Mike Tate, football, San Jose State

The 6-foot-1, 180-pounder led a very talented group of Federal Way wide receivers and switched his commitment from Eastern Washington to San Jose State late in the recruiting game.

“I really felt comfortable down there with the coaches and players,” Tate said. “A big factor was the weather. I’m expecting big things.”

During his senior season, Tate finished with 21 catches for 276 yards for eight touchdowns and was a first-team, All-SPSL South selection.

San Jose State finished 11-2 last season, with its only losses coming to Utah State and Stanford. The 24th-ranked Spartans beat Bowling Green Dec. 27 at the Military Bowl at RFK Stadium in Washington, D.C. San Jose State also beat BYU, San Diego State and Navy, among others.

“Coach (Jimmie) Dougherty had the chance to work with Michael while at the University of Washington this past summer, and Michael caught his eye,” said first-year head coach Ron Caragher. “He is a young man who has very good all-around wide receiver skills. He runs good routes. He catches the ball well. He gives great effort blocking in the run game. He does all those things you need to be a successful player.”

Zeke McNeal, football, Fordham University

The senior speedster led the Eagles in rushing with 1,347 yards on just 96 carries for a ridiculous 14.0 average as a running back. McNeal also finished with a team-leading 17 touchdowns, including 16 on the ground and one on a catch. He was a first-team, All-SPSL South selection by the league’s coaches at running back and had 292 yards during a playoff win over Issaquah.

Fordham finished the 2012 season with a 6-5 record, including wins over Ivy League schools Cornell and Columbia. The Rams play in the Patriot League with Holy Cross, Bucknell, Georgetown, Lehigh, Lafayette and Colgate.

McNeal was also a part of the state record-holding 4x400 relay team, which has won two of the last three state championships.

Kevin Young, football, Central Washington

The Decatur senior was the lone first-team, All-SPSL 3A defender for the Gators this year. The 5-foot-10, 171-pound athletic Young was also Decatur’s top receiver.

He joins 21 other high school seniors to ink with Central, who finished 7-4 a season ago, on Wednesday.

“We pride ourselves in signing Washington student-athletes,” Central head coach Blaine Bennett said. “We have always felt that football is strong in the state of Washington, and being the only Division II (football) program in the state, it provides us with a unique advantage in recruiting.”