2022 College Football Class Review: Boise State

DL Mason Graham (Anaheim, CA) commits to Boise State  View Class

It looked like Oregon State was going to win out on Graham (6-3, 275) after he took his official visit there, but Boise State earned this solid recruiting win. Graham looks like he'll be a natural three-technique at the next level. He has a grinder mentality and isn't afraid to take on the double teams to get where he needs to get on the field. Graham plays with good effort, and he will not give up on a play. He could get off the ball a little better, and if he improves on that, there will be more opportunities in the backfield. Graham is a prospect who shows a lot of toughness and some skill. I think he'll fit in well at Boise State.

Mason Graham's Player Grade: C

S Dionte Thornton (Lawndale, CA) commits to Boise State  View Class

Thornton (6-2, 185) had some growing Power Five interest early in the recruiting process, with California and Kansas extending offers around the beginning of 2021. But the corner/safety prospect was going to have to gain more opportunities through summer camps, and a strong workout during an unofficial visit to Boise got Thornton an offer and he committed on the same day. Boise State is looking at him as a long corner, and I think Thornton's best work would be on the boundary and in short spaces. He might not be ready to play on day one, but he'll contribute on special teams right away and I could see him in goal-line packages early in his career, where his height and long arms will help defend those fade routes in the end zone.

Dionte Thornton's Player Grade: C