Tag: Washington Huskies Recruiting

Washington offers 2026 four-star high-upside offensive tackle

The Washington Huskies offered a high-upside tackle from Texas on Tuesday.

The Washington Huskies became the No. 20 team to extend an offer to four-star offensive tackle Bryce Gilmore on Tuesday in an attempt to build up the trenches in the 2026 class.

Coach Jedd Fisch and offensive coordinator Brennan Carroll have added four offensive linemen to the 2025 class and are looking to reel in a similar class in the next recruiting cycle, and if he were to choose Washington, Gilmore would be a promising piece for the coaching staff to build the front line around.

Listed at 6-foot-4 and 270 pounds, Gilmore plays an exciting brand of football at right tackle for Prosper High School. He plays with a nasty streak and loves to finish blocks as aggressively as possible while also possessing the power to literally throw smaller defenders who get in his way.

Ranked as the nation’s No. 19 tackle and No. 235 overall prospect in the 2026 class, Gilmore’s stock is rising quickly. He holds offers from Auburn, Florida, Nebraska, and Oregon among others ahead of his junior season and could pick up plenty more.

Gilmore is a talented multi-sport athlete who competes in the shot put, where he posted a personal best of 41-9 as a sophomore, and he also has deep ties to the NFL. His father, Bryan, played eight seasons in the NFL with the Arizona Cardinals, Miami Dolphins, San Francisco 49ers, and Seattle Seahawks.

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.

Four-star 2026 OL Kodi Greene chooses Oregon over Washington, others

The Washington Huskies lost an important offensive line recruit to the Oregon Ducks on Wednesday.

If Kodi Greene still lived in Sammamish and was preparing for his junior season at Eastside Catholic High School, he would be rated as the No. 1 player in the state of Washington. Instead, he moved to Southern California to attend powerhouse Mater Dei and is now ranked as the No. 3 player in the state and No. 4 offensive tackle in the nation, as well as the No. 28 overall player in the 2026 class.

Unfortunately for Washington fans, the 6-foot-6, 285-pound prospect committed to Dan Lanning and the Oregon Ducks over Jedd Fisch, Brennan Carroll, and the Huskies along with 18 other suitors on Monday.

“What always stands out to me is the energy at Oregon,” Green said after his commitment. “It’s just a different vibe there. You can tell the coaches love being there. Lanning always brings that energy, too.”

With over a year until Greene is able to sign with the Ducks, the Huskies are still likely to make a push for him to come home, which could be led by a few of his peers. He will spend the 2024 season blocking for Washington quarterback commit Dash Beierly, and Greene’s older brother Kayden is a walk-on safety with the Huskies who joined Fisch’s program over the summer.

The Huskies also still have a good chance to reel in the top prospect in the state of Washington, four-star edge rusher Derek Colman-Brusa.

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Local four-star OL prospect sets commitment date

Four-star OL Kodi Greene will announce his college decision on Monday.

The Washington Huskies have been in hot pursuit of Kodi Greene for a long time. Kalen DeBoer’s coaching staff originally offered him in June 2023 and in January 2024, Jedd Fisch and offensive coordinator Brennan Carroll picked up right where he left off.

Greene, a 6-foot-6, 285-pound tackle prospect in the 2026 class, is originally from Sammamish, Washington, and played two seasons at Eastside Catholic High School before opting to transfer to California powerhouse Mater Dei, where he will spend his junior season blocking for 2025 UW quarterback commit Dash Beierly.

Ranked as the nation’s No. 28 prospect and No. 4 offensive tackle by 247Sports, Greene has narrowed his 20 scholarship offers to just four and is set to announce his college decision on Monday afternoon. He is set to choose between Michigan, Oregon, USC, and Washington, and 247Sports’ crystal ball predictions say that the former top prospect in the Evergreen State is leaning toward the Ducks.

However, Washington has a unique selling point. Greene’s older brother Kayden recently walked on to join Fisch’s team as a safety for the 2024 season.

Washington commit Zac Stascausky has plenty of room to grow close to home

The Huskies secured more offensive line help this week with the commitment of Zac Stascausky, the Pacific Northwest product who has starred at Central Catholic and will look to do more of the same in the purple and gold.

The Washington Huskies and coach Jedd Fisch may not be as red hot on the recruiting trail as they were in July, but heading into training camp, the team is still showing that they can lock down coveted targets. The team will be watching intently some scheduled commitments over the next few weeks.

The team’s most recent commit is offensive tackle Zac Stascausky from Pacific Northwest powerhouse Central Catholic in Portland, Oregon. Stascausky’s recruitment was a wild ride as he was initially committed to the Minnesota Golden Gophers but decommited after visiting Washington before eventually flipping.

 

Though Stascausky is only ranked as a three-star, he offers plenty of upside and is the No. 2 ranked player in the state of Oregon according to the 247Sports Composite, which gives the Huskies a clean sweep of their rival Oregon Ducks’ top three in-state players. Jedd Fisch has made it a priority to lock down local talent and that push has already paid dividends in the northwest corner of the country.

