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FOOTBALL RECRUITING ROUNDUP 46 OCT. 4, 2025 BLUE & GOLD ILLUSTRATED Josiah Molden, HHHH, 6-0, 175, West Linn, Ore. (West Linn) Larry Moon, HHHH, 6-0, 185, Bradenton, Fla. (IMG Academy) Jerry Outhouse, HHHH, 6-0½, 175, Fort Worth, Texas (North Crowley) Hayden Stepp, HHHH, 6-3, 175, Las Vegas (Bishop Gorman) Aaryn Washington, HHHH, 6-0, 155, Santa Ana, Calif. (Mater Dei) Duvay Williams, HHHH, 6-2, 160, Gardena, Calif. (Junipero Serra) Safety Myles Baker, HHH, 6-1, 190, Chatsworth, Calif. (Sierra Canyon) Marquis Bryant, HHH, 5-11, 185, Rolesville, N.C. (Rolesville) Kamarui Dorsey, HHHH, 6-2, 190, Hampton, Ga. (Hampton) Honor Fa'alave-Johnson, HHHH, 6-0, 180, San Diego (Cathedral Catholic) Zayden Gamble, HHH, 5-11, 160, Fort Lauderdale, Fla. (St. Thomas Aquinas) Tavares Harrington, HHHH, 6-3, 180, Chicago (Mount Carmel) Corey Hadley, HHHH, 6-1, 180, Tyrone, Ga. (Sandy Creek) Garyon Hobbs, HHH, 5-11½, 200, Louisville, Ky. (Atherton) Danny Lang, HHH, 6-0½, 160, Santa Ana, Calif. (Mater Dei) Kenneth Simon II, HHH, 6-2, 190, Brentwood, Tenn. (Brentwood Academy) Khalil Terry, HHHH, 5-11, 180, Tustin, Calif. (Tustin) Jaden Walk-Green, HHH, 5-11, 185, Corona, Calif. (Centennial) Gavin Williams, HHHH, 6-1, 170, La Verne, Calif. (Damien) Isala Wily-Ava, HHH, 6-2, 193, Bellflower, Calif. (St. John Bosco) Athletes Braden Gordon, HHHH, 6-3, 190, Montgomery, Ala. (The Montgomery Academy) Myson Johnson-Cook, HHHH, 6-1½, 220, East St. Louis, Ill. (East St. Louis) Long Snapper Sean Kraft, —, 6-4, 215, Swannanoa, N.C. (Asheville Christian Academy) Star ratings are from Rivals as of Sept. 24 Commitments in bold italics Class of 2026 CB Khary Adams: Made 3 tackles in Towson (Md.) Loyola Blakefield's (2-2) 48-29 loss to Ow- ings Mills (Md.) McDonogh (3-1). Next game: vs. Towson (Md.) Concordia Prep (3-2) Sept. 26. LB Kobe Clapper: Recorded 10 tackles in Cin- cinnati St. Xavier's (4-1) 30-13 loss to Cincinnati Archbishop Moeller (4-1). Next game: vs. Cincin- nati Elder (5-0) Sept. 26. LB Thomas Davis Jr.: Compiled 4 tackles, 1 stop for loss and 1 pass broken up in Matthews (N.C.) Weddington's (4-1) 42-7 victory over Charlotte (N.C.) Catholic (3-2). Next game: vs. Monroe (N.C.) Sun Valley (2-2) Sept. 26. EDGE Rodney Dunham: Notched 8 tackles, 3 stops for loss and 1 sack in Charlotte (N.C.) Myers Park's (4-1) 24-6 victory against Charlotte (N.C.) Christian (1-3). Next game: vs. Charlotte (N.C.) Garinger (1-4) Oct. 3. EDGE Ebeneezer Ewetade: Totaled 6 tackles, 5 stops for loss and 3 sacks in South Garner (N.C.) High's (3-2) 49-0 win against Smithfield (N.C.) Selma (1-4). Next game: vs. Clayton (N.C.) Cleveland (4-0) Sept. 26. WR Dylan Faison: Had 4 catches for 52 yards in Fort Lauderdale (Fla.) St. Andrew's School's (5-0) 31-9 victory against Coconut Creek (Fla.) North Broward Prep (2-3). Next game: vs. North Lauderdale (Fla.) Somerset Prep (1-4) Sept. 25. WR Kaydon Finley: Had a 73-yard touchdown catch in Aledo (Texas) High's (4-0) 56-7 win over North Richland Hills (Texas) Birdville (2-2). Next game: vs. Keller (Texas) Fossil Ridge (1-3) Sept. 26. WR Devin Fitzgerald: Posted 14 catches for 234 yards and 3 touchdowns in Phoenix Brophy College Prep's (2-2) 70-33 loss to Chandler (Ariz.) Hamilton (4-0). Next game: vs. Mesa (Ariz.) Red Mountain (4-0) Sept. 26. WR Bubba Frazier: Registered 3 catches for 79 yards and a 76-yard punt return touchdown in Savannah (Ga.) Benedictine Military School's (2-2) 56-7 win over Atlanta Westminster School (2-4). Next game: at Waycross (Ga.) Ware County (5-0) Sept. 26. TE Preston Fryzel: Caught 2 passes for 48 yards in