Cal Prospects at the Nike Opening

The Opening, Nike's High School Prospect Camp kicks off today (July 5th) in Oregon and runs until July 8th.

Last year the Bears had a number of commits participating in the festivities including Bryce Treggs and Zach Kline, who would actually have one his more mediocre camp showings before tearing it up at the Elite 11.

This year, the Bears don't have any commits participating, though they do have a number of prospective players who will be running through the gamut of drills and scrimmages.

You can check out the full roster here.

A few to look out for:

Defensive End Joel Mathis has the Bears in his mix though he's admitted they're likely in the middle of the pack. Still, the four-star prospect has ties with incoming wide receiver Kenny Lawler and will be looking at the Bears more seriously in the coming months.

DE Torrodney Prevot attended Cal's 3-day camp a few weeks ago, and has been traveling the camp circuits as one of the most coveted DEs in the nation. While Prevot has Cal in his top group of West Coast teams, the Bears will have to battle it out with some big names in the SEC and Big 12 including LSU and Oklahoma.

The Bears are eyeing a pair of Central Valley defensive backs in LJ Moore and Hatari Byrd. The talented backs having been hearing from the Bears and DB coach Ashley Ambrose quite a bit over the past few months, and the backs have responded with having the Bears in their Top 5.

Defensive Lineman Eddie Vanderdoes is about as coveted of a defensive line prospect as you'll find in the country. When national champion Alabama gets trimmed off your list to make an even Top 10, you know you're legit. The good news is that the Bears are in his Top 10, and will need to continue to battle for Vanderdoes' service for the remainder of the recruiting season. Vanderdoes appears to be leaning to Oregon at this point and time, but again, it's July, folks.

Offensive Tackle Nico Falah claims he has the Bears in the mix, but UCLA and USC may be the frontrunners at this point, with the Trojans being the most likely team winning Falah's commitment.
[Edit: Falah apparently eliminated us two weeks ago.]

Another OT, Cameron Hunt from Corona, CA actually has the Bears in his final group of contenders and actually plans on announcing his decision at the Opening. I'm not actually too sure of where Hunt is headed here, with ASU and Washington as the other candidates. We'll have to stay tuned for this one.