Washington Gets First Crack at Four Blue-Chip 2027 Targets on Opening OV Weekend
Dontay Tyson, Jailen Hill, Chaz Gray, Kamil Loud, and Jeovanni Henley headline Jedd Fisch's May 28–31 official visit slate as the Huskies open the 2027 recruiting cycle on Montlake.
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.
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. 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 told SeaTown Sports they “chatted it up and talked about [Tyson] 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.