Danny Sprinkle had Austin Birley on campus for an unofficial visit in early September and Sprinkle chose not to spend the time selling a role.

“Coach Sprinkle didn’t talk about my role much,” Birley told SeaTown Sports. “He mainly just said to keep focusing on improving, but more than anything, let my body rest and grow all that it can.”

For a 6'5" point guard in the 2028 class, it’s a notably patient message from a staff that has made in-state 2028 prospects a priority. Birley, who plays at West Valley High School in Yakima, holds offers from Washington, Montana, Colorado State, Northern Arizona, Washington State, Saint Louis, and Seattle U.

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The visit gave him his first look at UW’s new practice facility.

“The campus, and especially the basketball facility, stood out,” Birley said. “That was the first time I’d seen the new practice gym, and that was really nice.”

The visit also lined up with a Husky football game, and the crowd made an impression.

“The fan base at the football game also really stood out,” he said.

The rest of the visit was less about basketball and more about getting acquainted with the staff, including the coaches Sprinkle recently added.

“Conversations went good — it was a lot of just normal conversations, getting to know each other,” Birley said. “It was nice to meet the whole staff and the new coaches they just brought in.”

Sprinkle recently hired Charles Klask and DeAndre Haynes as assistant coaches this past offseason.

As for where things stand, Birley is in no hurry.

“I haven’t narrowed down schools or anything yet,” he said. “It’s super early on in my recruiting, so I haven’t thought much about that at all.”

That leaves Washington among the schools in the mix for one of the state’s 2028 guards. With nearly two years until he signs, the rest-and-grow approach may turn out to be good advice for everyone involved.

The Southlake Carroll HS ATH from Southlake, Texas, received the offer after talking with wide receivers coach Kevin Cummings during his gameday visit. He was one of six prospects who spoke with SeaTown Sports after the game.

The Huskies gave Joyner and the other recruits something to watch. Demond Williams Jr. threw four touchdown passes, tying his career high, as Washington beat Eastern Washington 48-16. He completed 27 of 33 passes for 373 yards. That was a change from the first two weeks. Washington had fallen out of the Top 25 after averaging only 20 points in wins over Washington State and Utah State.

The recruits mostly talked about something else. Four of the six brought up hospitality or the coaching staff before anything that happened on the field.

“I really loved the hospitality and just the environment of the whole place,” Joyner said. “It was just a loud and great environment to be in, and the coaches were great as well.”

The staff made it personal

For Keith Williams Jr., a 2028 linebacker from Manvel HS in Texas, the people outweighed the setting.

“The love and hospitality I was show[n] by the staff and players stood out to me the most,” Williams said.

Damari'ae Barrington, a 2029 athlete from Rainier Beach HS in Seattle, described it the same way.

“What stood out was most definitely the energy from all around,” Barrington said. “Even [the] coaches, they had energy and [were] just showing love. It definitely felt like a community there.”

A tight end’s view

2028 three-star TE Steeler Wesley, from Skyridge HS in Utah, came in with a relationship already in place with Washington tight ends coach Jordan Paopao.

“Had a good visit. Was good to see coach Paopao again,” Wesley said. “What stood out to me the most was the multiplicity of the TEs’ skill set. The way UW’s offense is [run] is the type of schemes you are going to see in the NFL.”

Wesley picked a good day to watch the tight ends. In the third quarter, Baron Naone caught a pass for a 75-yard gain.

A quarterback’s view

Julien Woodruff, a 2028 quarterback from Shorewood HS in Washington, watched Demond Williams have his best passing day of the season.

“The biggest thing that stood out to me was the hospitality,” Woodruff said. “Everyone was super friendly and welcoming, and they really took care of us from the food to the seats we had for the game. The weight room was also top notch and really spacious, and you can tell they take player development very seriously. And of course, the game day atmosphere was incredible. There’s really nothing like it.”

Washington’s recruiting board for the class of 2028 is taking shape. What follows is where things stand with a handful of 2028 names, along with a glance at the recruitments of a few high school sophomores from the class of 2029.

Here’s the latest intel I’ve gathered.

Class of 2028 Updates

Aedyn Havili, DL (4 stars) — Eastside Catholic (Sammamish, Wash.) Havili is a 325-pound interior lineman, a consensus top-100 player nationally and ranked as the No. 1 recruit in Washington per Rivals Industry Ranking. After making a gameday visit to Husky Stadium for the Apple Cup, he shared: “What stood out most to me was the freshmen starting . . . knowing that Fisch and staff will play the best is pretty cool."

Phoenix Evans, DB (4 stars) — IMG Academy (Bradenton, Fla.) Evans is among the most coveted defensive backs in the class, with more than 40 offers. He’s, by his own account, on the phone with Jedd Fisch nearly every day. "Me and Coach Fisch speak almost every day," he told SeaTown Sports, adding that he's planning to be in Seattle for the Minnesota game on Sept. 26.

Kingston Brown, DL (4 stars) — IMG Academy (Bradenton, Fla.) Brown is one of the more imposing interior prospects in the class, with more than 25 offers before his junior season. He visited LSU this month and has seven more fall visits scheduled: Alabama (9/19), Tennessee (9/26), Missouri (10/10), Auburn (10/24), Florida State (10/31), Notre Dame (11/7), and Washington on Nov. 21. He says he has no leader and hasn't ranked anyone. “I'm really just enjoying the process and focusing on getting to know everyone better.”

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Myles Tate, EDGE (4 stars) — Woodward Academy (Atlanta, Ga.) Tate is an elite pass rusher with over 35 offers. In-state Georgia is likely the favorite. But something has shifted lately. “UW has come on strong the last few weeks,” he told SeaTown Sports in early September. He is planning to make a gameday visit to Washington this season.

Emmanuel Pullins, WR (4 stars) — Notre Dame (Sherman Oaks, Calif.) Pullins is a burner — a 10.4 in the 100 meters — and a top-5 receiver prospect in California. Asked which programs have done the best job staying in touch, he named Washington, Arizona State, Michigan and Oregon. “Still a little early to pick favorites,” he told SeaTown Sports, “but I definitely strongly appreciate them for showing me the love.”

Kinnard Mahomes, CB (4 stars)— Mount Saint Joseph (Baltimore, Md.) Mahomes is another East Coast defensive back where the Huskies are in good standing. Mahomes, a ballhawking corner who intercepted nine passes as a sophomore, listed Washington among the schools standing out and reaching out most, along with Michigan, Indiana, Virginia Tech, Louisville, Iowa, Tennessee, Stanford, Northwestern and West Virginia.

Kaicen Carter, LB (3 stars) — Federal Way (Wash.) Carter is a three-star linebacker recruit and one of the top ten-ranked 2028 players in the state. He says Washington is one of three schools recruiting him hardest, along with Arizona State and Oregon.

MyKel Ramos, CB (3 stars) — Sierra Canyon (Calif.) Ramos, who recently transferred to Sierra Canyon from Mater Dei, told me that Washington and UCLA have been the strongest with communication and are recruiting him the hardest, with Oregon, Arizona State, and Kansas also in contact. He doesn’t have a favorite yet, but he attended Washington’s spring game back in May, and he’s returning to Montlake for a gameday visit on Nov. 7 against Penn State.

Micah Hannah, CB (3 stars) — Simi Valley (Calif.) Hannah is a three-star corner with a USC bloodline — his father, Travis, played receiver for the Trojans — and he was at their home opener in August. Washington is on his fall visit list (11/21), along with other West Coast stops: Cal, UCLA, Arizona, Arizona State and Utah.

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TJ Maddox, WR (3 stars) — St. Augustine Prep (N.J.) Washington is in play for another New Jersey recruit. Maddox has nine fall visits set, with the majority of them happening near New Jersey: Syracuse (9/12); Penn State (9/26); Rutgers (10/3); Nebraska (10/10); James Madison (10/17); North Carolina (10/24); UConn (11/14), and Wake Forest (11/28). He listed Rutgers, Washington, and Syracuse as the three schools recruiting him hardest.

Kentae Davis, RB — St. Frances Academy (Baltimore) Short and to the point: asked which offers stand out, Davis named one. “Offers that are standing out right now are Washington,” he told SeaTown Sports, adding that he has a couple of visits he wants to take during the season.

Class of 2029 Updates

Here are four names worth knowing in the class of 2029:

Kamari Wilson, DL ( 4 stars) — Mount Tahoma (Tacoma, Wash.) Wilson is the No. 1-ranked 2029 recruit in Washington per Rivals Industry Ranking. He told SeaTown Sports in late August that Oregon, Washington, and BYU are the three schools standing out. He made his first gameday visit to Washington for the Apple Cup.

Bryce Tuiasosopo, TE — Manvel (Texas) The name will be familiar. Bryce is the son of Marques Tuiasosopo, the Rose Bowl-winning quarterback who later coached at Washington. The family ties are real, and so is the recruitment: he named Washington as one of his standouts, along with UCLA and SMU, and UW is one of six visits he has scheduled — Sept. 26, for the Minnesota game. Tight ends coach Jordan Paopao extended the offer in June.

Kaydon Tatum, WR — O’Dea (Seattle, Wash.) Tatum moved from Arizona to Seattle this year. Now at O’Dea, the 6-foot-5 receiver is one of the top local prospects. He named just two standout offers — Auburn and Washington — and visited UW for the Apple Cup.

Rush Williams, WR — Katy Jordan (Fulshear, Texas) One more name Husky fans will recognize is Rush Williams, the son of Reggie Williams. Reggie was a consensus All-American who went ninth overall in the 2004 draft. Rush has over 20 offers as a sophomore — Alabama, Texas, Miami, Texas A&M, Oregon, Tennessee and on down the list — with fall visits set for Texas, Alabama, Tennessee and Texas A&M. Washington is not among them, but I would be surprised if the Huskies did not get involved at some point.

Washington hosted a bevy of recruits for Sunday’s Apple Cup against Washington State. Some flew in from Detroit and Kentucky. A handful of local recruits made return trips to Husky Stadium. All of them took in an early, well-attended rivalry game and witnessed a 24-10 Washington victory over the program’s cross-state rival.

I reached out to the visitors after the game with one question: what stood out?

Star ratings via Rivals Industry Ranking.

The atmosphere

3-star WR Avery Thompson traveled from Paducah, Kentucky, one of the longest trips on the board, and came away with the fullest version of what the others were describing. “What stood out most to me was the atmosphere and the way the coaches and players welcomed me,” Thompson said. “You could tell how much the Apple Cup means to everyone there, and it was a great experience being around that environment.”

3-star ATH Tyler Trusel made the trip from Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, one of four metro Detroit prospects Washington hosted. Trusel had an offer since spring, but the Huskies hadn’t been among the schools he was naming most often, but it looks like Washington made an impression. “They treated me like I was a commit, and the atmosphere was outstanding,” Trusel said.

