2
Ahmad Harris WR GA 2 2 NR 2 2



3.22 3.15 3.12 3.19 3.17

Jim Mora is coming in guns blazing. UCLA perhaps captured the two best defensive talents in the state when they landed both Ellis McCarthy and Ishmael Adams, both of whom are likely to be absolute menaces in the backfield and the interior line when they get their chances to shine. Jordan Payton's vagrant recruitment has been a punchline, but he's still a solid enough number one receiver. Aaron Porter and Marcus Rios are two more excellent defenders. And Devin Fuller is a potential X-factor.

The Bruins probably have the most exciting group of top-level talent coming in, and should have plenty of frosh making an immediate impact.

5) California Golden Bears - 19 Commits
Name Position State Rivals Scout ESPN 24/7 Avg.
Bryce Treggs WR CA 4 5 4 4 4.25
Zach Kline QB CA 4 4 4 4 4
Michael Barton LB CA 4 4 4 4 4
Kenny Lawler WR CA 4 4 4 3 3.75
Darius Powe WR CA 4 3 4 4 3.75
Freddie Tagaloa OL CA 4 3 4 4 3.75
Cedric Dozier ATH WA 4 4 3 3 3.5
Christian Okafor OL CA 3 3 4 3 3.25
Matt Cochran OL CA 3 3 3 3 3
Raymond Ford DB CA 3 3 2 4 3
Chris Harper WR CA 3 3 3 3 3
Steven Moore OL CA 3 3 3 2 2.75
Maurice Bennett DT MS 3 3 3 2 2.75
Damariay Drew ATH CA 3 2 NR 3 2.67
Hardy Nickerson LB CA 3 2 3 2 2.5
Maximo Espitia Jr. RB OR 3 3 2 2 2.5
Jeffrey Coprich RB CA 3 2 2 2 2.25
Cole Leninger K FL 2 2 3 2 2.25
Willie Fletcher DB CA NR NR NR NR NR



3.33 3.11 3.235 3 3.17


Cal is probably going to be the team most disappointed with their top 25 recruiting class, because it ultimately had the capacity to be a top 5 group. Losing recruiting battles for four-five star talent to Washington, UCLA and Oregon hurt, as the Bears had only three to four defensive recruits on National Signing Day. Landing two/three of those guys would've given Cal the top recruiting class in the conference. Coming in fifth (and fourth among California schools) will be tough for many Bears fans to swallow.

Still, Cal should have the best West Coast quarterback from this class in Zach Kline, brings in a great haul at wide receiver headlined by Bryce Treggs, Kenny Lawler and Darius Powe, and has an underrated gem in Freddie Tagaloa to be their tackle of the future. It's not likely to be a class Cal fans will complain that much about, particularly if Kline proves to be as good as advertised.

6) Washington Huskies - 25 Commits
Name Position State Rivals Scout ESPN 24/7 Avg.
Shaq Thompson S CA 5 5 4 5 4.75
Cyler Miles QB CO 4 4 4 4 4
Brandon Beaver DB CA 4 3 4 3 3.5
Jeff Lindquist QB WA 4 4 4 3 3.75
Jaydon Mickens ATH CA 4 4 3 4 3.75
Pio Vatuvei DE CA 4 3 3 4 3.5
Ryan McDaniel RB CA 3 3 3 4 3.25
Kendyl Taylor ATH AZ 3 3 3 3 3
Josh Banks DT CA 3 3 JC 3 3
Nathan Dean OL WA 3 3 3 3 3
Blake Rodgers LB CA 3 3 3 3 3
Damion Turpin DE CA 3 3 3 3 3
Cleveland Wallace DB CA 3 3 3 3 3
Darien Washington DB CA 3 2 2 2 2.25
Erich Wilson ATH CA 3 2 2 3 2.5
Psalm Wooching RB HI 3 3 3 3 3
Jake Eldrenkamp OL WA 3 3 3 3 3
Cory English OL WA 3 2 3 3 2.75
Cory Littleton DE CA 3 2 3 2 2.5
Dwayne Washington WR CA 3 3 3 2 2.75
Kalei Auelua DE HI 2 3 3 2 2.5
Shane Brostek OL HI 2 3 3 2 2.5
Travis Coons K CA 2 2 JC 2 2
Korey Durkee K WA 2 3 2 2 2.25
Taylor Hindy OL CA 2 2 NR 2 2



3.08 2.96 3.045 2.92 3.00


For a guy who didn't land any of his big in-state targets, Steve Sarkisian did very well for himself. He brought in Cal's Tosh Lupoi onto his staff (an ace recruiter regardless of his many other faults), and then perhaps landed the can't-miss recruit of the year in Shaq Thompson, who had been considered a Cal lock up until Lupoi bolted. Thompson should be an absolute menace in Pac-12 backfields for the next three years if any team dares to throw deep on Washington. Cyler Miles is second among the Pac-12 quarterback recruits, and landing guys like Brandon Beaver, Pio Vatuvei and Jaydon Mickens at the eleventh hour helped shore up UW with enough talent to make this a top 25 recruiting class.

