California high school football recruiting notebook: Mater Dei's Brandon Baker to announce college decision Sunday
Mater Dei senior Brandon Baker, the nation's top offensive tackle prospect in the class of 2024 according to 247Sports, will announce his college decision on Sunday night.
Baker saw time at guard and tackle as a sophomore before taking over as the starting right tackle as a junior and senior.
Playing for the nation's top team, Baker helps pass block for Stanford commit Elijah Brown and run block for Georgia commit Nate Frazier.
Baker picked up more than 25 scholarship offers during his recruitment and has Florida State, Nebraska, Ohio State, Oregon and Texas among his final five schools. He most recently took an official visit to Nebraska last weekend.
Top prospects visiting colleges during bye week
The sixth week of the high school football season in a California is a popular week for teams to have their bye week and several top prospects are taking advantage of their week off.
Carlsbad quarterback Julian Sayin has been committed to Alabama for nearly a year. The reigning MVP of the Elite 11 quarterback competition will return to Tuscaloosa during his bye week when the Crimson Tide host Ole Miss. Sayin has helped push Carlsbad to a 5-0 start this season while completing 79 percent of his passes. He's thrown 13 touchdown passes with zero interceptions and has scored twice more on the ground.
Jericho Johnson, a four-star defensive lineman in the class of 2024, has helped Armijo jump out to a 5-0 start in 2023. Johnson (6-4, 300) has 16 tackles, two sacks and two pass break ups so far. He'll use the team's bye week this upcoming weekend to visit Oregon. The Ducks are one four schools that Johnson is focused on, alongside Washington, USC, and Utah.
Joining Johnson in Oregon this weekend will be talented juniors Kaleb Edwards and Karson Cox. Edwards (6-6, 225), a tight end at Oak Ridge, has 17 catches for 310 yards and a touchdown so far this season in addition to four sacks and an interception on the defensive side. Cox has helped Oak Hills to a 4-1 start while averaging over 12 yards per carry. He has eight total touchdowns for the Bulldogs on the season.
San Juan Hills standout junior linebacker Weston Port will head to Michigan this weekend for the Wolverines game against Rutgers. Port and the Stallions don't have their bye this week but they will be playing on Thursday, allowing him to make it to the midwest in time for Saturday's game. In five games this season, Port has totaled 39 tackles, two interceptions and a sack for an undefeated San Juan Hills squad.
Recent commitments in California
Ryan Gaea, 2024 EDGE, Stockton St. Mary's: Nevada
Kamani Jackson, 2024 DB, El Cerrito: Washington State
Mason Vicari, 2024 OL, Christian Brothers: UNLV
New offers in California
Charlie Adams, 2024 OL, Cathedral: Portland State
Quimari Shemwell, 2024 DB, Long Beach Poly: Arizona, Washington State
Tanner Williams, 2024 LB, Mater Dei: Utah State, Stony Brook
Tayten Beyer, 2024 DB, Corona Centennial: Utah State
Richard Munoz Jr., 2024 ATH, Bishop Amat: San Diego
Sam Bjerke, 2024 OL, Cathedral Catholic: San Diego
Charlie Seymore, 2024 DL, Marin Catholic: San Diego
Kainoa Davis, 2024 DL, Mater Dei: Portland State
Davit Boyajyan, 2024 OL, Clovis North: Sacramento State
Jabari Mann, 2024 LB, Serra San Mateo: Oregon State
Cole Harrison, 2024 TE, Serra San Mateo: San Jose State
Kai Hamilton, 2024 WR, Valley Christian: Sacramento State
Drew Cunningham, 2024 LB, De La Salle: San Diego
TJ Lateef, 2025 QB, Orange Lutheran: Penn State
John Mills, 2025 OL, St. Ignatius: Texas
Rob Rooks, 2025 DL, St. Vincent de Paul: Yale
Marcus Harris, 2025 WR, Mater Dei: Michigan State
Noah Mikhail, 2025 LB, Bonita: Utah
Peter Langi, 2025 OL, Archbishop Riordan: Maryland, Texas
Leo Hannan, 2025 QB, Servite: Pittsburgh
Abduall Sanders Jr., 2025 LB, Mater Dei: UCLA
Jae'on Young, 2025 DB, Sierra Canyon: Kansas
Kenneth Moore III, 2026 WR, Stockton St. Mary's: Tennessee
Cameron Brickle II, 2026 DL, Santa Margarita: Georgia
Tomuhini Topui, 2026 DL, Mater Dei: Georgia
Xavier Owens, 2026 WR, Narbonne: Ole Miss
Kamarie Smith, 2026 WR, Long Beach Poly: Arizona
Dutch Horisk, 2026 LB, St. John Bosco: Oklahoma
Troy Huhn, 2026 QB, Mission Hills: California, Penn State
Jaden Jefferson, 2026 DB, De La Salle: Arizona
Delontay Williams, 2027 ATH, Mount Miguel: Arizona
Wesley Winn, 2027 WR, Archbishop Riordan: Ole Miss, Michigan
Furian Inferrera, 2027 QB, Mater Dei: Oregon State
Isaiah Leilua, 2027 LB, Servite: Arizona
Kingston Anetema, 2027 WR, North (Torrance): Colorado State
(Feature photo by Heston Quan)
