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From a recruiting perspective, the month of May has started off well for running back Kendrick Igbinoba (Richardson, Texas/Richardson). He’s hoping the month will be one to remember.

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Senior athlete Jeff Farrar and wide receiver Trevor Wright are bringing college coaches to Upland (Calif.) High School this spring. But they're getting some serious help from the underclassmen in keeping those coaches around for the entire practice.

Coaches from Fresno State, Notre Dame, Oregon State, USC and Utah State were at Upland for spring ball practice this past Tuesday and each stayed well into the evening, as it seemed a new young standout made his presence felt during each drill.

In addition to Farrar -- who was put to work by the Upland staff at both defensive back and wide receiver -- as well as Wright, who was forced to miss the practice with a broken scapula, 2015 quarterback Tyler Hilinski is a known product at this point and generating serious interest from big-time programs such as Alabama, Oklahoma and USC. But he isn't the only junior-to-be making noise this spring.

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Holding more than 40 offers, running back Joe Mixon (Oakley, Calif./Freedom) is arguably the most sought-after recruit in the West region. The 6-foot-2, 205-pound, four-star back is the top running back in the West and the No. 135 player in the country. His offer sheet has seemingly grown by the minute this spring, but he isn't in any hurry to narrow it down.

Despite tweeting out a list of 16 programs several weeks ago, Mixon said Sunday that he only did that to highlight the schools recruiting him the hardest, not anything to be taken as a group of finalists.

"I'm still talking to a lot of people," Mixon said. "The recruiting thing has been crazy the past couple of weeks. I've pretty much been taking it well. I talk to them before school, during lunch and after school. I'm not to the stressful part yet, but the hard part has been staying in contact with everybody."

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It's been a busy spring for quarterback Brad Kaaya (West Hills, Calif./Chaminade), who has logged visits across the country, including trips to Arizona State, Miami, Stanford and UCLA. This past weekend, the 6-foot-4, 213-pound signal-caller was at Oklahoma State, getting his first look at the Stillwater, Okla., campus.

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The rain might have put a bit of a damper on the Washington spring game, but the Huskies coaches were ready to take advantage of having several of the region's top prospects on hand, including one of the top in-state targets, athlete Devante Downs (Mountlake Terrace, Wash./Mountlake Terrace).

"It was pretty fun," Downs said of his visit to the spring game. "The only thing I didn't like was the rain -- having to sit there in it and not being able to play."

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With its combination of academics and athletics, Stanford is one of those programs that can turn heads with a spring scholarship offer in the West region. On Friday, the Cardinal made a statement when they set their sights on a West Coast linebacker.

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While the RecruitingNation Top 10 from the B2G 7v7 Elite 16 Tournament featured the top performers from the weekend, there were plenty of other players who put together big weekends and find themselves on the recruiting boards of Pac-12 programs.

Quinn Smith
2014, Carlsbad (Calif.) La Costa Canyon |TE| 6-foot-5, 235 pounds

Smith jumped out simply based on his size, but the big tight end also showed why programs across the country have him on their radar. He holds an FCS offer from Eastern Illinois, but it might not be long before he breaks into the FBS ranks. His father attended Arizona and the Wildcats, who have expressed serious interest, would become the prohibitive favorite if an offer was extended. Smith also has heard from Air Force, Boise State, Colorado, Colorado State, Michigan, Nebraska, Stanford, UCLA, Washington, Washington State and Wisconsin. He plans to camp this summer at Stanford, and said both the Cardinal and Bruins are waiting for his SAT score to come in before discussing an offer. However it's unlikely that Smith, who sports a 4.3 GPA, will be tripped up by academics while working to get to the next level.

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ACC
Boston College
Harold Landry DE Fayetteville, N.C./Pine Forest
HT: 6-foot-3 WT: 230 pounds

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The Elite 11 regional competition is scheduled to make a stop May 17 in San Francisco. Quarterback Manny Wilkins (Novato, Calif./San Marin) couldn’t wait that long.

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With his friend and former teammate Jared Goff already competing for the starting quarterback job at nearby Cal, quarterback Morgan Mahalak (Novato, Calif./Marin Catholic) already is making a name for himself. Without ever starting a game under center for the Northern California powerhouse, one of the more intriguing recruits from the West in the Class of 2014 has drawn attention from schools nationwide.

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Outside linebacker Fred Warner (San Marcos, Calif./Mission Hills) picked up offers from BYU and New Mexico State earlier this year, but recruiting is far from over for the 6-foot-3, 180-pound linebacker.

Once his film got to college coaches, recruitment picked up in a big way for Warner, who is now hearing from a host of Pac-12 programs.

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NEWBURY PARK, Calif. -- It didn’t take long to find the future during this weekend’s Gamebreaker Classic, The event was loaded with standout underclassmen to keep an eye on, and limiting a list of the event's top players to just five was nearly impossible. In fact, the top five underclassmen became a top six for this event, because the group was so difficult to limit.

A long-held sentiment was verified this weekend: Skill-position talent in California is not on the decline.

6. 2017 WR Nathan Tilford (Fontana, Calif./ Heritage Intermediate School)

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The Commodores secured their third commitment Saturday with the addition of safety Emmanuel Smith (Murfreesboro, Tenn./Oakland). He was on campus to watch spring practice and called head coach James Franklin afterwards to give his pledge, according to the Louisville (Ky.) Courier-Journal.

Running back Dallas Rivers (Stone Mountain, Ga./Stephenson) and safety Bryce Lewis (Lilburn, Ga./Parkview) also committed this weekend. The Commodores now have five total verbals for 2014.

Smith, a 6-foot-2, 200-pound junior, picked Vandy over scholarship offers from Louisville, Memphis, Middle Tennessee, Oregon State and Tennessee. Other programs such at Duke, Illinois, Mississippi State, Stanford and Syracuse showed interest.

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With the nickname “Wolverine,” linebacker Cordell Dorsey (Abilene, Texas/Cooper) is the kind of player who would much rather let his play on the field do most of his communicating.

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