Our comprehensive NorCal football coverage of National Signing Day.
Feb. 5 was National Letter of Intent signing day for athletes accepting scholarships in the following sports: football, soccer, track and field, cross country and boys water polo.
Below you’ll find an initial list of football signees, as well as multimedia from our visits to several different high schools across Northern California.
SIGNING CEREMONY COVERAGE:
AUDIO: CAPITAL CHRISTIAN’S NIFAE LEALAO SPEAKS ABOUT HIS CHOICE TO PLAY AT VANDERBILT
VIDEO: MORE OF NIFAE LEALAO’S INTERVIEW PLUS A PAIR OF INDERKUM SIGNEES
VIDEO: DE LA SALLE’S SUMNER HOUSTON TALKS ABOUT BECOMING AN OREGON STATE BEAVER
VIDEO: SSM EDITOR CHACE BRYSON TALKS WITH OKLAHOMA-SIGNEE JOE MIXON OF FREEDOM-OAKLEY
VIDEO: INTERVIEWS WITH FIVE SIGNEES FROM THE ELK GROVE UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT
VIDEO: INTERVIEWS WITH SIGNEES FROM GRANITE BAY, ROSEVILLE, OAKMONT AND DEL ORO
OUR WORKING LIST OF CCS, NCS AND SJS FOOTBALL SIGNEES. MORE NAMES WILL BE ADDED THROUGH THE WEEK. IF YOU HAVE AN ADDITION, SEND AN EMAIL TO Editor@SportStarsOnline.com.
BAY AREA
| Player, school | College |
|---|---|
| Larry Allen Jr., OL, De La Salle | Harvard |
| Demytrick Aliifua, OL, San Leandro | Utah State |
| Hamilton Anoa’i, TE/DE, Serra-San Mateo | Cal |
| Byron Baker, TE/DE, Valley Christian-San Jose | Air Force |
| Landon Baty, DB, St. Francis-Mountain View | Univ. of San Diego |
| Nick Bawden, QB, Los Gatos | San Diego State |
| Blake Bierwith, FB/LB, California-San Ramon | Univ. of San Diego |
| Demaurier Blackwell, LB, Valley Christian-Dublin | Colorado State |
| Squally Canada, RB, Milpitas | Washington State |
| KJ Carta-Samuels, QB, Bellarmine-San Jose (SSM feature, 8/22/13) | Washington |
| Jalen Canty, DE/TE, St Patrick/St Vincent-Vallejo | Washington State |
| D.J. Calhoun, LB, El Cerrito | Arizona State |
| Andrew Celis, WR/DB, Marin Catholic-Kentfield | Nevada |
| Patrick Choudja, DE, Freedom-Oakley | Nevada |
| Keller Chryst, QB, Palo Alto (SSM feature, 8/23/12) | Stanford |
| Ray Clark, RB/DB, Miramonte-Orinda | Univ. of San Diego |
| Malcolm Davis, RB/DB, Palo Alto | Cal Poly |
| Matt Dickerson, DL, Serra-San Mateo | UCLA |
| Keelan Doss, WR, Alameda | UC Davis |
| Fino Elisaia, DL, James Logan-Union City | Cal Poly |
| Marjani Ellison, QB/ATH, Hayward | Humboldt State |
| Sean Flynn, OL/DL, Valley Chrstian-Dublin | Univ. of San Diego |
| Will Fuller, WR, Miramonte-Orinda | Univ. of San Diego |
| Kevin Griffith, DB, De La Salle | Washington State |
| Sulaiman Hameed, DB, Alameda | Washington State |
| Jawian Harrison, DB, El Cerrito | Weber State |
| Jalen Harvey, WR/DB, El Cerrito | Arizona State |
| Jack Heneghan, QB, Menlo School-Atherton | Dartmouth |
| Sumner Houston, OL/DL, De La Salle | Oregon State |
| Keesean Johnson, WR, Palo Alto | Fresno State |
| Brendon Landman, TE, Monte Vista-Danville | Arizona State |
| JuJuan Lawson, ATH, Casa Grande-Petaluma | New Mexico |
