PLAYERS TO WATCH

1. Henry To’oto’o, De La Salle, OLB, 6-2, 210, Sr.: Bay Area’s top prospect in senior class, according to 247Sports, with 21 offers, including from Alabama, Washington, Cal and USC.

2. Austin Jones, Bishop O’Dowd, RB, 5-10, 190, Sr.:

Four-star prospect made committed to Stanford over the summer.

3. Jacob Bandes, Pittsburg, DT, 6-3, 295, Sr.: Has 19 college offers, including Washington, Cal, Clemson; plans to make commitment Friday.

4. Isaiah Foskey, De La Salle TE, 6-5, 240, Sr.: The No. 1 tight end in the state, according to 247Sports; has offers from Alabama, Clemson, Michigan and Penn State, plus 22 other schools.

5. Joshua Pakola, St. Francis, DE, 6-3, 257, Sr.: Fourstar standout has 15 major conference offers, including Stanford, USC and Georgia

6. Daniel Heimuli, Menlo-Atherton, ILB, 6-2, 225, Sr.:

Saw stock rise dramatically since last season; Alabama, Washington among his 25 offers.

7. Jay Butterfield, Liberty, QB, 6-6, 180, Jr: The 6-foot6, 180-pound Butterfield is No. 8 in 247Sports’ Class of 2020 state rankings.

8. Tristan Sinclair, San Ramon Valley, ATH, 6-1 1⁄2, 202, Sr.: The four-star recruit recently committed to Stanford. A safety/outside linebacker, his father Andy was a lineman at Stanford in the 1980s.

9. Giles Jackson, Freedom, RB, 5-8, 175, Sr.: The allpurpose running back found the end zone 28 times last season and rushed for 1,586 yards. USC, Oregon, Michigan and Florida among his suitors.

10. Noa Ngalu, Menlo-Atherton, DT, 6-2, 280, Sr.: The Washington commit had 104 tackles and 5.5 sacks as a sophomore to help the Bears reach a state final for the first time. He finished with six sacks last year.

11. Sione Vaki, Liberty, WR, 6-0, 190, Sr.: After averaging 21.9 yards per catch and scoring 12 TDs as a junior, Vaki has drawn interest across the country, with offers from USC, Oklahoma State and Tennessee.

12. Bradley Archer, Livermore, TE, 6-4, 240, Sr.: The Cal commit ranks No. 5 among tight ends in 247Sports’ Class of 2019 state rankings. He had 30 catches for 343 yards and four TDs as a junior.

13. Tyler Garay-Harris, Bishop O’Dowd, DE, 6-5, 230, Sr.: Three-star prospect has offers from Cal, Washington State, Arizona State.

14. Siale Liku, Oakland, DT, 6-4, 330, Sr.: Cal, Colorado, Illinois among three-star prospect’s 12 offers.

15. Willie Harts, Pittsburgh, ATH, 6-0, 160, Sr.: Four Pac-12 schools already offered to the rising two-way athlete, including Cal. As a junior, he caught 7 TDs, ran for two more and made two INTs.

16. Evan Williams, St. Francis, DB/WR, 6-0, 185, Sr.:

Caught a pair of TDs in a state final last year. Older brother Bennett was a ESPN freshman All-American at Illinois as a safety. Father played at Cal.

17. Makai Polk, El Cerrito, ATH, 6-4, 184, Sr.: A SoCal transfer who doubles as a safety and wide receiver, Polk is drawing interest from Cal, Fresno State and Tennessee, among others.

18. Franklin Banks, El Cerrito, DT, 6-1, 360, Sr: A 3-star behemoth, Banks has offers from Cal and San Jose State. Older brother Aaron is an offensive lineman at Notre Dame entering his sophomore year.

19. Kyle Smith, Los Gatos, LB, 6-3, 215, Sr.: The recent Cal commit racked up 193 tackles in 12 games as a junior. He also had offers from Oregon, Nebraska and San Jose State.

20. Skylar Loving-Black, Valley Christian, TE, 6-3, 215, Sr.: Three-star prospect has offers from four major-conference schools, including Nebraska and Colorado.

21. Justin Scrempos, Milpitas, OL, 6-7, 300, Sr.: Anchor on Milpitas’ line, three-star prospect has committed to San Jose State.

22. Blake Thorpe, Las Lomas, WR, 6-3, 205, Sr.: A state runner-up in boys basketball in March, his football recruiting profile is on the rise with nine offers, including San Jose State and Oregon State.

23. Jhasi Wilson, De La Salle, OLB, 6-1, 215, Sr.: Threestar defender has an offer from Arizona State, among others. 24. Frank Poso, Branham, OL, 6-5, 315, Jr.: Three-star prospect is one of Bay Area’s top prospects in Class of 2020, according to 247Sports.

25. Sterling Stokes, Bishop O’Dowd, TE, 6-4, 195. Jr.: Drawing early interest from several power-conference schools. A three-star prospect by 247Sports.