The travelers weren’t the only ones. 4-star TE Tytan McNeal, the No. 1-ranked 2028 TE in the country, has already been to Husky Stadium a handful of times, but came away with a familiar reaction. “The atmosphere was amazing today, and it was great to see them in action,” McNeal said. “It’s always a great time anytime I can get on campus.”

Keeping the Eastside Catholic product ome is one of the more important jobs on this staff’s 2028 board.

Three-star ATH Khyjahmee Ross added: “The visit went very well.” “The thing that stood out the most was the energy and atmosphere . . . their fans are very welcoming too."

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The staff

Washington offered 3-star WR Quincey Clay in late July. The Apple Cup was the first visit the Capital High standout had taken anywhere, and Idaho’s top-rated recruit came away talkingabout the people. “I definitely liked the atmosphere of UW and the coaches,” Clay said. “You can tell they want to build this relationship.”

3-star RB James Curoso heard the same thing. Curoso made the trip from Clovis in California’s Central Valley. “The team energy and how they took the time to talk and get to know me — the energy was amazing,” Curoso said. “The coaches were very welcoming and I had a great time.”

4-star DL Isaac Kalubi Lukuni who traveled from Georgia, said his highlight was “Definitely being able to talk to all the coaches.” He added: “Everyone was excited for me to be there and it showed."

The depth chart

3-star LB Julian Bruno came up from Grant Union in Sacramento and watched the game the way a defensive prospect watches a game. “What stood out to me most was the amount of fans and the love they give to the players,” Bruno said. “Another thing that stood out to me was they started four freshmen on defense.”

The view from the commits

2027 commit 3-star IOL Reis Russell came in from Valor Christian in Colorado, a program that sends players to college games all over the country. He’s seen plenty of stadiums. “The energy is unmatched,” Russell said. “Been to a lot of college football games and there’s nothing like the Apple Cup. These fans are going crazy the whole time. It was awesome to see.”

Russell committed in June. He wasn’t being sold on anything Sunday. He was one of the commits on the sideline whose job, in practice, was to help sell the 2028 group.

3-star LB Titus Osterman gave the most honest version of it. Washington did not play a clean game, and the Kimberly, Idaho, product didn’t pretend otherwise. “The fans were great even when we made a ton of mistakes the fans were still on their feet the whole time,” Osterman said.

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What it means

It’s safe to say the Apple Cup did what the staff needed it to do. Some of the recruits who traveled the farthest — Thompson from Kentucky, Trusel from Michigan — came away positive. The recruits Washington is building relationships with, like Clay and Curoso, felt the effort. And at least one defensive prospect saw a path to the field.

Follow-ups with the rest of the visitor board are coming as they answer.

Updated, Sept. 3 at 8:05 p.m.: 17 additional visitors have confirmed since this piece was first published.

Rivalry weekends do double duty in recruiting. The crowd is louder, the pageantry is easier to sell, and prospects who have only seen Husky Stadium on a phone screen get to experience the gameday version with over 70,000 people in it.

Washington opens the Jedd Fisch era’s third season against Washington State on September 6, and the recruiting board for this Sunday’s Apple Cup is one of the deepest the staff will host all fall. At least 34 prospects are expected on Montlake across three classes — nine 2027 commits, 21 2028 targets, and four 2029 names who are already drawing attention in the state.

Star ratings via Rivals Industry Ranking.

The headliners

2028 5-star EDGE Jalanie George (Desert Edge – Ariz.) is the biggest name on the list. George is a national-level pass rusher out of the same Desert Edge program that produced 2027 UW commit Zerek Sidney, and that pipeline matters. Washington’s coaching staff has spent the last two cycles maintaining its connection to the state of Arizona that the staff built when Fisch was at the University of Arizona.

George has UW in his Top 6, along with Auburn, Ohio State, Miami, Oklahoma, and Florida. Getting a prospect of George’s caliber into a rivalry environment this early in his junior year is a good early sign for Washington’s chances at landing this coveted 5-star prospect.

Locking down top local talent remains a top priority for Washington’s coaching staff. 2028 4-star QB AJ Tuivaiave (Graham-Kapowsin – Wash.) is the in-state name to watch. Fisch’s staff has made no secret of wanting him to stay in the Northwest. Tuivaiave is the state’s headline quarterback in 2028, and Washington has him as a top local target.

Two key prospects come from the Eastside. 2028 4-star DL Aedyn Havili and 2028 4-star TE Tytan McNeal (Eastside Catholic – Wash.) make the short trip to Montlake. Both of them have already been on campus a handful of times. Eastside Catholic is a local football powerhouse, and like Tuivaiave, the staff is focused on keeping these two prospects home.

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2028 4-star TE Presley DeLance (Lake Oswego – Ore.) has told me Washington is among the schools recruiting him hardest and that the Husky offer stands out on his board — but he lives in Oregon, and the Ducks are the in-state program. This is a good chance for Washington to make its case in person.

Washington’s Detroit push

Four 2028 prospects are making the trip from metro Detroit, and two come from the same building. 4-star WR Mylan Griggs and 4-star OT Antijuan Wilkes both play at Cass Technical. 4-star WR DeAndre Bidden comes from Harper Woods, and 3-star ATH Tyler Trusel from Brother Rice in Bloomfield Hills.

This isn’t a one-off. Washington has been working the Detroit area hard in this cycle — Cass Tech IOL Josh Baker and Martin Luther King DL Elijah Willis have both drawn Husky attention, and Willis has a fall visit set for the Penn State game in November.

The 2027 commits coming back

At least nine current commits from the 2027 class will be at Husky Stadium this weekend: 4-star IOL Gecova Doyal (Puyallup – Wash.), 4-star RB Jeremy Adeyanju (Sandra Day O'Connor – Ariz.), 4-star DL Tevita Nonu (O'Dea – Wash.), 4-star WR Tre Moore (Pflugerville Weiss – Texas), 3-star IOL Reis Russell (Valor Christian – Colo.), 3-star LB Titus Osterman (Kimberly – Idaho), 3-star TE Zach Albright (Glacier Peak – Wash.), and 3-star CB Maurice Williams (Timberline – Wash.).

Per Huskies Wire, 2027 3-star EDGE commit Chaz Gray is bringing his brother, 4-star LB Tahj Gray, who is one of the higher-rated 2028 linebackers on the board, and he'll see Washington for the first time with a commit in the family already sold on it. Chaz picked the Huskies over Clemson and Tennessee. Peer recruiting doesn't get more direct than a sibling.

Other visitors of note

The rest of the 2028 group covers a wide map.

4-star QB Hunter Fujikawa (Mililani – Hawaii) gives Washington a second signal-caller in the building, and the Huskies have consistently mined the islands under this staff. 4-star DL Isaac Kalubi Lukuni (Rabun Gap-Nacoochee) is a 6-3, 280 defensive lineman traveling all the way from Gerogia.

Washington will also host a pair out of California’s Central Valley: 3-star QB JJ Howard Jr. (Clovis West – Calif.) and 3-star RB James Curoso (Clovis – Calif.). The Huskies have been active in the Fresno area this cycle.

3-star IOL Ofa Taufalele (Bellarmine Prep – Wash.) continues the staff’s emphasis on developing in-state offensive line talent. OT Luke Jennings (Glacier Peak – Wash.) makes the trip from the same program as 2027 TE commit Zach Albright, who will be in the building as well.

3-star WR Quincey Clay (Capital – Idaho) is a name I’ve been tracking since Washington offered in late July. Clay is the top-rated recruit in Idaho.

Also expected: 3-star LB Julian Bruno (Grant Union – Calif.), 3-star DL Tory Clark (Woodward Academy – Ga.), 3-star CB Jordan Hicks (Calvert Hall – Md.), and 3-star WR Avery Thompson (Paducah Tilghman – Ky.).

Looking ahead to 2029 and 2030

Four sophomores round out the board, and all four are local: 4-star DL Kamari Wilson (Mount Tacoma – Wash.), DL Kitiona Tupua (Puyallup – Wash.), and WR Kaydon Tatum (O’Dea – Wash.), and OT Xavier Berry (Federal Way – Wash.).

Finally, one freshman, 2030 ATH Eli Riley-Stevenson (Crescent Valley - OR) will be making a visit.

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With high-caliber talent coming in from coast to coast, this weekend carries significant weight for the future of Washington's recruiting classes. I’ll have follow-ups from the visitors after the game.

Getting high school recruits on campus this fall is a priority for the Washington Huskies coaching staff. More often than not, for Washington to be in serious contention for a recruit in the subsequent spring and summer, they will need to have secured that recruit's on-campus visit during one of the team’s home games this fall.

I will compile and track recruiting visits as they are scheduled.

This is likely the only time you’ll receive this post as an email; I’ll update the web version with each new recruiting visit scheduled or announced, so feel free to bookmark it. I’ll also try to share regularly on social media.

Star rankings come from Rivals Composite.

September 6 vs. Washington State (Apple Cup)

• UW-commit 2027 4-star IOL Gecova Doyal (Puyallup - WA)

• UW-commit 2027 4-star RB Jeremy Adeyanju (Sandra Day O’Connor - AZ)

• UW-commit 2027 4-star DL Tevita Nonu (O’Dea - WA)

• UW-commit 2027 4-star WR Tre Moore (Pflugerville Weiss - TX)

• UW-commit 2027 4-star WR Braylon Pope (Sumner - WA

• UW-commit 2027 3-star IOL Reis Russell (Valor Christian - CO)

• UW-commit 2027 3-star LB Titus Osterman (Kimberley - ID)

• UW-commit 2027 3-star TE Zach Albright (Glacier Peak - WA)

• UW-commit 2027 3-star CB Maurice Williams (Timberline - WA)

• 2028 5-star EDGE Jalanie George (Desert Edge - AZ)

• 2028 4-star TE Tytan McNeal (Eastside Catholic - WA)

• 2028 4-star DL Aedyn Havili (Eastside Catholic - WA)

• 2028 4-star QB AJ Tuivaiave (Graham-Kapowsin - WA)

• 2028 4-star TE Presley DeLance (Lake Oswego - OR)

• 2028 4-star QB Hunter Fujikawa (Mililani - HI)

• 2028 4-star DL Isaac Kalubi Lukuni (Rabun Gap-Nacoochee -ON)

• 2028 4-star WR Mylan Griggs (Cass Technical - MI)

• 2028 4-star OT Antijuan Wilkes (Cass Technical - MI)

• 2028 4-star WR DeAndre Bidden (Harper Woods - MI)

• 2028 4-star CB Nekhi Lambeth (Desert Edge - AZ)

• 2028 3-star ATH Tyler Trusel (Brother Rice - MI)

• 2028 3-star RB James Curoso (Clovis - CA)

• 2028 3-star LB Julian Bruno (Grant Union - CA)

• 2028 3-star WR Quincey Clay (Capital - ID)

• 2028 3-star DL Tory Clark (Woodward Academy - GA)

• 2028 3-star WR Avery Thompson (Paducah Tilghman - KY)

• 2028 3-star CB Jordan Hicks (Calvert Hall - MD)

