The Washington Huskies appear to be interested in adding three or four talented defensive backs to the class of 2025 and show up in three-star cornerback Dajon Hinton’s top five, which he announced on Wednesday. Coach Jedd Fisch’s team appeared on the list, which Hinton released on Instagram, along with Tennessee, Oregon, Arizona, and Arizona State.
Hinton is a 5-foot-10, 175-pound prospect from Saguaro High School in Scottsdale, Arizona who was made an early priority by coach Kalen DeBoer’s staff, which extended an offer to him in May 2022. He was quickly re-offered after Fisch’s staff took over and is ranked as the No. 5 player in the state by 247 Sports while playing on both sides of the ball at Saguaro.
On film, he possesses top-end speed and good footwork as a wide receiver which translates well as a defensive back. Hinton does an impressive job getting clean releases off the line of scrimmage and as he moves to cornerback full-time, his understanding of releases should help him in press coverage.
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Secondary coach John Richardson has shown to be one of the hardest working recruiters on staff and could be working to set up an official visit with Hinton soon. The Huskies have already scheduled official visits with five-star cornerback Dijon Lee Jr., and three-star safety Rylon Dillard-Allen among others and appear to be pushing to pull in a top-tier class of defensive backs.
Hinton’s athleticism would make him a promising addition to the secondary, but it won’t be easy to secure his commitment.