Of each of the presumption groups successful Southern Nevada high schoolhouse football, immoderate of the area’s astir sought-after recruits are antiaircraft backs.
Former Bishop Gorman information and 2026 postgraduate Jett Washington was Nevada’s apical recruit successful past year’s elder class. Now, different Gorman antiaircraft backmost is among the nation’s apical recruits astatine 1 of the deepest positions successful the state.
Here is simply a look astatine the apical 5 returning precocious schoolhouse shot antiaircraft backs successful Southern Nevada entering the season. (Players are listed successful alphabetical order).
Rysen-James Dacosin-Arcala, Liberty
Dacosin-Arcala was named the 5A Lake League antiaircraft subordinate of the twelvemonth successful 2025 arsenic a junior. He recorded 38 tackles, 9 for loss, 2 sacks, six interceptions and 2 fumble recoveries. Dacosin-Arcala, listed astatine 6 feet and 180 pounds, was a first-team Nevada Preps All-Southern Nevada enactment and first-team 5A Lake League information by the coaches. He holds Division I offers from Colorado State and Washington State.
Kamil Loud, Bishop Gorman
Loud has been 1 of the faster-rising recruits successful the city. He committed to California successful June and had 26 Division I offers. Other notable offers Loud holds see Miami, Florida State, Vanderbilt, Wisconsin, Auburn and Arkansas. As a inferior past year, Loud was a first-team 5A Desert League cornerback by the coaches with 18 tackles and 3 walk breakups successful 9 games played for the Open Division state-champion Gaels. Loud is simply a four-star people of 2027 enlistee by 247Sports arsenic the state’s No. 2-ranked imaginable by the site.
Maxwell Miles, Centennial
Miles has risen arsenic 1 of the apical recruits successful the country with respective big-time schools funny successful the safety. As a inferior past year, Miles recorded 77 tackles and six interceptions to assistance the Bulldogs scope the 5A Southern Region rubric crippled and was a Nevada Preps All-Southern Nevada second-team antiaircraft back. Miles, listed astatine 6-foot-2 and 190 pounds, was besides the 5A authorities runner-up successful the agelong leap successful way and tract to assistance Centennial triumph the 5A squad authorities rubric and was a boys way and tract Nevada Preps All-Southern Nevada second-team selection. Miles committed to Minnesota successful June aft antecedently verbally committing to Michigan. Miles is listed arsenic a three-star people of 2027 enlistee by 247Sports arsenic the state’s seventh-ranked enlistee successful the class. He has different notable Division I offers from California, Vanderbilt, Wake Forest, UNLV, Boise State, Washington State and Oregon State.
Pesi Silva, Jr., Bishop Gorman
Silva’s beardown inferior twelvemonth helped the Gaels person 1 of the astir ascendant defenses successful the country. Silva had 33 tackles and 4 interceptions arsenic a sophomore, which helped the Gaels decorativeness 2025 ranked No. 2 nationally by USA Today and let conscionable 64 points successful 12 games. Silva was a first-team Nevada Preps All-Southern Nevada antiaircraft backmost and a first-team 5A Desert League enactment by the coaches. The 6-foot, 190-pound antiaircraft backmost holds Division I offers from North Carolina, UNLV, New Mexico, Hawaii, Sacramento State and Idaho.
Hayden Stepp, Bishop Gorman
Stepp has continued the inclination of Bishop Gorman antiaircraft backs being the apical enlistee successful Nevada. Stepp is simply a four-star people of 2027 enlistee and Nevada’s apical prospect. He’s rated by 247Sports arsenic the 60th-ranked people of 2027 enlistee nationally and fifth-ranked cornerback. As a inferior past year, Stepp had 24 tackles and 4 walk breakups, and was a first-team Nevada Preps All-Southern Nevada enactment arsenic the Gaels won the Open Division authorities title. Stepp is simply a five-star and No. 16 people of 2027 imaginable by ESPN. Stepp has 58 tackles, 12 walk breakups and 3 interceptions successful his precocious schoolhouse vocation astatine Gorman. Stepp committed to Oregon successful July implicit Alabama and California. The 6-foot-3 and 190-pound cornerback had 40 Division I offers, with different schools specified arsenic LSU, Miami, Ohio State, Tennessee and Notre Dame among Stepp’s notable offers.
Others to watch: Jemari Arnold, Liberty; Ace Brimmer Faith Lutheran; Carter Christensen, Liberty; Jerome Johnson, Sloan Canyon; King Kahalewai, Spring Valley; Jaden Mason, Faith Lutheran; Azavier McDaniel, Bishop Gorman; Nasier Thomas, CIVICA Academy; Portland Yandall, Mater East.
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