Southern California high school linebackers to watch in 2010

Name, School, Ht., Wt., Yr., Comment

Quinn Bauducco, Moorpark, 6-3, 225, Sr. Committed to Minnesota

Rahim Cassell, Lakewood, 6-2, 220, Sr. Had six sacks last season

Lorenzo Devers, Orange Lutheran, 6-2, 230, Sr. Should be one of best in Trinity League

Cody Kurz, St. Bonaventure, 6-3, 230, Sr. He’s athletic and tough

Jalen Jefferson, St. Bonaventure, 6-3, 218, Sr. Flies to the ball

Tre Madden, Mission Viejo, 6-1, 215, Sr. USC commit is terrific athlete

Butch Pauu, Servite, 5-11, 215, Sr. Was standout on Pac-5 title team

Adam Pulsipher, Temecula Valley, 6-2, 210, Sr. Averaged 14 tackles a game

Trevor Smyth, Valencia, 6-2, 225, Sr. Three-year starter

Corey Waller, Long Beach Poly, 6-1, 210, Sr. Former defensive end loves to sack

Others

Ermilo Arias, Bishop, 6-0, 210, Sr. Had 78 unassisted tackles

Kristopher Bass, San Pedro, 6-0, 220, Sr. A big-play weapon

Griffin Balmer, Mission Viejo, 6-1, 215, Sr. Trabuco Hills transfer can play

Hector Cazales, Garfield, 5-11, 220, Sr. He’s a tackling machine

Nick Cody, Trabuco Hills, 6-1, 215, Sr. All-Southern Section pick

John Cornelius, Hart, 6-3, 190, Sr. All-Foothill League pick

Aaron Davis, Los Alamitos, 6-0, 185, Sr. Committed to Washington

Maurice Dupleasis, West Covina, 6-0, 225, Sr. Had 18 tackles for losses

Josh Fasavalu, Long Beach Poly, 5-10, 210, Sr. Makes plays, causes havoc

Tyler Gray, Templeton, 6-3, 215, Sr. Had 116 tackles

Tim Geiger, Venice, 6-1, 225, Sr. Has 4.0 GPA

Woodson Greer, Gardena Serra, 6-2, 220, Sr. Had 140 tackles

Rodney Hardrick, Colton, 6-3, 225, Sr. Completely recovered from injury

Matthew Inman, Servite, 5-10, 220, Jr. He’s as tough as he is athletic

Bryan Luna, Crescenta Valley, 6-2, 215, Sr. First-team all-leaguer

Mason Miller, Esperanza, 6-4, 235, Sr. Had six sacks

Nick Nasse, Loyola, 6-3, 218, Sr. Had strong summer

Nolan Peralta, Elsinore, 6-3, 225, Jr. Lots of potential

Tyler Perkins, Irvine Northwood, 6-2, 225, Sr. Has size, athleticism

Dezden Petty, Gardena, 6-2, 240, Sr. San Diego State commit is two-way starter

Khalil Pettway, Culver City, 6-3, 210, Jr. On his way to being a good one

Tim Sanderson, Temple City, 6-4, 180, Sr. Three-sport standout had 112 tackles

Joseph Schmidt, Mater Dei, 6-1, 220, Sr. Had 49 solo tackles as junior

Ryan Seidler, Burbank, 6-1, 205, Sr. Has been in on 300 tackles in two years

Keegan Shirck, Nordhoff, 6-1, 170, Sr. Averaged 10 tackles a game

Devonte Smith, Crenshaw, 5-10, 200, Sr. Can help replace Hayes Pullard

Don Tyler, Fairfax, 6-0, 210, Sr. Four-year starter

Darrien Watkins, Nordhoff, 5-10, 225, Sr. All-City player chases down running backs

Terrell Watson, Oxnard, 6-2, 220, Sr. All-leaguer with size

Compiled by Eric Sondheimer