The final day of 2015 was a busy one for Arizona Wildcats football recruiting.
First, Arizona gained a commitment from junior-college linebacker Kapri Doucet. Then, the Wildcats lost one from quarterback Devon Modster.
Modster, a four-star prospect from Tesoro High in Rancho Santa Margarita, California, announced via Twitter that he has re-opened his recruitment:
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— devon modster (@DModster) January 1, 2016While the Wildcats stand to lose a touted, talented player, Modster’s decision isn’t devastating for Arizona’s 2016 class. The UA still has a verbal commitment from four-star QB Khalil Tate. Should Tate change his mind – there have been rumors to that effect with USC in hot pursuit – Arizona would be left scrambling for a quarterback with a little more than a month to go before signing day.
As it stands now, the Wildcats will have three scholarship quarterbacks on the roster in 2016: returning starter Anu Solomon; backup Brandon Dawkins, who will be a redshirt sophomore; and the multifaceted Tate.
Arizona’s 2016 class currently consists of 17 players:
- DE Jake Burton, El Cajon, Calif. (Granite Hills)
- OL Bryson Cain, Temecula, Calif. (Great Oak)
- LB Jacob Colacion, La Habra, Calif. (La Habra)
- WR Devaughn Cooper , Harbor City, Calif. (Narbonne)
- LB Kapri Doucet, Scranton, Pa. (Lackawanna C.C.)
- OL Michael Eletise, Honolulu (Kaiser)
- RB Russell Halimon, Acworth, Ga. (Allatoona)
- DB Isaiah Hayes, Calabasas, Calif. (Calabasas)
- DT Justin Holt, Tucson (Salpointe)
- DB London Iakopo, Long Beach, Calif. (Long Beach C.C.)
- LB Kahi Neves, Provo, Utah (Timpview)
- RB Tyliek Raynor, Philadelphia (Imhotep)
- WR Sean Riley, Harbor City, Calif. (Narbonne)
- DB Gavin Robertson, Auburn, Wash. (Mountainview)
- QB Khalil Tate, Gardena, Calif. (Junipero Serra)
- RB J.J. Taylor, Corona, Calif. (Centennial)
- DT Markell Utsey, Little Rock, Ark. (Parkview)
