Here’s a look at the Los Angeles Daily News area top committed football recruits from the Class of 2027, as of July 7.
The 2026 high school football season kicks off on Aug. 21. Stay tuned for the latest coverage of CIF high school sports coverage through the San Fernando Valley, Ventura County, Valencia and Lancaster regions.
Name, year, school, position, college, 2025 stats
Kasi Currie, senior, Sierra Canyon, OL/DL, Texas, 15 tackles, 4 TFL.
Caysen Badawi, senior, Valencia, San Diego State, 6 INTs, 11 tackles, 2 TFL
Jaxsen Stokes, senior, Sierra Canyon, ATH, Cal, 722 rushing yards, 12 TDs, 155 receiving yards
Gabriel Goroyan, senior, Westlake, K/P, Stanford, 58 touchbacks, 40.3 yards per punt, 4 punts inside the 20
Marcus Fakatou, senior, Sierra Canyon, DL, Ohio State, 28 tackles, 10 TFL, 5 sacks
Tahj Skinner, senior, Notre Dame, DB, UC Davis, 23 receptions, 214 yards, 2 TDs
Myles Baker, senior, Sierra Canyon, S, UCLA, 34 tackles, 10 TFL, 1 sack, 2 INTs, 5 PDs, 2 forced fumbles
Charles “Spyda” Davis, senior, Westlake, WR, Cal, 30 receptions, 526 yards, 11 TDs
Tyson Seidman, senior, Sierra Canyon, OL, San Diego State
Elijah Williams, senior, Chaminade, ATH, Northern Arizona, 17 receptions, 347 yards, 5 receiving TDs, 1 KO return TD, 34 tackles, 7 PDs, 1 INT
Braydenn Mercer, senior, Sierra Canyon, OL, UNLV
Mason Maddox, senior, St. Francis, WR/DB, Princeton, 34 receptions, 575 yards, 6 touchdowns, 26 tackles, 4 pass deflections
Josiah Rand, senior, Chaminade, LB, Washington State, 50 tackles, 2 pass deflections, 1 forced fumble
Cooper Cook, senior, Sierra Canyon, DL, UNLV, 37 tackles, 9 TFL, 4 sacks, 1 forced fumble, 1 recovery
Kingston Celifie, senior, Calabasas, WR, UCLA, 56 receptions, 827 yards and 9 TD receptions, 2 KO return TDs, 1 INT, 1 TD fumble recovery
For requests to add more names, email Daily News Preps Coordinator and UCLA reporter Ethan Hanson at ehanson@scng.com.
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