Washington makes top 8 for 2026 four-star QB from Utah

The Washington Huskies are among the top suitors for four-star QB Helaman Casuga.

Even though the Washington Huskies are still working on adding prospects to the 2025 class, Jedd Fisch’s coaching staff is also working on growing the 2026 class. Fisch and quarterbacks coach Jimmie Dougherty have been looking to earn a pledge from one of the nation’s top quarterbacks and are among the top suitors for four-star QB Helaman Casuga.

Casuga, a 6-foot-1, 200-pound product of Corner Canyon High School in Draper, Utah, cut his list of 17 offers down to 8 on Monday and included the Huskies among his finalists along with the Auburn Tigers, Texas A&M Aggies, USC Trojans, Utah Utes, and others.

“He’s a natural thrower who is strong mechanically with a quick release,” 247Sports’ Greg Biggins said in his evaluation. “He can get the ball down the field on a rope and is very good at extending plays and making something happen when the pocket breaks down. He has excellent pocket mobility, can make defenders miss, and doesn’t panic when pressured. He keeps eyes down the field, can find secondary targets, and is accurate to all three levels of the field.”

Fisch loves quarterbacks that can extend plays when the pocket breaks down and Casuga’s film shows a player who can do just that. He has added multiple players in that mold to the room already in freshman Demond Williams Jr. and 2025 commits Dash Beierly and Treston Kini McMillan and is hoping to bring in another if he can secure a commitment from Casuga.