Live updates of Early Signing Day for ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥ football's 2025 recruiting class
ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥ has officially eclipsed 20 signees for its 2025 recruiting class, with the addition of Hawaii offensive lineman Javian Goo.Â
Goo, a 6-4, 280-pound Kapolei, Hawaii native, is ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥'s only '25 recruit from Hawaii. The three-star Goo also garnered offers San Diego State, Oregon State, Army, Navy and San Jose State.Â
The Wildcats have five offensive linemen signed for 2025.Â
ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥'s latest addition to its 2025 recruiting class is a defensive lineman with a monstrous frame.Â
The Wildcats signed 6-7, 365-pound defensive tackle Zac Siulepa, a junior-college prospect from Garden City Community College in Kansas.Â
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Siulepa, an Auckland, New Zealand native, logged 16 tackles and a sack in one season at Garden City.Â
ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥ now has 19 signees for its 2025 recruiting class.Â
ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥ signed three-star 2025 cornerback Swayde Griffin during Early Signing Day on Wednesday.Â
Griffin, one of many future Wildcats from Texas, committed to the UA in June after he was previously committed to Texas Tech. Â
Griffin is the son of former Texas defensive back Cedric Griffin, who played for ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥ defensive coordinator Duane Akina at Texas. Griffin was a part of the national championship team that dethroned back-to-back champion USC at the Rose Bowl in 2006. The younger Griffin is a 6-1, 185-pound standout at Lago Vista High School in Lago Vista, Texas, a suburb of Austin. Â
ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥ extended its Polynesian pipeline and signed Bay Area offensive linemen Losipini Tupou and Louis Akpa and Los Angeles-area defensive tackle Mays Pese during the early signing period on Wednesday.Â
Pese was the first defensive line commit for ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥'s '25 class over the summer. The 6-2, 275-pound Pese, a senior at Bishop Garcia Diego High School in Santa Barbara, California, chose ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥ over Boise State, Michigan State, Oregon State, Washington State and Cal; he was previously committed to the Golden Bears.Â
Tupou, a 6-2, 275-pound star at Archbishop Riordan High School in San Francisco, also garnered offers from Nebraska, Florida, Penn State, ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥ State and San Diego State, among others.Â
The 6-6, 250-pound Akpa is a senior at Juniperro Serra High School in San Mateo, California. He's rated by as the 77th-best offensive tackle in 2025.
Akpa and Tupou are two of four offensive linemen to sign with ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥'s 2025 recruiting class.
ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥ signed its second linebacker for 2025: three-star Southern California native Carter Jones.Â
Jones, a standout inside linebacker at Crean Lutheran in Irvine, California, was previously committed to the Cal Golden Bears for nearly a year until he decommitted earlier this week and flipped his commitment to the UA in October.
The 6-0, 205-pound Jones also had offers from Florida State, Boston College, Louisville, Miami, Michigan State, Tennessee, LSU and Oklahoma State, among others. Â
ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥ signed three-star Texas safety Kason Brown to its 2025 recruiting class, a day after he committed to the Wildcats, along with three-star Dallas-area cornerback Gianni Edwards. Â
The 6-4, 190-pound Brown, a Big Lake, Texas native, flipped from Texas State to ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥. Brown also holds offers from Cornell, New Mexico, Tulsa and UTEP. He's rated by as the 93rd-best safety in the 2025 recruiting class.
The 5-11, 175-pound Edwards signed with ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥ over SMU, Houston, Boise State, Colorado and Memphis.
Roughly half of ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥'s 2025 recruiting class is signed after the Wildcats inked three-star offensive lineman Sione Tohi, Austin-area defensive back Coleman Patmon and Northern California tight end Kellan Ford.Â
ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥ has signed 10 recruits for '25 in the early stages of Early Signing Day on Wednesday.Â
The 6-3, 310-pound Tohi is a three-star interior offensive lineman from Southern California powerhouse Mater Dei. Tohi is the latest player from Mater Dei to play for the Wildcats, joining defensive end Ta'ita'i Uiagalelei and linebacker Leviticus Su'a; former defensive tackle Jacob Kongaika, who's now at ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥ State, played at Mater Dei.
