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2022 recruiting notes: Arizona's coaches continuing to re-offer junior prospects

Matt Moreno

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Aug 8, 2011
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Arizona's coaches are continuing to push forward with recruiting and with the 2021 class mostly full at this stage the staff has been focused on getting a jump on the 2022 class. The coaches have already started to re-offer some recruits that Kevin Sumlin and his staff previously offered with a new wave of in-state prospects being re-offered in the last day or so. Here's a closer look at the latest offers now that UA has its entire coaching staff on campus in Tucson.

Arizona re-offers a number of 2022 recruits


Notable offers: ASU, Cal, Colorado, Oregon State, UCLA, Utah, Oklahoma, Florida State, Iowa State, Auburn, Indiana

Rundown: As the new staff continues to settle in the goal early on has been clear and that is UA wants to make it clear that it is putting in effort with prospects in the state. Over the last day in-state recruits have continued to be in full focus for Jedd Fisch and his staff with Brophy Prep defensive end Zac Swanson being among the recruits re-offered by the Wildcats. Sumlin's staff was one of the first schools to jump in the mix with the four-star prospect and considering he's one of the top recruits in the state it is a smart move for the new coaches to reassure him that he has a spot in Tucson. He has impressive natural ability and should be one of the top targets in the class for UA.


Notable offers: ASU, Colorado, Oregon State, Washington, Washington State, LSU, Michigan, Florida State, Northwestern

Rundown: The son of Darryl Morrison and the younger brother of former UA cornerback Sammy Morrison, Ben Morrison is already ascending into "national recruit" territory coming off his junior season. Another prospect from Brophy Prep up in Phoenix, the four-star recruit has gained an impressive amount of recruiting attention in a short amount of time. Arizona jumped into his recruitment before many of the non-regional Power Five programs became involved and that is a good start. There are obvious family ties to UA and that should give the Wildcats a foot in the door with the legacy cornerback, but the competition is going to be fierce and Fisch and his staff will really have to work to keep him home.


Notable offers: ASU, Cal, Colorado, Oregon, Kentucky, Louisville, West Virginia, Michigan State, Cincinnati, Indiana, Illnois

Rundown: Arizona was starting to focus quite a bit of attention on Illinois under the previous coaching staff as there were ties to the area, so it led to an early offer for high three-star offensive line prospect Danny "Deuce" McGuire. The Wildcats have been in the picture with him for a while now and there has been an attraction to the school so it is certainly wise for the new coaches to reaffirm UA's offer to the Illinois offensive lineman. He has all the tools to be successful at the next level and that has earned him attention from programs all over the country including a handful of Pac-12 schools. Arizona once again now has some ties to the Midwest with its new coaching staff and that will be important as it continues to pursue the junior offensive lineman. He is not going to take a long time to come to a decision, especially if there is no spring football season in Illinois, so Arizona's new coaches will have to make up some ground in a bit of a hurry.


Notable offers: Colorado, Michigan State, New Mexico, NAU

Rundown: If there's one school that Arizona's new coaches know they have to break into to have any kind of success with in-state prospects it is Saguaro in Scottsdale. Arizona has not had much success with Jason Mohns' program at all but it is one high school that consistently produces Power Five talent every season. Arizona has been close to landing Saguaro players but it just hasn't happened outside of UA being able to add some players as walk-ons. That needs to change and is one reason why Fisch and his staff have wasted no time making offers to prospects from the school with three-star offensive lineman Parker Brailsford being one of the juniors re-offered by the new UA coaches this week. The previous staff had already jumped in with an offer to the 6-foot-3 prospect but the new staff led by offensive coordinator and offensive line coach Brennan Carroll. His recruitment hasn't blown up yet but there are certainly going to be more programs in the mix as the process plays out meaning UA is wise to make sure it is clear he still has a spot in the class.


Notable offers: Colorado, Baylor, Florida State, Iowa State, New Mexico, Idaho

Rundown: Another three-star prospect from Saguaro who was re-offered by UA this week is defensive end Tristan Monday who was among a wave of offers to go out at Saguaro from the previous staff a while back. He is currently rated as the eighth-best prospect in the state by Rivals.com as a junior. Monday is another 6-foot-3 prospect who is disruptive and has all the tools to be a successful player at the Power Five level. Much like Brailsford, getting into Saguaro with someone like Monday would be a nice start for the new coaching staff. He's one of the team's top players and has some versatility to his game. He can play standing up or he can put his hand in the dirt, but wherever he lines up one of his best skills is being able to get in the backfield and cause disruptions. He has an aggressive quality to his game that shines right now.


Notable offers: Cal, Maryland, UNLV, Hawaii, Dartmouth

Rundown: New tight ends coach Jordan Paopao is going to be the new connection to the San Diego area and the Polynesian base of recruits. He wasted no time in re-offering Cathedral Catholic standout defensive end Jaxson Moi this week. UA was one of the first schools to enter the mix with the 6-foot-4 recruit and now he is among the first offers the new coaching staff has reaffirmed since coming onboard. He has some really impressive speed and aggressiveness that allow him to make plays coming from the edge. He has the versatility to move around a bit as well giving his future coaching staff some flexibility on how to use him. Ricky Hunley joined Paopao on the call to offer Moi and that will be the duo that will try to get him to join the Wildcats as the process continues to play out. It's still early and he is going to gain more attention, but the Wildcats should remain in a good position to land him moving forward.
 
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