Since he arrived in Seattle, Jedd Fisch has been branding the Washington Huskies as the “33rd NFL team” and hired former New England Patriots playcaller Steve Belichick as his defensive coordinator to hammer the point home.
With Washington’s coaching staff hosting 16 official visitors over the weekend, Belichick sent the ultimate message about his credentials as he prepares for his first season at the college level.
Multiple current Husky players and official visitors took to social media wearing Belichick’s Super Bowl rings as the Huskies pulled out all the stops in an attempt to add to the 2025 class. All five of Washington’s commits are on the offensive side of the ball, and the coaching staff will need to add a significant amount of pieces to the defense, expecting a large turnover in 2025.
Six of the nine four-star recruits on campus are defensive prospects, headlined by five-star cornerback Dijon Lee, four-star linebacker Matai Tagoa’i, and four-star corner Daryus Dixson, who are all ranked inside 247Sports’ top 100.
2025 four-star Houston (Tex.) Alief Hastings defensive lineman/edge Smith Orogbo switched up his Instagram profile photo while on his official visit to Washington, flexing what appears to be four Super Bowl rings đź‘€
Tip of the cap to Huskies DC Steve Belichick, who has 3 of 'em pic.twitter.com/40DMiO7ndG
— Lars Hanson (@LarsHanson) June 2, 2024
Even though Washington has yet to receive a commitment from the weekend, making a strong first impression on a lot of these recruits that are set to visit some of the nation’s other top programs in the coming weeks is very important and there are few better ways to do that than with the most coveted prize in football.
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