Jack O'Connor, 6-6, 240, OL, Rancho Murieta, Calif. Pleasant Grove HS
High School: Parents are Marylee and Scot Krutz … lettered in wrestling football, track and field and golf … three-time All-Delta League … three-time masters and divisions qualifier … three-time all-league division … helped high school team go from 0-10 to 6-4 and make the playoffs for the first time in five years … it was the first winning record for the high school in seven years.


Jayden Bell, 6-3, 190, DB, Pocatello, Idaho, Highland HS
High School: All-State defensive back and punter in 2018 and 2019 … boasts a 3.9 GPA … parents are Troy and Jamie Bell … father played football at Idaho State and mother ran track.


Braden Cureton, 6-0, 195, DB, Meridian, Idaho, Rocky Mountain HS
High School: Parents are Teresa and Jeremey Cureton … boasts a 3.4 GPA … plans to major in health science … first-team All-SIC … first-team All-State.


Jacob Piscione, 6-2, 210, LB, Meridian, Idaho, Rocky Mountain HS
High School: Parents are Joe and Emily … boasts a 3.9 GPA … plans to major in business or marketing … 2018 5A state champion.

 

Tyler Vander Waal, 6-4, 217, QB, Elk Grove, Calif. Wyoming
Wyoming: 2019 Appeared in eight games … threw for 512 yards and one touchdown … had four rushing touchdowns. 

2018: Tyler Vander Waal started the first eight games of the season and the last game of the year at New Mexico.  He led the Pokes to four victories: at New Mexico State, vs. Wofford, vs. Air Force and at New Mexico. Against Wofford, Vander Waal completed 25 of 42 passes for 224 yards, two touchdowns and keyed a game-winning drive of 80 yards in the final 1:59 of the game, that included completing a pass on fourth down and four yards to running back Xazavian Valladay and completing a game-winning TD pass of nine yards to Rocket Ismail.  Vander Waal entered the Air Force game for an injured Chambers and proceeded to lead Wyoming to a 35-27, come-from-behind home win. Vander Waal completed 14 of 26 passes for 225 yards and two passing TDs. He also ran for 22 yards and two touchdowns. Wyoming trailed 27-14 with 8:44 remaining in the game. Vander Waal guided the Cowboys on a drive of 76 yards in 13 plays capped off by him scoring on a five-yard TD run. Then he engineered a 9-play, 58-yard drive that ended with a 22-yard TD pass to Austin Conway that gave UW a 28-27 lead.  He was named the MW Offensive Player of the Week for his performance. Was named to MW Academic All-Conference team.

2017: Vander Waal redshirted for the Cowboys in his first season with the program.

High School: Tyler Vander Waal has been ranked as a three-star recruit by Rivals, Scout.com and 247 Sports.  247 Sports also ranked Vander Waal as the 174th best overall recruit in the state of California in the 2017 recruiting class.  He was selected to the Sacramento Bee First Team All-Metro team in 2016. His senior season, Vander Waal completed 60.7 percent of his passes (202 for 333 passes) for 2,926 yards.  He threw 25 touchdown passes and had only nine of his passes intercepted. Vander Waal also rushed for 378 yards on 118 rushing attempts, scored six rushing touchdowns and accounted for 3,304 yards of total offense.  He averaged 209.0 yards passing per game and 236.0 yards of total offense per game. Vander Waal was named the Sacramento Bee Player of the Week for his performance in a 48-18 victory over Casa Roble. He threw three touchdown passes and scored a fourth TD rushing in the win.  Vander Waal led Christian Brothers High to an 11-3 overall record and a perfect 5-0 record in the Capital Athletic League to win the conference championship. Christian Brothers advanced to the 2016 Championship Game of the Sac-Joaquin Sectional Playoffs for Division III. Christian Brothers entered the sectional playoffs seeded No. 3.  The Falcons defeated No. 14 seed Cordova, 30-20, in the first round; beat 11th seed Burbank, 21-14, in the quarterfinals; and captured a 29-0 victory over No. 2 seed American Canyon in the semifinals. The Falcons lost the sectional championship game to No. 1 seed Oakdale. Vander Waal played for head coach Dan Carmazzi. Vander Waal was also recruited by Ball State, Boise State, California, Colorado, Colorado State, Nevada, San Jose State, Utah and Washington State.


