Washington adds gigantic OL prospect to June 21 visit weekend

The Washington Huskies set an official visit with Santa Margarita OL Elijah Vaikona, one of the largest prospects in the 2025 class.

When Elijah Vaikona took an unofficial visit to Washington to take in spring practice, he turned plenty of heads. The 6-foot-8, 368-pound three-star prospect from Santa Margarita Catholic High School in California unsurprisingly towered over everybody else on the field and later that day, reported an offer from Jedd Fisch’s coaching staff.

Now, Vaikona is set to return to Seattle on June 21 as an official visitor. Offensive coordinator Brennan Carroll wants to take one large, projectable body at tackle. After 6-foot-7, 340-pound Demetri Manning of nearby Bellevue High School committed to Oregon, Vaikona became the next man up.

After the Huskies offered him in April, Vaikona became a popular prospect on the recruiting trail and has accrued plenty of interest along with 21 scholarship offers, with Arkansas, Utah, USC, and UCLA all getting involved in his recruitment.

Vaikona’s junior film shows that he is nowhere close to reaching his ceiling and with some time developing his technique at the college level, could turn into an impressive tackle. He carries his weight very well and is a surprisingly good mover for his size with lots of natural power that can be harnessed.

While his recruiting ranking won’t turn any heads, the Huskies have found a diamond in the rough in Vaikona and will certainly push hard to add him to the 2025 class.