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Top 25 Internet-Era H.S. Recruits from State of California

> See each player's name, rating, position, class, hometown, and NLI-signed college choice


  By SuperWest Sports Staff

July 4, 2025



The State of California has produced a total of 823 high school recruits who have been highly rated by 247Sports and signed with a college since 2000.

State Seal of CaliforniaHere are the Top 25-rated prep players from the “Golden State,” all of whom were awarded at least four or five stars, with ratings ranging from 1.0028 to .9960.

The all-time highest-rated recruit was Bryce Young, a quarterback with a rating of 1.0028 from Mater Dei High School out of Santa Ana, who signed with Alabama in the Class of 2020.

The highest-rated recruit to stay in the state and attend USC was Korey Foreman, a defensive lineman with a rating of .9993 from Centennial High School in Corona, who signed with the Class of 2021.

The highest-rated recruit to stay in the state and attend UCLA was Jaelan Phillips, a defensive end from Redlands East Valley High School who signed with the Class of 2017.

In addition to each player’s name, rating, and stars, the table includes their position, class, hometown, and college choice.

This is the third in a series of the top College Football recruits produced by each state.


Top 25 All-Time High School Recruits from the State of California

PlayerPoRatingH.S.CityCollegeClass
Bryce YoungQB1.0028Mater DeiSanta AnaAlabama2020
Ronald PowellDE.9999Rancho VerdeMoreno ValleyFlorida2010
D.J. WilliamsLB.9998De La SalleConcordMiami2000
Korey ForemanDL.9995CentennialCoronaUSC2021
Matt BarkleyQB.9993Mater DeiNewport BeachUSC2009
Lorenzo BookerRB.9992St. BonaventureVenturaFlorida St2002
Whitney LewisWR.9990St. BonaventureVenturaUSC2003
Jaelan PhillipsDE.9989Redlands East ValleyRedlandsUCLA2017
Robert WoodsATH.9988Junipero SerraGardenaUSC2010
Jimmy ClausenQB.9988Oaks ChristianThousand OaksNotre Dame2007
Mark SanchezQB.9988Agape AcademyMission ViejoUSC2005
DJ UiagaleleiQB.9984St. John BoscoBellflowerClemson2020
Kyle WrightQB.9984Monte VistaDanvilleMiami2003
Travis JohnsonDE.9982Notre DameSherman OaksFlorida St2000
Nico IamaleavaQB.9981WarrenDowneyTennessee2023
Darrell ScottRB.9980St. BonaventureVenturaColorado2008
Ben OlsonQB.9980Hillcrest Christian SchoolThousand OaksBYU2002
Chris GalippoLB.9975ServiteAnaheimUSC2007
Kahlil McKenzieDT.9974Clayton ValleyConcordTennessee2015
Shaun CodyDT.9974Los AltosHacienda HeightsUSC2001
Marc TylerRB.9970Oaks ChristianThousand OaksUSC2007
Najee HarrisRB.9967AntiochAntiochAlabama2017
Eddie VanderdoesDT.9964PlacerAuburnUCLA2013
Iman MarshallCB.9964Long Beach PolyLong BeachUSC2015
Kayvon ThibodeauxDE.9960Oaks ChristianThousand OaksOregon2019
 

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