Washington sets an official visit with a four-star LB from Nevada

The Washington Huskies have added four-star linebacker Chrisitan Thatcher to their official visit list.

The Washington Huskies need reinforcements at the linebacker position, as three seniors are set to use their final year of eligibility in 2024. Linebackers coach Robert Bala has wasted no time securing visits with multiple blue chip prospects and Christian Thatcher announced that he will be the third four-star player at the position to visit Montlake.

Thatcher, a 6-foot-2, 205-pound prospect from Arbor View High School in Las Vegas, Nevada, took to social media on Wednesday morning to let fans know about his plans to take an official visit to Washington on May 31, when the Huskies are hosting a lot of their other top targets.

On his visit, he will join another one of Washington’s coveted prospects at the position in four-star Matai Tagoa’i, as well as five-star cornerback Dijon Lee, four-star wide receivers Phillip Bell, Chris Lawson, and Raiden Vines-Bright, and three-star offensive lineman John Mills.

Ranked as the nation’s No. 30 linebacker by 247 Sports, Thatcher holds 31 scholarship offers and is set to take official visits to Utah, Kansas, and Missouri along with Washington. He has also received a crystal ball prediction to commit to USC, but has yet to announce any plans to take an official visit to check out coach Lincoln Riley’s Trojans.

Bala is looking to bring in at least two, if not three high school players at the position and if he’s able to earn a commitment from Thatcher along with one of Tagoa’i or Mark Iheanachor, that would be a solid class in his first year on Montlake.