Welcome to Day 2 of Varsity Letters’ 2017 Recruits List week.
Yesterday, we opened with soccer. Today, it’s time to look at football.
The following is our schedule for the rest of the week:
Thursday, July 6 — Volleyball
Friday, July 7 — Basketball
Saturday, July 8 — The entire list, including baseball, cross-country, field hockey, golf, hockey, lacrosse, rowing, rugby, swimming, track and field, and wrestling.
Here’s our list of player destinations beginning with our updates:
FOOTBALL
NCAA
DIV. 1
FRESNO STATE
Dontae Bull (6-7 OL/DL, Victoria-Belmont)
MAINE
Grant MacDonald (6-3 LB/RB, South Delta)
DIV. 2
GNAC
SIMON FRASER
Griffin Barrett (6-1 LB, Moose Jaw-A.E. Peacock), Ethan Beselt (5-11 WR, Kelowna-Mount Boucherie), Michael Bouchard (6-3 DL, White Rock), Reuben Buchanan (6-3 OL, Vancouver-Notre Dame), Kolby Buljevic (5-11 DB, Burnaby-St. Thomas More Collegiate), Liviano Canil (6-3 TE, Parksville-Ballenas), Shea Carstens (5-11 DB, Seattle-O’Dea), Lorenzo Delgiglio (6-2 OL, Vancouver-Notre Dame), Dallas Dixon (6-2 WR, Sherwood Park (Alta.)-Salisbury), Jackson Drew (6-4 OL, Vancouver College), Mauro Giammaria (6-0 WR, Vancouver-Notre Dame), Justin Harrison (6-0 DL, Brampton-Viera), Patrick Hegarty (6-3 K, Ferndale (Wash.), Diego Holz (6-2 OL, Fort McMurray (Alta.)-Holy Trinity), Hamada Kanaan (6-3 OL, London (Ont.)-Catholic Central), Josh Lozancich (6-0 WR, Moorhead (Minn)), Dominic Martin (6-2 OL, Gresham (Ore.)), Spencer McCabe (6-4 DE, Seattle-O’Dea), Matteo Montagliani (5-11 DB, Burnaby-St.Thomas More), Mateo Moreira (5-10 LB, Burnaby-St.Thomas More), Jakob Mozill (6-2 LB, Saskatoon-Centennial Collegiate), Ryan Naylor (6-3 WR, Tacoma-Stadium), Aidan Pearce (5-11 WR, North Vancouver-Argyle), Joshua Philips Verdugo (5-10 DB, Spruce Grove (Alta.)-Parkland), Christian Phillips (6-4 TE, Winnipeg-Garden City Collegiate), Justice Powell (6-2 LB, Ferndale (Wash.)), Jethro Questad (5-11 RB, Kennewick (Wash.)-Kamiakin), Matthew Shuen (5-9 RB, Port Coquitlam-Terry Fox), Dionte Simon (6-0 RB, Tacoma-Lincoln), Paul Ursu (6-4 OL, Windsor (On.t)-St. Joseph’s Catholic), Brendan Woodman (6-0 LB, Vancouver-Notre Dame).
OKLAHOMA BAPTIST
Taylor Mante (5-11DL, Abbotsford)
CANADA WEST
FOOTBALL
CALGARY
Josh Hyer (6-3 DE, Vernon)
MANITOBA
Nick Thomas (5-11 LB, Surrey-Clayton Heights, Langley Stampeders), Michael West (6-4 Rec/DE, Port Coquitlam-Terry Fox, Valley Huskers (CJFL))
REGINA
Blake Draper (6-3 SB, Chilliwack-Valley Huskers), Michele Vecchio (6-1 OL, Rutland, Okanagan Sun)
SASKATCHEWAN
Darien Attridge (5-10 DB, Victoria-Belmont), Nic Greene (5-9 DB, Coquitlam-Centennial), Kymani Guy (6-1 DL, Coquitlam-Centennial), Nelson Lokombo (5-10 RB, Abbotsford-W.J. Mouat)
UBC
Marius Anghel (6-1 Rec, Chilliwack, Langley Minor Football), Brendan Barnes (6-6 OT, Calgary-Centennial, University of Calgary, Calgary (CJFL)), Cole Barron (6-1 LB, Surrey-Holy Cross), Kale Berglund (6-5 DL, Calgary-Ernest Manning), Marcus Browne (6-5 Rec, Surrey-Holy Cross), Garrett Cape (5-11 DB, Prince George-Kelly Road, Okanagan (CJFL)), Matt Castle (6-1 DB, Bellevue (Wash.)-Sammamish), Trent Cooper (6-4 OL, Port Coquitlam-Terry Fox), Carlo De Coste (6-0 OL/DL, Vancouver-Notre Dame), Kees den Ouden (6-0 RB, Calgary-Centennial), J.J. DesLauriers (5-11 Rec, Burnaby-St. Thomas More, Simon Fraser University), Brenden Dieno (6-1 RB, Port Coquitlam-Terry Fox), Chris Dixon (6-1 LB, Fort McMurray (Alta.)-Westwood Community, Valley Huskers (CJFL)), David Edwards (6-6 OT, South Delta), James Ens (6-0 HB, Sherwood Park (Alta.)