Stascausky is the epitome of a tone-setter on the football field. Coaches love offensive linemen with a nasty streak who play through the whistle and the 6-foot-6, 275-pound Central Catholic product certainly fits that mold.

Though he’s not the best athlete, he shows more than enough explosion when moving into the second level to be a major factor in the running game. His strength and power he puts behind his hands will play very well at the college level.

In terms of pass protection, this is likely where Stascausky will have the most room to grow. His length is average for his size but as long as he works on his lower body technique so he can better mirror defenders off the edge he should be able to compensate very well.

Very few high school players have the natural balance of Stascausky, especially at his size. Adding weight to his frame will be key for his development as well and he has plenty of room to grow into his frame despite already looking very well-built.

The Huskies have done very well to restock their offensive line room and Stascausky now enters the picture as their highest-rated tackle commit thus far. Fisch and offensive coordinator Brennan Carroll feel confident in their talent identification and development which is something the pair was excellent at during Fisch’s tenure at Arizona.

The staff was clearly excited enough about Stascausky’s ceiling to convince him to leave Minnesota behind and stay on the West Coast.

Coveted Washington DB target Ladarian Clardy postpones commitment date

Four-star safety and Washington target Ladarian Clardy postponed his August 3 commitment date on Tuesday.

Four-star safety Ladarian Clardy has pushed back his commitment date of August 3rd.

Clardy was initially set to decide between Washington, Florida State, Ole Miss, UCF, and Mississippi State on Saturday, but ahead of a Wednesday trip to visit Lane Kiffin and the Rebels in Oxford, he announced he’ll be pushing back his commitment date.

Most recruiting forecasters are expecting the four-star safety prospect from Pensacola, Florida to choose between Mississippi, Florida State, and Washington with the majority of the predictions leaning in the Rebels’ favor. But he told Simmons earlier this month that “the main thing I’m looking for [is] a school that can help me get to the next level.”

It sounds like that could be Washington, given the amount of NFL experience and connections on the coaching staff Jedd Fisch has put together for his inaugural season. Pair that with the Huskies’ long tradition of putting defensive backs in the NFL and Washington could still very well be a dark horse candidate to land the safety.

Clardy is also close with Seattle Seahawks defensive back Devon Witherspoon and the Huskies coaching staff, telling Dawgman.com: “Coach [Vinnie] Sunseri, that’s my guy. Him and [defensive coordinator Steve] Belichick, the way they coach you and the way they talk, I just vibe with them really well. Their resumes are unquestioned. They develop guys. They know how to coach you up and I just really feel comfortable with both of them.”

Only time will tell, however, and Fisch and company will have to wait a little longer to see if Clardy will be joining them on Montlake.

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Zac Stascausky decommits from Minnesota following Washington visit

Washington target and top Oregon high schooler Zac Stascausky decommitted from Minnesota on Tuesday.

Jedd Fisch, offensive coordinator Brennan Carroll, and the Washington Huskies appear poised to swipe a 2025 offensive lineman from a Big Ten foe.

Offensive tackle Zac Stascausky, a product of Central Catholic High School in Portland, Oregon, announced on social media Tuesday that he would be decommitting from Minnesota, just days after the three-star recruit took an unofficial visit to Washington as part of the Huskies’ Luau at the Lake.

The No. 2 ranked player in Oregon according to the 247Sports Composite, Stascausky has been a recent priority for the Huskies as they continue to try to fill out their 2025 class. Washington currently has commitments from three offensive linemen – four-star Champ Taulealea and three-stars Jake Flores and Lowen Colman-Brusa.

Washington also has commitments from the No. 1 and No. 3 players in Oregon in the 247Sports composite, with tight end Baron Naone and defensive lineman Dominic Macon set to join the Huskies in 2025. A flip from Stascausky would make it a clean sweep for Fisch and company in Oregon in year one.

Stascausky holds a crystal ball to Washington from 247Sports’ national recruiting editor Brandon Huffman following his unofficial visit to Montlake. At 6-foot-6 and 275 pounds, he is ranked as the No. 63 tackle in the country by the Composite and brings a frame with ample room to add weight and strength to complement his nasty attitude as a blocker.

He has already made his mark as one of the best linemen in the Pacific Northwest following MVP honors in the offensive line group at the Northwest Showcase.

Should he commit, Stascausky would also have a fairly well-defined road map to the pros: Carroll has turned three-star recruits like Jordan Morgan into NFL draft picks at a fairly good clip in his time in college.

Four-star 2026 RB Deshonne Redeaux places Washington in top 12

The Washington Huskies are looking to add another talented running back to the 2026 class.

