Top uncommitted 2025 QB Sagapolutele picks Cal

• Eli Lederman, ESPN Personnel WriterJul 8, 2024

  , 06:48 PM ET Close Eli Lederman covers college football and recruiting for ESPN.com. He joined ESPN in 2024 after covering the University of Oklahoma for Sellout Crowd and the Tulsa World.Three-star passer

Jaron-Keawe Sagapolutele, the No. 1 prospect in Hawaii, devoted to Cal on Monday evening as Justin Wilcox and the Golden Bears secured a promise from the top uncommitted quarterback in the 2025 class.Sagapolutele, the 6-foot-2 pocket passer from Ewa Beach, Hawaii, picked Cal over Oregon State, Boise State and Utah State following check outs to all 4 schools this spring. His recruitment drew increased attention following a breakout performance at last month’s Elite 11 Finals in Los Angeles.Sagapolutele now heads to Cal as the program’s second-highest-rated possibility in the 2025 class behind only Chatsworth, California cornerback Jae’on Young.” It was truly just at the end of the see,”Sagapolutele informed ESPN. “They had checked off all the boxes. It’s a location I’m going to establish.

I know I’m going to succeed there. Beyond football, I understand I’m going to get an excellent degree which was truly essential to me too. “Sagapolutele has charted a stable progression in his time under center at Campbell High School, where he threw for 3,757 backyards and 37 touchdowns as a junior last fall. Those performances garnered offers from the likes of Colorado, Oregon State and Boise State, among others, earlier this year.Oregon State and Boise State emerged as front-runners for Sagapolutele’s pledge after a pair of early June gos to. His captivating proving at the Elite Finals prompted an

deal from SMU and interest from USC and Oregon, but it was a visit to Cal directly after the quarterback showcase that sealed Sagapolutele’s choice in the final weeks of a tight recruitment. He says his relationship with passing planner and quarterbacks coach Sterlin Gilbert showed a difference-maker.” I know I’m going to be established effectively over there with coach Gilbert, “Sagapolutele stated.”It’s simply an excellent environment. We’re going to win football games over there.

We’re going to play fantastic competition as well. And the offense is terrific.” With Sagapolutele gone, only five of the 89 quarterbacks throughout ESPN’s pocket passer and dual-threat quarterback rankings for the 2025 class remain uncommitted.