Tag: Washington Huskies Recruiting

Four-star SF Jasir Rencher names Washington in his top 5

The Washington Huskies are one of the five contenders for four-star SF Jasir Rencher.

Coach Danny Sprinkle has brought renewed energy on the recruiting trail to the Washington Huskies. Part of that is thanks to his impressive coaching staff, headlined by assistant Tony Bland, which has helped the Huskies put themselves in contention for some of the nation’s top prospects.

One of those prospects is four-star forward Jasir Rencher, who announced his top five schools on Tuesday. Ranked as the nation’s No. 92 prospect and No. 16 small forward, Rencher is choosing between LSU, Oklahoma, New Mexico, Texas A&M, and Washington.

The 6-foot-5, 195-pound prospect is a product of Archbishop Riordan High School in San Francisco, California, where coach Jedd Fisch and the football team earned a commitment from another four-star prospect, wide receiver Chris Lawson.

“Rencher is strong, physical, and athletic with good perimeter size at 6-foot-5 and a mature frame,” 247Sports’ Adam Finkelstein said in his evaluation of Rencher. “He plays hard and competes on both ends of the floor. He’s best described as a wing at this point but has a growing skill-set and is trending towards being a multi-positional big guard of sorts. He’s made significant strides as a spot-up shooter and has terrific shot preparation and good rotation despite shooting a bit of a hard ball.”

Rencher is set to take an official visit to Seattle on October 5, where he should be treated to what should be the best environment of the year as the football team takes on Michigan in a national championship rematch.

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Four-star S Ladarian Clardy sets official visit to Vanderbilt

One of Washington’s top remaining targets has set an official visit to an SEC school.

The Washington Huskies are still looking to add a few prospects to the 2025 class, and one of coach Jedd Fisch’s top priorities is four-star safety Ladarian Clardy. Safeties coach Vinnie Sunseri did an impressive job developing a relationship with the product of Escambia High School in Pensacola, Florida, and has gotten the Huskies into his top schools

Clardy took an official visit to Seattle in May for Washington’s spring game and returned in July for Washington’s “Luau At The Lake” before setting his commitment date for September 21. His finalists are Florida State, Ole Miss, and Washington, but another SEC program seems to be making a late push.

“I have been talking to Vanderbilt for a couple of weeks now,” Clardy told On3’s Chad Simmons. “I’ve been talking to the whole staff, and they’ve been letting me know I’m the top safety on the board, so I want to check it out.”

He didn’t set a date for his official visit, but it could be as soon as September 6, as the Commodores are set to host Alcorn State over the weekend.

Clardy told Simmons that he’s also planning to take an unofficial visit to Tallahassee to take one final look before his announcement, which could rule out another trip to Seattle. He also knows exactly what he’s looking for in his potential college.

“What’s most important to me is the school that can develop me on and off the field. I also want to be part of a team that’s a brotherhood. And the main thing is I’m looking for a school that can help me get to the next level.”

Washington sees plenty of potential in mammoth 2025 OL Manamo’ui Muti

The Washington Huskies see a bright future for offensive lineman Manamo’ui Muti, one of the top players in the state of Hawaii.

Led by coach Jedd Fisch and offensive coordinator Brennan Carroll, the Washington Huskies have a very aggressive philosophy regarding offensive line development. Even at Arizona, Fisch and Carroll relied on extremely physically gifted tackles and were confident that the technical side of the game could be developed.

This philosophy has carried over to Washington, as the coaching staff has targeted high schoolers who are on the earlier side of their development from a technique standpoint but have prototypical frames and move extremely well at their respective sizes.

One of the targets under this recruiting philosophy is Manamo’ui Muti, a three-star prospect in the 2025 class from Leilehua High School in Wahiawa, Hawaii. Muti is listed at a jaw-dropping 6-foot-7 and 320 pounds, measuring larger than many of the players on Washington’s roster. But as with most high school linemen, Muti isn’t ready for the college level just yet.

