(This story has been updated with new information)
As the Washington Huskies continue to settle into life in the Big Ten, Jedd Fisch and offensive coordinator Brennan Carroll have made assembling the offensive line their top priority. On Monday afternoon, they got some good news from one of their top targets in the 2026 class.
Four-star offensive lineman Esun Tafa, who included the Huskies in his top five in late October, alongside BYU, Miami, Oregon, and Utah, received a crystal ball projection from 247Sports recruiting analyst Blair Angulo to pick Washington.
Ranked as the nation’s No. 10 interior offensive lineman and No. 182 overall player, the 6-foot-4, 305-pound product of Corner Canyon High School in Draper, Utah, would be a big boost to Fisch’s growing 2026 class.
He’s also tried to model his game after one of Washington’s best offensive linemen in recent years, which should boost the coaching staff’s recruiting pitch.
“The reason why Washington is sticking out so much to me is Coach Carroll,” Tafa told Dawgman.com’s Scott Eklund in June. “He’s just so easy to talk to, and they produce a ton of talented linemen there. I really feel like he’d make me better and get me ready for the next level. Troy Fautanu, he’s a guy I always looked up to, and I feel like I play the game a lot like him. The more I talk to Coach Carroll, the more I feel like Washington is home over here.”
On Tuesday morning, Tafa announced a top three of Oregon, Utah, and Washington, and set his commitment date for Nov. 25.