With the recent wave of commitments, the picture is becoming more clear for Utah’s recruiting class of 2016. Today, we break down the top 10 uncommitted 2016 prospects on our radar:
1 - Garrett Bolles
Offensive Line
Snow College (Ephraim, Utah)
6-foot-6 inches, 305 lbs
Four Stars
Considering: Utah, Arizona State, Auburn, Arkansas, Oregon, Ole Miss, BYU
Recruiting Coach: Morgan Scalley, Jim Harding
2 - Maxwell Tooley
Safety/Linebacker
Bountiful (Utah) High School
6-foot-2 inches, 200 lbs
Four Stars
Considering: Utah, BYU, Cal, Stanford, Oregon State
Recruiting Coach: Morgan Scalley
*Probable Sign and Send
3 - Keaton Bills
Defensive Line
Corner Canyon High School (Draper, Utah)
6-foot-5 inches, 250 lbs
Three Stars
Considering: Utah, BYU, Wisconsin, Oregon State, Arizona State, Vanderbilty, Washington State
Recruiting Coach: Morgan Scalley
*Probable Sign and Send
4 - A.J. Hotchkins
Linebacker
Riverside Community College
6-foot, 235 lbs
Three Stars
Considering: Utah, Colorado, Arizona, Washington State, Cal, Texas Tech
Recruiting Coach: Dennis Erickson, Justin Ena
5 - Terrell Burgess
Cornerback
San Marcos (Calif.) High School
6-foot, 180 lbs
Three Stars
Considering: Utah, Arizona, Wisconsin, Oregon State, Colorado State
Recruiting Coach: Sharrieff Shah
6 - Johnny Maea
Offensive Line
East High School (Salt Lake City, Utah)
6-foot-4, 298 lbs
Three Stars
Considering: Utah, BYU, Oregon State, Washington State
Recruiting Coach: Morgan Scalley
*Probable Sign and Send
7 - Fua Pututau
Defensive Line
Cottonwood High School (Salt Lake City, Utah)
6-foot-3 inches, 230 lbs
Three Stars
Considering: Utah, Colorado, Oregon State, Washington, BYU, Washington State
Recruiting Coach: Morgan Scalley
*Probable Sign and Send
8 - Markell Simmons
Safety
Pima Community College (Tucson, Arizona)
6-foot-1 inches, 200 lbs
Three Stars
Considering: Utah, Oregon State, Colorado State, Washington State
Recruiting Coach: Morgan Scalley
9 - Alema Pilimani
Linebacker
Tustin (Calif.) High School
6-foot-4 inches, 200 lbs
Three Stars
Considering: Utah, Oregon State, BYU, Washington State
Recruiting Coach: Justin Ena
*Probable Sign and Send
10 - Alex Akingbulu
Offensive Tackle
Narbonne High School (Harbor City, Calif.)
6-foot-6 inches, 260 lbs
Four Stars
Considering: Utah, Michigan, UCLA, Cal
Recruiting Coach: Jim Harding
Missed the Cut: Maxs Tupai, Semisi Lauaki, Melquise Stovall, Daevon Vigilant, Travis Sailo, Hirkley Latu, Jackson Kaufusi, Loa Kaufusi, Boss Tagaloa, Jordan Gilberti, Corey Hightower
Remaining Recruiting Needs:
Linebacker
Cornerback
Offensive Line
Defensive End
Current Commitments:
QB - Tyler Huntley
QB - Kahi Neves
RB - Thomas McDonald
RB - Devontae Henry-Cole
WR - Jay Griffin
WR - Demari Simpkins
WR - Alec Dana
WR/LB - Davir Hamilton
OL - Tucker Scott
OL - Scott Peck
TE - Cole Fotheringham (S/S)
DT - Handsome Tanielu
DT - Lorenzo Neal
DT - David Fangupo
CB - Julian Blackmon
CB - Ohaji Hawkins
S - Micah Croom
P - Mitch Wishnowski
1 - Garrett Bolles
Offensive Line
Snow College (Ephraim, Utah)
6-foot-6 inches, 305 lbs
Four Stars
Considering: Utah, Arizona State, Auburn, Arkansas, Oregon, Ole Miss, BYU
Recruiting Coach: Morgan Scalley, Jim Harding
2 - Maxwell Tooley
Safety/Linebacker
Bountiful (Utah) High School
6-foot-2 inches, 200 lbs
Four Stars
Considering: Utah, BYU, Cal, Stanford, Oregon State
Recruiting Coach: Morgan Scalley
*Probable Sign and Send
3 - Keaton Bills
Defensive Line
Corner Canyon High School (Draper, Utah)
6-foot-5 inches, 250 lbs
Three Stars
Considering: Utah, BYU, Wisconsin, Oregon State, Arizona State, Vanderbilty, Washington State
Recruiting Coach: Morgan Scalley
*Probable Sign and Send
4 - A.J. Hotchkins
Linebacker
Riverside Community College
6-foot, 235 lbs
Three Stars
Considering: Utah, Colorado, Arizona, Washington State, Cal, Texas Tech
Recruiting Coach: Dennis Erickson, Justin Ena
5 - Terrell Burgess
Cornerback
San Marcos (Calif.) High School
6-foot, 180 lbs
Three Stars
Considering: Utah, Arizona, Wisconsin, Oregon State, Colorado State
Recruiting Coach: Sharrieff Shah
6 - Johnny Maea
Offensive Line
East High School (Salt Lake City, Utah)
6-foot-4, 298 lbs
Three Stars
Considering: Utah, BYU, Oregon State, Washington State
Recruiting Coach: Morgan Scalley
*Probable Sign and Send
7 - Fua Pututau
Defensive Line
Cottonwood High School (Salt Lake City, Utah)
6-foot-3 inches, 230 lbs
Three Stars
Considering: Utah, Colorado, Oregon State, Washington, BYU, Washington State
Recruiting Coach: Morgan Scalley
*Probable Sign and Send
8 - Markell Simmons
Safety
Pima Community College (Tucson, Arizona)
6-foot-1 inches, 200 lbs
Three Stars
Considering: Utah, Oregon State, Colorado State, Washington State
Recruiting Coach: Morgan Scalley
9 - Alema Pilimani
Linebacker
Tustin (Calif.) High School
6-foot-4 inches, 200 lbs
Three Stars
Considering: Utah, Oregon State, BYU, Washington State
Recruiting Coach: Justin Ena
*Probable Sign and Send
10 - Alex Akingbulu
Offensive Tackle
Narbonne High School (Harbor City, Calif.)
6-foot-6 inches, 260 lbs
Four Stars
Considering: Utah, Michigan, UCLA, Cal
Recruiting Coach: Jim Harding
Missed the Cut: Maxs Tupai, Semisi Lauaki, Melquise Stovall, Daevon Vigilant, Travis Sailo, Hirkley Latu, Jackson Kaufusi, Loa Kaufusi, Boss Tagaloa, Jordan Gilberti, Corey Hightower
Remaining Recruiting Needs:
Linebacker
Cornerback
Offensive Line
Defensive End
Current Commitments:
QB - Tyler Huntley
QB - Kahi Neves
RB - Thomas McDonald
RB - Devontae Henry-Cole
WR - Jay Griffin
WR - Demari Simpkins
WR - Alec Dana
WR/LB - Davir Hamilton
OL - Tucker Scott
OL - Scott Peck
TE - Cole Fotheringham (S/S)
DT - Handsome Tanielu
DT - Lorenzo Neal
DT - David Fangupo
CB - Julian Blackmon
CB - Ohaji Hawkins
S - Micah Croom
P - Mitch Wishnowski
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