Early National Signing Day in California: Top 20 uncommitted high school football players

Armijo four-star defensive lineman Jericho Johnson is among the top players yet to commit heading into Wednesday first day to sign on dotted line

Times and rules are much different over the last decade in the college recruiting front. 

High school prospects in 2010 waited until well past January, into the middle of February to decide on what college program to select. 

But with the advent of NIL deals and the portal, creating a Wild West approach, plus the new early signing period in December, top-end prep talent is encouraged to commit and sign on the dotted line sooner rather than later. 

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That is evident in California's top 100 prospects, evaluated by 247sports. Only 11 have yet to commit and roughly 90 percent of those lads will likely signed letters of intent during the early signing period, which begins Wednesday (Dec. 20) and lasts until Friday (Dec. 22). 

Uncommitted Sierra Canyon running back and receiver Terrell Cooks Jr. accounted for nearly 1,000 yards and 11 touchdowns for California's No. 4 team.  / Photo: Nick Koza

Here's a list of the top 20 uncommitted standouts in the Golden State. 

Rank, Pos., Name	High School	Size	Possibilities
1. DL Jericho Johnson	Armijo (Fairfield)	6-4, 300	20 offers, including Alabama, Oregon
2. WR Aaron Butler	Calabasas	6-0, 170	32 offers, Arizona, Washington front-runners
3. WR Jordan Anderson	Newport Harbor	6-0, 170	24 offers, Oregon, Arizona, ASU, Colorado top picks
4.. ATH Lamar Radcliffe	Sacramento	6-2, 225	10 offers with Utah as clear favorite
5. DE Naki Tuakoi	Fremont (Oakland)	6-4, 222	18 offers, decommitted from Stanford
6. TE Cole Harrison	Serra (San Mateo)	6-6, 220	16 offers, visited Tennessee on Dec. 15
7. OT Joshua Glanz	Eastlake (Chula Vista)	6-6, 290	12 offers, UCLA, BYU at top of list
8. ATH Isaiah Blades	John Muir (Pasadena)	6-1, 170	1 offer: Arizona
9. ATH Terrell Cooks Jr.	Sierra Canyon	5-9, 170	8 offers, Decommited from San Diego State
10. DL Zeus Venegas	Mater Dei (Santa Ana)	6-4, 255	8 offers, including Arizona, Fresno State and Colorado
11. S Foster Slaughter	Los Alamitos	6-0, 170	18 offers, including Arizona State, Colorado, LSU
12. ATH Ananias Walker	Windsor	6-1, 180	8 offers, including Miami, Oregon, Cal, Arizona
13. QB Andrew Maushardt	St. Paul	6-3, 200	6 offers, including Indiana, Arkansas State, Liberty
14. RB Herschel Turner	Mt. Diablo	5-10, 190	Missouri coming in late for 3,000-yard rusher
15. ATH Jalen Harris	Berkeley	6-0, 175	Between Cal and San Jose State
16. CB Nikko Klemm	Serra (Gardena)	5-11, 175	11 healthy offers, but Oregon looks like the spot
17. LB Hoi Amasio-Hansen	Edison (Huntington Beach)	6-1, 220	Washington State, Fresno State or SJS
18. LB Ramere Davis	Mater Dei (Santa Ana)	6-1, 190	9 offers, including Michigan, Arizona State, Colorado
19. ATH Titus Bordeaux	Long Beach Poly	6-2, 170	He visited Colorado State
20. WR Cameron Mitchell	Sierra Canyon	5-9, 165	7 offers, including Ole Miss, Pittsburgh, Colorado