The comparisons were inevitable, and frankly unavoidable.
When Stevie Rocker Jr. committed to the Arizona Wildcats on Thursday, it continued a trend that began three years ago when he began at Canyon del Oro High School and figures to continue well into his college career.
The next Ka’Deem Carey?
“He got that comparison when he first walked onto our campus as a freshman,” coach Dustin Peace said. “He’s already dealt with it at CDO on a smaller stage.”
Rocker, a senior-to-be and a key piece of Arizona’s 2021 recruiting class, is the first CDO product to commit to the UA since Carey, a fellow running back who went on to become the Wildcats’ career rushing leader and go in the fourth round to the Chicago Bears in the 2014 NFL Draft.