USC usually collects the most all-state first team football players on national letter of intent signing day, but this year it’s much more of a mixed bag, especially with the recent transfer of early Trojan signer Bru McCoy of Santa Ana Mater Dei to Texas. Therefore, we didn’t count McCoy for USC. Texas also signed linebacker De’Gabriel Floyd from Westlake of Westlake Village. Utah had a nice end of the day as the final two unsigned players among this group both picked the Utes — running back Jordan Wilmore (Lawdale) and WR/DB Sione Vaki (Liberty, Brentwood). Vaki will not report to college for another two years after he serves as a Mormon missionary.
Bru McCoy led this year’s all-state team as the 2018 Mr. Football Player of the Year. Photo: OCSportsZone.com.
FOR A MORE INSIDE LOOK AT THE FIRST TEAM ALL-STATE PLAYERS AND FOR LINKS TO ALL OF OUR 2018 SEASON ALL-STATE TEAMS, CLICK HERE.
FIRST TEAM ALL-STATE OFFENSE (ELITE)
WR Bru McCoy (Mater Dei, Santa Ana) 6-3, 215, Sr. TEXAS
OL Josh Carlin (Sierra Canyon, Chatsworth) 6-6, 295, Sr. UCLA
OL Sataoa Laumea (Eisenhower, Rialto) 6-4, 305, Sr. UTAH
OL Jason Rodriguez (Oak Hills, Hesperia) 6-7, 330, Sr. USC
OL Sean Rhyan (San Juan Hills, SJ Capistrano) 6-5, 300, Sr. UCLA
OL Jonah Tauanu’u (Narbonne, Harbor City) 6-6, 310, Sr. OREGON
QB D.J. Uigalelei (St. John Bosco, Bellflower) 6-5, 240, Jr. WILL BE SR. NEXT SEASON
RB Zach Charbonnet (Oaks Christian, Westlake Village) 6-2, 215, Sr. MICHIGAN
RB Christian Hunter (Kaiser, Fontana) 6-0, 190, Sr. COLORADO ST.
RB Austin Jones (Bishop O’Dowd, Oakland) 5-11, 190, Sr.STANFORD
RB Jordan Wilmore (Lawndale) 5-9, 200, Sr. UTAH
PK Colton Theaker (Arroyo Grande) 6-3, 180, Sr. CAL POLY SLO
FIRST TEAM ALL-STATE DEFENSE (ELITE)
DL Jacob Bandes (Pittsburg) 6-3, 295, Sr. WASHINGTON
DL Drake Jackson (Centennial, Corona) 6-4, 245, Sr. USC
DL Kayvon Thibodeaux (Oaks Christian, Westlake Village) 6-5, 235, Sr. OREGON
LB Justin Flowe (Upland) 6-2, 225, Jr. WILL BE SR. NEXT SEASON
LB De’Gabriel Floyd (Westlake, Westlake Village) 6-2, 220, Sr. TEXAS
LB Daniel Heimuli (Menlo-Atherton, Atherton) 6-2, 220, Sr. WASHINGTON
LB Spencer Lytle (St. John Bosco, Bellflower) 6-3, 215, Sr. WISCONSIN
LB Henry To’oto’o (De La Salle, Concord) 6-2, 215, Sr. TENNESSEE
DB Kejuan Markham (Long Beach Poly, Long Beach) 6-0, 175, Sr. ARIZONA ST.
DB Elias Ricks (Mater Dei, Santa Ana) 6-2, 180, Jr. WILL BE SR. NEXT SEASON
DB Chris Steele (St. John Bosco, Bellflower) 6-1, 190, Sr. FLORIDA
P Ryan Sanborn (Francis Parker, San Diego) 6-3, 180, Sr. STANFORD
FIRST TEAM MULTI-PURPOSE
RB/WR/DB Akili Arnold (Mission Viejo) 6-1, 190, Sr. OREGON ST.
QB/RB Kaiden Bennett (Folsom) 6-0, 175, Sr. BOISE STATE
QB/RB Jayden Daniels (Cajon, San Bernardino) 6-3, 190, Sr. ARIZONA ST.
QB/RB Trent Tompkins (Central, Fresno) 5-11, 190, Sr. UC DAVIS
WR/DB Sione Vaki (Liberty, Brentwood) 6-0, 190, Sr. UTAH
QB/RB Bryce Young (Mater Dei, Santa Ana) 6-0, 185, Jr. COMMITTED USC