• 2028 3-star ATH Khyjahmee Ross (Lancaster - WA)

• 2028 TE Mike Taylor (Desert Pines - AZ)

• 2028 OT Luke Jennings (Glacier Peak - WA)

• 2028 WR Barrett Price (Spain Park - AL)

• 2029 4-star DL Kamari Wilson (Mount Tacoma - WA)

• 2029 DL Kitiona Tupua (Puyallup - WA)

• 2029 WR Kaydon Tatum (O’Dea - WA)

• 2029 OT Xavier Berry (Federal Way - WA)

• 2029 WR Justin Suega (Federal Way - WA)

• 2030 ATH Eli Riley-Stevenson (Crescent Valley - OR)

• 2030 ATH Trent Perkins (Franklin Road Academy - TN)

September 12 vs. Utah State

September 19 vs. Eastern Washington

• 2028 4-star OT Kyler Harden (O’Dea - WA)

• 2028 3-star TE Steeler Wesley (Skyridge - UT)

• 2028 3-star QB JJ Howard (Clovis West - CA)

• 2028 ATH Keith Williams (Manvel - TX)

• 2028 QB Julien Woodruff (Shorewood - WA)

• 2028 RB Antayus Wilkins (Lincoln - OR)

• 2028 ATH Jayden Lord (Lord Tweedsmuir Secondary - British Columbia)

• 2028 OL Aidan Emerson (Corvallis - OR)

• 2029 ATH Thomas Joyner (Southlake Carroll - TX)

• 2029 ATH Damari’ae Barrington (Rainier Beach - WA)

• 2029 QB Jason Haines (Liberty - AZ)

• 2029 RB/LB RJ Fonoti (Fremont - UT)

• 2030 WR Moses Irwin (Bishop Kelly - ID)

September 26 vs. Minnesota

• 2028 3-star S Markel Newell (Puyallup - WA)

• 2028 IOL Josiah Eney (Good Counsel - MD)

• 2028 WR Noah Bozeman (John Muir - CA)

• 2028 OL Luke Jennings (Glacier Peak - WA)

• 2029 TE Bryce Tuiasosopo (Manvel - TX)

• 2029 RB Dylan Brush (Horizon - AZ)

October 9 vs. Iowa

• 2029 4-star CB Jymel Green (Chambers - NC)

November 7 vs. Penn State

• 2028 3-star MyKel Ramos (Sierra Canyon - CA)

• 2028 3-star LB Isaiah Grant (Chambers - NC)

• 2028 3-star WR AJ Henley (Harper Woods - MI)

• 2028 3-star S Jayden Evans (Harper Woods - MI)

• 2028 OT Jordan Henry (Martin Luther King - MI)

November 21 vs. Indiana

• 2028 4-star DL Kingston Brown (Carver - GA)

• 2028 3-star CB Derrick Coleman Jr. (Junipero Serra - CA)

• 2028 3-star CB Micah Hannah (Simi Valley - CA)

• 2028 3-star WR TJ Maddox (St. Augustine Prep - NJ)

Football season is here! High school football is off and running, and then we’ll see college football kick off this coming weekend.

Here’s the latest Washington Huskies recruiting intel I’ve gathered:

Class of 2028 Updates

Aiden-Caleb Rodriguez, WR (3 stars) — Mountain Pointe (Phoenix, AZ) Washington is in the mix for another wide receiver recruit from Arizona. Rodriguez, a 6-3, 175 lbs receiver, says that the Huskies are one of the schools staying in close contact, along with Vanderbilt, Wisconsin, and Utah. He is aiming to visit Washington on Sept. 26 for the Huskies’ Big Ten opener against Minnesota. He also plans to get out to Texas A&M and Wisconsin this fall.

Steeler Wesley, TE (3 stars) — Skyridge (Lehi, UT) Wesley is familiar with the Huskies and their staff. Washington heavily recruited Steeler’s older brother Kai in the 2027 cycle. While Kai didn’t end up choosing Washington, it looks like Steeler has the Huskies on his radar. He has a gameday visit set to Washington for the team’s September 19 game against Eastern Washington. Along with this visit, he has a busy fall slate: Cal on September 5, Oregon on September 18, BYU on October 9, and Utah on October 10.

Josiah Eney, IOL — Good Counsel (Olney, MD) Add Eney’s name to the list of 2028 recruits visiting Washington this Fall. The 6-5, 295 lb offensive lineman will be making a gameday visit to Washington on September 26 for the team’s Big Ten opener against Minnesota, he tells SeaTown Sports. He is also planning visits to Tennessee, Penn State, and Rutgers. He “believe[s] Coach Switzer is one of the best o-line coaches in the country” and says he’s “excited to continue developing [his] relationship with the program.”

Ashton Coles, IOL (3 stars) — Ensworth School (Nashville, TN) Coles is a big, physical guard prospect whose recruitment is climbing. He told SeaTown Sports that he has no “absolute number 1,” but that Washington is currently at the “top” of his list. He credited the “tremendous” love he’s received from Huskies head coach Jedd Fisch, offensive line coach Michael Switzer, and the rest of the Huskies’ coaching staff. He is planning visits to Washington, Virginia Tech, Alabama, and Vanderbilt.

Brandon Nash, S (4 stars) — St. John Bosco (Bellflower, CA) Washington is aiming for one of the top safeties in the 2028 class with their recruitment of Nash—the St. John Bosco standout. His “core group of schools” is Ohio State, Cal, UCLA, Washington, Arizona State, Oklahoma, and Arizona. All of them are recruiting him “pretty hard.” He is currently scheduling fall visits.

Maximus Curry, WR (4 stars) — Battle Ground Academy (Murfreesboro, Tenn.) Curry is the No. 20-ranked 2028 wide receiver nationally by Rivals composite. Maximus is the son of notable professional bodybuilder Brandon Curry. Washington is standing out for Maximus, along with Tennessee, Alabama, Miami, Missouri, and Virginia Tech. The two schools recruiting him the hardest are the two closest to him, Tennessee and Alabama.

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Isaiah Grant, LB (3 stars) — Chambers (Charlotte, NC) Over the summer, Grant transferred from Archbishop Riordan in San Francisco to Chambers in North Carolina. The 3-star prospect says Washington has “shown a lot of interest,” adding that he’d “love to play for" the program. He says that Tennessee, SMU, Georgia Tech, and Minnesota have been heavily recruiting him.

Michael Berardesco, LB — Don Bosco Prep (Ramsey, NJ) Keep an eye on this linebacker prospect out of New Jersey. Berardesco already visited Washington for the Spring Game and is hoping to return for a fall gameday visit. He says he “really like[s] Coach Fisch and the program” and “Washington is definitely” one of the programs standing out to him. Along with Washington, Rhode Island and Maryland have also offered Berardesco.

Gaige Weddle, QB (4 stars) — Rancho Bernardo (San Diego, CA) Weddle is listed as four-star safety, but he also is a quarterback. Washington has offered him, but he listed UCLA, Oklahoma, Ohio State, Utah, BYU, Cal, Oregon, Miami, and USC as the schools he has “built really good connections with.” He remains open to other schools who are recruiting him. He is aiming to see “all or most” of these schools this fall.

David Dotson, EDGE (4 stars) — Atascocita (Humble, TX) The elite EDGE recruit received an early offer from Washington, but at the moment, Texas, SMU, and LSU are his standout schools.

Jordan Slye Jr., a 2028 three-star cornerback from Southern California, has one of the more intriguing stories of recruits the Washington Huskies are pursuing.

Both his parents, Jordan Slye Sr. and Dena Tyson-Slye, starred as collegiate athletes for Washington.

Jordan Slye Sr., a Franklin High School graduate, played wide receiver for the Huskies (2001-2002) before transferring to Hawaii.

Dena Tyson-Slye, a Southern California native, was a first-team All-American softball star for the Huskies. In her senior season, Dena led the Huskies in batting (.399), HR (18), RBI (50), slugging percentage (.791), walks (41) and on-base percentage (.536).

When Jedd Fisch’s staff started making their son a priority recruit, he already held an edge that the other schools recruiting Slye don’t have.

“Washington is definitely special because of my family ties,” Slye said. “Both of my parents went there, my dad played football there, my mom played softball there, and I was born in Washington. Coach Fisch has really made me feel like a priority there, which means a lot to me.”

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Though this history matters, Slye is not necessarily playing favorites at this point. He listed nine schools currently standing out: Washington, Washington State, USC, Arizona, UCLA, San Diego State, Arizona State, Cal and Oklahoma.

Along with Fisch, Slye pointed to Coach Richardson and Coach Wadood as two staffers he has already “built good relationships with.” “I’m looking forward to continuing to build with the rest of the staff.”

Washington State is also pushing hard for Slye. “Washington State has been showing me a lot of love too,” Slye said, “and Coach [Kirby] Moore has made it clear they want to continue building a relationship with me and my family.”

That last phrase — me and my family — comes up repeatedly, and it is the clearest signal of how this recruitment will be decided. Slye said relationships are the reason schools like Arizona, UCLA and Cal are amongst the schools standing out to him are because he knows people on those staffs and feels comfortable around them.

For example, USC Head Coach Lincoln Riley extended Slye a scholarship offer personally at camp. “Getting offered by Coach Riley personally at camp meant a lot,” Slye said. “Their staff has also reached out to my parents, which is important to me because my family is a big part of this decision.”

Arizona State has told him he’s a priority, and San Diego State and Oklahoma remain in it.

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The gameday schedule he laid out is aggressive — seven weekends, seven campuses, essentially back to back:

• Aug. 29 — USC

• Sept. 5 — Arizona

• Sept. 12 — UCLA

• Sept. 19 — San Diego State

• Sept. 26 — Washington

• Oct. 3 — Arizona State

• Oct. 10 or 17 — Cal

Washington gets Slye on campus for the Huskies’ Big Ten opener against Minnesota on Sept. 26.

What Washington cannot count on is a runaway lead. Asked who was recruiting him hardest, Slye declined to name anyone.

“I wouldn’t say I have one school recruiting me the hardest right now,” he said. “A lot of these schools have been consistent and are making me feel like a priority in different ways. I’m keeping everything open, building relationships and looking for the best fit for me and my family.”

Beyond the 2028 class, the Huskies are also working to bring their 2027 commits to Seattle this fall to reinforce those pledges ahead of Early Signing Day in December.

Here’s the intel I’ve gathered:

Class of 2027 Updates

UW-commit 4-star WR Dontay Tyson (Peoria, AZ) plans to visit Washington this fall, though a specific date hasn’t been locked in yet.

UW-commit 4-star DL Jon Ioane (Tustin, Calif.) also hasn't picked a specific home game yet, but he remains in regular contact with the staff—especially the defensive line coaches—and noted that he hears from Coach Fisch “a ton.”

UW-commit 4-star DL Tevita Nonu (Seattle, WA) is doing his best to go to all of Washington’s home games this coming season. He mostly hears from defensive line coach Jason Kaufusi and quality control defensive line coach Korey Rush.

