BERKELEY – Head coach
Justin Wilcox announced the first 25 members of Cal's 2020 recruiting class Wednesday on the opening day of college football's early signing period.
"We're pleased with this class," Wilcox said. "We felt like we were able to successfully identify and meet our needs in this class by signing a group of student-athletes that show tremendous potential in football program both on and off the field."
The class includes four players who have won a combined eight state titles as preps including a four-time Hawaiian state champion in DL
Stanley McKenzie (St. Louis School), two-time Washington champ
DJ Rogers (Eastside Catholic HS) and the duo of DL
Rickey Correia and WR
Jeremiah Hunter who led Fresno's Central High School to a 2019 state title in California.
Members of the class have also won 42 conference, district or section titles.
"It's critical that winning is important to the student-athletes we bring into our program," Wilcox said. "Winning state and conference titles in high school does not guarantee winning at the next level but student-athletes that understand what it takes to win have a better chance of building upon their foundation to match or beat that success at Cal."
The class has a strong California flavor with 15 members from the Golden State in OL
Ender Aguilar (Mission Viejo), DB Dejuan Butler (Antioch), QB
Jaden Casey (Westlake Village), Correia, Hunter, OL
Everett Johnson (Turlock), QB
Zach Johnson (Valencia), DB
Tyson McWilliams (San Diego), RB
Damien Moore (La Puente), TE
Jake Muller (Mission Viejo), DB
Trey Paster (Merced), ATH
Jaedon Roberts (Sausalito), DL
Ethan Saunders (Inglewood), RB
Chris Street (Eastvale) and DB
Isaiah Young (Eastvale).
Five others – ILB
Andy Alfieri (Portland, OR), WR
Justin Baker (Bellevue, WA), WR
Tommy Christakos (Scottsdale, AZ), WR
Aidan Lee (Mesa, AZ) and TE
DJ Rogers (Bellevue, WA) come from states that make up the Pac-12 plus another pair are from Hawaii in McKenzie and ILB
Muelu Iosefa (Mililani, HI).
The only three from outside the Western states are a pair from Texas in WR
Mason Mangum (Austin) and RB
Collin Gamble (Flower Mound), while P
Jamieson Sheahan hails from Bendigo, Australia.
The class features nine mid-year enrollees in Butler, Casey, Iosefa, Z. Johnson, Mangum, Paster, Roberts, Sheahan and Young. The remainder of the class is scheduled to arrive on campus during the summer prior to the 2020 season.
There are 13 offensive players in the class including two quarterbacks (Casey, Z. Johnson), two running backs (Moore, Street), five wide receivers (Butler, Christakos, Hunter, Lee, Mangum), two tight ends (Muller, Rodgers) and two offensive lineman (Aguilar, E. Johnson) with the skill position players scoring a combined 230 touchdowns.
The 10 student-athletes on defense include three defensive linemen (Correia, McKenzie, Saunders), a pair of linebackers (Alfieri, Iosefa) and five defensive backs (Butler, Gamble, McWilliams, Paster, Young).
Roberts was recruited as a two-way player on the offensive and defensive lines, while Sheahan is the lone specialist.
The 25-player class currently ranks as high as No. 5 in the Pac-12 and No. 30 according to Rivals.
NAME – POS – HT – WT – YR – EXP – HOMETOWN (LAST SCHOOLS)
Ender Aguilar – OL – 6-5 – 265 – Fr. – HS – Mission Viejo, CA (Servite HS)
Andy Alfieri – ILB – 6-3 – 220 – Fr. – HS – Portland, OR (Jesuit HS)
Justin Baker – WR – 5-10 – 175 – Fr. – HS – Bellevue, WA (Kennedy Catholic HS)
Dejuan Butler – DB – 5-11 – 180 – Fr. – HS – Antioch, CA (Antioch HS)
Jaden Casey – QB – 6-1 – 185 – Fr. – HS – Westlake Village, CA (Calabasas HS)
Tommy Christakos – WR – 6-4 – 205 – Fr. – HS – Scottsdale, AZ (Chaparral HS)
Ricky Correia – DL – 6-4 – 330 – Fr. – HS – Fresno, CA (Central HS)
Collin Gamble – DB – 5-10 – 200 – Fr. – HS – Flower Mound, TX (Liberty Christian HS)
Jeremiah Hunter – WR – 6-2 – 180 – Fr. – HS – Fresno, CA (Central HS)
Muelu Iosefa – ILB – 6-3 – 220 – Fr. – HS – Mililani, HI (Mililani HS)
Everett Johnson – OL – 6-7 – 315 – Fr. – HS – Turlock, CA (Turlock HS)
Zach Johnson – QB – 6-1 – 195 – Fr. – HS – Valencia, CA (Hart HS)
Aidan Lee – WR – 6-1 – 200 – Fr. – HS – Mesa, AZ (Desert Ridge HS)
Mason Mangum – WR – 5-11 – 185 – Fr. – HS – Austin, TX (Westlake HS)
Stanley McKenzie – DL – 6-2 – 310 – Fr. – HS – Honolulu, HI (St. Louis School)
Tyson McWilliams – DB – 6-2 – 175 – Fr. – HS – San Diego, CA (St. Augustine HS)
Damien Moore – RB – 5-10 – 210 – Fr. – HS – La Puente, CA (Bishop Amat HS)
Jake Muller – TE – 6-5 – 225 – Fr. – HS – Mission Viejo, CA (Capistrano Valley HS)
Trey Paster – DB – 6-2 – 205 – Fr. – HS – Merced, CA (Buhach Colony HS)
Jaedon Roberts – ATH – 6-3 – 290 – Fr. – HS – Sausalito, CA (Avon Old Farms HS)
DJ Rogers – TE – 6-4 – 230 – Fr. – HS – Bellevue, WA (Eastside Catholic HS)
Ethan Saunders – DL – 6-3 – 280 – Fr. – HS – Inglewood, CA (Orange Vista HS)
Jamieson Sheahan – P – 6-0 – 200 – Jr. – Bendigo, Australia (Geelong Grammar School)
Chris Street – RB – 5-9 – 195 – Fr. – HS – Eastvale, CA (JSerra Catholic HS)
Isaiah Young – DB – 5-10 – 170 – Fr. – HS – Eastvale, CA (Centennial HS)