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Three Arizona transfers have made their commitments to Washington official.
The first wave of transfers for Jedd Fisch and staff, and it’s looking very good.
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4⭐️ LB Zaydrius Rainey-Sale on his OV last weekend. The No. 1 player out of Washington is set to commit on July 1st. Florida State, UCLA, and UW are finalists.
Three Wildcats have received predictions to land at Washington.
-Williams will make an OV this weekend.
-Coleman was recruited to UA by Scottie Graham (now UW RB coach)
-Thomas is a Kent, WA native.
Jason Robinson Jr.
tFr. who has a lot of tools at WR. Very crisp route runner, start/stop ability, and in and out of breaks efficiently. Also very fast.
Bill Belichick consistently stepping into the defensive huddle between snaps to help players make adjustments.
Huge for this team to have him on the practice field these past few days.
UW gets four transfers this weekend:
-Big fan of Williams, Elite 11, talented passer, dual threat ability
-Coleman is a stud who will have two years of eligibility
-Shaw played in four games with two starts in ‘23 as tFR
-Mohammed (‘24) was 1 TD shy of Arizona record in HS
NEWS: Five-Star CB Dijon Lee Jr. is down to 4️⃣ Schools, he tells me for
@on3recruits
The 6’3 190 CB from Carson, CA is ranked as a Top 30 Recruit in the ‘25 Class (per On3 Industry)
Where Should He Go?👇🏽
4⭐️ WR Chris Lawson has committed to Washington over Oregon and Cal.
The Bay Area native is a top 20 player in Cali and had 969 yards and 11 TDs as a junior at Archbishop Riordan HS.
BREAKING: San Francisco (Calif.) Archbishop Riordan receiver Chris Lawson has just announced his commitment to Washington and he breaks down why he picked the Huskies
Demond Williams Jr. is drawing attention at practice through two weeks at Washington.
🟣 His threat as a passer and a runner.
🟡 11-on-11 reps with the first team offense.
🟣 Closing the gap on Will Rogers III.
More on the tFr. QB on Montlake👇
Denzel Boston and Jeremiah Hunter have been extremely impressive through two weeks of practice.
Boston (12) had 3 TD’s today including a one handed catch for TD.
Hunter (6) had 2 TD’s today with an impressive contested catch on the sideline.
Adam Mohammed is not built like a true freshman.
Very physical runner out of the backfield and he got on the field for a significant amount of time in today’s scrimmage.
Jedd Fisch also said the RB has stood out over the first half of this spring.
4⭐️ Zaydrius Rainey-Sale is the top player in WA and will stay in-state, committing to Washington.
65 TKL, 6TFL, and 4SK as a junior at Bethel HS in Spanaway, WA.
BREAKING: Four-Star LB Zaydrius Rainey-Sale has Committed to Washington, he tells me for
@on3recruits
The 6’3 225 LB from Spanaway, WA chose the Huskies over Florida State & UCLA
Ranked as a Top 12 LB in 2025 (per On3)
“Time to cook.”
I asked Jonah Coleman about the football culture differences between Arizona and Washington, with much of the coaching staff being the same. His response:
Washington has locked in five Official Visits this summer:
- Lee (4⭐️) No. 4 CB in the country.
- Dillard-Allen (3⭐️) S, No. 3 player in AZ.
- Vines-Bright (3⭐️) WR attends IMG Academy.
- Afalava (3⭐️) OT, No. 3 player in UT.
- McMahan (3⭐️) RB at 6’-3” 221lb.
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BREAKING: Top247 tight end Vander Ploog from Fullerton (Calif.) Troy has committed to Washington, giving the Huskies a massive addition to their 2025 class
Washington LB Coach Robert Bala said he thinks Khmori House will see the field early on in his career.
🟣 Transition to CFB for the true freshman.
🟡 What House does well on defense.
🟣 One play that stood out this Spring.
More from Montlake👇
BREAKING: Former Miami EDGE Jayden Wayne has Committed to Washington, he tells
@on3sports
The 6’6 245 EDGE was ranked as a Top 85 Recruit in the ‘23 Class (per On3 Industry)
“I’m coming home.”
NEWS: Four-Star QB Jaden O’Neal (2026) is down to 🔟 Schools, he tells me for
@on3recruits
The 6’3 215 QB from Long Beach, CA is ranked as the No. 6 QB in the ‘26 Class (per On3 Industry)
Where Should He Go?👇🏽
Cal transfer WR Jeremiah Hunter working in the mesh point concept drill.
Hunter has made some spectacular catches this spring including a diving grab this afternoon.
NEWS: Former Arizona State WR Elijhah Badger will announce his Commitment on Friday, he tells
@on3sports
The 6’2 190 WR totaled 142 receptions for 1,640 Yards, & 10 TDs in his time at ASU
Is the Top Available WR in the Portal (per On3 Industry)
Louisville transfer running back Peny Boone will visit Washington this weekend, a source tells
@On3sports
.
The 2023 MAC Offensive Player of the Year plans to visit Ole Miss next week, too. He rushed 1,400 yards and 15 touchdowns in 2023.
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4⭐️ ATH Dylan Robinson (‘25) will be a CB at Washington.
But the 2-way player caught 6 TDs with over 500 yards as a receiver, in addition to 4 INTs on defense.
After a great visit this past weekend at the University of Washington, I am grateful to say that I have been offered! And with that being said I am COMMITTED.
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