Not too bad, considering how dire things looked for the Huskies three weeks ago.

7) Arizona St. Sun Devils - 23 commits
Name Position State Rivals Scout ESPN 24/7 Avg.
D.J. Foster ATH AZ 4 4 4 4 4
Marion Grice RB TX 4 4 JC 4 4
Evan Goodman OL FL 4 4 4 4 4
Salamo Fiso LB CA 3 3 4 4 3.5
Chris Young DB AZ 3 3 JC 4 3.33
Richard Smith WR CA 3 3 4 3 3.25
Stephon McCray OL CA 3 3 4 3 3.25
Steffon Martin LB AZ 3 3 JC 3 3
Mike Pennel DT AZ 3 3 JC 3 3
Josiah Blandin WR CA 3 3 3 3 3
Oliver Johnson DB CA 3 3 JC 3 3
Carlo Mendoza LB CA 3 3 3 3 3
Matthew Rowe LB CA 3 3 3 3 3
Milo Jordan DT CA 3 3 3 3 3
Jaxon Hood DT AZ 3 3 2 3 2.75
Jake Sheffield DT CA 3 2 JC 3 2.67
Laiu Moeakiola DB TX 3 3 2 2 2.5
Alonzo Agwuenu WR CA 3 2 JC 2 2.33
Terrell Davis RB B.C. 2 3 2 2 2.25
Kody Kohl TE AZ 2 2 2 2 2
Darwin Rogers TE AZ 2 2 JC 2 2
Easton Wahlstrom OL AZ 2 2 2 2 2
William McGehee OL TX 2 2 JC 2 2



2.91 2.87 3.00 2.91 2.92


Arizona State also was a team on the verge of pain when Dennis Erickson bolted and Todd Graham was hired, but Graham recovered well enough to keep most of the class and even win some big battles late, particularly for D.J. Foster, perhaps the best pure athlete in the state. Add in Marion Grice from Texas and the Sun Devils have two capable running backs that can keep the running game going. Keeping a lot of their in-state talent (eight recruits from Arizona) also helped fill in the coffers, and landing several recruits from California (particularly from Long Beach Poly) ensures ASU doesn't fall too far behind the rest of the pack.

8) Utah Utes - 28 Commitments
Name Position State Rivals Scout ESPN 24/7 Avg.
Cedrick Poutasi OL NV 4 4 3 4 3.75
Kelvin York RB CA 4 3 JC 4 3.6667
Justin Thomas DB TX 4 3 3 4 3.5
Hiva Lutui OL TX 3 4 3 4 3.5
Visesio Salt DT CA 4 3 JC 3 3.3333
Carlos Lozano OL CA 3 3 JC 4 3.3333
Chase Hansen ATH UT 4 3 3 3 3.25
Reshawn Hooker LB CA 3 3 4 3 3.25
Travis Wilson QB CA 3 3 3 4 3.25
J.J. Dielman OL AZ 3 3 3 3 3
Austin Lee DB UT 3 3 3 3 3
Zach Lindsay OL UT 3 3 3 3 3
Alphonso Marsh DB CA 3 3 3 3 3
Delshawn McClellon WR CA 3 3 3 3 3
Moana Ofahengaue LB UT 3 3 3 3 3
Tenny Palepoi DT UT 3 3 NR 3 3
Sione Tupouata DE UT 3 4 JC 2 3
Hunter Dimick DE UT 3 2 3 3 2.75
Vaha Vainuku DT UT 3 2 3 3 2.75
Brian Allen WR TX 3 3 2 2 2.5
Lio Lafaele OL CA 3 2 3 2 2.5
Koliniasi Leota DE CA 3 2 JC 2 2.3333
Reginald Porter ATH LA 3 2 NR 2 2.3333
Marc Pouvave OL CA 3 2 JC 2 2.3333
Nua Poteki OL UT 2 2 3 2 2.25
Moses Folauhola DE UT 2 2 NR 2 2
Jake Jackson LB CA 2 2 2 2 2
Pasoni Tasini DE HI 2 2 NR 2 2



3.04 2.75 2.94 2.86 2.90


Utah has to be pretty happy with where they stand. Cedrick Poutasi and Hiva Lutui are massive roadblocks that can be the lynchpins of a more physical Ute offensive line, and Kelvin York can be the H-back leading the way. Travis Wilson is an underrated quarterback from this class as well. Just like ASU did in Arizona, Kyle Wittingham won some big recruiting battles in-state, as 10 of the 28 commits hail from the state of Utah, including five-six of the top ten prospects.

