Stanford Lands Two 3-Star Recruits in as Many Days, DT Swann and TE Kaufusi Join the Farm

Written by Ryan Wright

Twitter: @HogManInLA

The Stanford Cardinal recruiting machine is starting to pick up momentum as National Signing Day nears landing three recruits over the past six days. On Monday and Tuesday, the latest additions to the 2016 recruiting haul included Utah tight end Loa Kaufusi and Indiana defensive tackle Jovan Swann.

Kaufusi was an instant impact player for East High School (Salt Lake City) helping the Leopards from a 5-6 record in 2014 to an 11-2 mark in 2015. Through six games (incomplete stats available), the 6’5”, 233 pound, target had secured 10 receptions for 210 yards. Playing on both sides of the ball, he also had 17 tackles and one sack through the six contests. Stanford landed the 3-star recruit over offers from BYU, Utah State, Utah, Oregon State, and Nevada.

Swann joins the Cardinals after receiving 20-plus offers from top programs from around the nation. The 6’3”, 265 pound, defensive lineman started making a name for himself in recruiting circles after coming up with 36 tackles, 10.5 tackles for a loss, and seven sacks as a junior for Center Grove.

The Trojans made it to the Indiana state semifinal round in 2014 before falling to Ben Davis 49-45. During Swann’s senior season, the Trojans ran the table going 14-0 topping Penn 28-16 for the championship trophy. Swann had an outstanding senior season coming up with 65 tackles, 15.5 tackles for a loss, and 5.5 sacks playing in all 14 games.

Stanford hosted Swann on Oct. 3 for an official visit and then the Indiana standout took visits to Northwestern (Dec. 4) and Indiana (Dec. 11). Other teams to offer included Michigan State, Mississippi State, Virginia, Boston College, Illinois, Iowa, Kentucky, and Missouri among others.

The Cardinal is sitting pretty with National Signing day on Feb. 3 fast approaching. In total, Stanford has 20 verbal commitments. The class added the third recruit, defensive end Thomas Schaffer, on Jan. 6. The class is evenly balanced thus far highlighted by 5-star linebacker Curtis Robinson, 4-star running back Beau Bisharat, 4-star quarterback K.J. Costello, 4-star offensive lineman Clark Yarbrough, and 4-star defensive back Treyjohn Butler.

2016 Stanford Commitment List (20)

QB K.J. Costello, 6’4”, 218 lbs, Santa Margarita Catholic, Rancho Santa Margarita, CA

RB Beau Bisharat, 6’2”, 210 lbs, Jesuit HS, Carmichael, CA

RB Trevor Speights, 5’10”, 200 lbs, Memorial HS, McAllen, TX

RB Brandon Stephens, 6’1”, 205 lbs, Plano HS, Plano, TX

TE Loa Kaufusi, 6’4”, 205 lbs, East HS, Salt Lake City, UT

TE Kaden Smith, 6’5”, 233 lbs, Marcus High School, Flower Mound, TX

WR Simi Fehoko, 6’3”, 195 lbs, Brighton HS, Salt Lake City, UT

OT Henry Hattis, 6’6”, 265 lbs, Cleveland HS, Rio Rancho, NM

OT Clark Yarbrough, 6’6”, 270 lbs, Woodberry Forest, Woodberry Forest, VA

CB Treyjohn Butler, 5’11”, 190 lbs, Etiwanda HS, Rancho Cucamonga, CA

SS Malik Antoine, 5’11”, 185 lbs, Univ. Lab HS, Baton Rouge, LA

SS Chacho Ulloa, 6’0”, 190 lbs, Centennial HS, Corona, CA

DT Bo Peek, 6’3”, 290 lbs, Berkeley Prep, Tampa, FL

DT Jovan Swann, 6’3”, 265 lbs, Center Grove HS, Greenwood, IN

DT Michael Williams, 6’2”, 300 lbs, All Saints Episcopal, Fort Worth, TX

DE Thomas Schaffer, 6’7”, 260 lbs, Lake Forest Academy, Lake Forest, IL

LB/RB Bailey McElwain, 6’0”, 227 lbs, Hewitt Trussville HS, Trussville, AL

LB Curtis Robinson, 6’3”, 205 lbs, Mater Dei High School, Santa Ana, CA

P/K Jet Toner, 6’3”, 185 lbs, Punahou High School, Honolulu, HI

LS Richard McNitzky, 6’0”, 210 lbs, MacArthur HS, San Antonio, TX

 

Photo credit: sltrib.com; Loa Kaufusi.