UNLV football recruiting update: 5 commitments in tow
Bishop Gorman linebacker Farrell Hester, right, tackles Arbor View running back Curtis Jones in the first half of the NIAA Sunset Region Championship game at Bishop Gorman High School in Las Vegas Monday, Nov. 16, 2015. (Josh Holmberg/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
UNLV second-year coach Tony Sanchez already has brought in two talented recruiting classes, including arguably the best one in school history in February that featured a Rebels-record 10 three-star recruits.
We’ll keep you updated on UNLV’s 2017 recruiting class each week throughout the 2016 season. Here are the current commits:
- Marckell Grayson (6-1, 195), two-star dual-threat quarterback, Desert Pines High School. Committed March 5, 2016. However, Grayson suffered a season-ending knee injury during Friday’s win over Centennial.
- Farrell Hester (6-0, 235), two-star inside linebacker, Bishop Gorman. Committed May 24, 2016. Hester helped the nationally ranked No. 3 Gaels hold No. 5 Cedar Hill (Texas) to 88 yards rushing in Bishop Gorman’s nationally-televised 44-14 rout on Saturday in Texas.
- Jamaal Neal (6-1, 225), two-star wide receiver/safety, South Gate (Los Angeles). Committed July 14.
- Jaelon Darden (5-9, 160), three-star wide receiver, John H. Reagan (Houston). Committed Aug. 12, 2016.
- Johnny Johnson III (6-0, 194), two-star wide receiver, Chandler (Chandler, Arizona). Committed Aug. 12, 2016.