9) Colorado Buffaloes - 27 commits
Name Position State Rivals Scout ESPN 24/7 Avg.
Yuri Wright DB NJ 4 4 4 4 4
Kenneth Crawley DB DC 4 3 4 3 3.5
Shane Dillon QB CA 3 3 3 3 3
Tyler Henington DT CO 3 3 3 3 3
Jeromy Irwin OL TX 3 3 3 3 3
Sean Irwin TE TX 3 3 3 3 3
Kisima Jagne DE AZ 3 3 3 3 3
Clay Norgard RB CO 3 3 3 3 3
Davien Payne RB CA 3 3 3 3 3
Christian Powell ATH CA 3 3 3 3 3
Austin Ray TE MO 3 3 3 3 3
Justin Solis DT CA 3 3 3 3 3
Gerald Thomas WR TX 3 3 3 3 3
Jeffrey Thomas WR TX 3 3 3 3 3
Josh Tupou DT CA 3 3 NF 3 3
Vincent Hobbs TE TX 3 3 2 3 2.75
Samson Kafovalu DE CA 3 3 2 3 2.75
De'Jon Wilson DE DC 3 3 3 2 2.75
Marques Mosley ATH CA 3 2 3 2 2.5
John Walker DB DC 3 2 3 2 2.5
Peyton Williams WR TX 3 2 3 2 2.5
Terrence Crowder RB TX 2 3 2 3 2.5
John Stuart DE CA 2 3 3 2 2.5
Jeffrey Hall DB LA 3 2 2 2 2.25
Donta Abron RB CA 2 2 3 2 2.25
Gerrad Kough OL CA 2 2 3 2 2.25
Kory Rasmussen DT HI 2 3 1 2 2



2.89 2.81 2.846 2.704 2.81


Colorado landed a late surprise in Yuri Wright after his Twitterstorm, and if he can recover from that setback he should prove to be one heck of a menace for the Buffs. Kenneth Crawley also is another nice East Coast secondary pickup. Most of Colorado's big recruiting efforts had to come out-of-state, picking up Kisima Jagne from Arizona, two of the Irwin triplets and Thomas twins from Texas, and FB Christian Powell and QB Shane Dillon from California. Colorado doesn't scream like a team with any instant impact players, but they have fine pieces to fit all positions and have guys who should contribute in a season or two.

10) Oregon St. Beavers - 23 commits
Name Position State Rivals Scout ESPN 24/7 Avg.
Isaac Seumalo OL OR 4 5 4 4 4.25
Caleb Smith TE WA 4 3 3 3 3.25
Garrett Weinrich OL CA 3 3 4 3 3.25
Grant Bays OL CA 3 3 3 3 3
Chris Brown RB CA 3 3 3 3 3
Cade Codwin LB CA 3 3 JC 3 3
Malik Gilmore WR CA 3 3 3 3 3
Cyril Noland DB LA 3 3 3 3 3
Dustin Stanton TE WA 3 3 3 3 3
Gavin Andrews OL CA 3 3 2 3 2.75
Tyler Hasty DB WA 3 3 2 3 2.75
Joel Skotte LB OR 3 3 2 3 2.75
Brent VanderVeen QB CA 3 3 2 3 2.75
Stanley Hasiak OL CA 3 3 JC 2 2.6667
Chris Miller DB CA 3 2 3 2 2.5
Josh Mitchell OL WA 3 3 2 2 2.5
Zack Robinson WR OK 3 2 3 2 2.5
Caleb Saulo LB WA 2 3 3 2 2.5
Dyllon Mafi LB CA 3 2 JC 2 2.3333
Chase Eldredge OL CA 2 2 3 2 2.25
Kendall Hill DB TX 2 2 2 2 2
Rommel Mageo DE NA 2 2 JC 2 2
Garrett Owens K CA 2 2 2 2 2



2.87 2.78 2.74 2.61 2.75


Oregon State is ranked pretty low on this list, but they could contend for second best offensive line class in the conference when we look back on this group. Isaac Seumalo was a home-grown product and seemed destined to be a Beaver, but landing Garrett Weinrich, Grant Bays and Gavin Andrews is big-time for an Oregon State team that has relied on cast-offs and walk-ons to man the trenches. Add in running back Chris Brown, wide receiver Malik Gilmore and tight ends Caleb Smith and Dustin Stanton and OSU has restocked the offensive well as best they possibly could coming off a dismal season.

