National Signing Day Wrap-Up: Pac-12
By Kyle Kensing
The Pac-12 landed two teams in Bowl Championship Series games for a second straight season, after having done so just once in the decade prior. Commissioner Larry Scott led a movement that resulted in the wealthiest multimedia contract in college sports. Success is rolling into the conference, and that was reflected on the recruiting trail.
Eleven of the conference’s 12 teams finished in Rivals.com’s Top 50. Only Washington State failed to make the cut. Stanford, USC, UCLA, Oregon and Washington all finished in the nation’s top 20. This is an exciting time for West Coast football. Read on for the breakdown, and give a listen to The Three-Point Stance Podcast, where I discussed the entire signing class with Friend Of The Blog, Pete Sonski.
Arizona
- 24 Signees
- Conference Rank: 11
- Highlight Players: OL Zach Hemmila; DE Kyle Kelley; WR Trey Griffey; LB C.J. Dozier; RB Anthony Lopez
Arizona State
- 23 Signees
- Conference Rank: 9
- Highlight Players: ATH D.J. Foster; RB Marion Grice; OL Evan Goodman; LB Steffon Martin; WR Richard Smith
Cal
- 19 Signees
- Conference Rank: 6
- Highlight Players: WR Bryce Treggs; QB Zach Kline; WR Kenny Lawler; OL Freddie Tagaloa
Colorado
- 27 Signees
- Conference Rank: 8
- Highlight Players: DB Yuri Wright; DB Kenneth Crawley; QB Shane Dillon; DE Kisima Jagne
Oregon
- 21 Signees
- Conference Rank: 4
- Highlight Players: DE Arik Armstead; DE Alex Balducci; WR Bralon Addison; QB Jake Rodrigues; TE Pharaoh Brown
Oregon State
- 23 Signees
- Conference Rank: 10
- Highlight Players: OL Isaac Seumalo; TE Caleb Smith; WR Malik Gilmore; QB Brent VanderVeen
Stanford
- 22 Signees
- Conference Rank: 1
- Highlight Players: OL Kyle Murphy; OL Andrus Peat; DE Aziz Shittu; DB Alex Carter; OL Graham Shuler; OL Joshua Garnett
UCLA
- 26 Signees
- Conference Rank: 3
- Highlight Players: DT Ellis McCarthy; DE Jeremy Castro; WR Jordan Payton; ATH Devin Fuller; LB Aaron Porter
USC
- 18 Signees
- Conference Rank: 2
- Highlight Players: OL Zach Banner; OL Jordan Simmons; WR Nelson Agholor; OL Max Tuerk; DE Leonard Williams
Utah
- 28 Signees
- Conference Rank: 7
- Highlight Players: DB Justin Thomas; DT Visesio Salt; RB Kelvin York; ATH Chase Hansen
Washington
- 25 Signees
- Conference Rank: 5
- Highlight Players: DB Shaq Thompson; QB Jeff Lindquist; DB Brandon Beaver; QB Cyler Miles
Washington State
- 26 Signees
- Conference Rank: 12
- Highlight Players: WR Gabriel Marks; OL Alex Mitchell; OL Niu Sale; LB Jeremiah Allison