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Stanford Football: 4-star quarterback David Mills commits to Cardinal

By Gabe Encinas

Dec 30, 2015; Los Angeles, CA, USA; General view of Stanford Cardinal helmet during press conference in advance of the 102nd Rose Bowl against the Iowa Hawkeyes at the L.A. Hotel Downtown. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports
Dec 30, 2015; Los Angeles, CA, USA; General view of Stanford Cardinal helmet during press conference in advance of the 102nd Rose Bowl against the Iowa Hawkeyes at the L.A. Hotel Downtown. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports /
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The Stanford Cardinal land yet another commitment from a big-time quarterback recruit.

The Stanford Cardinal to continue to find success in the recruitment of signal callers, making this a strong stretch of highly touted quarterbacks to commit to the program. Early Tuesday morning, David Shaw landed a commitment from one of the top quarterbacks in the nation in David Mills.

Hailing from the opposite side of the country, Greater Atlanta Christian School (Norcross, GA), Mills checks in as the No. 4 pro-style quarterback in the nation and the No. 80 recruit overall regardless of position, according to the 247Sports Composite Rankings. Mills is 6-3, 192 pounds and held offers from programs like Georgia, Miami, Michigan, Ole Miss and USC.

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This now marks the fifth commit for the 2017 Stanford recruiting class, their third four-star prospect on offense. They also bring in the No. 2 tight end in the nation in Colby Parkinson, as well as the No. 11 running back in the nation, Sione Heimuli-Lund.

Stanford has been able to lock up some highly talented quarterbacks under David Shaw and pairing them up with some reliable tight end pieces. In Stanford’s latest recruiting class, they secured KJ Costello, the third-ranked quarterback in the nation who could be competing to be Kevin Hogan’s successor.

Alongside him is their highest-ranked recruit of the class Kaden Smith, the second-ranked tight end in the nation. Keller Chryst, another top quarterback prospect of the 2014 class, figures to be in the mix for the starting job under center.

The Cardinal have been able to find consistent play at quarterback over the years and when you look at their recruiting, you soon find out why.

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Palo Alto has one of the best recruiting pitches in the nation with their academics, consecutive BCS/New Years Six bowl games, NFL production, weather and so on. The only problem at times if finding guys who qualify academically. But given Stanford’s talent level, that doesn’t seem to be too much of an issue.

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