UW-commit P Nolan Balke (Queen Creek, AZ) is hoping to get to a game this fall and is trying to find a date that works. He’s been in touch with Special Teams Coordinator Chris Petrilli.

Class of 2028 Updates

Hayden Koo, WR (4 stars) — Tustin (Tustin, Calif.) Koo — a top-50 wideout in the 2028 class, and one of the most coveted names on the West Coast — trimmed his list to 12, and Washington made the cut. The Huskies offered Koo in May, and they hold a card few others can play: Tustin High is UW commit Jon Ioane’s school, and Ioane — the four-star tackle is a natural peer recruiter. Cracking a top 12 this stacked, this early, is a good spot for UW to be in.

Keith Williams, ATH — Manvel (Manvel, TX) Circle Sept. 19. Williams told SeaTown Sports that Washington is a top program for him and that he plans to be at Husky Stadium for the Eastern Washington game. He highlighted Florida State, Washington, Memphis, and Houston as the teams pushing hardest for him.

Elijah Willis, DL (3 stars) — Martin Luther King (Detroit, Mich.) The Huskies were one of the first two Power Four programs to offer Willis, a Detroit MLK lineman. It has paid off: he named Washington among his standout offers and one of his hardest recruiters. He is aiming to attend Washington’s home game against Penn State on November 7. Iowa, Wisconsin, Nebraska, and UConn are also in heavy pursuit of Willis.

Quincey Clay, WR (3 stars) — Capital (Boise, ID) Clay is set to make a gameday visit to Washington for the Apple Cup on September 6. The Huskies offered Clay in late July. While he says he “loves all [his] offers,” Washington, Minnesota, Utah, Boise State, Oregon State, and UNLV stand out. Minnesota has separated itself as the school recruiting him the hardest at this point in time. Along with his Washington gameday visit, he also plans to head to Utah and USC this fall.

King Pitts, DL (4 stars) — Kapaa (Kapaa, Hawaii) Pitts — a top-35 national DL recruit with over 25 offers tells me he has been hearing from both Washington Defensive Line Coach Jason Kaufusi and Offensive Line Coach Michael Switzer. Ohio State, Arizona State, Texas, Texas A&M, Oregon, Cal, LSU, Kansas State, Alabama and others are recruiting Pitts heavily. He doesn’t have his gameday visit schedule set yet.

Josh Baker, IOL (3 stars) — Cass Tech (Detroit, Mich.) Baker, a Cass Tech interior lineman who holds a Washington offer, considers the Huskies one of his standout offers — “of course Washington,” he said — with Pittsburgh, Michigan State and Georgia Tech on his radar as well. He plans to get to Seattle, but does not have a date set yet.

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Karmello Calloway, IOL (3 stars) — Centennial (Peoria, AZ.) The Arizona commit does not have a schedule set yet, but tells me he has the following schools on his fall visit list: Arizona, Oklahoma State, Washington, Iowa State, Kansas, and UNLV. He says the Huskies, Arizona, and Kansas are standing out for him.

Austin Nelson, CB (3 stars) — East Kentwood (Kentwood, Mich.) The 3-star CB says that Louisville and Kansas are his standout offers right now. Louisville cornerbacks coach Steve Ellis and the Jayhawks’ assistant defensive backs coach Brandon Shelby have “constantly been reaching out” and “keeping close contact.” He adds that Washington Head Coach Jedd Fisch has been recruiting him “pretty heavy” and that he “enjoy[s] the way [he] play[s].” He is set to visit: Cincinnatti (9/5); Iowa (9/12); Michigan State (9/26); Illinois (10/24).

Epalahame Finau, IOL (3 stars) — Oak Hills (Hesperia, Calif.) Does the last name sound familiar? Epalahame is the brother of former Washington Husky offensive lineman Paki Finau, who is now at BYU after transferring this past offseason. Epalahame shared with me that BYU, Washington, and Arizona State are his standout offers. BYU offensive line coach TJ Woods and ASU assistant offensive line coach Saga Tuitele have been in constant contact with Finau. He plans to visit ASU, BYU, and Texas Tech this fall.

Asher Ghioto, EDGE (4 stars) — Bolles School (Jacksonville, Fl.) Although Ghioto says his recruitment remains wide open, Washington does not appear to be in the main mix right now. Miami, Florida, Georgia, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Clemson, USC, Ohio State, Texas A&M, and Notre Dame are pushing the hardest. He has a packed fall schedule with trips planned to Florida, Miami, Georgia, Texas A&M, South Carolina, Ohio State, and Clemson.

Here’s a snapshot of where things stand for numerous recruits that are on Washington’s board. Some are clear-cut targets for the Huskies with mutual interest between the recruit and Washington’s staff, while others may have Washington lower on their board for the time being.

With that said, here’s the recent intel I’ve gathered:

Major Lee, RB — Clovis West (Fresno, Calif.) The 5’11”, 190 lb tailback has Washington, Oregon, and Arizona recruiting him the hardest. The Wildcats were the first to offer Lee back in June 2025. The Huskies extended him an offer this spring in mid-May. Lee is aiming to visit Washington during his high school season’s bye week, which lands on Sept. 26 for the Huskies’ Big Ten opener against Minnesota.

Quincey Clay, WR — Capital (Boise, Idaho) Washington’s most recent offer went out to Clay, the No. 1-ranked recruit out of Idaho. The wide receiver is a three-sport athlete who also plays basketball and runs track. Utah, Minnesota, Oregon State, and others have offered.

Brayden Bonik, LB — Ridge Point (Missouri City, Texas) The Huskies are among a group of schools showing serious interest in Bonik. The group includes Michigan, Notre Dame, SMU, Oklahoma, and Nebraska. This early reciprocal interest for Washington is critical, especially because it has stood out as the West Coast school making the most noise in his recruitment. Bonik says his recruitment is “real open” and will be making gameday visits to Texas A&M (9/5), Oregon (10/17), and potentially others.

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Deron Simpson Jr., RB — Cypress Falls (Houston, Texas) The Houston-based running back tells me that Arizona State, SMU, Iowa State, and Washington are making him feel like “the guy they want.” He has no visits set yet and is still mapping out his schedule.

Presley DeLance, TE — Lake Oswego (Lake Oswego, Ore.) Another one where Washington is genuinely in it. DeLance — the No. 1 player in Oregon for 2028, is a 6-foot-4 tight end. He named Oregon, Washington and Auburn as the schools recruiting him hardest heading into his junior season. He listed the following schools as standout offers to him: Oregon; Washington; Auburn; Georgia; and Florida. He wants to make fall visits to these schools, including others like Vanderbilt, Wisconsin, and Alabama.

Jayce Halasz, ATH — Graham-Kapowsin (Graham, Wash.) Halasz is an elite in-state athlete out of Graham-Kapowsin— and Washington has an offer out to him. The schools in steady contact with him are Oregon, Alabama, USC, Cal, and Wisconsin. His fall visit schedule is set: Cal (9/5); Oregon State (9/19); Clemson (10/3); Oregon (10/10); Alabama (10/24); USC (10/31); Notre Dame (11/7); and Wisconsin (11/27).

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Tyler Trusel, WR — Brother Rice (Bloomfield Hills, Mich.) Washington offered Trusel back in the spring. Breaking through is another matter. The Michigan receiver — with 30-plus offers and counting — named Arizona State, Michigan, UNC and Kansas as his standouts, with the Sun Devils and Wolverines recruiting him the hardest. His fall visit list is ASU, Michigan, Kentucky and UNC.

DJ Tubbs, WR — St. John Bosco (Bellflower, Calif.) Tubbs received an offer from Washington back in 2024. He told SeaTown Sports that UCLA, Cal, Oklahoma, Miami, Notre Dame, and Missouri are the schools recruiting him the hardest at the moment. He says “everyone is pretty even” at the moment. He has two gameday visits locked in: Cal (9/5) and Miami (10/17).

Malakai Davis, RB — Corona Centennial (Corona, Calif.) Washington extended an offer to Davis this past spring, but has some ground to make up. Davis named Miami, USC, Michigan and Cal as his standouts, and left no doubt about the team recruiting him the hardest: “still USC.”

Kendrick Harris, IOL — Duncanville (Dallas, Texas) The four-star recruit is one of the top interior offensive linemen in the 2028 class — a Duncanville standout with an impressive offer sheet including Washington. Harris singled out the following schools as standing out: SMU, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Texas, Missouri, Ohio State, LSU, Texas A&M, Tennessee, Texas Tech and Florida. He’s planning to get out and visit as many of those schools as he can this fall.

Dreson Jimerson, ATH — Bellevue (Wash.) Jimerson is a name to keep an eye on. He received spring camp invites from both Washington and Washington State, and holds an offer from Montana State. He is also getting interest from Nevada and Montana. On the track, the Bellevue athlete ran a 10.67 in the 100 meters this spring and competed at Nike Outdoor Nationals and took silver in the 4x100.

For most of the spring, the smart money on Censere Gaylord pointed south.

He is a four-star cornerback at IMG Academy, one of the most heavily scouted high school programs in the country, and when he cut his list to four in April, three of those names sat squarely in SEC and ACC territory: Georgia, Georgia Tech, Auburn. Washington was the outlier. The school is over 3,000 miles away from Bradenton, Florida.

On Saturday, Gaylord committed to the Huskies via 247 Sports live stream.

Gaylord is a Southern California kid — he began his high school career at Bishop Alemany before heading east to IMG, the same path his former IMG teammate and fellow corner Ksani Jiles walked before landing at Washington a year ago. So for all the cross-country distance on the map, this was less a leap into the unknown than a return to the West Coast.

The blue-chip cornerback visited Washington unofficially during Junior Day in March, then came back for his official visit the weekend of June 5–7. That second trip is the one that mattered. Washington had spent months as the lone West Coast finalist against three programs with deeper recruiting reputations in his region, and the official visit was the staff’s chance to close the gap in person. They did.

The fit was always clean. Speaking with Rivals’ Greg Biggins in the spring, Gaylord pointed to how Washington lets its corners “play fast and aggressive” in the secondary — a description that doubles as a scouting report on his own game.

Gaylord checks in at 6-foot, 170 pounds and ranks as the No. 19 cornerback in the country, the No. 16 player in Florida and the No. 146 prospect nationally, per the Rivals Industry Ranking. Inside Washington’s 2027 class, he is the program’s highest-ranked commit.

He also keeps a quiet streak alive. Washington will now sign an IMG Academy prospect in three straight cycles — receiver Raiden Vines-Bright in 2025, Jiles in 2026, and now Gaylord in 2027.

Washington’s final June official visit weekend was its most volatile.

By the time the weekend began, three of the visitors Washington had scheduled — 4-star WR Zion White, 3-star EDGE Troy Mailo, and 4-star OL Lincoln Mageo — were no-shows, with White committing to Cal on Friday, Mailo committing to Stanford the same day, and Mageo heavily expected to land at Michigan.