| Michael Lazarus, LB, Berkeley | Fresno State |
| Morgan Mahalak, QB, Marin Catholic-Kentfield | Oregon |
| Logan McHone, DL, Valley Christian-Dublin | Univ. of San Diego |
| Joe Mixon, RB, Freedom-Oakley (SSM feautre, 8/22/13) | Oklahoma |
| Jonah Moore, TE, Valley Christian-San Jose | Olivet Nazarene |
| Ahki Muhammad, DB, James Logan-Union City | Nevada |
| Charlie Nelson, OL, Valley Christian-San Jose | San Jose State |
| Adarius Pickett, RB/DB, El Cerrito | UCLA |
| Marquis Pippins, WR/DB, El Cerrito | Weber State |
| John Porchivina, FB/LB, Casa Grande-Petaluma | Cal |
| Larry Ross, DL, De La Salle | Portland State |
| Ryan Rudolph, OL/DL, Serra-San Mateo | Middlebury College |
| Das Tautalatasi, DB, De La Salle | Arizona State |
| Robert Taylor, RB/LB, Deer Valley-Antioch | UC Davis |
| Theman Taylor, DB, Valley Christian-Dublin | Univ. of San Diego |
| Vince Volpatti, RB, Valley Chrstian-Dublin | Southern Oregon |
| Lavon Washington, DB, McClymonds-Oakland | Washington |
| Nsimba Webster, ATH, Deer Valley-Antioch | Eastern Washington |
| Nzuzi Webster, WR/DB, Deer Valley-Antioch | Eastern Washington |
| Manny Wilkins, QB/ATH, San Marin-Novato | Arizona State |
SAC-JOAQUIN SECTION
| Player, school | College |
|---|---|
| Joey Banks, LB, Franklin-Elk Grove | UC Davis |
| Earl Chism, DE, Pleasant Grove-Elk Grove | Yale |
| Tyler Dean, DB, Inderkum-Sacramento | Southern Oregon |
| Wyatt Demps, WR/DB, Pleasant Grove-Elk Grove | Nevada |
| Jason Elenberger, ATH, Jesuit-Carmichael | Air Force |
| Tony Ellison, WR/ATH, Granite Bay | Arizona |
| Calvin Green, RB, Burbank-Sacramento | Washington State |
| Justin Holmes, WR, Oakmont-Roseville | San Jose State |
| Tanner Hughes, FB, Oak Ridge-El Dorado Hills | Air Force |
| Ernest Jenkins, DB, Burbank-Sacramento | Sacramento State |
| Jabarri Johnson, WR, Franklin-Elk Grove | Sacramento State |
| Printess Johnson, DL, Burbank-Sacramento | Sacramento State |
| Taron Johnson, WR, Sheldon-Sacramento | Sacramento State |
| Hayden Jones, TE, Christian Brothers-Sacramento | Colorado |
| Dylan Keeney, TE, Granite Bay | Colorado |
| Mitchell Layton, RB/ATH, Woodcreek-Roseville | Yale |
| Nifae Lealao, OL/DL, Capital Christian-Sacramento (SSM feature, 8/22/13) | Vanderbilt |
| Noah Letuligaseno-Ta’amu, LB, Elk Grove | Cal Poly |
| Brandon Lewis, DB, Pleasant Grove-Elk Grove | Washington |
| Trey Olsen, DE, Oakmont-Roseville | Navy |
| Tyler Meteer, TE/LB, Del Oro-Loomis (SSM feature, 12/19/13) | Sacramento State |
| Kolton Miller, OL, Roseville | UCLA |
| Cameron Schroeder, OL, Cosumnes Oaks-Elk Grove | Duke |
| Jacob Sipes, WR, Oak Ridge-El Dorado Hills | Air Force |
| CJ Spencer, QB/ATH, Inderkum-Sacramento | UC Davis |
| Ngula Tapa, DL, Burbank-Sacramento | Washington State |
| Jordan Thomas, DB, Inderkum-Sacramento | Arizona State |
| Curtis Williams, LB, Franklin-Elk Grove | Humboldt State |
| Alex Van Dyke, WR, Cosumnes Oaks-Elk Grove (SSM feature, 8/22/13) | UCLA |