The Press-Telegram’s list of the area’s top committed football recruits from the Class of 2027, as of July 30:
Name, School, Position, Height, Weight, College, 2025 stats
Ethan Coach, St. John Bosco, LB, 6-3, 205, Washington, 17 tackles, one sack, one touchdown
Justin Coach, St. John Bosco, LB, 6-2, 205, Washington, 36 tackles
Dillon Davis, St. John Bosco, S, 6-1, 185, Vanderbilt, 29 tackles, one interception, two touchdowns
St. John Bosco safety Dillon Davis suits up for Team White in an intra-squad football game on Wednesday, May 20, 2026, at St. John Bosco High School in Bellflower. (Photo by Howard Freshman, Contributing Photographer)
Dorian Franklin, St. John Bosco, DB, 5-10, 170, Harvard, 23 tackles
Magic Haynes, Centennial, DL, 6-5, 270, Arizona State
JuJu Johnson, Long Beach Poly, ATH, 5-11, 170, UCLA
Johnny McNeil, St. Pius X-St. Matthias, CB, 6-0, 160, Oregon State
Richard Orosco, St. John Bosco, DL, 6-4, 240, Washington State, 30 tackles, one sack
Kekoa Peko, St. John Bosco, DL, 6-2, 280, Boise State, 30 tackles, 2.5 sacks
Damani Porras, Downey, WR, 5-9, 155, New Mexico, 56 receptions, 1,129 receiving yards, 17 total touchdowns, 34 tackles, six interceptions
Josiah Poyer, St. John Bosco, LB, 6-2, 205, USC, 54 tackles, 10 tackles for loss, seven sacks
Edward Rivera, Compton, ATH, 5-11, 185, Sacramento State, 17 receptions, 358 receiving yards, three touchdowns (two rushing, one receiving)
Jashaun Shaffer, St. John Bosco, CB, 5-11, 175, Northern Arizona, 14 tackles, two interceptions, one touchdown
Sevelino Taliauli, Long Beach Poly, DE/LB, 6-1, 230, Colorado State, 40 tackles, 16 tackles for loss, 6.5 sacks
Kamden Tillis, Los Alamitos, WR, 5-11, 190, San Diego State, 1,543 rushing yards, 19 rushing touchdowns, 33 receptions, 394 receiving yards
Los Alamitos running back Kamden Tillis runs into the end zone to score a touchdown in the third quarter against San Clemente in the CIF-SS Division 2 football championship in San Clemente on Saturday, November 29, 2025. (Photo by Paul Rodriguez, Contributing Photographer)
Jay Williams, Millikan, WR, 6-5, 190, Kansas, 29 receptions, 615 receiving yards, six touchdowns
Isala Wily-Ava, St. John Bosco, S, 6-2, 195, Washington, 40 tackles, one interception
Donte Wright, Long Beach Poly, CB, 6-1, 170, Miami, 25 tackles, two sacks
For requests to add more names, please send football recruiting news to John W. Davis at jdavis@scng.com or @johnwdavis on X.