4-Star Edge Chaz Gray Picks Washington Over Clemson, Tennessee
The 4-star St. Joseph Regional standout picked the Huskies over Clemson and Tennessee, closing his recruitment early after multiple cross-country visits from Jedd Fisch's staff.
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.
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