'16 CA LB Lokeni Toailoa (UCLA Verbal)

[GoldenToTheGrave]

 

[PANDFAN]

RIALTO, Calif. - Linebacker Lokeni Toailoa (Rialto, Calif./Wilmer Amina Carter) said Notre Dame is still recruiting him the hardest.

Irish outside linebackers coach Bob Elliott leads the charge.

"Coach Elliott hits me up every two or three days and we talk all the time," Toailoa said. "I like everything about Notre Dame. The name speaks for itself."

Toailoa said he has 21 verbal offers and all of the instate schools, including UCLA, Cal, Stanford and USC, are also recruiting him hard.

He said his relationship with the USC staff extends back to when Steve Sarkisian was coach at Washington.

Toailoa said he plans to visit Cal, Stanford and Utah this spring with his 7-on-7 team.

He also plans to visit Oregon in May with his father and brother.

"I have high interest in everybody," Toailoa said. "Everyone's equal. I don't know when I'll narrow it down."

Toailoa said "as of right now" it appears he will announce in early January at the Under Armour All-American Game.

He said he hopes to land offers from LSU and Ole Miss still.

The Crystal Ball reads 57-percent for USC, 29-percent for Notre Dame and 14-percent for UCLA.

The four-star recruit is ranked as the nation's No. 1 inside linebacker and the No. 6 prospect in California in the 2016 class by 247Sports.com Composite Rankings.

 

[BobbyMac]

This is my Risk / Reward recruit of the year... and my heart hangs in the balance.

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[drake29]

Have to say that he reminds me a little of Manti but more athletic.

And much smaller.

 

[dublinirish]

"I have high interest in everybody," Toailoa said

Aw man quote of the year so far. This kid gets recruiting.

 

[Crazy Balki]

And much smaller.

A little, but not much smaller. Manti was about 6'2 220-225 his senior year. This guy has some more growing to do. I wouldn't be surprised if he was at or near Te'o's size by the end of the season. Now, whether he grows into a monster like Te'o did remains to be seen.

 

[Luckylucci]

So Irish247 spoke to Damian Alloway (stud APB, Cali) and he's close friends with Lokeni. Damian told them that if today was signing day he thinks Lokeni would pick ND. Damian also really wants an offer from ND and they seem to think we'd be a serious player there as well. They talk about playing together.

 

[Me2SouthBend]

So Irish247 spoke to Damian Alloway (stud APB, Cali) and he's close friends with Lokeni. Damian told them that if today was signing day he thinks Lokeni would pick ND. Damian also really wants an offer from ND and they seem to think we'd be a serious player there as well. They talk about playing together.

To quote Rack Em. Daddy Likes.

 

[IRISH FAN IN EASTL.A.]

My son has been playing ball with Lokeni since pop warner ball with the Rialto Panthers and now High School which Lokeni has always stood out. He's a beast and hard hitter! Hope he ends up Irish but my gut tells me he will stay on the west coast and end up with a PAC 12 team. UCLA,USC, or Oregon.

 

[ResLife Hero]

Oregon is always the wildcard to me because they were a fringe team on the rise when I was that age, but I guess they're getting to the point where kids have grown up with them being relevant. It seems like they always swoop in late on kids still though so it's hard to rule them out.

 

[Luckylucci]

Oregon is always the wildcard to me because they were a fringe team on the rise when I was that age, but I guess they're getting to the point where kids have grown up with them being relevant. It seems like they always swoop in late on kids still though so it's hard to rule them out.

They are also recruiting his brother, it's seemed to make them relevant early.

 

[Ironman8]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>I am extremely blessed & thankful for all the schools who have taken a chance on me, but this is my top 7 ! <a href="http://t.co/MIEicEEWTA">pic.twitter.com/MIEicEEWTA</a></p>— Lokeni Toailoa (@LokeniTheGreat) <a href="https://twitter.com/LokeniTheGreat/status/576798190973784065">March 14, 2015</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

 

[ResLife Hero]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>The nation's No. 1 ILB Lokeni Toailoa will announce on March 21: <a href="http://t.co/TJgUkNfvB2">http://t.co/TJgUkNfvB2</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/USC?src=hash">#USC</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/UCLA?src=hash">#UCLA</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Oregon?src=hash">#Oregon</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Utah?src=hash">#Utah</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ND?src=hash">#ND</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Oregon?src=hash">#Oregon</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Oklahoma?src=hash">#Oklahoma</a></p>— Steve Wiltfong (@SWiltfong247) <a href="https://twitter.com/SWiltfong247/status/576799754472030209">March 14, 2015</a></blockquote>
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So Irish247 spoke to Damian Alloway (stud APB, Cali) and he's close friends with Lokeni. Damian told them that if today was signing day he thinks Lokeni would pick ND. Damian also really wants an offer from ND and they seem to think we'd be a serious player there as well. They talk about playing together.

Prayer thread?

 

[Rizzophil]

I just can't see us getting a commit from him on 3/21. Hope I'm wrong

 

[Luckylucci]

I just can't see us getting a commit from him on 3/21. Hope I'm wrong

Without a visit I cant get too excited either but he's been very adamant to a lot of people that he's very high on ND. Loy is saying USC/ND.

 

[Cpnd1]

Does it say if he will still take his OVs?

 

[Luckylucci]

Does it say if he will still take his OVs?

Loy is saying he thinks he visits ND regardless of commitment.

 

[Cpnd1]

Loy is saying he thinks he visits ND regardless of commitment.

Awesome, if he visits, we have as good of shot as anyone.

 

[Luckylucci]

Does anybody else find it interesting that he's committing on the same day as Junior Day?

 

[Rizzophil]

Does anybody else find it interesting that he's committing on the same day as Junior Day?

I hadn't put that together until just now. Interesting note Lucky

 

[Luckylucci]

Wiltfong thinks it's in-state.

 

[BobbyMac]

Wiltfong thinks it's in-state.

What does Wiltfong know? It's not like he's right 100% of the time!


*Insert italics basically anywhere*

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[jerboski]

Hard to see him here without a visit..... Thinking Trojans

 

[Booslum31]

Does anybody else find it interesting that he's committing on the same day as Junior Day?

Could possibly get excited about that if he were coming to our junior Day. Has he been on campus before?

 

[Luckylucci]

No he hasn't.

 

[Irish YJ]

from the services:
Coaching visits from OK and OR, unofficial visits to UCLA and USC

Edit
2 CBs to ND in Feb15. The last CB to USC was in July14. 1 CB to UCLA in Aug14.

 

[Cpnd1]

Not really sure if it matters, but UCLA just picked up an ILB commit today.

 

[rtrn2glory]

agree with the can't see him committing without being on campus...i know it's been done before, but it's awful early for him to do so

 

[Johannes]

Didn't see this posted yet:
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>I will be announcing my commitment Monday, March 23 at 7pm at Athletic Republic in Ontario . <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/GroundZero?src=hash">#GroundZero</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/ArmondSr">@ArmondSr</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/_groundzer0">@_groundzer0</a></p>— Lokeni Toailoa (@LokeniTheGreat) <a href="https://twitter.com/LokeniTheGreat/status/576918296571719680">March 15, 2015</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

 

[rtrn2glory]

ontarios a 4 hour trip to south bend??