Toledo (Ohio) Central Catholic's (2-3) 35-6 vic- tory over Warren (Mich.) De La Salle Collegiate (2-3). Next game: at River Rouge (Mich.) High (1-3) Sept. 26. IOL Sullivan Garvin: Allegan (Mich.) High (1-3) lost 48-10 to Kalamazoo (Mich.) Hackett Catholic Prep (2-2). Next game: vs. Constantine (Mich.) High (3-1) Sept. 26. DL Elijah Golden: Sarasota (Fla.) Cardinal Mooney (3-1) had a bye. Next game: at Fort My- ers (Fla.) Bishop Verot (2-2) Sept. 26. QB Noah Grubbs: Lake Mary (Fla.) High (2-2) had a bye. Next game: vs. Oviedo (Fla.) Hagerty (3-1) Sept. 26. DL Tiki Hola: Bastrop (Texas) High (4-0) beat Austin (Texas) Crockett (0-4) 60-11. Next game: at Austin (Texas) McCallum (3-1) Sept. 25. OT Grayson McKeogh and S Joey O'Brien: Wyn- dmoor (Pa.) La Salle (4-0) had a bye. Next game: at Philadelphia Roman Catholic (2-2) Sept. 26. IOL Tyler Merrill: Mechanicsburg (Pa.) Cum- berland Valley (2-3) beat Harrisburg (Pa.) Central Dauphin (2-3) 24-15. Next game: vs. Harrisburg (Pa.) Central Dauphin East (2-3) Sept. 26. IOL Ben Nichols: Davison (Mich.) High (4-0) defeated Saginaw (Mich.) Heritage (0-4). Next game: vs. Saginaw (Mich.) United (0-4) Sept. 26. RB Javian Osborne: Ran 9 times for 136 yards and 2 touchdowns in Forney (Texas) High's (3-1) 75-20 win against Fort Worth (Texas) Boswell (2-1). Next game: at North Forney (Texas) High (4-0) Sept. 26. IOL Gregory Patrick: Portage (Mich.) Northern (3-1) beat Battle Creek (Mich.) Lakeview (0-4) 50-28. Next game: at Richland (Mich.) Gull Lake (0-4) Sept. 26. S Ayden Pouncey: Posted 2 interceptions — both returned for touchdowns — 7 tackles, 1 stop for loss and 4 catches for 93 yards and 1 touch- down in Winter Park (Fla.) High's (2-2) 45-29 vic- tory against St. Johns (Fla.) Creekside (1-4). Next game: vs. Tampa (Fla.) Freedom (2-2) Sept. 26. TE Ian Premer: Caught 4 passes for 67 yards and 1 touchdown in Great Bend (Kan.) High's (3-0) 38-14 win against Buhler (Kan.) High (2-1). Next game: at Wichita (Kan.) North (0-3). S Nick Reddish: Registered 8 tackles, stop 1 for loss and 1 pass broken up in Charlotte (N.C.) Inde- pendence's (4-1) 27-20 win over Charlotte (N.C.) Palisades (3-2). Next game: at West Charlotte (N.C.) High (3-2) Oct. 3. WR Brayden Robinson: Recorded 15 catches for 208 yards and 2 touchdowns in Red Oak (Texas) High's (2-2) 39-26 victory over Killeen (Texas) Ellison (1-3). Next game: at Dallas Highland Park (3-1) Oct. 3. CB Chaston Smith: Notched 1 tackle and 1 pass broken up in Knoxville (Tenn.) Catholic's (3-1) 13-10 loss to Nashville (Tenn.) Montgomery Bell Academy (4-0). Next game: vs. Chattanooga (Tenn.) Silverdale Baptist (3-2) Sept. 26. OT Charlie Thom: Avon (Conn.) Old Farms (2-0) defeated Kent (Conn.) School (0-2) 43-6. Next game: at Cambridge (Mass.) Buckingham Browne & Nichols (1-0) Sept. 27. RB Jonaz Walton: Rushed 6 times for 61 yards and 2 touchdowns in Carrollton (Ga.) Central's (5-0) 56-0 win over Jonesboro (Ga.) Mundy's Mill (0-5). Next game: at Jonesboro (Ga.) High (3-2) Sept. 26. Class of 2027 QB Teddy Jarrard: Kennesaw (Ga.) North Cobb (4-2) defeated Dallas (Ga.) North Paulding (4-2) 24-17. Next game: at Marietta (Ga.) High (2-4) on Oct. 10. LS Sean Kraft: Swannanoa (N.C.) Asheville Christian Academy (0-6) lost 61-41 to Copperhill (Tenn.) Copper Basin (1-4). Next game: vs. Har- rells (N.C.) Christian Academy (4-1) Oct. 10. LB Ellis McGaskin: Recorded 14 tackles, 3 stops for loss and 3 quarterback hurries in Mobile (Ala.) Williamson's (4-0) 48-0 victory against Mobile (Ala.) Rain (4-1). Next game: vs. Mobile (Ala.) Murphy (0-5) Sept. 26. Commitment Updates Games played Sept. 19-21 unless otherwise noted