Feb. 11, 2013
Had your fill of college football recruiting?
We thought not.
Take heart. Signing Day 2014 is just 51 weeks off ... soon enough that our good friends at Scout.com already have the wheels turning on next year's top 300 list.
And for high school football watchers in Arizona, and the coaching staffs at our state's D-I football programs, it figures to be a doozy.
No fewer than six Arizona players are ranked in Scout's top 100, and there are eight in the top 117. It just might be the richest class yet for our state.
In order, here are the elite eight:
No. 23: Chandler Hamilton offensive tackle Casey Tucker (No. 4 offensive tackle), already committed to USC.
No. 46: Mountain Pointe wide receiver Jalen Brown (No. 7 wide receiver)
No. 51: Tucson Salpointe wide receiver Cameron Denson (No. 8 wide receiver), already committed to Arizona.
No. 61: Scottsdale Desert Mountain wide receiver Mark Andrews (No. 10 wide receiver)
No. 84: Scottsdale Desert Mountain quarterback Kyle Allen (No. 4 quarterback)
No. 100: Chandler Hamilton defensive end Qualen Cunningham (No. 12 defensive end)
No. 106: Tucson Sabino offenvie tackle Andrew Mike (No. 18 offensive tackle)
No. 117: Phoenix Mountain Pointe offensive guard Natrell Curtis (No. 6 offensive guard)
While we were scouring the list, we happened to notice that the No. 3 running back (and No. 16 overall prospect) is Nathan Starks of Las Vegas Bishop Gorman. Arizona, which just signed Bishop Gorman quarterback Anu Solomon, is one of seven schools of interest for Starks.
Should be an interesting 51 weeks.
