SACRAMENTO, CA - The football recruiting class of 2012 could be remembered as one of the best crop of student athletes in the history of the Sacramento region.
On Wednesday, the Pac-12 heavy recruitment of the area landed eight blue chip athletes including the Grant Pacers Shaq Thompson (DB) who signed with Washington. Oregon bound Arik Armstead (DE) from Pleasant Grove. Whitney's Jake Rodrigues (QB) and Jalen Cope-Fitzpatrick (TE) will attend Oregon and USC. And the UCLA Bruins landing Cosumnes Oaks' Marcus Rios (CB) and Sheldon's Nate Iese (TE).
Check out individual stories on the top football recruits, and check out full video interviews and photo slideshows with:
| PLAYER |
HIGH SCHOOL |
POSITION |
COLLEGE |
| Nicky Kelly |
Casa Roble |
OL |
Humboldt State |
| Cameron Buell |
Casa Roble |
LB |
Humboldt State |
| Austin Young |
Colfax |
QB |
Southern Utah |
| Marcus Rios |
Cosumnes Oaks |
DB |
UCLA |
| Michael Thomas |
Cosumnes Oaks |
WR |
UNLV |
| Andrew Williams |
Cosumnes Oaks |
SS |
Idaho |
| LeDontrae Gooden |
Cosumnes Oaks |
LB |
Southern Oregon |
| Norman Sadler |
Del Campo |
DB |
Cal Poly |
| Alex Bertrando |
Del Oro |
LB |
Nevada |
| Josh Letuligasenoa |
Elk Grove |
OL |
Cal Poly |
| Steven Moore |
Elk Grove |
OL |
Cal |
| Deon Ransom |
Elk Grove |
RB |
Sacramento State |
| Watson Tautuiaki |
Elk Grove |
OL |
Western Oregon |
| Jordan Alleva |
Folsom |
OL |
San Diego |
| Yuvraaja Madra |
Folsom |
OL |
Weber State |
| Carson McMurtrey |
Folsom |
WR |
Cal Poly |
| Tanner Trosin |
Folsom |
QB |
Cal Poly |
| Doug Vernon |
Folsom |
WR |
Cornell |
| Gavin Andrews |
Granite Bay |
OL |
Oregon State |
| Charles Faraimo |
Grant |
OL |
Nevada |
| Shaq Thompson |
Grant |
DB |
Washington |
| J.T. Frank |
Jesuit |
TE |
Holy Cross |
| John Wiernicki |
Liberty Ranch |
LB |
Air Force |
| Charles Howard |
Lincoln-Stk |
DL |
UNLV |
| Connor Keith |
Nevada Union |
FB |
San Diego State |
| Alex Sarner |
Nevada Union |
OL |
San Diego |
| Dylan Collie |
Oak Ridge |
WR |
BYU |
| William Boule |
Oak Ridge |
OL |
Eastern Washington |
| John David-Smith |
Oak Ridge |
K |
Southern Oregon |
| Arik Armstead |
Pleasant Grove |
DE |
Oregon |
| D.J. Dunn |
Pleasant Grove |
LB |
Air Force |
| Desmond Lewis |
Pleasant Grove |
DB |
Air Force |
| Marcus White |
Pleasant Grove |
K |
UC Davis |
| Zac Cunha |
Roseville |
QB |
Minot State |
| Tobin Gramyk |
Roseville |
OL |
San Diego |
| Jalen Angel-White |
Sacramento |
SS |
San Diego |
| Devin Benjamin |
Sacramento |
WR |
Idaho State |
| Nate Iese |
Sheldon |
TE |
UCLA |
| Darion Jackson |
Sheldon |
LB |
Southern Oregon |
| Antonio Perez |
Sheldon |
DL |
Idaho |
| Kyi Thomas |
Sheldon |
WR |
Sacramento State |
| Bowe Merin |
St. Mary's |
QB |
Eastern Washington |
| Logan Smith |
Vista del Lago |
WR |
San Diego |
| Jalen Cope-Fitzpatrick |
Whitney |
TE |
USC |
| Corey Palin |
Whitney |
WR |
Butler |
| Jake Rodrigues |
Whitney |
QB |
Oregon |
| Austin Keppel |
Woodcreek |
OL |
Western Colorado |
| Dalen Jones |
Woodland |
WR |
Fresno State |
OTHER SPORTS
| NAME |
HIGH SCHOOL |
SPORT |
COLLEGE |
| Madeline Schiffel |
Cornerstone |
Soccer |
University S.F. |
| Miranda Bailey |
Del Oro |
Soccer |
BYU |
| Lauren Gollnick |
Del Oro |
Soccer |
Dominican University |
| Caitlyn Kretzchmar |
Folsom |
Soccer |
San Diego |
| Christy Cooper |
Granite Bay |
Soccer |
Air Force |
| Cody Giddings |
Granite Bay |
Soccer |
West Point |
| Avery Hutchinson |
Granite Bay |
Soccer |
William Jessup |
| Dorien Johnk |
Granite Bay |
Soccer |
Loyola Marymount |
| Kayla Karlsson |
Granite Bay |
Soccer |
Cincinatti |
| Ty Thompson |
Granite Bay |
Soccer |
Granite Bay |
| Andrew Murch |
Granite Bay |
Swimming |
UOP |
| Zach Green |
Jesuit |
Baseball |
Oregon State |
| Peter Wajda |
Jesuit |
Soccer |
Chico State |
| Christopher Macasaet |
Jesuit |
Golf |
UOP |
| Nick Kramer |
Jesuit |
Swimming |
Georgetown |
| Tiffany Reimers |
Oak Ridge |
Soccer |
CS Fullerton |
| Mandy McBroom |
Oak Ridge |
Soccer |
UC Irvine |
| Lance Berringer |
Oak Ridge |
Baseball |
Nevada |
| Laura Sende |
Oak Ridge |
Basketball |
Westmont |
| Kendall Boshart |
Oakmont |
Soccer |
Point Loma Nazarene |
| Connor Swartz |
Ponderosa |
Soccer |
Virginia Polytechnic |
| Devon Hamersley |
Rio Americano |
Soccer |
Kansas Wesleyan |
| Joey Haug |
Rocklin |
Soccer |
Air Force |
| Emily Huska |
Rocklin |
Soccer |
Humboldt |
| Mike Mazzoni |
Rocklin |
Soccer |
William Jessup |
| Kelcey DeCarlo |
Roseville |
Soccer |
Humboldt |
| Haley Hughes |
St. Francis |
Soccer |
UC Davis |
| Elizabeth "Missy" Riehl |
St. Francis |
Crew |
Pennsylvania |
| Jennifer Lum |
St. Francis |
Soccer |
Sacramento State |
| Mikaela Arnstein |
Truckee |
Soccer |
Colorado |
| Jesse McGinley |
Truckee |
Soccer |
UNC |
| Bert Corona |
Union Mine |
Soccer |
Sacramento State |
| Tim Fairley |
Vista del Lago |
Soccer |
UCLA |
| Loree Olson |
Whitney |
Swimming |
Washington State |
| Mary Mae Caldwell |
Whitney |
Soccer |
CS Fullerton |
| Emily Chalfant |
Woodcreek |
Soccer |
Point Loma Nazarene |
| Rachel Dortch |
Woodcreek |
Soccer |
Sonoma State |
| Marissa Griffin |
Woodcreek |
Soccer |
Sierra College |
| Lauen Hayano |
Woodcreek |
Soccer |
S.F. State |
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