Arizona's been focusing on recruiting this week with no game to prepare for so it has led to some new offers that have gone out the last couple days. Here's a rundown of the new names you should know and keep and eye on with a few of the offers coming today all at one high school.
2020
I'll start with the junior college offensive lineman from Independence College in Kansas. The four-star prospect is one of the top junior college recruits in the class and with the Wildcats knowing they will need to upgrade the offensive line he is someone they had to offer. I have already previously mentioned Arizona's connection to Indy CC with cornerbacks coach Demetrice Martin's brother and UA alum Jason Martin is the defensive coordinator there.
Flax is big at 6-foot-6 and over 300 pounds and he has the skill set to step in and help right away. That is why his offer list is now hovering around 30 offers with programs across the country hoping to get him on board for the 2020 class. The Detroit native is also a December graduate making him even more valuable to the programs in pursuit that includes Kansas State, Texas Tech, Arkansas, Tennessee, Kentucky, Maryland and Oregon State among many others.
He doesn't do many interviews so it is tough to get a good read on his recruitment, but he used an official visit on a trip to Toledo and will be taking an official visit to Texas Tech next weekend. UA will have a short window to get him on campus before he decides next month so it will have to work quickly to make a move in his recruitment.
2021
Since all three of the prospects offered Wednesday all go to the same school, Queen Creek, I'll group them together to discuss the trio. The most notable prospect of the group is athlete Hunter Barth who visited Arizona last weekend for the game against Oregon State. The 6-foot-2 prospect who plays both receiver and safety already holds offers from USC, Iowa State, Washington State and Duke with the Wildcats now joining that group. He will more than likely fit in as a safety at the next level, but overall he is an intriguing prospect with plenty of upside.
Jackson is another prospect who made the trek down to Tucson last weekend to see Arizona take on Oregon State. The junior safety has been on a roll as of late picking up offers as his season has played out. Like Barth, Jackson has really good size and checks in at around 6-foot-5. So he's a big defensive back who also has some really good closing speed. It will be interesting to see if a college program tries to turn him into a linebacker at some point because he is so tall. No matter the case, colleges are already after him and he has picked up numerous offers already including Arizona State, Boston College, Washington State and most recently Iowa State before the Wildcats came on board Wednesday.
Staying on the defensive side of the ball, Trey Reynolds is listed as a defensive end but is playing more linebacker for the Queen Creek High squad this year. He already has plenty of offers on the table as well as a junior. Arizona's offer makes 10 for the 6-foot-2 prospect but it's only the third Pac-12 offer on his list to go along with Washington and Washington State. In addition to those schools he also holds offers from BYU, Duke, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa State, Utah State and Wisconsin. Reynolds is an aggressive linebacker who mostly plays the middle linebacker spot for Queen Creek and there is a lot to like about his film. He's really good at finding the ball carrier and his overall style of play fits into many different systems.
Outside receivers coach Taylor Mazzone, who works the area as part of his duties for UA, will lead the recruitments of the three Queen Creek prospects.
2020
I'll start with the junior college offensive lineman from Independence College in Kansas. The four-star prospect is one of the top junior college recruits in the class and with the Wildcats knowing they will need to upgrade the offensive line he is someone they had to offer. I have already previously mentioned Arizona's connection to Indy CC with cornerbacks coach Demetrice Martin's brother and UA alum Jason Martin is the defensive coordinator there.
Flax is big at 6-foot-6 and over 300 pounds and he has the skill set to step in and help right away. That is why his offer list is now hovering around 30 offers with programs across the country hoping to get him on board for the 2020 class. The Detroit native is also a December graduate making him even more valuable to the programs in pursuit that includes Kansas State, Texas Tech, Arkansas, Tennessee, Kentucky, Maryland and Oregon State among many others.
He doesn't do many interviews so it is tough to get a good read on his recruitment, but he used an official visit on a trip to Toledo and will be taking an official visit to Texas Tech next weekend. UA will have a short window to get him on campus before he decides next month so it will have to work quickly to make a move in his recruitment.
2021
Since all three of the prospects offered Wednesday all go to the same school, Queen Creek, I'll group them together to discuss the trio. The most notable prospect of the group is athlete Hunter Barth who visited Arizona last weekend for the game against Oregon State. The 6-foot-2 prospect who plays both receiver and safety already holds offers from USC, Iowa State, Washington State and Duke with the Wildcats now joining that group. He will more than likely fit in as a safety at the next level, but overall he is an intriguing prospect with plenty of upside.
Jackson is another prospect who made the trek down to Tucson last weekend to see Arizona take on Oregon State. The junior safety has been on a roll as of late picking up offers as his season has played out. Like Barth, Jackson has really good size and checks in at around 6-foot-5. So he's a big defensive back who also has some really good closing speed. It will be interesting to see if a college program tries to turn him into a linebacker at some point because he is so tall. No matter the case, colleges are already after him and he has picked up numerous offers already including Arizona State, Boston College, Washington State and most recently Iowa State before the Wildcats came on board Wednesday.
Staying on the defensive side of the ball, Trey Reynolds is listed as a defensive end but is playing more linebacker for the Queen Creek High squad this year. He already has plenty of offers on the table as well as a junior. Arizona's offer makes 10 for the 6-foot-2 prospect but it's only the third Pac-12 offer on his list to go along with Washington and Washington State. In addition to those schools he also holds offers from BYU, Duke, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa State, Utah State and Wisconsin. Reynolds is an aggressive linebacker who mostly plays the middle linebacker spot for Queen Creek and there is a lot to like about his film. He's really good at finding the ball carrier and his overall style of play fits into many different systems.
Outside receivers coach Taylor Mazzone, who works the area as part of his duties for UA, will lead the recruitments of the three Queen Creek prospects.
