Tag: Washington Huskies Recruiting

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.

Washington projected to flip Minnesota OL commit

The Washington Huskies got a crystal ball prediction to add more talent along their offensive line.

It’s no secret that the Washington Huskies have been searching everywhere they possibly can to find additional help for their offensive line class in the 2025 recruiting cycle.

In recent weeks, three-star offensive tackle prospect Zac Stascausky has emerged as a priority target for offensive coordinator Brennan Carroll and head coach Jedd Fisch, even though he’s committed to another Big Ten school, Minnesota.

247Sports has Stascausky ranked as the No. 5 player in Oregon and on Sunday afternoon, national recruiting editor Brandon Huffman submitted a crystal ball prediction for the nation’s No. 75 offensive tackle prospect to flip his commitment from coach P.J. Fleck’s Golden Gophers to Fisch’s Huskies.

If the 6-foot-6, 275-pound product of state-champion Central Catholic High School does end up choosing the Huskies, he would become the fourth offensive lineman to join Carroll’s group. The class also holds four-star Champ Taulealea, along with three-stars Jake Flores and Lowen Colman-Brusa, who all bring promising potential to the shores of Montlake.

Washington’s offensive line coach also has a great history developing underrated offensive line talent from his time at Arizona and could see similar potential in Stascausky.

He turned three-star tackle Jordan Morgan into a first round pick and helped Jonah Savaiinaea develop into a Freshman All-American in 2022 and one of the most popular offensive line prospects in the 2025 NFL draft cycle.

Washington target receives crystal ball to choose Big Ten foe

The Washington Huskies might be running out of spots in the 2025 class.

Coach Jedd Fisch and the Washington Huskies have done an impressive job building a talented recruiting class in the secondary, but still appear to be in the market for at least one more player. However, that final piece may not be three-star cornerback Larue Zamorano from Centennial High School in California.

After previously receiving multiple crystal ball picks to choose Washington, 247Sports’ No. 53 cornerback and No. 51 player in the state may have changed his mind after several recruiting experts changed their pick for one of Fisch’s new Big Ten opponents, the Michigan State Spartans.

Coach Jonathan Smith has a lot of work to do in East Lansing to rebuild the program and Zamorano gives the Spartans a promising building block in the 2025 class, which is currently ranked No. 54 in the nation by 247Sports.

Zamorano, who will be the final visitor of the 16 prospects Fisch’s coaching staff invited over the June 21 weekend to commit when he announces his college pledge on July 27, is very technically sound at 6-foot-2 and 180 pounds with great length to play on the outside.

If he does choose to take his talents elsewhere, it may serve as a sign that cornerbacks coach John Richardson’s room might be full for the 2025 cycle, with four-star Dylan Robinson and three-stars D’Aryhian Clemons and Ramonz Adams as the incoming prospects.

Three-star S Rylon Dillard-Allen fortifies Washington’s strong 2025 class

Washington won big on the recruiting trail Friday, dipping into Arizona for three-star safety recruit Rylon Dillard-Allen.

Jedd Fisch’s Arizona pipeline has been working overtime.

After securing a number of transfers from the Wildcats when Fisch left for Washington, the new Huskies staff also brought in quarterback of the future Demond Williams and potential future starters Michael Watkins and Adam Mohammed from the Grand Canyon State. The Huskies then added record-setting wide receiver Dezmen Roebuck in the 2025 class.

And on Friday, Roebuck was joined by Mountain Pointe safety Rylon Dillard-Allen, a three-star safety prospect the Huskies have been chasing for months.

Dillard-Allen chose Washington over Texas A&M, UCLA, and Alabama, where Kalen DeBoer and his staff continued to recruit the safety after leaving Washington this winter. He told Sports Illustrated prior to his commitment that he “was close to that staff before they left Washington.”

But ultimately, Montlake will be Dillard-Allen’s home. In further comments to Sports Illustrated, the Phoenix area native said Fisch and company were “the first staff to offer me. The relationship I’ve built with them through the years stands out. When they were at Arizona I was the no. 1 guy on their board. I was already pretty high on Washington, but those coaches left. So another staff I was close to came in and substituted their spot, so I wasn’t tripping on their situation.”

No. 1 guy on Arizona’s board is high praise, and it’s probably safe to assume that Dillard-Allen was pretty close to pole position on the board when the staff moved over to Washington, even as the Huskies brought in safeties coach Vinnie Sunseri from the pro ranks.

Dillard-Allen fits the traditional Husky DB profile as someone who can play outside cornerback, slot corner, or safety. Listed at 5-foot-11and 165 pounds by 247Sports, he’s a similar body type to former Husky Swiss Army knife Elijah Molden, now with the Titans. But most recruiting services believe the Arizona recruit will stick at safety thanks to his elite speed (he reportedly runs a 4.29 40-yard dash), where he could tandem with freshman Peyton Waters as the future of the position for the Huskies.

Washington’s 2025 class continues to fill out with the commitment, reaching pledge No. 24 of the cycle with Dillard-Allen’s commitment. The Huskies appear to be well on their way to a top 20 recruiting finish, which would be their first since 2020.

That class produced recent NFL Draft picks Rome Odunze, Roger Rosengarten, and Jalen McMillan, alongside a number of projected starters in 2024 like Carson Bruener, Gaard Memmelaar, and Elijah Jackson.

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Washington projected to land top secondary talent

The Washington Huskies have a great shot at landing three-star safety Rylon Dillard-Allen

When three-star safety Rylon Dillard-Allen committed to Arizona State in February, it felt like a major loss for Jedd Fisch and the Washington Huskies coaching staff, which was very high on the 5-foot-11, 165-pound prospect from Mountain Pointe High School in Arizona.

Once he re-opened his recruitment, it quickly appeared as if the Huskies had the inside track to secure his commitment, even after Kalen DeBoer and the Alabama Crimson Tide got involved. Safeties coach Vinnie Sunseri did a great job building on the relationship that cornerbacks coach John Richardson and assistant director of recruiting Armond Hawkins Jr. established while they were at Arizona.

“When they were at Arizona I was the No. 1 guy on their board,” Dillard-Allen told Sports Illustrated’s Andrew Nemec. “I was already pretty high on Washington, but those coaches left. So another staff I was close to came in and substituted their spot, so I wasn’t tripping about the situation.”

Nemec went on to follow in the footsteps of multiple 247Sports recruiting analysts, predicting that Dillard-Allen will choose the Huskies over his other three finalists of Alabama, Texas A&M, and UCLA when he announces his decision on Friday.

Dillard-Allen, who is ranked as the No. 5 player in Arizona and No. 36 safety in the nation by 247Sports should be on the verge of receiving his fourth star from the recruiting site thanks to his elite speed and ability to come downhill and attack ball carriers.

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