Ahead of his junior season at Oaks Christian High School in California, running back Deshonne Redeaux is one of the most coveted players in the country. The 5-foot-10, 195-pound four-star recruit in the 2026 class holds 27 scholarship offers and on Monday, he whittled his choices down to 12, including Jedd Fisch’s Washington Huskies.

Alongside the Huskies were a lot of the usual suspects for any coveted recruit, including Alabama, Georgia, Michigan, Ohio State, and Oregon.

Redeaux’s first interest from Washington came from Kalen DeBoer’s coaching staff, which extended a scholarship offer to him in April 2023, three months after Fisch, running backs coach Scottie Graham, and the Arizona Wildcats did so.

The No. 7 running back and No. 11 prospect in California according to 247Sports plays with great speed and was clocked at 21.6 miles per hour last season, which is the third-fastest speed from any prospect in the 2026 class according to the UCReport.

Despite already earning a commitment from Ansu Sanoe, Graham will make a strong push for Redeaux in an effort to build a thunder-and-lightning combination with the No. 1 player in Oregon.

He was able to build that at Arizona in the 2024 class with Adam Mohammed and Jordan Washington, both of whom followed him to Seattle. While both players aren’t expected to see heavy workloads this season, Graham could use their development as a major selling point in Redeaux’s recruitment during the 2025 season.

Washington target Derek Colman-Brusa displays elite strength

Top Washington target Derek Colman-Brusa showed off his impressive strength at the annual Cougar Championship Lineman Challenge.

The Washington Huskies are trying to secure as many talented in-state prospects as they possibly can and one of the most important recruits in their sights is Kennedy Catholic edge rusher Derek Colman-Brusa. 247Sports has him ranked as a four-star prospect and the No. 1 player in-state in the 2026 class, and for good reason.

On Saturday, Colman-Brusa and his older brother Lowen, a three-star offensive line prospect and Washington commit in the 2025 class, competed in the annual Cougars Championship Lineman Challenge, where he set a record at the event with 41 reps of 185 pounds on the bench press.

That strength shows up all over his film both as a pass rusher and run defender, which is why he holds offers from Ohio State, Oregon, USC, and others.

“He is much farther along in his development than would be expected,” Huskies Wire’s Ben Glassmire said in his evaluation. “Colman-Brusa doesn’t possess a full repertoire of pass-rush moves just yet, but shows an effective rip move and converts speed to power for his bullrush extremely well.”

“Derek shines a run defender,” Glassmire continued. “He displays excellent tackling technique that allows him to capitalize on the numerous plays he makes it into the backfield. His overall strength against a lower level of competition also continually makes him a nightmare for opposing offenses to block.”

As Colman-Brusa prepares for his junior season, Jedd Fisch, defensive line coach Jason Kaufusi and the rest of Washington’s coaching staff are expected to make a big push to add him to the 2026 class.

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Top 2026 in-state LB target recaps Washington’s Luau At The Lake

The Washington Huskies are prioritizing local talent and impressed three-star LB Wassie Lugolobi at the Luau At The Lake.

Under Jedd Fisch, the Washington Huskies coaching staff is putting a strong emphasis on in-state recruiting. The staff has secured commitments from five in-state prospects in the 2025 class and is looking to continue that momentum in 2025, where one of their targets is three-star linebacker Wassie Lugolobi of Eastside Catholic High School in Sammamish.

He is ranked as the nation’s No. 32 linebacker and No. 5 prospect in the state by 247Sports and was one of countless attendees to Washington’s first-annual Luau At The Lake over the weekend, where he was impressed by what Fisch and co. have to offer.

“Every time I go up there, I have a great time,” Lugolobi told Dawgman.com’s Scott Eklund. “It was great to hear about the direction of the program, and what they are doing there, and how they are prioritizing the local guys.”

Linebackers coach Robert Bala has pushed heavily to secure some of the top players at the position in the region and cleaned up in 2025, where he reeled in the top two overall prospects in Washington, who both happen to play linebacker in four-stars Zaydrius Rainey-Sale and Jonathan Epperson.

They helped escort Lugolobi around on his visit, which according to the 6-foot-2, 215-pound prospect, helped add to the family culture Fisch is trying to cultivate.

“They kinda made it a family thing,” he said. “It was a great time and definitely showed me how much they are making guys like me a priority.”

Lugolobi was joined by some of the other top prospects in the state, including 2027 linebacker Liufau Loumoli, and 2026 edge rushers David Schwerzel and Fameitau Siale, who are ranked as the No. 3 and No. 6 players in the state respectively.

He holds just seven offers before the start of his junior season, but is very high on Washington, along with former Huskies linebackers coach, William Inge and the Tennessee Volunteers.

“Washington, Tennessee and probably Arizona State are the top three schools standing out to me. I’d throw Notre Dame in there too, but they haven’t offered yet,” Lugolobi said. “With Washington, where do I start? I had come out to a couple of games last year and they are so close to me and my family (geographically), it’s a school that should be up there for me.”

For Lugolobi’s full discussion with Eklund, click here.