Washington Huskies Recruiting Intel: Tevita Nonu Watch & WR Targets
The latest on Washington's 2027 recruiting class, including the push for 4-star Tevita Nonu and filling out the remaining WR spots.
Can Washington land another Top 15-ranked recruiting class for the 2027 cycle?
The Huskies currently have 13 commitments: four 4-stars and nine 3-stars. The class is currently ranked No. 18 per Rivals and No. 13 per 247 Sports.
Jedd Fisch’s biggest pickup so far is arguably four-star QB Blake Roskopf (Desert Edge - AZ). Washington has also secured the commitment of top in-state prospect, four-star WR Braylon Pope (Sumner - WA).
They are still in the pursuit of a few other four-stars.
Here’s my latest intel:
If you missed last night’s late night news, Washington landed 3-star safety Isala Aisa Wily-Ava out of St. John Bosco. Here’s a link to my story:
The Huskies are done at running back. Per a source, they are taking one running back in this class: four-star Jeremy Adeyanju, who committed to Washington back in March.
Washington likely wants to add at least two more wide receivers to its class. The Huskies currently have commitments from Pope and three-star Zerek Sidney (Desert Edge - AZ). There are three main targets on the board: four-star Dontay Tyson (Peoria - AZ); four-star Osani Gayles (IMG Academy - AZ); and four-star Tre Moore (Weiss - TX). I like the Huskies’ chances with Tyson - the Arizona to Montlake pipeline has been fruitful for wide receiver coach Kevin Cummings. Tyson has officials set to Washington (May 29-31) and Texas A&M (June 12).
I could also see the Huskies reeling in Gayles. His sister graduated from the University of Washington last year, so he is more familiar with UW than the average recruit. The Huskies are in his Top 5, along with Notre Dame, Stanford, Tennnessee, and Alabama.
It is increasingly becoming more of a matter of when, and not if, regarding local four-star defensive lineman Tevita Nonu committing to Washington. The Rivals Prediction model has Washington as the favorite at 94.2 percent. What about that remaining 5.8%? Nonu set his top 5 earlier this week: Arizona, Michigan, Notre Dame, Oregon, and Washington. Nonu is at UCLA this weekend for an official visit, then, in two weeks, he’ll be at Arizona (May 29), before taking his Washington official visit (June 5).
Nonu has been a regular at UW spring practices and just about every major recruiting event the past two years, and the staff connections run deep. His O’Dea defensive line coach is Stafford Mays, the former Husky whose son Taylor coaches safeties for Fisch. Nonu also played alongside current Husky signee David Schwerzel at O’Dea. Pairing Nonu with already-committed four-star DL Jon Ioane (Tustin, CA) on the interior would be a haul that defines this defensive line class.
Some reporters thought that Washington was finished recruiting quarterbacks after Roskopf commited in early April, but the Huskies have put on a full-court press to woo three-star quarterback Caden Jones (Crean Lutheran - CA). Jones, who also holds a basketball offer from Washington’s Danny Sprinkle, received a day-long visit from Huskies’ quarterback coach J.P. Losman last week. Jones has an official visit set to Washington for June 5-7. Arizona, where his older brother Carter stars, is believed to be the favorite, but the Huskies are a dark horse.
Washington gained a commitment from in-state tight end target three-star Zach Albright (Glacier Peak - WA) in late April, now they are looking to potentially land one more tight end in this class. I checked in with three-star Jeramie Cooper (North Crowley - TX) on Friday, who told me that he still locked in for his June 5-7 official visit to Washington. He’ll be at Houston the week prior (May 29) and also has visits to Pitt (June 18) and Arkansas (June 12) after Washington. Some are pegging Houston as the favorite because of the hometown advantage, but a strong official visit in Seattle could change things. Huskies Tight End Coach Jordan Paopao has an impressive resume of getting tight ends into the NFL, that is UW’s strongest pitch in wooing the Texas recruit.
Washington’s Class of 2027 Official Visit Tracker
The 2027 recruiting cycle is starting to take shape on Montlake — and the official visit board is beginning to tell a story.