By rule, legal. Can't have a common foul without contact.
If you feel it puts the players at a safety risk (catching a pass), then you may call a unsportsmanlike T.
I would call a common foul the moment any minimal contact was made. No verticality or legal guarding position. Contact was not incidental (hands in the face for a reason)
Once the teams starts getting rung up, they'll get the message and should start playing real defense.
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