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March 30, 2024

Teammates from Arizona power verbal with UNLV football

UNLV Defeats Wyoming Football

L.E. Baskow

UNLV head coach Tony Sanchez and others are excited about another score versus Wyoming during their game at Sam Boyd Stadium on Saturday, Nov. 12, 2016.

The UNLV football program received verbal commitments one hour apart Thursday night from a pair of 2018 defenders out of Arizona power Chandler High.

Defensive back Bryce Jackson and defensive lineman Chris Manoa, two starters on Chandler’s 2016 state championship team, announced their commitments on Twitter.

The 5-foot-10, 180-pound Jackson, who also had scholarship offers from Navy and Air Force, had 65 tackles and two interceptions in 2016, according to Max Preps.

The 6-foot, 300-pound Manoa had 41 tackles (10 for a loss) and four sacks. He had offers from Montana, Northern Arizona and New Mexico State.

Chandler is again expected to be a nationally ranked team, meaning the Rebels could be receiving two quality pieces for their 2018 signing class.

Regardless, they are developing a pipeline into one of the region’s elite high school programs.

Ray Brewer can be reached at 702-990-2662 or [email protected]. Follow Ray on Twitter at twitter.com/raybrewer21

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