National signing day: Who’s going where
Dozens of Sacramento-area high school football players have signed or will sign scholarship packages today with Division I colleges.
NAME | POS. | HIGH SCHOOL | COLLEGE | COMMENT |
Caelan Barnes | DB | Antelope | Sacramento State | Barnes also can play receiver and on special teams. |
RB | Rio Linda | Utah | The Knights’ all-time leading rusher joins a team big on the run game. | |
QB | Folsom | Washington | Bee’s record-setting Player of the Year will immediately compete for starting job. | |
Johnny Capra | OL | Placer | Utah | Capra, powerful and gregarious, had offers from Pac-12 schools. |
Devin Cates | DB | River Valley | Drake | Explosive and versatile, Cates also can play on special teams. |
Kori Collons | DL | Jesuit | Nevada | Lanky and athletic, Collons plans to beef up before settling into trenches. |
OL | Folsom | Arizona | Powerful and quick on his feet, Creason keyed a 16-0 state-title team. | |
Josiah Deguara | WR | Folsom | Cincinnati | Offer came at 11th hour, delighting a scholar known for good hands and routes. |
LB | Inderkum | Colorado | Falo, the heart and soul of the powerhouse Tigers, can defend the run and pass. | |
Carl Granderson | LB | Grant | Wyoming | Granderson adept at rushing the passer and defending the run. |
WR | Antelope | Sacramento State | Harriel, a two-sport star, said he’s “thrilled” to play “at home.” | |
Lukas Hendricks | DE | Folsom | San Jose State | Fast for his size, Hendricks had five sacks in the CIF title-game romp. |
Garrett Kauppila | DB | Rocklin | Air Force | Top scholar overcame a knee injury to land at “perfect school for me.” |
LB | Folsom | UNLV | Laolagi recovered from a 2013 knee injury to lead the area’s top defense. | |
Brian Lee | OL | Woodcreek | Sacramento State | Big and powerful, Lee paved the way for a record-setting offense. |
Isaac Lessard | LB | Jesuit | San Diego State | Lessard, a hard hitter with speed, fell in love with the Aztecs. |
James McBride | OL | Sutter | Sacramento State | Massive tackle led the small-school Huskies to the NorCal Regional title game. |
RB | Monterey Trail | Cal Poly | The Sac-Joaquin Section’s leading rusher in 2014 also is a top scholar. | |
OL | Grant | Utah | Paulo looks like a top tackle prospect: 6-foot-6, 325 pounds and agile. | |
LB | Sacramento | Cal | Powell had 22 sacks and also showed power as a running back. | |
Manny Scott-Anderson | LB | Elk Grove | Sacramento State | Scott-Anderson, a defensive leader, also was a strong running back. |
Spencer Sheff | LB | Elk Grove | Army | Team’s top scholar was emotional and physical leader for the Herd. |
WR | Capital Christian | Harvard | The honors student led a 13-1 team as a running back, receiver and cornerback. | |
LB | Granite Bay | USC | The Grizzlies’ all-time tackler known for power and drive is an early enrollee. | |
WR | Woodcreek | Sacramento State | Thomas was a playmaker on offense and on special teams. | |
WR | Folsom | Harvard | Thompson is the state’s all-time touchdown receptions leader. | |
George Uribe | OL | Vista del Lago | Sacramento State | Uribe was an anchor on Vista’s line for three seasons. |
LB | Folsom | Boise State | The Bee’s Defensive Player of the Year is known for his relentless pursuit. | |
Ricky Williams | OL | Sutter | Sacramento State | Williams starred both ways for the Northern Section small-school powerhouse. |
This story was originally published February 4, 2015 at 9:15 AM.