Heading into his senior season, Muti will need to add weight to his lower body in order to improve his overall strength. Especially at his height, having the ability to anchor against rushers who get into his chest will be key.

Muti displays plenty for college coaches to get excited about on his film, which is why he holds 20 offers, and Arizona, California, and UCLA are also showing significant interest in him. He plays with an angry mindset that leads him to plant defenders in the dirt off the snap.

If he were to choose Washington, he might not make an impact during his first few years, but he is a prime candidate for a redshirt year to learn behind many of the older players ahead of him. The coaching staff would probably bring him along slowly, in a way that could pay major dividends if Carroll’s reputation as an offensive line developer holds.

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Washington offers five-star 2026 safety from Georgia

The Washington Huskies became the latest school to offer one of the nation’s top safety prospects on Monday.

Jedd Fisch has described his coaching staff as relentless recruiters, and safeties coach Vinnie Sunseri should be at the top of that list. He pulled in a commitment from a very promising 2025 prospect in Rylon Dillard-Allen and has also established a strong relationship with four-star recruit Ladarian Clardy.

Sunseri is looking to continue his good fortune on the recruiting trail in the 2026 class, extending an offer to Zelus Hicks. A product of Carrollton High School in Georgia, Hicks is ranked as the nation’s No. 25 overall prospect and No. 3 player at his position by the 247Sports Composite, good enough to give him five-star status.

The Huskies became the No. 32 team to extend a scholarship offer to the 6-foot-1, 180-pound prospect, joining many of the top Big Ten and SEC programs in what is sure to be a hard-fought battle to secure his commitment. Hicks also holds offers from Georgia, LSU, Michigan, Ohio State, and Texas, among plenty of other top-flight programs.

Washington hasn’t typically ventured into the South in an attempt to lure one of the nation’s top prospects to Montlake, but between the importance of safeties in defensive coordinator Steve Belichick’s defense and Sunseri’s prowess as a recruiter, Fisch’s coaching staff could put together a strong pitch for Hicks.

Lowen Colman-Brusa describes his development into a top prospect

Three-star Washington OL commit Lowen Colman-Brusa has developed into an exciting prospect.

Three-star offensive lineman Lowen Colman-Brusa is an exciting in-state prospect for the Washington Huskies’ 2025 class. However, it took a while for the 6-foot-5, 285-pound prospect to develop into the player who earned a scholarship offer from coach Jedd Fisch and offensive coordinator Brennan Carroll.

Along with changing his diet to lean out and improve his impressive mobility at tackle, former Kennedy Catholic High School head coach Sheldon Cross had to tap into the elder Colman-Brusa’s angry side. During his freshman season, Cross, who is now the offensive coordinator at Stetson University, used to blast heavy metal music on a boombox right behind him throughout practice just to bother him.

“I was confused,” Colman-Brusa told Sports Illustrated’s Todd Miles. “I had no idea what he was doing.”

“He would say, ‘Lowen, you play too nice, buddy!'” he continued. “For me, I was still growing into my body. I was a late bloomer from the beginning…It took me a little bit to find out who I was. Over time, I have changed. A big part of that is my confidence level went up huge. It helped me play more freely. And once I was more free, I could feel my strength, my size and I was getting more (football) violent.”

Now that Lowen is committed and learned how to become more violent on the football field, Washington’s coaching staff has turned its attention to his younger brother, four-star edge rusher Derek Colman-Brusa, the No. 1 player in-state prospect in the 2026 class. If the Huskies can secure his younger brother, the pair could form a powerful combination at the college level too.

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Four-star 2026 OT to take a visit to Washington

Four-star OT Bryce Gilmore is very interested in the Washington Huskies.

It hasn’t taken long for coach Jedd Fisch and the Washington Huskies coaching staff to develop a strong relationship with four-star offensive lineman Bryce Gilmore.

A product of Prosper High School in Texas, Gilmore, who is a member of the 2026 class, holds 22 offers and is in the process of cutting down his list of options ahead of his junior season.

