Washington Hosts Massive O-Line Group to Close June Official Visits
4-star recruits Gecova Doyal and Lincoln Mageo highlight a crucial final weekend for Washington Huskies football recruiting.
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.
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.