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Football: BYU linebacker flips to Cal
By Jeff Faraudo
Wednesday, January 23rd, 2013 at 9:51 pm in Football, Recruiting.
UPDATED
Johnny Ragin III, an outside linebacker from Wilsonville, Ore., decommitted from BYU and said he will attend Cal, according to scout.com.
The 6-foot-3, 215-pounder is rated as a three-star prospect by the website.
Ragin, on his twitter account, wrote: ” . . . I have decommitted from BYU and have officially committed to #Cal. Go Bears!
“And I’m not one to go back on my word, so this is difficult for me. But ultimately, I have to do what I feel’s best for my family and I.”
Tweeted recruiting expert Greg Biggins of Scout: “Tough loss for BYU, big pickup for Cal, Johnny Ragin was easily among the most underrated prospects in the west region this year.”
Ragin’s commitment boosts the total to 26 players expected to sign with the Bears on Feb. 6.
Meanwhile . . .
Cal commit Darius Allensworth, the DB who checked out Washington State last weekend, got a home visit Wednesday night from new coach Sonny Dykes.
Here’s Allensworth’s reaction, via twitter: “Sonny Dykes is a cool dude”
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January 23rd, 2013 at 11:34 pm
Can anyone explain Stanford’s and Oregon’s apparent slow recruiting start this year, especially when compared to past years?
January 23rd, 2013 at 11:37 pm
Where cal has ranked in recruiting
2013, 24, 5th in conference
2012, 34, 7th in conf
2011, 16, 3rd in conf
2010, 27, 7th in conf
2009, 34, 5th in conf
2008, 32, 7th in conf
2007, 12, 3rd in conf
2006, 23, 4th in conf
2005, 9, 2nd in conf
2004, 29, 7th in conf
2003, 24, 4th in conf
January 23rd, 2013 at 11:39 pm
Stanford is rated low bc they only have about 12 commits so far.
Uclas strong recruiting is hurting oregon directly.
January 23rd, 2013 at 11:43 pm
Our top class 2005 had
5 stars
Desean jackson
Lavelle hawkins
Desmond bishop
4 stars
Tony felder
Zach follet
Sydquan thompson
3 stars
Cameron morrah
Marcus ezeff
Tyson alualu
This is only the guys that stood out.
January 24th, 2013 at 7:20 am
REALLY starting to like Sonny Dykes.
January 24th, 2013 at 7:54 am
Anyone know the math? How many spots are available?
January 24th, 2013 at 9:58 am
Johnny Ragin, welcome to Cal! (watched some video. the guy is a HITTER – reminds me of the Pain Train.) Andy Buh’s first big splash as a recruiter.
If Hunt, McKinley and Allensworth all commit this weekend, I put us at 26. Given the vagaries of recruiting – esp w ohio and mich making a big push for Hunt – it’s unlikely but I can hope.
I could be wrong but I think 26 is the # available this year.
Thanks, Juancho, another great list: #2 #4. I mentioned this during the ‘ho debacle last year but we did very well without the ‘ho 05 – 07.
08 the ho joined the staff. It took him a coupla years before he figured it out and really gained traction as a recruiter.
With that in mind, I think we have reason to be truly optimistic about next year’s class. Joe Mixon!
January 24th, 2013 at 10:57 am
Huge get
Go Bears!
keep rolling on in recruiting California
January 24th, 2013 at 11:59 am
This is the kind of recruiting class that will get Cal to a winning record by the 2014 season as the program becomes the Texas Tech of the PAC 12. I see a lot of 7-5 seasons in the Dykes era and perhaps a 10-win season if Cal can lock in on a Michael Crabtree or two. I am good with that because I love explosive offense. I am not even thinking Rose Bowl, but I hope I am wrong on that.
January 24th, 2013 at 2:53 pm
Wow, I just saw Johnny Ragin III highlights. While a lot of players look good in high school (they all got scholarships to get here in the first place), Ragin jumps out. At 6-3 215 lbs as a HS senior, he has a build where it looks like he could gain 30 lbs and not lose any speed. I don’t know what a 5 star LB looks like if that’s not it. I think that kid is going to be very good.
January 24th, 2013 at 3:04 pm
Rotfogel,
Most 5 stars are already beyond most physically, like Tiny [who I think is right on schedule, BTW, people. How many dominant DL can you name when they were underclassmen?].
Anyways, this is probably why Biggins is so high on Ragin. Scouting services are getting better at guessing recruits physical growth potential, but it still remains the primary reason for the gross errors in under-rating a prospect.
January 24th, 2013 at 4:21 pm
Twitter from coupla days ago:
>>>Greg Biggins @GregBiggins 22 Jan
Fresno (Calif.) Central DB L.J Moore will take an unofficial visit to #Cal this weekend, could decide following week or wait to SD
>>>
Seems like we have a shot!
January 24th, 2013 at 7:23 pm
Thank you Drake Whitehurst
January 25th, 2013 at 4:37 pm
Boalt-
Oregon’s class is better than Cal’s, don’t pay as much to the overall ranking as to average stars per recruit. Oregons is MUCH higher than cal’s, Oregon had a small senior class, therefore not losing many guys, therefore they don’t have many scholarship slots open.
Also, I’m less prone to be as excited by the overall ranking as I am the quality of the recruits. We could finish in the top 20-25, but if we’re down below 3 star average, which likely would not put us in the top 40 nationally, I’d be less thrilled with the class. It seems like that is what is going to happen.
I’d think that SD and staff did a really good, maybe great job relatively speaking given the circumstances. However, this would not make it an excellent class or great job in the absolute, IMO. If he performed at this level year after year, I think it will limit his success, and he will be challenged to complete into the upper echelon of this conference. This class likely wont touch several of Tedfords best recruiting classes. Just
my opinion.
I think and hope he can coach up a team well beyond his recruiting rankings, a la Chris Petersen. I’m really looking forward to seeing what he can do, I know it’ll be better than the disappointments and embarrassments of the past 5-6 seasons.