But the Huskies also got good news last weekend. 3-star safety Jaden Walk-Green, who had taken his official visit to Washington two weeks earlier and set a June 20 commitment date, picked the Huskies — landing his commitment right in the middle of the weekend. And the visitors who did make the trip kept Washington in real position in the trenches, where a few of the staff’s biggest remaining targets have decisions coming within the next two weeks.

Here’s how it played out.

The headline: Jaden Walk-Green commits

3-star safety Jaden Walk-Green (Corona Centennial – CA) made his Washington commitment official on June 20, choosing the Huskies after taking his official visit to Montlake on June 5 and setting his decision date for the middle of last weekend.

Walk-Green came away from his June 5 visit telling SeaTown Sports that what stood out was “how elite the coaching staff is and the facilities they have” — and while he left Montlake without committing, the decision had clearly already started turning Washington’s way. Two weeks later, it landed.

Walk-Green is a genuinely productive high-schooler — 125 tackles and 10 interceptions as a junior, five of those picks returned for touchdowns — and his pledge gives Washington’s secondary a meaningful piece alongside fellow 2027 safety commit Isala Wily-Ava. After losing Gavin Williams to USC and Malakai Taufoou to Oregon earlier in the cycle, Walk-Green is the win defensive coordinator Ryan Walters and safeties coach Taylor Mays needed.

The Friday losses

The harder side of the ledger landed on Friday, before the weekend’s visit window even opened.

4-star WR Zion White (Mililani – HI) committed to Cal. For Washington, the Huskies already have four WR commits with potentially a fifth on the way coming from White’s former IMG Academy teammate 4-star Osani Gayles.

3-star EDGE Troy Mailo (Mullen – CO) committed to Stanford the same day. Mailo, too, had set Washington as his final visit, with a Van Horn–Kaufusi relationship that had built steadily over months. The Huskies already have a commitment from 4-star EDGE Chaz Gray and remain among 3-star EDGE Jag Ioane’s top schools.

And 4-star OL Lincoln Mageo (Oceanside – CA), heavily expected to commit to Michigan, did not make his scheduled visit to Montlake. Mageo had been a constant presence at UW recruiting events going back to Dawghouse Weekend in March, but it looks like the Wolverines separated themselves from the rest of the schools he was considering.

The offensive line: still in play

The OL haul was supposed to be the weekend’s identity, and even without Mageo, Washington’s two biggest remaining targets at the position made the trip.

4-star OL Gecova Doyal (Puyallup – WA), the top-rated offensive lineman in the state, took his official visit with a July 1 decision date now looming. The Pacific Northwest tug-of-war with Oregon continues — Doyal visited Eugene on June 5 — and getting him on campus for his closing official is exactly the position Washington wanted to be in. Whether it converts depends on the next ten days.

4-star OL Dajohn Yarborough (Basha – AZ), a 6-foot-5, 340-pound tackle, originally from Minnesota, has been on Washington’s board for months, and his official visit was the staff’s last in-person impression before he announces.

The legacy pick: Tye Kennedy

Tye Kennedy (Mountain View – AZ), the son of Washington legend Lincoln Kennedy, came away from his official visit with the Huskies in strong position. Asked where Washington stood for him coming out of the weekend, Kennedy told SeaTown Sports that the Huskies “will be a top choice” — and pointed to a connection that runs deeper than a typical recruitment. “I feel like I’ve had some sort of a bond with the Huskies, and it’s a special place for sure,” he said.

That bond has a name attached to it. Tye’s father, Lincoln Kennedy, was an All-American at Washington, a first-round NFL draft pick, and a College Football Hall of Famer who anchored the Huskies’ offensive line from 1989 to 1992. When Washington offered Tye last fall, he posted about the chance to “continue my father’s legacy” at UW. The visit, by his own account, did nothing to weaken that pull. Kennedy decides July 1 from a group that includes Washington, Cal, Arizona State, Michigan, Utah, and Minnesota.

The closers on campus

Three committed prospects took their lock-in official visits this weekend, and the one with the loudest voice on the offensive line situation was the lineman already in the class.

Committed 3-star OL Reis Russell (Valor Christian – CO) came away from his lock-in OV energized about the weekend’s stakes. “It was awesome. I had such a great time,” Russell told SeaTown Sports. “This was a huge weekend for this class, and I hope to add to this class in the trenches.” Russell was reaffirmed in his own decision too, pointing — as so many of Washington’s committed voices have this cycle — to the staff. “This staff is the reason why [I committed to UW],” he said. “Great people with a big common goal.”

4-star WR Tre Moore (Pflugerville Weiss – TX), the second-highest ranked commit in Washington’s 2027 class took his official visit and 3-star CB Maurice Williams (Timberline – WA), one of the first commits of this entire cycle back in December, also took his official visit.

What I’m watching

Walk-Green is a meaningful in-state secondary win that answers two earlier safety losses, and the Yarborough and Doyal recruitments are still genuinely alive heading into late June. Washington is in a strong position with Tye Kennedy, with a July 1 decision and a legacy connection that’s not going away.

But Washington also lost three uncommitted visitors before the weekend even started, two of them to other Power 4 programs. Recruiting at this level always has both sides of the ledger, and the staff’s job over the next two weeks is to make sure the trenches haul Switzer and Brewster have been chasing all cycle yields commitments.

Washington closes its June official visit slate with its final big weekend of the cycle — and this one is built in the trenches.

After two weekends weighted toward skill and the secondary, the June 19–21 group is dominated by the offensive line, where Washington has a chance to make a real haul. Here’s who’s coming and what’s at stake.

The offensive line haul

The story of this weekend is the offensive line. Washington’s staff — led by offensive line coach Michael Switzer and assistant offensive line coach Mike Brewster — has spent the cycle chasing a group of 4-star linemen, and several of them land on campus together this coming weekend.

The headliner is 4-star OL Gecova Doyal (Puyallup – WA), the top-rated interior offensive lineman in the state and a years-long Washington priority. At 6-foot-4 and 285 pounds, Doyal has been a near-constant presence at UW practices on unofficial visits, but this recruitment has become a genuine Pacific Northwest tug-of-war: Oregon is pushing hard, and the two programs are viewed as neck-and-neck. Doyal visited UCLA on May 15, Utah on May 29, and Oregon on June 5 before this official visit, and he has set a July 1 commitment date.

4-star OL Lincoln Mageo (Oceanside – CA), at 6-foot-5 and 290 pounds is another blue-chip lineman visiting this weekend. Mageo has been on campus before — he came away from Dawghouse Weekend in March raving about Switzer’s instruction — and his official slate has included Michigan (June 5), Utah (May 29), and Arizona (May 5). Washington gets the last visit, which may be an advantage, but the competition is heavy with the Rivals Prediction Machine setting Michigan with a 90% chance of landing Mageo.

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3-star OL Dajohn Yarborough (Basha – AZ) is the most physically imposing of the group at 6-foot-5 and 340 pounds. Originally from Minnesota, where he was the state’s top-rated lineman before transferring to Arizona powerhouse Basha, Yarborough named Washington in a final four alongside California, Florida State, and Mississippi State. He’ll announce on July 11 after his final visit at Washington.

Finally, the staff already has one piece of the puzzle on campus: committed 3-star OL Reis Russell (Valor Christian – CO), back on his lock-in official visit, will help recruit the uncommitted linemen.

The legacy pick: Tye Kennedy

One more lineman carries a story all his own. Tye Kennedy (Mountain View – AZ), a 6-foot-6, 280-pound tackle from Mesa, is the son of Washington legend Lincoln Kennedy — the All-American, College Football Hall of Famer, and first-round NFL draft pick who anchored the Huskies’ line from 1989 to 1992.

When Washington offered, Tye posted that he had “the opportunity to continue my father’s legacy at UW.” That kind of connection is rare, and it gives the Huskies a built-in edge that no other program on his list can match. Kennedy has narrowed his lit to a top group that includes Washington, Cal, Arizona State, Michigan, Utah, and Minnesota, with a July 1 decision date.

The specialist: Nolan Balke

Washington also hosts Nolan Balke, a punter and kicker out of Casteel (Queen Creek – AZ). Balke returns to Montlake after participating in the programs specialists camp and earning an offer from Huskies special teams coach Chris Petrilli.

The potential Hawaiian headliner: Zion White

The top uncommitted skill prospect that may visit this weekend is 4-star WR Zion White (Mililani – HI), a 6-foot-4 pass-catcher with a national recruitment. White has been set to visit Washington this weekend, but according to 247 Sports, is no longer listed as an official visitor. If he does not make the trip, it is likely because the Huskies already have commitments from four receivers.

White has already visited both North Carolina and Cal this month. By their continued pursuit of four-star WR Osani Gayles (IMG Academy - FL), the Huskies appear poised and willing to take a fifth WR commitment in this class. Receivers coach Kevin Cummings has been leading the push, and there’s a pipeline angle that matters here: Mililani is the same school that sent current Husky quarterback Kini McMillan to Montlake.

The closers on campus

Two committed prospects are on their lock-in official visits this weekend.

4-star WR Tre Moore (Weiss – TX), the newest receiver in the class, is on campus — a recent commitment who is one of the top-ranked pleges that UW has secured. 3-star CB Maurice Williams (Timberline – WA), one of the first commits of this entire cycle back in December, also takes his official visit this weekend. Both will play a role in selling the weekend’s uncommitted visitors.

What I’m watching

This is the offensive line’s weekend, and the cleanest measure of success is simple: how many of Doyal, Yarborough, Mageo, and Kennedy can Washington land? If I’m the Huskies, I’m looking to land at least two of the four.

It’s the last big weekend of the June slate. By the time it wraps, the shape of Washington’s 2027 class will be much clearer. I’ll have a full recap when it does. Stay tuned.

Jag Ioane, a three-star EDGE from Orem, Utah, took his official visit to Washington last week. The Huskies made an impression on Ioane, and remain one of the five schools under consideration for the 6’4” and 200 lbs playmaker.

The visit centered on people. Ioane left talking less about facilities and more about the staff that hosted him.

“I really enjoyed my visit to Washington. I was surprised by the atmosphere and the energy around the program. The coaches made it feel very family-oriented and I felt very welcomed the whole time I was there,” Ioane said.

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He pointed to the way the staff has approached his development as the thing that stood out most, noting that Washington values “me and my skill set, especially my quickness and the way I’ve been developed.”

Ioane is one of the top edge rushers in Utah. As a junior at Orem, he posted 31 total tackles, six sacks, a fumble recovery, and a safety. Washington began building the relationship early, with linebackers coach Aaron Van Horn and run game coordinator Jason Kaufusi connecting with Ioane back in January.

Washington is not recruiting Ioane in a vacuum. He has already taken official visits to Boise State, BYU, and Utah, and a trip to Michigan is on the schedule. Staying close to home is a real factor. Both in-state programs are pushing, and the Wolverines carry a Utah connection with their new staff, led by former Utah head coach Kyle Whittingham.

