Saturday SoCal Recruiting Update: Mitch Leigber commits to Stanford; Chaminade QB Henderson commits
Mitch Leigber Mitch Leigber 6'1" | 205 lbs | DB Laguna Hills | 2021 State CA , a two-way superstar from Laguna Hills High announced his commitment to Stanford Saturday. He is listed as an athlete on recruiting sites and…
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Continue ReadingMitch Leigber Mitch Leigber 6'1" | 205 lbs | DB Laguna Hills | 2021 State CA , a two-way superstar from Laguna Hills High announced his commitment to Stanford Saturday.
He is listed as an athlete on recruiting sites and excels as a running back and safety. Leigber had 1,571 all-purpose yards and 23 total touchdowns including two interception returns for touchdowns.
Mitch Leigber '21 Stats tonight: 6 rec. 106 yds, 4 TD's, 16 rush 208 yds, 2 TD's. Two 2pt conv. 1 interception and 8 tackles! BIG TIME PLAYER! @ocvarsityguy @SteveFryer @mitchleigber @GregBiggins @RonnieLetson @KMcGarrySDSU @CoachK_UW @latsondheimer @K_Ridd @DeShaunFoster26 pic.twitter.com/CTkIElCjiy
— Coach Maz (@CoachMaceranka) September 28, 2019
Leigber received the news that he was accepted to Stanford by their admissions office earlier this week and committed shortly after.
Stanford, like most schools, recruited Leigber as a safety. He had four interceptions and 109 tackles on defense last season.
Leigber told Tim Burt of OCSportsZone.com that he chose Stanford because of their academics and the relationships he built with the coaching staff, including head coach David Shaw.
He was elected First Team All-County by the Orange County Register last season.
Fresno State continues strong recruiting class from California
Chaminade (West Hills) quarterback Jaylen Henderson Jaylen Henderson 6'3" | 205 lbs | QB Chaminade College Prep | 2021 State CA announced his commitment to Fresno State Saturday.
Henderson threw for 2,664 yards and 20 touchdowns for the CIF finalist Eagles last season. He also rushed for over 700 yards and five touchdowns.
He was also considering Vanderbilt before committing to the Bulldogs.
Fresno State has 9 commitments in the class of 2021, six of them are from California. Earlier this week, the Bulldogs landed Rolan Fullwood Rolan Fullwood 6'6" | 310 lbs | OL Lawndale | 2021 State CA and Johnathan Arceneaux Johnathan Arceneaux 6'0" | 185 lbs | RB Lawndale | 2021 State CA from Lawndale High and last week they got Jordan Hornbeak Jordan Hornbeak 6'0" | 190 lbs | RB San Joaquin Memorial | 2021 State CA from San Joaquin Memorial High.
Santa Margarita star narrows list down to six
Derek Wilkins Derek Wilkins 6'4" | 255 lbs | DL Santa Margarita Catholic | 2021 State CA , defensive end from Santa Margarita Catholic High narrowed his list of potential colleges from 20 to six.
The 6-foot-4, 250-pound star narrowed the list to Boston College, Cal, Nebraska, Stanford, UCLA and Washington.
Wilkins had 15 tackles for a loss and seven sacks last season for the Eagles.