-Bev Facey, Edmonton (CJFL)), Kene Ezekeke (6-2 SB, Calgary-St. Mary’s), Elijah Falconer (6-6 R/DB, Abbotsford-W. J. Mouat), Alex Fedchun (6-5 DL, Calgary-Ernest Manning), Keon Fuoco (5-11 DB, Coquitlam-Centennial), Keenan Godden (6-2 Rec, Abbotsford-W. J. Mouat), Elliot Graham (6-4 LB, Hamilton (Ont.)-Westdale), Tim Grzechnik (6-5 OL, Abbotsford-W. J. Mouat), Moe Hassan (6-1 RB/LB, Coquitlam-Centennial), Ben Hladik (6-4 LB, Vernon), Saeed Hosain (6-2 DL, Coquitlam-Centennial), Quinn Jenish (6-3 LB, Victoria-Mt. Douglas), Isaiah Joseph (6-3 LB, Welland (Ont.)-Canada Prep), Sharique Khan (5-11 RB/LB, Fort McMurray (Alta.)-Holy Trinity Catholic), Payton LaGrange (5-7 DB, Red Deer (Alta.)-Notre Dame), Broden Mar (6-4 OL, Lethbridge (Alta.)-Catholic Central), Mario Marra (6-0 LB, Vancouver-Notre Dame), Diego Montoya (6-3 OL, Monterrey Institute of Technology and Higher Education), Tyler Moxin (5-11 QB, Richmond-Hugh Boyd), Shane Noel (5-11 RB, Windsor (Conn.)-Loomis Chaffee, Orange Coast College), Bashiru Sise Odaa (5-8 DB, Surrey-Frank Hurt), Gabe Olivares (5-10 QB, Chilliwack-G.W. Graham), Nick Richard (6-2 SB, Calgary-Notre Dame), Patrick Ruvalcaba (6-1 LB, Richmond-Hugh Boyd, Acadia University), Cormac Scholz (6-1 DB, Calgary-Springbank Community), Jaden Shanley (6-4 SB/LB, Port Coquitlam-Terry Fox), Ryan Smith (6-0 RB/SB, Calgary-Notre Dame), Chris Thelasco (5-11 DB, Calgary-Notre Dame, Valley Huskers (CJFL)), Lliam Wishart (6-2 Rec, Kamloops-Valleyview)
OUA
CARLETON
Khalik ‘KJ’ Johnson (6-0 R/DB, Surrey-Lord Tweedsmuir, Langley Rams), Darius Mackay (6-4 C/G, PoCo-Terry Fox, Burnaby-St. Thomas More, Woodberry Forest Prep (Virginia)), Cooper Jones (5-10, WR/DB, South Delta)
MCMASTER
Stefano Goulas (5-10 RB, South Delta), Justin Smith (6-3 OL/DL, South Delta), Trew Dancey (6-2 RB/LB, New Westminster), Gary Ghag (6-1 OL/DL, Abbotsford-W.J. Mouat)
QUEEN’S
Jacob Butler (6-5 OL, Chilliwack-Sardis, North Langley Kodiaks)
TORONTO
Mak Stephens (6-2 RB/LB, Coquitlam-Centennial)
WATERLOO
Liam McCormick (6-1 OL/DL, Chilliwack-G.W. Graham)
WESTERN
Sean Foulkes (6-6 OL, North Vancouver-Handsworth), Elliot Beamer (6-2 OL, West Vancouver), Reese Morrison (6-3 R, Abbotsford)
YORK
Dawson Davis (6-0 LB, Abbotsford-Robert Bateman), Chase Lemperes (6-2 OL, Abbotsford), Aarmin Purewal (6-5 OL, Victoria-Mount Douglas)
RSEQ
MCGILL
Josh Lucas (6-0 R/DB, Victoria-Mt. Douglas), Jacob Samuels (6-4 QB, Vancouver College), Brendan Chandra (6-2 DL, Vancouver College), Alfred Dela Cruz (5-9 RB, Vancouver College)
AUS
ACADIA
Matt Ibbetson (6-4 OL/DL, Kamloops-Westsyde)
ST. FRANCIS XAVIER
Ethan Mastin (6-0 DB, Chilliwack-G.W. Graham), Cole Virtanen (5-9 DB, Nanaimo-John Barsby), Max Krell (6-0 OL, Kelowna-Mount Boucherie), Zack Janzen (6-1 OL, Langley Christian)
ST. MARY’S
Prento Durigon (6-5 TE/DE, New Westminster), Wyatt Gilson (6-1 LB, North Vancouver-Carson Graham)
NAIA
CULVER STOCKTON
Ty Baker (5-7 WR, Abbotsford-W.J. Mouat)
CEGEP
VANIER COLLEGE
Jeremie Kankolongo (5-11 RB, Port Coquitlam-Terry Fox)
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Varsity Letters thanks all of those across the country who have helped put this list together. Locally, special thanks to sports information directors Wilson Wong (UBC), Steve Frost (Simon Fraser), Graham Matthews (Camosun), Ali Baggott (Victoria), CJ Pentland (Capilano), Mark Janzen and Scott Stewart (TWU), Dylan Thompson (College of the Rockies), Cary Mellon (UBC Okanagan), Matt Kaminski (Columbia Bible College), Larry Read (Thompson Rivers), Brent Dunlop (Vancouver Island), Dan Kinvig (Fraser Valley), Mollie Stelmack (Quest), Rich Abney (UNBC), Carly Scarr (Langara) and Sean Velasco (Douglas College).
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