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For now, Ioane is keeping his options open. He framed the visit as a step in the process rather than a finish line, remarking that Washington is “definitely a school I’m continuing to look closely at in my recruiting process.”

The Huskies got their shot to make the case in person. By Ioane’s account, it landed.

Chaz Gray, a four-star EDGE out of New Jersey, committed to Washington on Tuesday, handing the Huskies one of the more notable cross-country wins of their 2027 cycle.

The St. Joseph Regional standout chose Washington over Clemson and Tennessee. He had official visits scheduled with both Clemson on June 12, Tennessee on June 19 — but closed his recruitment on Tuesday rather than take them.

That’s a reversal from where Gray stood a little over a week ago. After his official visit to Washington, he told SeaTown Sports he planned to take all his visits before deciding. Instead, the Huskies did enough to end it early — the culmination of a recruitment in which Washington’s staff made multiple in-person trips to New Jersey over the past month to see him.

“The all-around love and genuine interest they had in me” was one of the main factors in his decision, Gray told SeaTown Sports on Tuesday. He also pointed to the development plan laid out for him by defensive line coach Jason Kaufusi and OLB coach Aaron Van Horn.

At 6-foot-4 and 245 pounds, Gray stars for St. Joseph Regional in the North Jersey Super Conference’s United Red Division — widely regarded as one of the toughest high school leagues in the country. He’ll arrive at Washington battle-tested against elite competition.

Gray’s pledge is a statement about Washington’s expanding recruiting footprint. Landing a four-star edge rusher out of the Northeast is not something the program has done often, and it follows the path of rising freshman quarterback Derek Zammit, who came to the Huskies from DePaul Catholic in New Jersey. Per Rivals Industry Ranking, Gray is the eighth blue-chip commit in the class.

As of Tuesday night, Washington’s 2027 class ranked No. 20 on Rivals and No. 17 on 247Sports. The Huskies will continue hosting 2027 official visitors this week before their final major official visit weekend on June 19–21.

Washington’s second straight official visit weekend was its busiest of the cycle so far.

A week after hosting its first major OV weekend, Jedd Fisch’s staff brought another heavy slate of 2027 priority targets to Montlake from June 5–7 — a group weighted toward the secondary, with a pair of cross-country IMG Academy prospects, a two-sport quarterback, and a large contingent of current commits doing recruiting work of their own.

The weekend’s headline was the commitment of 4-star wide receiver Dontay Tyson, who picked Washington over Texas A&M on June 5. But Tyson was only part of a weekend that also may have produced another commitment with another “BOW DOWN” post, hinting that more news may be coming.

Here’s how it played out.

Another “BOW DOWN” — and a secondary watch

For the second weekend in a row, Washington’s official football account posted a “BOW DOWN” graphic — the kind of post that often precedes a commitment announcement. As before, the program can’t confirm a recruit directly, and the post doesn’t name anyone, so what follows is informed speculation rather than reporting.

If I had to guess, I’d watch Evan Mack. The 3-star Crean Lutheran cornerback was on campus this weekend and is considering Kansas, Arizona, and San Diego State alongside Washington — and of that group, the Huskies are the most high-profile option. Washington also has a clear need in the secondary in this class with the only signees being 3-star ATH Maurice Williams and 3-star S Isala Aisa Wily-Ava.

Mack profiles as the visitor with the most realistic near-term path to a commitment. Though he still has official visits scheduled, I could see him shutting it down if UW’s pitch landed this weekend. The other uncommitted names all still appear to be actively weighing other heavy-hitter schools, with visits or decision dates still ahead.

If the “BOW DOWN” post means what these posts usually mean, Mack is my prediction.

Osani Gayles and the receiver math

4-star WR Osani Gayles (IMG Academy – CA) made it to Montlake, and by all appearances the visit landed. Social media posts from Gayles’s family over the weekend suggested a strong trip, and the read coming out of it is that Washington is open to taking his commitment — even though it would push the Huskies to five receivers in the 2027 class.

That’s a lot of receivers for one cycle. But it’s the kind of problem programs are happy to have, and one that tends to resolve itself: if the room gets too crowded, transfer-portal departures typically open the space back up. The earlier question was whether Gayles would even make the trip with the receiver board filling up behind Braylon Pope, Zerek Sidney, Tre Moore, and now Tyson. He did — and the Huskies appear willing to find room for a talent of his caliber. His family connection to UW, with his older sister a recent graduate, remains a factor working in Washington’s favor.

Censere Gaylord

4-star CB Censere Gaylord (IMG Academy – CA), Gayles’s teammate and a top-100 national prospect, took the second of four official visits this weekend. Washington got him on June 5, with Georgia (June 12) and Auburn (June 19) still ahead after an opening trip to Georgia Tech on May 29.

No decision is expected until he finishes that slate, which means the Huskies’ job this weekend was to make a strong enough impression to stay in the race against three SEC and ACC programs. The IMG-to-UW pipeline and the heavy Southern California contingent already in the class — including the St. John Bosco group on campus this weekend — give Washington a real foothold. But this recruitment will run through the rest of June.

The dark-horse pursuit: Caden Jones

3-star QB Caden Jones (Crean Lutheran – CA) came away from his official visit having deepened what was already a long-running relationship with the staff. “I built an even stronger relationship with the whole coaching staff, and it all felt natural,” Jones told SeaTown Sports pointing to the time he spent with the coaches and a photo shoot that stood out. “They showed a ton of hospitality.”

But Jones isn’t ready to decide. “Right now I’m weighing all of my options,” he said — a measured note that fits a recruitment in which Arizona, where his older brother Carter stars, remains the believed favorite. Washington made its case as the dark horse.

Jaden Walk-Green

3-star safety Jaden Walk-Green (Corona Centennial – CA) came away from his official visit impressed, but he left without the commitment many had thought might have happened. “What stood out was how elite the coaching staff is and the facilities they have,” Walk-Green told SeaTown Sports. Coming into the weekend, Washington had been viewed as a heavy favorite — two Rivals analysts had logged crystal-ball predictions for the Huskies — but Walk-Green is keeping his recruitment open a bit longer. He plans to commit on June 20, with Washington among his top four.

For the Huskies, that’s a step forward without the finish. The relationship is clearly strong, and being in the final group with a date set is a good position to be in. But the door isn’t closed, and the next two weeks will decide whether Washington’s strong showing converts into a pledge.

Josh Christensen and the Oregon battle

3-star EDGE Josh Christensen (Lake Oswego – OR) took his visit to Washington, culminating a spring push that the staff has made for the Northwest recruit. Christensen is set to visit his hometown Oregon next. The Huskies made their case, but this one looks likely to go the distance — and the Ducks getting the last word, in-state, is a real obstacle.

The committed voices

Washington had a large committed contingent on campus doing recruiting work of their own, and several came away reaffirmed.

3-star TE Zach Albright (Glacier Peak – WA), committed since late April, pointed to the people as the highlight. “Hanging out with current players and meeting the other recruits” was the best part, he told SeaTown Sports. — and the weekend did the rest. “Spending time with the coaching staff and players totally confirmed what I already knew, that UW is the right choice for me.”

3-star S Isala Wily-Ava (St. John Bosco – CA), on his lock-in official visit after committing in May, pointed to the program’s culture. “The highlight of the visit for me was really just the family bond within the team, coaches, and staff,” Wily-Ava told SeaTown Sports, “the way they work together to be their best and having the same goal of being a Pro.” It’s the same pitch that drew him to Washington over Arizona State — safeties coach Taylor Mays, a former NFL player himself, has built the relationship around Wily-Ava’s pro potential and positional versatility.

They weren’t alone. 4-star DL Jon Ioane, was on his official visit, joined by St. John Bosco linebackers Ethan and Justin Coach, Mater Dei DL Matamatagi Uiagalelei, Servite linebacker Isaiah Leilua, and in-state receiver Braylon Pope — the last of whom served as a natural voice for Gayles in the recruitment to fill out the receiver room. Eight committed prospects on campus at once, helping the staff sell the uncommitted visitors, was its own statement about where this class stands.

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Tyson is the headline get, and a significant one — Washington now has a loaded receiver room and one of its highest-priority skill targets from the spring locked in. The position to watch from here is the secondary. Walk-Green decides June 20 with Washington in his top four, the Mack watch is live after a second “BOW DOWN” post, and the Huskies still have cornerback work to do in this class. Gaylord and Christensen both look likely to go the distance, with visits still ahead.

The class continues to climb toward the top-15 finish the staff is chasing. The June calendar still has plenty to say. I’ll have more as the picture clears. Stay tuned.

Jedd Fisch and his staff have landed the receiver they made a priority from the start.

Dontay Tyson, a 4-star wideout out of Peoria, Arizona, announced his commitment to Washington on June 5, choosing the Huskies over Texas A&M in what came down to a two-team race. The pledge gives Washington one of the most productive pass-catchers in the West and reinforces a recruiting pipeline that has quietly become one of the most reliable in the program.

At 6-foot-3 and 185 pounds, Tyson is the kind of receiver modern offenses are built around — length, ball skills, and the speed to win deep. He is rated among the top wide receivers in the country and one of the highest-rated prospects in the state of Arizona for the 2027 class. In seven games for Peoria HS, Tyson hauled in 37 catches for 448 yards and tallied seven touchdowns.

Tyson took his official visit to Washington over the May 28–31 weekend, and by his own account, the trip did what the staff needed it to. “Had an amazing and exciting time at my OV,” Tyson posted afterward, thanking the staff for treating his family with hospitality and “showing me what it would be like to be a DAWG.” He moved his commitment date up to June 5 — ahead of a scheduled visit to Texas A&M — a sign that the Huskies had done enough to close.

The Arizona pipeline delivers again

Tyson’s commitment is the latest return on a recruiting connection Washington has leaned on heavily under Fisch. Wide receivers coach Kevin Cummings began building the relationship when Washington first offered in January 2025 and never let up, and the Huskies’ track record of developing Arizona pass-catchers gave the pitch teeth — Dezmen Roebuck, another Arizona product, earned playing time as a true freshman in 2025.

That pipeline runs through the roster and the recruiting class alike. Tyson joins fellow Arizona receiver Zerek Sidney, a Desert Edge three-star product already committed in this class, along with four-star quarterback Blake Roskopf — Sidney’s high school teammate — giving Washington an Arizona-rooted core on the offensive side of the ball. The familiarity mattered. Tyson built relationships with several of those commits before his visit, including 4-star running back Jeremy Adeyanju, who said the two had connected at an Arizona showcase and talked through what Washington could offer.

What Tyson brings to the Huskies

Tyson projects as a perimeter receiver who can stretch a defense vertically while offering the frame to win contested catches — a profile Washington’s offense values. He has track speed to be a long ball threat and excellent catch instincts.

His commitment also reshapes the math of Washington’s receiver class. With Tyson in the fold, the Huskies now have four receivers committed for 2027 alongside four-star recruits Braylon Pope and Tre Moore, along with Sidney.

