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The midseason NUC West Rankings are out. The biggest change is going from a Top50 to a Top55 in the Regional Rankings. Each new addition is denoted by an asterisk. Three players fell out of the previous rankings and eight new players have been added. Eight states are represented in the NUC West Region. California leads the way with 36 players in the Top55. They are followed by Colorado (6), and Washington (4).
The NUC West Top55 currently has 36 student athletes verbally committed to colleges. This means 34.5% of the players have still not made a decision on where they will attend school. Currently USC has the regional lead with seven commitments. The Trojans are followed by four schools each having three commitments in the West Regional Rankings. They are Cal, Oregon, Oregon State, and Washington. |
| WEST
ULTIMATE TOP55 |
|
NAME
|
SCHOOL
|
POS
|
NUC PARTICIPANT
|
OFFERS/COMMIT
|
| Ismael Adams |
Oaks Christian, CA |
DB |
Yes |
15 plus |
| Arik Armstead |
Pleasant Grove, CA |
DL |
Yes |
20 plus |
| Brett Bafaro* |
Liberty, OR |
LB |
Yes |
8 plus |
| Alex Balducci |
Central Catholic, OR |
DL |
|
Oregon |
| Zach Banner |
Lakes, WA |
OL |
Yes |
25 plus |
| Michael Barton* |
De La Salle, CA |
LB |
|
Cal |
| Evan Bayliss |
Grandview, CO |
TE |
|
Oregon |
| Grant Bays |
Oceanside, CA |
OL |
Yes |
Oregon State |
| Brandon Beaver |
Dominguez, CA |
DB |
|
10 plus |
| Shane Callahan |
Chaparral, CO |
OL |
|
Auburn |
| Jeremy Castro* |
Vista Murrieta, CA |
DL |
|
Oregon |
| Jalen Cope-Fitzpatrick |
Whitney, CA |
TE |
Yes |
USC |
| Cedric Dozier |
Lakes, WA |
ATH |
|
Cal |
| Josh Garnett |
Puyallup, WA |
OL |
Yes |
15 plus |
| Deontay Greenberry |
Washington Union, CA |
WR |
Yes |
Notre Dame |
| Chase Hansen |
American Fork, UT |
ATH |
Yes |
Utah |
| Bryan Harper |
Colony, CA |
ATH |
Yes |
Washington |
| Troy Hinds |
Davis, UT |
DL |
|
BYU |
Luke Kaumatule
|
Punahou, HI |
DL |
|
Stanford |
| Kyle Kelley |
Woodbridge, CA |
LB |
Yes |
Arizona |
| Zach Kline |
San Ramon Valley, CA |
QB |
Yes |
Cal |
| Alex Kozan |
Valor Christian, CO |
OL |
|
20 plus |
| Taylor Lagace |
Arcadia, CA |
WR |
Yes |
Washington |
| Kenny Lawler* |
Upland, CA |
WR |
|
Arizona State |
| Erik Magnuson |
La Costa Canyon, CA |
OL |
|
Michigan |
| Tanner Mangum |
Eagle, ID |
QB |
|
BYU |
| Gabriel Marks |
Venice, CA |
WR |
|
SMU |
| Byron Marshall |
Valley Christian, CA |
RB |
|
15 plus |
| Ellis McCarthy |
Monrovia, CA |
DL |
|
15 plus |
| Taylor McNamara |
Westview, CA |
TE |
|
Arizona |
| Jaydon Mickens* |
Dorsey, CA |
ATH |
|
USC |
| Cyler Miles |
Mullen, CO |
QB |
|
Washington |
| Kyle Murphy |
San Clemente, CA |
OL |
|
20 plus |
| Joey O’Connor |
Windsor, CO |
OL |
|
Penn State |
| Jordan Payton |
Oaks Christian, CA |
WR |
|
20 plus |
| Cedrick Poutasi |
Desert Pines, NV |
OL |
Yes |
15 plus |
Marcos Rios
|
Cosumnes Oaks, CA |
DB |
|
10 plus |
Darreus Rogers
|
Carson, CA |
WR |
|
USC |
Jabari Ruffin
|
Downey, CA |
LB |
|
USC |
Keivarae Russell
|
Mariner, WA |
RB |
|
15 plus |
Isaac Seumalo
|
Corvallis, OR |
OL |
|
Oregon State |
Kevon Seymour
|
Muir, CA |
DB |
|
15 plus |
| Tee Shepard |
Central East, CA |
DB |
|
Notre Dame |
| Aziz Shittu |
Buchach Colony, CA |
DL |
Yes |
25 plus |
Jordan Simmons
|
Crespi Carmelite, CA |
OL |
|
25 plus |
Ronnie Stanley
|
Bishop Gorman, NV |
OL |
|
20 plus |
| Scott Starr |
Norco, CA |
LB |
|
USC |
| Shaq Thompson |
Grant, CA |
DB |
Yes |
10 plus |
| Paul Thurston |
Arvada West, CO |
OL |
|
Nebraska |
| Bryce Treggs |
St. John Bosco, CA |
WR |
Yes |
Cal |
| Max Tuerk |
Santa Margarita Catholic, CA |
OL |
|
USC |
Brent Vanderveen*
|
Arroyo Grande, CA |
QB |
|
Oregon State |
Kodi Whitfield*
|
Loyola, CA |
WR |
|
Stanford |
Travis Wilson
|
San Clemente, CA |
QB |
Yes |
Utah |
Derrick Woods
|
Inglewood, CA |
WR |
|
10 plus |
| DROPPED OUT OF WEST ULTIMATE
TOP55 |
|
NAME
|
SCHOOL
|
POS
|
NUC PARTICIPANT
|
OFFERS/COMMIT
|
| DeForest Buckner |
Punahou, HI |
DL |
|
8 plus |
| Brandon Fanaika |
Pleasant Grove, UT |
OL |
|
10 plus |
| Darius Powe |
Lakewood, CA |
WR |
|
10 plus |
| OTHER NUC PARTICIPANTS CONSIDERED FOR NUCWEST ULTIMATE
TOP55 |
|
NAME
|
SCHOOL
|
POS
|
OFFERS/COMMIT
|
| Eduardo Middleton |
Oceanside, CA |
OL |
Washington State |
| Kwayde Miller |
Ramona, CA |
OL |
San Diego State |
| Pio Vatuvei |
Patterson, CA |
DL |
USC |
| TOP NUC WEST SLEEPERS |
|
NAME
|
SCHOOL
|
POS
|
OFFERS/COMMIT
|
| Kevin Davis |
Ft. Carson, CO |
LB |
3 offers |
| Jordan Vaden |
Prairie View, CO |
WR |
6 offers |
| Mia Valoaga |
Channel Islands, CA |
TE |
1 offer |
|
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