The Washington Huskies are looking to add both short and long-term depth to the front seven and set up two official visits on Wednesday afternoon with defensive tackle Jermayne Lole and linebacker Cyrus Polu.
Lole, who has spent the last two years with Louisville after starting his college career at Arizona State, has the experience and production defensive line coach Jason Kaufusi is looking for up front. He was very productive early in his career with the Sun Devils, putting together 71 tackles, 10 for loss, and 6.5 sacks during his sophomore year in 2019.
A much older prospect, Lole missed the 2021 season due to an elbow injury and suffered a triceps tear that ended his 2022 campaign after just one game. Last season with the Cardinals, he recorded 19 tackles, 5 for loss, and 1.5 sacks and will have one year of eligibility remaining.
Lole announced that he will also take visits to Oklahoma, Texas A&M, and USC before he makes his decision.
Oklahoma #BoomerSooner☝🏽 April 19
Washington #PurpleReign ☔️ April 22
Texas A&M #GigEm 👍🏽 April 24
USC #FightOn ✌🏽 April 26— Jermayne Tauinaola Lole🇦🇸 (@JermayneLole) April 17, 2024
The Huskies also set a visit with three-star linebacker Cyrus Polu from Desert Hills High School in Saint George, Utah on Wednesday. Ranked as the No. 5 player in the state, he holds 13 offers and is also set to visit Utah in June.
Polu will arrive in Seattle on May 31 and will be part of the coaching staff’s biggest weekend of official visits that is expected to include seven blue-chip recruits. After one of the team’s top targets, four-star Matai Tagoa’i, committed to USC, Polu is expected to take his place on the trip.
Linebackers coach Robert Bala is looking to take two or three high schoolers in the 2025 class and Polu is an interesting prospect to watch as the Huskies also pursue four-stars Christian Thatcher, Zaydrius Rainey-Sale, and Mark Iheanachor.