Jedd Fisch and the Washington Huskies coaching staff don’t stop recruiting, even on holidays. On Thursday morning, four-star edge rusher Zavion Griffin-Haynes, a product of Rolesville High School in North Carolina, reported offer No. 27 from defensive line coach Jason Kaufusi.
The 6-foot-6, 220-pound edge rusher member of the 2026 class was committed to staying home and joining the North Carolina Tar Heels but decided to reconsider his pledge after head coach Mack Brown was fired earlier in the week.
“Mack Brown and I had a great relationship, and that pretty much sums up my recruitment,” he told 247Sports’ Tom Loy. “Now that he’s gone, he was a person I can trust without my mom being there. He has great experience in college football.”
Fisch has emphasized increasing Washington’s recruiting footprint and could make a statement if he can reel in a commitment from Griffin-Haynes, who is ranked as the nation’s No. 162 player and No. 12 edge rusher by the 247Sports Composite. Washington’s coaching staff has also shown a willingness to scour every corner of the country to add talent along the defensive line.
In the 2025 cycle, the Huskies hold a commitment from three-star Caleb Smith, a product of Parker High School in Birmingham, Alabama, and also made a push for four-star CJ May from Highland Home High School in Alabama.