Dijon Lee Jr. to reschedule Washington visit after Alabama scheduling conflict

The Washington Huskies are still in line to receive an official visit from one of the nation’s top recruits.

The Washington Huskies have been among the favorites for five-star cornerback Dijon Lee Jr., who is ranked as the No. 24 player in the country by the 247 Sports Composite, since extending a scholarship offer to him.

Lee, a product of Mission Viejo High School in California, had originally announced that he would be taking his official visit to Washington on June 21 told 247 Sports’ Greg Biggins he will be rescheduling due to a scheduling conflict thanks to UW’s former head coach, Kalen DeBoer.

“With the Washington date, I didn’t realize my grandpa had already set up [Alabama] for that same weekend,” Lee told Biggins. “I’m going to visit Washington for sure still, I just got to find a new date for it now.”

DeBoer, who took the head coaching position at Alabama in early January established a strong relationship with Lee during his time on Montlake and managed to secure an official visit with the five-star prospect despite the Crimson Tide not being listed in his initial top eight list.

Lee cut his list to five schools during his discussion with Biggins, naming Alabama, Georgia, Florida, and USC along with Washington as his finalists.

“Those are all my top schools right now and then I’m going to try and commit probably around mid-summer after my visits,” Lee said. “I have good relationships with all those coaches so the visits will be big for me to see how I like it there.”

Along with head coach Jedd Fisch, secondary coach John Richardson and assistant director of recruiting Armond Hawkins deserve credit for keeping Washington in the mix for the 6-foot-4, 190-pound cornerback.

“Washington is still high on my list because I was close with that staff when they were at Arizona,” he said.

Richardson has done an impressive job on the recruiting trail so far, not only continuing his strong connection with Lee but also securing an official visit from another top-50 prospect, four-star safety Anquon Fegans from Thompson High School in Alabama.

If the Huskies can secure a commitment from the Mission Viejo star, he would be considered one of the cornerstones of what Fisch wants to be the best class in school history.