Calif. WR is Taking Off

Until recently Upland (Calif.) wide receiver Kenny Lawler had been committed to Arizona State. He recently backed off of that commitment and with his exploits in the CIF-SS Playoffs, he's going to find himself a hot commodity on the recruiting circuit.

Wide receiver Kenny Lawler (6'3/180) is a dynamic wide receiver from Upland, Calif. who has helped lead his team to an undefeated season and No. 30 national ranking in the Scout Top 50.

Up until this week's coaching change at Arizona State, Lawler had been committed to the Sun Devils. He has backed off of that commitment and has begun to look around at other options including Washington, Nebraska, Cal, and Oregon State in addition to Arizona State.

Lawler's exploits through the first two rounds of the CIF-SS playoffs are sure to garner him even more attention. Lawler has elevated his game as the stakes have gotten higher and has hauled in six touchdown passes in two games including his three touchdown performance on Fox Sports West's game of the week last week against Charter Oak.

Lawler is long, lean, and athletic, and his hands are as sticky as any in the country. He adjusts well to the ball on the run and is deft at making last minute adjustments on long balls. One of his best catches looked like a slight push off in full speed, but super-slow motion shows that Lawler was merely getting feel for the location of his defender before cutting under him for a key touchdown pass before the half.

See his three touchdown performance against Charter Oak in this presentation from Fox Sports.



Fox Sports West (Click for Live games) is streaming another terrific slate of games live in the Prepzone.

Oaks Christian @ St. Bonaventure 7:00 PST
Oaks Christia features Scout 300 members Jordan Payton at wide receiver and Ishmael Adams at running back and defensive back. Quarterback Marc Evans and running back Shaun Wick lead St. Bonaventure

Upland @ Vista Murrieta 7:30 PST
Lawler leads his upland team which also includes fullback Christian Powell, junior defensive end Joe Mathis (Washington) and athlete Marques Mosley against an unbeaten Vista Murrieta squad who is led by Scout 300 member Jeremy Castro (Oregon) and All-Everything junior athlete Su'a Cravens.

Corona Centennial vs. Rancho Cucamonga 7:30 PST
Centennial is led by the dynamic rushing duo of Hayden Gavett at quarterback and Romello Goodman at running back. Defensive tackle Milo Jordan has also decommitted from Arizona State and leads the Centennial defense.

San Clemente @ Tesoro 7:30 PST
Utah quarterback commitment Travis Wilson leads his San Clemente team against the surprise entry in the Pac-5 semi-finals Tesoro. 5-Star offensive tackle Kyle Murphy helps pave the way for Wilson and running back Mike Elespuru.

Scott began with Scout as the Southeast Regional Manager in 2002. In addition to his recruiting responsibilities, Scott developed and ran the National Scout Combine series from 2005 thru 2008. Scott has been Director of Scouting since 2006 and oversees the Recruiting Rankings for Scout.
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