11) Arizona Wildcats - 24 commits
Name Position State Rivals Scout ESPN 24/7 Avg.
Zach Hemmila OL AZ 4 3 3 4 3.5
Kyle Kelley DE CA 4 3 3 3 3.25
Dakota Conwell LB PA 3 4 3 3 3.25
Cayman Bundage OL OK 3 3 3 3 3
Wayne Capsers WR PA 3 3 3 3 3
Dylan Cozens DE AZ 3 3 NR 3 3
C.J. Dozier LB CA 3 3 3 3 3
Javelle Allen QB TX 3 3 3 2 2.75
Jarrell Bennett WR LA 3 2 3 3 2.75
Beau Boyster OL CA 3 3 2 3 2.75
Trey Griffey WR FL 3 2 3 3 2.75
Bryan Harper ATH CA 3 3 2 3 2.75
Josh Kern QB TX 3 2 3 3 2.75
Dwight Melvin DE AZ 3 2 3 3 2.75
Leo Thomas DB TX 3 3 2 3 2.75
Clive Georges WR FL 3 3 NR 2 2.6667
Anthony Lopez RB AZ 3 3 2 2 2.5
William Parks DB PA 3 2 2 3 2.5
Keoni Bush-Loo TE HI 2 3 3 2 2.5
Yamen Sanders DB CA 2 3 NR 2 2.3333
J.T. Washington ATH FL 3 2 2 2 2.25
Jamar Allah DB AZ 2 2 3 2 2.25
T.D. Gross OL CA 2 3 2 2 2.25
Cody Ippolito LB AZ 2 2 2 2 2
2.88 2.71 2.62 2.67 2.72


Arizona could be in a different situation if they win the Davonte Neal sweepstakes, but right now Rich Rodriguez better hope his coaching is of the West Virginia rather than the Michigan variety, because there isn't much talent here. Hemmila and Kelley were crucial pick-ups to keep the class from falling to dead-last in the Pac. With ASU pretty much winning all the major Arizona battles other than Hemmila and Dylan Cozens and the other schools locking down California (Arizona had only five recruits from the state of California, and only three of those were highly sought after), Rodriguez had to go looking East for talent, including getting Bundage from Oklahoma and Conwell and Caspers from Pennsylvania.

12) Washington St. Cougars - 26 commits
Name Position State Rivals Scout ESPN 24/7 Avg.
Gabriel Marks WR CA 4 4 3 4 3.75
Niu Sale OL CA 3 3 JC 4 3.33
Alex Jackson WR CA 3 3 4 3 3.25
Robert Lewis RB CA 3 3 4 3 3.25
Jeremiah Allison LB CA 3 3 3 3 3
Ioane Gauta DT CA 3 3 JC NR 3
Khalil Petttway LB CA 3 3 3 3 3
Theron West RB CA 3 3 JC 3 3
Alex Mitchell OL OR 4 2 2 3 2.75
David Bucannon DB CA 3 3 3 2 2.75
Eduardo Middleton OL CA 3 3 2 3 2.75
Kache Palacio DE CA 3 3 2 3 2.75
Keith Ewing LB TX 3 2 NR 3 2.67
Teondray Caldwell RB CA 3 2 3 2 2.5
Denzell Dotson OL AZ 3 3 2 2 2.5
Destiny Vaeao DE NA 3 2 NR NR 2.5
Austin Apodaca QB CO 2 3 2 3 2.5
Taylor Taliulu DB HI 2 3 2 3 2.5
Brett Bartolone WR CA 2 2 3 NR 2.33
Pierson Villarrubia OL LA 2 2 3 2 2.33
Jacob Tuivaiave DE WA 2 2 3 2 2.25
Robert Barber DE NA 2 2 NR NR 2
Michael Bowlin K CA 2 2 JC 2 2
Feddie Davey DB FL 2 2 2 2 2
Sam Flor OL WA 2 2 2 2 2
BJ Salmonson OL WA 2 2 NR 2 2
2.69 2.58 2.67 2.68 2.65


Washington State is still at the bottom of the Pac-12, but this class looks a lot better than it did before the Pirate arrived. The Cougars brought in about a half-dozen quality players in the past month or two, including top wide receivers Gabriel Marks and Alex Jackson, linebacker Jeremiah Allison, and running backs Robert Lewis and Theron West. The Cougars have to be encouraged by this positive start in their overall recruiting.