Mesa Desert Ridge senior defensive end/outside linebacker/wide receiver Jalen Harris announced on social media Friday that he has committed to the University of Arizona to play football.
He follows his father, Sean, who was an All-American middle linebacker during UA's Desert Swarm years in the 1990s under Dick Tomey.
Jalen Harris, 6-foot-5, 210 pounds, is rated by azcentral sports as the No. 1 defensive lineman in Arizona for the 2016 season. He also is rated as the No. 1 Dynamo (players who impact the game on both sides of the ball) in the state for this season by azcentral sports.