What’s next

Tyson’s pledge lands during a pivotal stretch for Washington’s 2027 class, which now sits at 17 commitments and continues to climb the national rankings. The Huskies are in the midst of hosting a loaded official visit weekend and the staff will look to build on the momentum a commitment of this caliber provides.

Editor’s Note, 6/3/26 at 2 p.m.: This article has been updated to reflect that Braylon Pope is making his official visit this weekend.

Washington’s 2027 class sits at 16 commits and is ranked inside the top 20 nationally — No. 19 per Rivals, No. 16 per 247Sports.

A week after hosting its first major official visit weekend of the cycle, Washington is right back at it. The June 5–7 visitor group is built around the secondary and a pair of cross-country priority targets, with a couple of decisions from the May class potentially landing right in the middle of the weekend. Here’s who’s coming and what’s at stake.

The IMG visits are high-ceiling swings

The headline names this weekend both come from the same place: IMG Academy in Bradenton, Florida, by way of California.

4-star WR Osani Gayles is the bigger national name. A Tracy, California, native ranked inside the top 51 of the Rivals Industry rankings, Gayles is a 5-foot-11, 185-pound receiver with track speed — he’s clocked a 10.76 in the 100 meters — and he’s narrowed his list to a heavyweight final group of Alabama, Notre Dame, Stanford, Tennessee, and Washington. The Huskies have a real angle here beyond the visit itself. Gayles’s older sister graduated from the University of Washington last year, which means his family already has a connection to Montlake the rest of his finalists can’t match. The Huskies also have a recent track record of pulling players out of IMG, including current cornerback Ksani Jiles.

There’s a real question, though, about how much Washington still needs at the position — and whether Gayles even makes the trip. With the recent commitment of 4-star Tre Moore, the Huskies now have three receivers in the class alongside Braylon Pope and Zerek Sidney.

If Dontay Tyson commits to Washington on June 5, as expected, that number jumps to four. Five receivers in a single class may be a lot to stomach — but Washington netted five in the 2025 cycle, and a talent of Gayles’s caliber may be worth the squeeze. 4-star WR Braylon Pope, the top in-state WR commit, is also on campus this weekend on his official visit, which gives the staff a natural voice in Gayles's ear from the very position group he'd be joining. The other complication is the company UW is keeping: Alabama hosted Gayles on May 29, and Stanford’s proximity to his parents is a factor. The family connection is the kind of detail that decides recruitments at the margins, but whether Gayles still sees a clear path at a crowding Washington receiver room is worth watching this week.

4-star CB Censere Gaylord is a teammate of Gayles at IMG and a SoCal product. He is a top-100 national prospect who has trimmed his list to four: Auburn, Georgia, Georgia Tech, and Washington. He took his first official visit to Georgia Tech on May 29, comes to UW on June 5, then has Georgia (June 12) and Auburn (June 19) to follow. Like Gayles, he fits the IMG-to-UW thread — and landing him would give Washington its third IMG player in three recruiting cycles.

The get-able one: Jaden Walk-Green

If the IMG duo represents the high-ceiling swings, 3-star safety Jaden Walk-Green (Corona Centennial – CA) represents Washington’s best chance to walk away with a commitment.

Rivals’ Adam Gorney and Greg Biggins have both logged crystal-ball predictions for Washington, and the Rivals Prediction Machine has the Huskies as a heavy favorite. The 5-foot-11, 190-pound safety is a genuinely absurd high school producer — 125 tackles and 10 interceptions as a junior, five of those picks returned for touchdowns, plus a punt-return score — and he’s a multi-sport athlete who also stars in baseball.

The visit slate matters here. Walk-Green visited UCLA last weekend and Vanderbilt on June 2 before Washington on June 5, with Arizona State (June 12), and Kansas State (June 16). If UW is able to deliver this weekend, he may not take the rest of his visits. Safeties coach Taylor Mays and Ryan Walters are leading the recruitment, and a Walk-Green pledge would pair him in the secondary with already-committed 3-star safety Isala Wily-Ava — and help steady a class that took two safety hits recently when Gavin Williams chose USC and Malakai Taufoou picked Oregon. This is the recruitment to watch most closely this weekend.

The dark-horse pursuit: Caden Jones

3-star QB Caden Jones (Crean Lutheran – CA) is one of the longest-running recruitments on Washington’s board — and the Huskies are coming from behind.

The 6-foot-3 Jones holds a rare dual scholarship offer from Washington to play both football and basketball. He’s been on Montlake repeatedly over the past two years, and Jedd Fisch and quarterbacks coach JP Losman have made him a priority. On the field, Jones threw for 3,044 yards and 30 touchdowns as a junior, and his primary list centers on Arizona, Baylor, Cal, and Washington.

The catch is the Wildcats. Jones’s older brother Carter stars at Arizona, which is the believed favorite in this recruitment. But the Huskies are clearly not conceding the position. After landing 4-star QB Blake Roskopf in April, some reporters figured Washington was done at quarterback. Instead, the staff has put on a full-court press for Jones — quarterbacks coach JP Losman made a day-long visit to Crean Lutheran this spring, and Jones’s official to UW confirms that he remains intersted in Washington. The Huskies are sensibly willing to take two QBs in the class, with portal attrition likely a factor down the road.

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The Crean Lutheran teammate: Evan Mack

Caden Jones isn’t the only Crean Lutheran prospect taking an official visit to Washington this weekend. 4-star cornerback Evan Mack, Jones’s high school teammate, is also expected on campus.

Washington has been actively recruiting both Crean Lutheran prospects in tandem — Fisch and secondary coach John Richardson visited Mack earlier this year.

The border war: Josh Christensen

3-star EDGE Josh Christensen (Lake Oswego – OR) gives this weekend a defensive-line piece — and a familiar opponent.

At 6-foot-6 and 250 pounds, Christensen is the No. 4 overall prospect in the state of Oregon, and Washington offered him in April after his second campus visit. He was on Montlake for Dawghouse Weekend back in March, where he said the staff’s defensive-line instruction was what stood out, and the relationship has built steadily since.

The recruitment is shaping up as a Pacific Northwest tug-of-war: Christensen visited Oklahoma on May 29, comes to UW on June 5, then heads to Oregon on June 12. The Ducks getting him the week after Washington is the storyline to track. UW has been recruiting Christensen for a while, but it’s hard to see him turning down the home-state Ducks for the rival Huskies.

The Bosco contingent and the closers on campus

Washington has eight committed prospects on campus this weekend doing recruiting work of their own — and three of them come from the same Southern California powerhouse.

3-star S Isala Wily-Ava (St. John Bosco – CA) is locked in for his official visit. Wily-Ava picked Washington over Arizona State in May, with safeties coach Taylor Mays leading the way. Mays — a three-time All-American safety at USC and a former NFL player — has told Wily-Ava he projects as a corner, safety, or linebacker at the next level, and the size-and-versatility pitch is one Wily-Ava clearly responded to. He’s also the natural recruiter for Jaden Walk-Green, the safety Washington is trying to pair him with this weekend.

Wily-Ava isn’t the only Bosco voice in the building. Committed 3-star linebackers Ethan Coach and Justin Coach, also out of St. John Bosco, are on campus as well — giving Washington a three-Brave contingent doing recruiting work for the weekend.

4-star DL Jon Ioane (Tustin – CA), one of the crown jewels of this clas will also be back at Montlake. Ioane committed to Washington over Cal, Penn State, Stanford, and UCLA back in March, with defensive line coach Jason Kaufusi as the driving force. He didn’t leave much room for ambiguity at the time, telling SeaTown Sports the Huskies are “gonna get a dawg out of me.” This weekend will be about cementing that bond and putting him in position to recruit alongside the staff for the rest of the cycle.

4-star WR Braylon Pope (Sumner – WA), the top in-state receiver commit in this class, is on campus on his official visit and slots in as the natural recruiter for Osani Gayles. 3-star DL Matamatagi Uiagalelei (Mater Dei – CA) will be another SoCal voice in the room and a key piece of the 2027 defensive line build. 3-star TE Zach Albright (Glacier Peak – WA) and 3-star LB Isaiah Leilua (Servite – CA) round out the committed group, and all will play roles in the staff's effort to convert uncommitted visitors into pledges.

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This is a secondary-driven weekend, and the cleanest path to a win runs through Jaden Walk-Green. If the crystal balls hold and he commits, Washington answers previous safety losses in a hurry and gives the class meaningful June momentum. The Crean Lutheran double-shot with Caden Jones and Evan Mack is the patient play, with Washington trying to flip momentum for Jones and Mack.

The receiver position is the one to watch for ripple effects. With Tre Moore now committed and Dontay Tyson set to decide June 5, Washington’s WR room could be functionally full by the time Gayles is even on campus — which makes his visit, and whether it happens at all, one of the more intriguing subplots of the weekend. Jeovanni Henley also announces June 6. If the Tyson and Henley decisions break Washington’s way, the energy on campus shifts in the Huskies’ favor at exactly the right moment.

I’ll have a full recap when the weekend wraps. Stay tuned.

Washington spent May 29–31 hosting its first major official visit weekend of the 2027 cycle, getting a few uncommitted prospects on campus and making its pitch. No prospect from the group has publicly announced a commitment as of the time of publication. Also, Washington’s Top Dawg Camp on May 31 added a rising local target and a cluster of new offers.

Here’s how it played out.

The Saturday night graphic — and the Tyson buzz

At 6:58 p.m. Friday, Washington’s official football account posted a “BOW DOWN” graphic featuring wide receiver Dezmen Roebuck. On its face, that’s a current player getting some social media shine — but the timing, dropped in the middle of the official visit weekend, got recruiting circles talking. Roebuck is an Arizona product, the same pipeline 4-star WR Dontay Tyson (Peoria – AZ) would be joining, which feeds into speculation about whether the post was connected to Tyson’s visit.

Then came the bigger signal: Tyson has moved his commitment date up to June 5. The timing is notable — it lands before his scheduled June 12 visit to Texas A&M, his other finalist. A recruit setting a decision date ahead of a planned visit to a finalist generally suggests his mind is close to made up, and given how this weekend went, that's a development Washington fans should feel good about. Tyson hasn't said which way he's leaning, and whether the June 5 date affects his A&M trip is unclear. But of all uncommitted visitors, he's the one to watch most closely.

A setback with Jailen Hill

The weekend’s disappointment came at cornerback. 4-star Jailen Hill (St. John Bosco – CA) rescheduled his Washington visit (according to HuskiesWire) to the final official visit weekend of June 19–21 — but that trip now looks unlikely to happen.

Hill has a commitment date set for June 9, which falls after his Nebraska visit and before the June 19 UW window. With the Cornhuskers viewed as the leader and the crystal ball trending their way, the math is not in Washington’s favor: if Hill commits on June 9 as planned, he’ll have made his decision before ever taking his Washington official visit. It’s a tough development for a recruitment the staff had invested in, particularly given the St. John Bosco pipeline that has produced a handful of commits during Fisch’s UW tenure. Washington isn’t formally out, but the path narrowed considerably this weekend.