Cam Davis, 5-11, 170, DB, Sacramento, Calif. Sacramento City College
Prior to Idaho State: Played at Sacramento City College … plans to major in visual communications … graduated from McClatchy HS in 2017.

Jayden Dawson, 5-10, 180, DB, Riverside, Calif.  Mt. San Jacinto College
Prior to Idaho State: 2013 CIF Southern Section Champion … 2016 first-team all-Sunbelt League as a defensive back … 2016 first-team all-county … 2017 Sunbelt Defensive Player of the Year … 2016 and 2017 All-CIF Southern Section DB … 2018 second-team Frontier Conference DB … 2018 Academic All-Conference … 2019 second-team Mountain League DB … prepped at Heritage High School … parents are Sherrel Collyer and Corey and Sonja Dawson.
 

Keaton Horn, 6-2, 215, LB, Meridian, Idaho. Mountain View HS

Hunter Hays, 6-3, 185, QB, Cody, Wyo. Cody HS
High School: All-conference quarterback in 2018 and 2019 … second-team all-conference in basketball in 2018 … lettered in basketball baseball, soccer and football … pre-physical therapy major … prepped at Cody High School … parents are Josh and Tammy … Josh played football at Idaho State. 



Tiloi Nawahine, 6-0, 185, DB,  Meridian, Idaho, Rocky Mountain HS


Joshua Alford, 5-10, 175, DB, Long Beach, Calif. St. John Bosco HS
High School: Three-years academic high honor roll … awarded top student junior year in US history … SJB Scholar Athlete patch all four years of high school … 3.6 GPA … team captain … 2019 high school football national champion … 2019 CIF Southern Section and State Champion … All-CIF Div. 1 … Max-Preps Second-Team All-State … Long Beach Press Telegram first-team defense … first-team All-Trinity League … active in community with South LA community clean up with Greater Cornerstone Baptist Church.


RJ Owens, 6-0, 210, RB, Corona, Calif. Corona HS
 

Sam Tapia, 6-7, 315, OL, Chula Vista, Calif. Southwestern College
 

Isaiah Smalls, 6-4, 235, TE, Los Angeles, Calif. Oregon State University
Oregon State: (2018)  Played in all 12 games, making one start ... totaled eight catches for 118 yards ...  posted four receptions at Nevada, finishing with 66 yards ... posted a season-long 31-yard reception versus Southern Utah ... had two catches for 15 yards the following week versus Arizona. 
Dorsey HS: Letterwinner for head coach Charles Mincy, an NFL veteran ... helped lead Dorsey to the CIFLACS Division I Championship game after winning its first three games by a combined 146-35 score. The team entered the playoffs as the sixth seed out of 16 teams ... ranked as the No. 49 tight end by 247Sports and 110th overall in the state of California. Ranked 99th in California by Rivals ... rated three stars by both 247Sports and Rivals ... first-team all-city and all-league at Dorsey ... passed for 490 yards and nine touchdowns as a senior while also hauling in nine passes for 154 yards and two touchdowns ... as a junior, caught eight passes for 148 yards and five touchdowns while passing for 245 yards and one touchdown ... finished his sophomore season with seven catches for 100 yards and one touchdown. Passed for 248 yards and three touchdowns ...  was invited to play for the USA National Team but instead enrolled early at Oregon State ...  also participated in track at Dorsey. 
Personal:  Son of Kimberly Gaines ... has three brothers: Kim Thomas Jr., and Kaylin and Justin Smalls. Has one sister, Haylee, Smalls ...  earned academic honor roll every year at Dorsey ...  majoring in digital communication arts.
 

Christian Fredericksen, 6-3, 190, WR, Rigby, Idaho, Rigby HS
High School: Parents are Chris and Kim Fredericksen … 3.9 GPA plans to major in business marketing .... lettered in football and basketball … team captain … all-state receiver.