Understanding PFF Scores: The Recruiting Metric That Actually Matters By DeJon Jernagin, CA-Recruits Let me tell you something about recruiting that most families don’t understand until it’s too late: college coaches don’t care about your highlight reel nearly as much as you think they do. They care about consistency. They care about what you do…
B.L.A.M.E. — BLAMING LIMITS ALL MEANINGFUL ELEVATION The Truth About Why Most Athletes Get Stuck (And How to Break Free) By DeJon Jernagin | Owner, CA-Recruits | Former Professional Athlete I’ll never forget the conversation that changed everything for me. I was 19 years old, sitting in my college coach’s office after getting benched for…
Are You Really Being Recruited? The Reality Check Every Athlete Needs CA-Recruits.com — By DeJon Jernagin Let me tell you about a conversation I had last week. A mom called me, excited. “Coach, my son is getting recruited by six schools!” “That’s great,” I said. “What schools?” She rattled off some names — couple D1…
The CA-Recruits Roadmap: Your 9th–12th Grade Academic Game Plan for College Ball CA-Recruits.com — By DeJon Jernagin Look, I’ll tell you what nobody told me when I was coming up: the college recruiting game is won or lost in the classroom long before you ever step on the field. I learned this the hard way….
THE DECEMBER SIGNING DEADLINE REALITY: Why Waiting for That D1 Offer Could Cost Your Athlete Everything By DeJon Jernagin | CA-Recruits | November 10, 2025 Listen, I need to have a real conversation with parents and young athletes right now. Not the conversation you want to hear—the one you need to hear. Because in exactly…
The Recruiting Truth Nobody Wants to Tell You (But I Will) Why 98.4% of Athletes Need a Different Game Plan By DeJon Jernagin, CA-Recruits | Former Pro & Recruiting Reality Expert Look, I’m going to give it to you straight — the same way my position coach gave it to me when I was chasing…
Talia Johnson: The Competitor Who Chose Her Own Path Bellflower’s #6 Proves the Best Players Don’t Wait for Permission By DeJon Jernagin | CA-Recruits The best athletes I ever played with weren’t the ones who had everything handed to them. They were the ones who saw something they wanted and refused to let anyone tell…
Ofarrell Charter’s Senior Standout Proves Family, Football, and Hard Work Still Matter By DeJon Jernagin | CA-Recruits I’ve been around this game long enough to know the difference between players who talk and players who show up. Serenity Porter is the latter. The Ofarrell Charter senior wide receiver isn’t chasing Instagram highlights or manufactured hype….
The Real Deal: Why Ethan Lorenz Reminds Me of the OL Who Actually Make It ONTARIO, CA — Look, I’ve been around this game long enough to know the difference between guys who talk about being leaders and guys who just are leaders. During my playing days, you learned real quick which teammates you could…
Rising Star Laila Williams Sets Her Sights on Olympic Glory Compton High School’s Dynamic Defender Combines Elite Athleticism with Academic Excellence By Dejon Jernagin Listen, I’ve been around this game long enough—both as a player and now watching these young athletes come up—to know when someone has that rare combination of talent, drive, and intelligence…