“I’m just starting to get to know all of the schools that I have offers from and I want to get out and check out as many of them as possible,” Gilmore told Scott Eklund of Dawgman.com. “I don’t know much about Washington, but I do have family that lives in the Seattle area, and I love it up there. If I’m being honest with myself, it would be a great place to live. I love the people up there. I can’t wait to get up there and check out the school and meet with the coaches.”

After receiving an offer from Fisch and offensive coordinator Brennan Carroll, a little over a week after Washington’s coaching staff first got in contact with him, it appears that the Huskies have developed a strong relationship with the 6-foot-4, 270-pound tackle.

“(Director of recruiting Josh Omura and I) were talking on social media and then he gave me his number and we started talking on the phone,” Gilmore said. “He said they wanted to offer me because they saw a lot from me in the summer and spring showcases that I was at, and he said I knock people on the ground and finish them. He felt I was talented and physical and said I work hard.”

The nation’s No. 19 offensive tackle and No. 235 overall player according to 247Sports has plenty of quality options to choose from and doesn’t appear to be in any rush to come to a decision, and might wait until after his high school season to take the long journey up to Seattle.

“We’re looking at getting up there when official visits open up again,” Gilmore noted. “Probably next spring so I can see the school and spend a lot of time with the staff and get to know them better.”

Washington football is looking to add a big-bodied three-star offensive lineman

Could a big-bodied lineman be the next prospect to join Washington’s 2025 class?

Coach Jedd Fisch and the Washington Huskies are looking to add one more body to the offensive line in the 2025 recruiting class. In a group that is already populated by promising developmental prospects and headlined by four-star Champ Taulealea, offensive coordinator Brennan Carrol is intent on rebuilding his position.

That final target has emerged in three-star tackle Manamo’ui Muti from Leilehua High School in Wahiawa, Hawaii. At 6-foot-7 and 320 pounds, Muti is a prototypical tackle, which the Huskies don’t have in the 2025 class.

Washington has a lot of versatile prospects with the ability to kick outside as a swing tackle, like three-stars Jake Flores and Lowen Colman-Brusa, but they don’t have the desired body type to play purely outside, especially in the Big Ten. That’s one of many reasons there are 20 teams in pursuit of Muti, who is reportedly deciding between Arizona, California, UCLA, and Washington.

Muti visited Washington for the first annual “Luau At The Lake” in late July and has taken official visits to his other three finalists. He could stretch his decision out into the season and return to Seattle for an official visit this fall, which could be a great sign for Fisch’s coaching staff as it continues its pursuit of the No. 12 player in Hawaii and the nation’s No. 87 offensive tackle.

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Huskies extend offer to massive two-way star Jermaine Kinsler

The Huskies offered massive New Jersey native Jermaine Kinsler as 2026 recruiting really starts to get underway.

While the Washington Huskies’ 2025 recruiting class is still taking shape, that has not stopped the team from handing out offers to the players they will be pursuing in 2026. The 2025 class is already an enormous success for coach Jedd Fisch, as it ranks in the top 20 nationally in just his first year with the program.

It gives the coaching staff a fantastic foundation to build on going forward into 2026. The Huskies will likely emphasize the trenches in the coming years as it looks to beef up both the offensive and defensive lines.

One of these key trench targets is four-star athlete Jermaine Kinsler. The New Jersey product plays both tight end and defensive end at Bergen Catholic High School.

Just a sophomore, Kinsler is listed at 6-foot-7 and 260 pounds and is physically dominant, consistently popping off the screen as the strongest player on the field. College programs across the country have taken notice, as he’s accrued 35 offers from some of the nation’s elite programs, including Washington’s Big Ten foes: Michigan, Ohio State, Oregon, and Penn State.

At this point in his development, it seems likely that Kinsler will stick on the defensive side of the ball and could even kick inside to defensive tackle if he’s able to develop his frame, something he has stated he is committed to this offseason.

If he’s able to deliver on that goal, he could be in store for a strong junior season that could vault him up in 247Sports’ rankings, where he’s currently listed as the nation’s No. 30 defensive lineman and No. 246 overall player in the 2026 class.

