Dylan Tapley, a top 15 player in Arizona in the 2024 class by multiple media outlets, announced his commitment to play for Arizona State Saturday morning. Tapley plays both sides of the ball and hails from Scottsdale Desert Mountain.
Thank you for reading this post, don't forget to subscribe!Arizona State picks up a 2024 commitment from four-star ATH Dylan Tapley of Scottsdale Desert Mountain. Tapley is widely regarded as a top-15 player in Arizona in his class. An hour before Saturday’s spring game, #ASU and coach Kenny Dillingham get a big local recruit. https://t.co/ruI0cRsZlH
— Burn City Sports (@BurnCitySports) April 15, 2023
Tapley is listed at 6-foot-4 and 205 pounds and is known for having great hands as a wide receiver and defensive back. In his past two varsity seasons for Desert Mountain, Tapley recorded 1,850 receiving yards and 25 TDs. He also hauled in 16 interceptions.
Tapley told 247 Sports that he wants start a “domino effect” of Arizona recruits that come to play for Dillingham and ASU. He said he wants to “want to be here with (Dillingham) to change the culture” and thinks that his 2024 class will be filled with Arizona players, as he has bought into Dillingham’s mantra to “activate the Valley.”
Tapley has already started his recruiting of Arizona players to join him on the Sun Devils, tweeting at high school teammate Dillon Hipp, “Need you to be a sun devil.” Hipp is a three-star TE/DE and is listed at 6-foot-6 240 pounds.
Need you to be a sun devil https://t.co/wJBGdxks6v
— Dylan Tapley (@dylantapley3) April 15, 2023
Two days ago, the Sun Devils got a commitment from a 2023 local recruit. As of now, Tapley is the third 2024 commit for the Sun Devils and first from the Valley, as he looks to start a trend of Arizona high school prospects committing to the Sun Devils.
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