Fresno State lands high school football teammates. Both had Power Five offers

Lawndale High offensive guard Rolan Fullwood is a legit 6-foot-5 and 305 pounds and, yes, he does have a preference when it comes to run blocking and pass blocking.

It’s the former over the latter, for one reason. “Physicality,” he said.

Fullwood as well as Lawndale teammate Johnathan Arceneaux, a running back, both found the right balance in the offense at Fresno State, making commitments on Thursday to the Bulldogs.

Fullwood and Arceneaux follow running back Jordan Hornbeak (6-0, 195) from San Joaquin Memorial and tight end Tre Watson (6-5, 222) from Cleveland High in Rio Rancho, N.M, in what is shaping up as a very productive week for Fresno State coach Kalen DeBoer and his staff on the recruiting front.

Fresno State earlier had received commitments from safety Julian Neal (6-4, 195) from San Francisco-Mission High, defensive tackles Julius Lewis (6-6, 290) from Modesto-Central Catholic and David Gusta (6-3, 250) from San Bernardino-Cajon and running back Malik Brooks (6-1, 200) from Las Vegas-Desert Pines.

Fullwood is the first offensive lineman in the class, and a good fit in a group that includes four seniors in Matt Smith, Syrus Tuitele, Alex Akingbulu and Nick Abbs, but also a lot of young talent.

He had a number of scholarship offers, his final three coming down to Fresno State, Kansas and UNLV. Fullwood, rated as a 3-star prospect by 247Sports, also was recruited by USC, Nevada and San Diego State.

“I was really excited to commit,” he said. “It was a decision I had to think on. I really like their offense. It felt like it was the place for me. Most of the offers I had, I didn’t have a chance to take visits, but it didn’t really make sense to keep waiting.”

Arceneuax, who also is rated as a 3-stat prospect, had offers from Power Five and Mountain West programs including Cal, Oregon State, Utah, Boise State, Colorado State and San Jose State.

This story was originally published July 16, 2020 at 2:43 PM.