 

The Huskies clearly have faith in his development over the next two seasons, and wherever he ends up playing, the team would welcome a player with his elite combination of size and strength.

Defensive coordinator Steve Belichick and Washington’s entire defensive staff has to be tripping over itself to secure a player with Kinsler’s potential and versatility.

Jedd Fisch’s coaching staff has done a great job prioritizing local recruits

The state of Washington has been known to produce elite football talent and Jedd Fisch has made putting those players in the purple and gold a major emphasis of his tenure.

Some of the best Washington Huskies to ever wear the purple and gold were homegrown talents. Names like Bishop Sankey, Danny Shelton, Budda Baker, and Myles Gaskin, among others, have shined for their hometown team.

In recent years, under Jimmy Lake and Kalen DeBoer, the team struggled to take advantage of some of the talent right in their own backyard.

2021 was the biggest disappointment when two of the nation’s top ten players, Emeka Egbuka and J.T. Tuimoloau, hailed from the state of Washington, and Lake’s coaching staff couldn’t secure either, with both choosing Ohio State.

The next cycle offered no reprieve as they missed out on five-star Josh Conerly, who has gone on to become one of the nation’s top offensive tackles for the Oregon Ducks.

Under Jedd Fisch, the Huskies seem to be turning that trend around. The two top players in the state in the 2025 class, four-star linebackers Jonathan Epperson and Zaydrius Rainey-Sale, both chose to stay home in what appears to be the start of a trend. Fisch’s coaching staff has five in-state commits for 2025, the most Washington has had since 2021.

The state of Washington has long been a steady producer of elite football talent, and while it might not be at the rate of some of the country’s traditional powerhouse, for the Huskies, who are geographically isolated from the traditional top-tier football schools, it makes securing top local talent even more important.

The Huskies have not stopped at Washington, though, as Fisch and company have secured commitments from three of the top five players in the state of Oregon, including its top player, four-star tight end Baron Naone. Stealing talent out from under the Ducks’ noses should be a strategy that Husky fans will appreciate.

Washington’s 2025 in-state class is already turning the tide on the recruiting trail, and the coaching staff is looking for it to carry over into 2026. There is good news on that end too, as the Huskies appear to be in the lead for top in-state talent, four-star edge rusher Derek Colman-Brusa, whose brother, three-star offensive lineman Lowen Colman-Brusa, committed to the 2025 class.

Running backs coach Scottie Graham also earned an early commitment from the No. 2 player in Oregon in 2026, four-star running back Ansu Sanoe.

If the Huskies can re-establish the wall around the state and keep the top local talent at home, it could be key to a lot of future success. Fisch clearly understands this concept and has done an impressive job making it a priority on the recruiting trail.

Washington ranks No. 35 in team talent in 2024

The Washington Huskies fall outside the blue-chip ratio in 2024.

It’s hard to understate how much talent the Washington Huskies lost after the 2023 season. While Jedd Fisch has done an impressive job building his roster back up in a short amount of time, he still has a long way to go before reaching one of college football’s most treasured thresholds, the 50 percent blue-chip ratio.

Ahead of the team’s first Big Ten campaign, the Huskies rank as the nation’s No. 35 most talented team according to the 247Sports Composite rankings. The Huskies have 22 former four-star recruits on the roster, which is five less than the 2023 season when 27 former four-star recruits populated Montlake.

That historic Washington team came very close to disproving one of college football’s longest-standing theories that teams below the coveted blue-chip ratio can win a national championship.

Teams that are above the blue-chip ratio have former four and five-star recruits taking up more than 50 percent of their roster spots and have won every national championship since 2011. In 2024, 16 teams come in above that 50 percent threshold, with Ohio State leading the way at a whopping 90 percent. Four Husky opponents are also above the blue-chip ratio: Oregon, Penn State, USC, and Michigan.

Fisch has plenty of work to do to get the Huskies up to 50 percent and will have to surpass several Big Ten teams, as the Huskies rank No. 9 in the conference in total talent this year.