The Chaz Gray full-court press continues

4-star edge Chaz Gray (St. Joseph Regional – NJ) came away impressed, but he’s making it clear this recruitment is going the distance.

Asked what stood out most about the weekend, Gray highlighted to SeaTown Sports, UW’s program’s environment: “What stood out to me about Washington was the culture of the team and how everyone respects and treats each other, and the amount of support and connections you get here from the sports side and academic side as well.”

But Gray isn’t cutting his process short. “Right now I believe that Washington made a great presentation [to] me, but I need to [take] all my visits before making any decisions,” he said. That tracks with his calendar — Gray is scheduled to visit Clemson on June 12 and Tennessee on June 19, and he’ll weigh Washington against both.

Kamil Loud: case advanced, decision open

4-star cornerback Kamil Loud (Bishop Gorman – NV) gave Washington a strong first impression, but he leaves the weekend with a wide-open process. Loud is still considering a top group that includes Auburn, Cal, Florida State, Miami, Utah, and Washington, with additional visits planned, including Cal and Florida State.

The Huskies advanced their case this weekend — getting the first official visit on Loud’s calendar was the goal, and he came away engaged — but with that many programs still in the mix and visits still to come, this recruitment may play out a little longer.

A non-visit worth noting: Jeovanni Henley

One name expected this weekend didn’t make it. 3-star ATH Jeovanni Henley (Junipero Serra – CA) had been slated to visit but did not take the trip (according to HuskiesWire), which may signal Washington’s standing in his recruitment is slipping.

The timing matters: Henley announces his commitment on June 6 from a final group of Cal, BYU, Texas, Penn State, and Washington. A missed official visit this close to his decision date is rarely a good sign for the school that got skipped. The Huskies remain in his listed group, but the absence speaks louder than the inclusion right now.

A committed voice: Tevita Nonu

4-star DL Tevita Nonu (O’Dea – WA), already committed to Washington, was back on campus and came away reaffirmed. Asked what stood out and what confirmed his decision, Nonu told SeaTown Sports: “Highlight of my visit was spending time with the recruits and the yacht ride. Just having a good time with Titus and Chaz.” As for why he committed in the first place: “It’s because it’s home.”

Nonu’s mention of Chaz Gray is worth flagging. One thread of the weekend was Washington’s commits doing recruiting work of their own, and a local commit building rapport with a cross-country priority target is precisely the kind of relationship these weekends are designed to produce.

Another committed voice: Jeremy Adeyanju

4-star RB Jeremy Adeyanju (Sandra Day O’Connor – AZ), committed since March, used the weekend to deepen ties rather than reconsider anything. “Already 1000% committed — honestly, the official visit was just the cherry on top,” he told SeaTown Sports. What stood out to him was the staff: seeing how they interacted with him and the other invited prospects was “really showing how Washington has the best staff in the country.”

It’s the kind of endorsement Adeyanju will carry into his ongoing recruiting work on Tyson, his fellow Arizona prospect — a through-line that started before the weekend and continued on campus.

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Top Dawg Camp (May 31)

Washington’s Top Dawg Camp ran on May 31, overlapping the back end of the official visit weekend and bringing a separate wave of prospects to campus. It produced one rising 2027 target and a cluster of new offers across the 2028 and 2029 classes.

On the 2027 front, EDGE Jason Armbruster (Mount Si – WA) impressed enough to draw fresh interest from the Washington staff. According to a source, Armbruster is on Washington’s radar. The local product currently holds offers from Eastern Washington, Air Force, and North Dakota, and is also generating serious interest from Nebraska and Washington State. At 6-foot-3.5 and 233 pounds, he’s a name to track for a UW board that has prioritized edge talent in this cycle.

The bigger camp news came in the form of new offers to younger prospects:

• 2028 ATH Jayce Halasz (Graham-Kapowsin – WA) earned an offer from his hometown Huskies after competing at the camp. The 3-star already holds a strong list, including Alabama, Cal, and Stanford. He’s listed at 6-foot-3, 185 pounds.

• 2028 IOL Josiah Eney (Our Lady of Good Counsel – MD) reported a UW offer after being named camp MVP and meeting with offensive line coach Michael Switzer and senior director of player personnel Matt Doherty.

• 2028 RB/LB Keith Williams (Manvel – TX) reported an offer from Washington.

• 2029 ATH Ioelu Feo (Bethel – WA) reported a Washington offer via his Instagram. He’s listed at 6-foot-2, 210 pounds.

What’s Next

The theme coming out of the weekend is a split screen. On one side, Washington appears to have made real progress with Dontay Tyson, its highest-priority uncommitted skill visitor, and reaffirmed a committed core that’s now actively recruiting for the staff. On the other hand, the cornerback picture got murkier — Hill is trending elsewhere, Loud stayed wide open, and Henley’s no-show raised questions.

The June calendar will settle most of it. Henley decides June 6. Hill decides June 9. And the June 5–7 official visit weekend is up next, with its own group of priority targets coming to Montlake.

I’ll have more as the picture clears. Stay tuned.

UPDATE - 5/27/26, 5:17 p.m. - Quote from Blake Roskopf added.

UPDATE - 5/26/26, 8:39 p.m. - Jag Ioane will not be making his official visit this weekend and is scheduled to visit June 7-9.

The first big official visit weekend of the 2027 cycle is almost here. May 29–31 is the opening official visit weekend for a class that already sits inside the top 20 nationally, and the names on this weekend’s visitor list tell you exactly where Jedd Fisch and his staff are spending their chips. Five uncommitted prospects are coming to Montlake — four of them blue-chip caliber — and a handful of current commits to do what commits do at this stage of the cycle: sell.

Here’s a preview of this weekend’s visitors.

The two that could swing the class

The biggest uncommitted names on this weekend’s visitor list are 4-star wide receiver Dontay Tyson (Peoria – AZ) and 4-star safety Jailen Hill (St. John Bosco – CA). Both have Washington getting the first official visit and both are realistic June commit candidates.

Tyson, listed at 6-3, 185, is one of the top-rated receivers in the state of Arizona for the 2027 class and has trimmed his list down to two: Washington and Texas A&M. The Aggies don’t get him on campus until June 12, which means UW has two full weeks to make the kind of impression that closes a recruitment. Receivers coach Kevin Cummings has been on Tyson going back to last fall, and the Huskies’ recent track record of developing Arizona pass-catchers — Dezmen Roebuck started as a true freshman in 2025 — is a real selling point.

This isn’t Tyson’s first time on Montlake, and the relationship with the staff is clearly part of what’s pulling him back. “It’s always good to see coach Jedd Fisch and coach KC and everyone,” Tyson told SeaTown Sports, adding that he’s “excited to get back up there” and looking forward to the campus tour. A decision in June would not surprise me.

Hill is the bigger fish nationally. The 6-3, 170-pound cornerback is a top-300 player in the country, plans to commit on June 9. Nebraska has been considered the favorite for much of the spring, but UW will still be getting an official visit this weekend. Washington’s staff has a built-in advantage this weekend: Hill’s teammate in the secondary, safety Isala Aisa Wily-Ava, has already committed to the Huskies.

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The Chaz Gray full-court press

Another visitor I’m watching closely is 4-star edge Chaz Gray (St. Joseph Regional – NJ).

Gray is 6-4, 245, plays in one of the toughest high school leagues in the country, and over the last month, Washington’s staff has made multiple in-person recruiting trips to New Jersey to see him. The Huskies are battling Clemson (OV June 12), Tennessee (OV June 19), and Nebraska for him, and UW is the first official visit on the calendar.

Landing an edge rusher of Gray’s caliber out of the Northeast would be a real statement about how far this program’s recruiting reach is heading. The Huskies already have rising freshman quarterback Derek Zammit who hails from DePaul Catholic in New Jersey. The competition for Gray is steep, but the staff would not have invested this much travel time on a long shot.

Securing the Secondary: Kamil Loud

The other uncommitted visitor is 4-star cornerback Kamil Loud (Bishop Gorman – NV). Loud’s official visit slate is Washington (May 29), Arizona State, (OV June 5) and Utah (OV June 12), with the Huskies again getting first crack. He named his top 6 on Tuesday: Cal, Auburn, Miami, Florida State, Utah, and Washington. The Huskies have yet to land a cornerback in this class, so getting a pledge from Loud would relieve some pressure on the Huskies to land a commitment during the subsequent official visit weekends.

On the Clock: Jeovanni Henley's June Decision

3-star safety Jeovanni Henley (Junipero Serra – CA) kicks off the official visit weekend a day early on Thursday, May 28th. He is set to make his announcement on June 6th, with a top 5 of Cal, BYU, Texas, Penn State, and Washington. He’s been to Cal a handful of times, including two visits in 2026. But, it looks like Washington and Penn State (June 5) will be his only official visits before he commits on June 9th, meaning things are looking good for the Huskies.

The closers on campus

Washington is also using this weekend to get five key commits back on campus to do recruiting work of their own.

4-star QB Blake Roskopf is in town and likely will spend most of the weekend in Dontay Tyson's ear. Asked what he tells other recruits when he's selling them on Montlake, Roskopf was specific: "The biggest thing is that their offensive system matches a lot of NFL systems, and they're going to develop you for the next level." That's the pitch a quarterback makes to a top receiver he wants to throw to in college, and Roskopf will have all weekend to make it.

3-star WR Zerek Sidney — Roskopf's high school teammate at Desert Edge — is on his official visit and can reinforce the Arizona-to-Seattle pipeline pitch to Tyson.

4-star RB Jeremy Adeyanju (Sandra Day O'Connor – AZ) takes his official visit as well, and the Tyson recruitment is already part of his weekend plan. The two crossed paths at a recent Arizona showcase, where Adeyanju said they "chatted it up and talked about him coming to Washington." His pitch tracks closely with what Washington has been selling since Jedd Fisch took over: "They play freshmen, and this coaching staff really cares about the players and makes you feel welcome." For Adeyanju, the weekend itself is about turning group chats into something tangible — he said what he's looking forward to most is "really meeting the other commits in person. We've talked through messages but definitely want to meet my future teammates."

3-star DL Matamatagi Uiagalelei (Mater Dei – CA) is on campus as another SoCal voice in the room and a key piece of the 2027 defensive line build.

3-star LB Titus Osterman rounds out the on-campus commit group.

These five matter. At this stage of the cycle, commits selling commits could be the difference between a “great visit” and a pledge.

What I’m watching

The June calendar is going to do most of the actual decision-making in this class — Texas A&M gets Tyson, Clemson and Tennessee get Gray, ASU and Utah get Loud. Washington’s job this weekend is not to close all of them. It is to set the standard that every program after it has to clear.

If the Huskies walk out of May 29–31 having locked in a June commitment from any one of Tyson, Hill, Gray, or Loud, the weekend is a clear win. If they get two, this class jumps into a different conversation entirely.