Tohi signed with ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥ over Alabama, LSU, Michigan State, Oklahoma and Tennessee, among others.
The 6-2, 190-pound Patmon, a three-star defensive back from Del Valle, Texas, chose ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥ over TCU, Oklahoma State, Arkansas, Houston, Kansas State and Washington, among others.Â
Ford, a 6-5, 230-pound tight end from Danville, California, recorded 74 catches for 1,100 yards and 15 touchdowns at Monte Vista High School.Â
The ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥ Wildcats inked Chandler defensive back Dajon Hinton on Wednesday for Early Signing Day.Â
Hinton, a standout defensive back at Chandler Hamilton, became the fourth in-state signee for ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥'s 2025 recruiting class.Â
Hinton, who was previously committed to ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥ State before flipping to the UA in June, is a three-star prospect.Â
Hinton’s father, David Hinton, played defensive back for the Wildcats from 2000-02 while UA head coach Brent Brennan was a graduate assistant coach under Dick Tomey. Dajon’s older brother, D.J. Hinton, graduated from ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥ High and was a walk-on wide receiver for the UA.
The younger Hinton, a 5-10, 175-pound cornerback who transferred from Scottsdale Saguaro High School to Chandler Hamilton last year, also held offers from Kansas, Oregon, Washington, Tennessee, Iowa State and TCU.
ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥'s first in-state signees for Early Signing Day are three-star Phoenix-area wide receiver Gio Richardson, offensive tackle Jaxon Griffin, quarterback Luke Haugo and defensive tackle Kaleb Jones.Â
Richardson signed with ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥ over Vanderbilt, Kansas State, ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥ State and Boise State, among others.Â
In three seasons at Chandler Basha, the 5-11, 170-pound Richardson totaled 112 catches for 1,869 yards and 18 touchdowns; he had 2,520 all-purpose yards.
Griffin, a 6-6, 250-pound senior at Mesa Red Mountain, took an official visit over the weekend and signed with ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥ over Oregon State and Colorado State.
Haugo passed for 3,639 yards, 38 touchdowns and 14 interceptions in 22 games over four years at Gilbert Higley. Haugo is one of two quarterbacks in ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥'s 2025 recruiting class, along with Northern California product Robert McDaniel.
The 6-1, 275-pound Jones, a Mountain Pointe High School standout, signed with ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥ over ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥ State, Oregon and Oregon State. Â
ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥'s recruiting class is now up to three signees after the Wildcats signed two three-star Texas prospects, San Antonio-area linebacker Myron Robinson and Houston-area running back Wesley Yarbrough.
Yarbrough and Robinson are a part of the wave of Texans in ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥'s 2025 recruiting class. Â
Robinson, who committed in November, signed with ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥ over Houston, San Diego State, Tulane, Georgia Tech and Boston College, among others.
During Robinson's three-year varsity career at East Central High School, the 6-2, 210-pound two-way player logged 78 tackles and two sacks. Robinson was also a running back and rushed for 686 yards and four touchdowns in the last two seasons.
At Crosby High School in Crosby, Texas, Yarbrough had 458 rushes for 2,767 yards and 32 touchdowns in three seasons.Â
ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥'s first official addition for the 2025 recruiting class to begin Early Signing Day on Wednesday is three-star Orlando, Florida wide receiver Isaiah Mizell.Â
The 6-0, 160 pound Mizell, a standout at Boone High School, signed with ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥ over Notre Dame, Kansas State and the hometown UCF Knights, among others.Â
In three seasons at Boone, Mizell logged 104 receptions for 2,371 yards and 40 touchdowns.Â
Mizell was committed to ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥ since July.Â
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