Arizona has already offered more tight ends in the 2021 recruiting cycle than it did in 2020 and that number continues to climb. Saturday, the Wildcats decided to make another offer to a tight end as Katy, Texas standout Fernando Garza added the Pac-12 program to his growing list. Garza has plenty of height as a 6-foot-6 prospect and that has a number of programs already interested in adding him into the mix for 2021.
Colorado is the only other Pac-12 program that has offered him up to this point. Several Power Five schools have also offered the three-star tight end including Virginia Tech, Pittsburgh, Iowa State and Kansas. Colorado State, Houston, Nevada, UTSA, SMU and North Texas are some of the other schools on his offer list at this stage.
One reason the staff has turned more attention to tight ends in this class is the impact those players can have on the run game by giving the team an extra blocker. Garza could easily add some weight and look the part of an offensive lineman, so having someone with the kind of size he has who could also catch passes is something that has gained UA's attention.
He is one of the few traditional tight ends that UA has offered in the class with most of the other offers at the position going to recruits who could split out and play more of a receiver role. So, Garza is closer to what the Wildcats have in mind when thinking about the tight end position in Noel Mazzone's offense.
Garza isn't going to blow by anyone getting down the field, but he does have enough speed to remain effective as a pass catcher with enough agility and speed to be a playmaker.
Something that makes Garza even more interesting as a prospect is his desire to play two sports in college. He is also a pitcher, and the tight end recruit plays both football and baseball at Katy High. Arizona could have an advantage there with the baseball program being a standout among the schools that have offered him already on the football side.
Garza took home the Tight end/Receiver MVP award at the Rivals Camp Series stop in Houston earlier this year so he is someone who could see his stock rise even more once coaches are able to hit the road again. So, it's a good time for the Wildcats to get involved and start building a relationship with him.
Colorado is the only other Pac-12 program that has offered him up to this point. Several Power Five schools have also offered the three-star tight end including Virginia Tech, Pittsburgh, Iowa State and Kansas. Colorado State, Houston, Nevada, UTSA, SMU and North Texas are some of the other schools on his offer list at this stage.
One reason the staff has turned more attention to tight ends in this class is the impact those players can have on the run game by giving the team an extra blocker. Garza could easily add some weight and look the part of an offensive lineman, so having someone with the kind of size he has who could also catch passes is something that has gained UA's attention.
He is one of the few traditional tight ends that UA has offered in the class with most of the other offers at the position going to recruits who could split out and play more of a receiver role. So, Garza is closer to what the Wildcats have in mind when thinking about the tight end position in Noel Mazzone's offense.
Garza isn't going to blow by anyone getting down the field, but he does have enough speed to remain effective as a pass catcher with enough agility and speed to be a playmaker.
Something that makes Garza even more interesting as a prospect is his desire to play two sports in college. He is also a pitcher, and the tight end recruit plays both football and baseball at Katy High. Arizona could have an advantage there with the baseball program being a standout among the schools that have offered him already on the football side.
Garza took home the Tight end/Receiver MVP award at the Rivals Camp Series stop in Houston earlier this year so he is someone who could see his stock rise even more once coaches are able to hit the road again. So, it's a good time for the Wildcats to get involved and start building a relationship with him.
