Jake Shipley, 3* 2020 DE, Indio (Shadow Hills), CA (OFFERED 4/16/19)

The 3-tech version of Greg Gaines. Wouldn't be a super sexy pick up, but he could become a good player and fan favorite for his physicality, effort, and grittiness. He even wears #99 like Gaines. Too bad for him Bandes has #99 locked up for a while. But he could wear #90 and get the Empterman comparisons if he develops into an All-Conference player.

"It was really cool because we all got to spend time together and we bonded pretty well," Shipley noted. "Ryan Bowman was my host and he plays the same position I would if I wound up going there, so it was good to get his perspective on things and also see how they use their guys off the edge."

"I have Oregon this coming weekend and then I'll have some down time," Shipley said. "I'm definitely not going to rush into anything and, like I said, these visits sorta wear you out, so I probably won't make a really quick decision or anything like that, but I am planning to commit to a school before my senior season, so I'll have some time to start thinking about things and what I want to do."

"I'm am looking for a good comfort level with the coaching staff," Shipley said. "I want to know they care about me as a player and as a person and also a place where my parents can make it out to see me play without too much trouble. Obviously academics are also going to play a part for me. I want to major in communications. If I don't make it in the NFL, I want to be around football and I think it would be fun to be a commentator or something like that.