Safeties coach Vinnie Sunseri is pushing hard to secure a few top-flight prospects at his position in Washington’s 2025 recruiting class. On Thursday, four-star recruit Ladarian Clardy announced his intentions to take an official visit to Washington thanks to his relationship with the former New England Patriots assistant.
“Coach Sunseri checks up on me and my family every other day,” Clardy told TTJH Sports. “I told him I’m big on relationships and that’s what stands out to me. He’s been reaching out to me, checking up on me, and just showing me that he wants me.”
Clardy, a 6-foot, 175-pound prospect from Escambia High School in Pensacola, Florida, holds 35 offers and is ranked as the nation’s No. 16 safety by 247Sports. He is currently projected to commit to Ole Miss but has quickly built a relationship with Sunseri, who offered him just 10 days ago, on April 8.
— Ladarian Clardy (@_ladarian34) April 18, 2024
Since arriving at Washington, Sunseri has hit the ground running as a recruiter and credited his family, who have some deep ties to college football, for his approach on the recruiting trail.
“My dad [longtime assistant Bill Sunseri] has been doing it for as long as I can remember, my brother [Indiana quarterbacks coach Tino Sunseri] has been doing it since he’s been in college for his whole coaching career, and I did it for one year as a graduate assistant at Alabama,” Sunseri said.
“I just want to build relationships with young men and show them that I’m here to help develop them not just on the field, but off the field as well.”
That has clearly paid off with Clardy, who is scheduled to take his official visit to Washington on May 3, when the Huskies will play their spring game.