Top 10 Receivers in the San Diego Section (1-5)
At the beginning of the month, I highlighted the top quarterbacks in the San Diego Section. It is only appropriate that near the end of the month I highlight the receivers who benefit from those outstanding quarterbacks. Kenny Stills and…
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Continue ReadingAt the beginning of the month, I highlighted the top quarterbacks in the San Diego Section. It is only appropriate that near the end of the month I highlight the receivers who benefit from those outstanding quarterbacks.
Kenny Stills and other talented receivers have come from San Diego and the classes of 2021 and 2022 are loaded with talent at the position. Earlier this week I highlighted the players ranked 6-10 at the position. Here is a look at the top five returning receivers in the San Diego Section.
5. Vance Jefferson Vance Jefferson 6'0" | 185 lbs | WR Poway | 2021 State CA , Poway, Poway, 2021
He only played five games last year for Poway due to a knee injury, but he was on his way to becoming the team’s leading receiver. He had two touchdowns against Olympian and 6 catches for 81 yards and a touchdown against Ramona. He is 6-feet, 185-pounds with plus speed. He has offers from Arizona State, Central Michigan, Colorado State, Holy Cross and San Diego with Arizona State leading the pack according to recruiting analysts.
#KUSI #ASR #PlayOfTheWeek #4: Vance Jefferson, @PowayFootball. Like this video at @KUSISports on Instagram to vote for Vance! pic.twitter.com/zACE0aqVY4
— KUSI Sports (@KUSISports) June 25, 2019
4. Josh Meredith Josh Meredith 6'0" | 170 lbs | WR Mater Dei Catholic | 2021 State CA , Mater Dei Catholic, Chula Vista, 2021
Fresno State worked really hard to recruit California talent this year and one of those prospects they landed is Meredith. He plays on the well-known 7 on 7 club Team Makasi led by coach Verlain Betofe, who is now the offensive coordinator at Mater Dei. Meredith was the best player at Valhalla last season and he will get a good amount of targets at Mater Dei playing alongside receivers Jessie Campbell Jessie Campbell 6'2" | 175 lbs | WR Mater Dei Catholic | 2021 State CA and Ray Romero and quarterback Trevor Appleman.
Great play by Joshua Meredith! Make sure you go like the post by @preppigskinreport to vote for play of the week. pic.twitter.com/1wBMBPAi4a
— The Saga Network (@ValhallaSaga) October 29, 2019
3. Jalil Tucker Jalil Tucker 6'0" | 180 lbs | ATH Lincoln | 2022 State CA , Lincoln, San Diego, 2022
Tucker is always a threat for a big play whenever he is on the field. He averaged 26 yards per reception at St. Augustine last season as a sophomore. He transfers to Lincoln and adds to its plethora of offensive weapons. Tucker has real speed and route-running skills and has 17 offers with Cal adding its name to the list earlier this week. He is a welcome addition to an offensive with multiple D1 level quarterbacks in Tyler Jensen and Samuel Cooper Samuel Cooper 6'2" | 230 lbs | ATH University City | 2023 State CA .
#kusippr #PlayOfTheWeek #1: Jalil Tucker, @SASaintsFB. Like this video at @preppigskinreport on Instagram to vote for Jalil! pic.twitter.com/nFLyjCJwRE
— Prep Pigskin Report (@KUSIPPR) October 29, 2019
2. Kamron Beachem Kamron Beachem 6'5" | 225 lbs | WR Oceanside | 2021 State CA , Oceanside, Oceanside, 2021
Beachem is a nightmare for defensive coordinators. At 6-foot-5, 200 pounds, it is tempting to put a linebacker with size on him, but he is too fast for a backer to cover and too big for a safety to cover. He didn’t have gaudy numbers in Oceanside’s run-heavy offense last season, but when his number was called, he delivered. His speed could be better but he makes up for it with his size and hands. He has great chemistry with quarterback Jakob Harris. Beachem is committed to Arizona State.
Just a lil sum🤒. pic.twitter.com/XHNBhj5kOz
— Kamron Beachem (@kamron_beachem) October 12, 2019
1a. Clay Petry Clay Petry 6'2" | 210 lbs | WR Helix | 2021 State CA , Helix, La Mesa, 2021
Petry had some of the most impressive numbers in the county last season for Bishop’s of La Jolla, catching 68 passes for 1204 yards and 14 touchdowns. He is 6-foot-2, 200 pounds, fast enough to get open in man coverage and has the size and 30 inch vertical leap to win one-on-one battles. He won’t have quarterback Tyler Buchner Tyler Buchner 6'2" | 210 lbs | QB Helix | 2021 State CA , who is opting out of his senior season to enroll early at Notre Dame, but he will still have a very productive senior year at Helix. He has 11 offers with Boise State and San Diego State leading the pack.
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Congrats to @HelixFootball wide receiver Clay Petry (@claypetry1) on picking up an offer from @SDSUFootball!
Here's a look at some of his greatest hits from the 2019 season #kusippr pic.twitter.com/V9eMUYncx8
— Prep Pigskin Report (@KUSIPPR) March 16, 2020
1b. DJ Justice DJ Justice 6'1" | 180 lbs | WR Lincoln | 2021 State CA , Lincoln, San Diego, 2021
Justice, son of former MLB star David Justice, was the second leading receiver for a fantastic Alemany team last season. He had 707 yards and eight touchdowns playing with USC commit Miller Moss Miller Moss 6'3" | 200 lbs | QB Bishop Alemany | 2021 State CA . Justice transferred to Lincoln, who unarguably has the best receiving corps in San Diego and one of the top ones in Southern California. Justice returns to San Diego, he spent his sophomore year at Cathedral Catholic, and will put up big numbers for Lincoln. He committed to UCLA in March and is one of two California receivers to commit there, along with Ezavier Staples Ezavier Staples 6'2" | 185 lbs | WR Millikan | 2021 State CA of Millikan. Yeah, I cheated and put six guys on here. Deal with it.
— DJ Justice (@DJ23Justice) August 17, 2019