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    Huskies, WSU score on second signing day

    SPNW StaffBy SPNW StaffFebruary 7, 20181 Comment5 Mins Read
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    Chris Petersen scored his best recruiting class this year. / Art Thiel, Sportspress Northwest

    University of Washington football coach Chris Petersen put the finishing touches on his 2018 recruiting class Tuesday, one day after Jacob Eason, a former five-star quarterback out of Lake Stevens High, officially transferred to Montlake from the University of Georgia. Petersen has not only signed perhaps the Pac-12’s best class, but obtained in Eason the overwhelming favorite to succeed Jake Browning.

    In addition to welcoming Eason, Petersen Wednesday added two high school seniors, DB Julius Irvin of Anaheim and DL Tuli Letuligasenoa of Concord, CA. Their signings, along with the 19 Petersen inked to national letters of intent during a new, early signing period in December, brings to 22 the number of 2018 commits to UW.

    247 Sports ranked UW’s recruiting class No. 2 in the conference behind USC, which signed four five-star recruits to Washington’s two. Oregon, UCLA and Utah trailed the Trojans and Huskies.

    “We feel very positive about this group,” Petersen said. “Our staff did a lot of homework and research, and we believe that all of these guys are not only excellent players, but also good fits for our culture.”

    Of Washington’s recruits, 12 garnered four stars from various rating agencies while one, LB Ale Kaho of Reno, drew five stars (see Washington recruits from the early signing period).

    In Pullman, coach Mike Leach ended the first day of the traditional signing period with a total of 24 recruits, including two with four stars and a dozen more with three. Among the Wednesday signees: DL Misiona Aiolupotea-Pei of Gold Coast, Australia; OL Blake McDonald, a 6-5, 315-pound offensive lineman from Danville, CA., and Tyrese Ross, a defensive back from Jacksonville, FL.

    “I think this is one of our best classes,” Leach said.

    The star, so far, is four-star quarterback Cammon Cooper, a lefty who broke nearly all of Utah’s prep records last season at Lehi High School (near Provo). Cooper has been compared favorably to Drew Bledsoe. The Cougars also have four-star recruit Rodrick Fisher, a wide receiver from Spokane.

    “I think he was the best (quarterback) in the country this year,” Leach said of Cooper.

    The 6-foot-5 Eason, the 2015 Gatorade national high school player of the year, considered Washington before selecting Georgia. He became the Bulldogs’ starter in 2016 as a freshman and threw for 2,340 yards with 16 TDs and eight interceptions. He won the job last fall, but a knee injury in the season opener allowed freshman Jake Fromm to step in and lead Georgia to the SEC title and a berth in the national championship game.

    Eason will sit out the 2018 season under NCAA transfer rules and will have two years of eligibility at UW.

    Irvin played defensive back and wide receiver last season and was ESPN’s No. 30 cornerback recruit in the country. His father, LeRoy Irvin, played corner for 11 seasons in the NFL and was a four-time All-Pro (1981, 1982, 1985 and 1986) for the Los Angeles Rams.

    As a senior in 2017, Letuligasenoa helped lead De La Salle to an 11-2 record, the CIF North Coast Section championship and a berth in the state open division championship game. He made several all-state and all-metro teams and was a last-minute flip from USC.

    Washington’s 2018 recruiting class

    Player Pos. Height Weight Hometown High School
    M.J. Ale OL 6-5 361 Tacoma, WA. Fife
    Draco Bynum DL 6-4 258 Wilsonville, OR. Wilsonville
    Devin Culp TE 6-3 235 Spokane, WA. Gonzaga Prep
    Victor Curne OL 6-3 313 Houston, TX. S. Baptist
    Kyler Gordon CB 5-11 180 Everett, WA. Arch-Murphy
    Dominique Hampton CB 6-2 197 Glendale, AZ. Centennial
    Julius Irvin DB 6-2 187 Anaheim, CA. Servite
    Ale Kaho LB 6-1 218 Reno Reno
    T. Letuligasenoa DT 6-2 300 Concord, CA. De La Salle
    Trey Lowe WR 5-7 174 Portland, OR. Jesuit
    Matteo Mele OL 6-5 277 Tucson, AZ. Salpointe Catholic
    Mosiah Nasili-Liu DL 6-2 281 Puyallup, WA. Emerald Ridge
    Richard Newton RB 6-1 183 Lancaster, CA. Palmdale
    Austin Osborne WR 6-1 188 Margarita, CA. Mission Viejo
    Jackson Sirmon LB 6-2 224 Brentwood, TN. B’wood
    Jacob Sirmon QB 6-4 227 Bothell, WA. Bothell
    Marquis Spiker WR 6-3 180 Wildomar, CA. Murietta
    MJ Tafisi LB 6-2 224 W. Jordan, UT. Sandy
    Sam Taimani DL 6-2 320 Salt Lake, UT. East
    Zion Tupuola-Fetui LB 6-2 6250 Pearl City, HI. Pearl City
    Colson Yankoff QB 6-4 204 Hayden, ID. Coeur d’Alene

    Washington State’s 2018 recruiting class

    Player Pos. Height Weight Hometown High School
    M. Aiolupotea-Pei DL 6-3 250 Gold Coast, Australia Riverside CC
    Cade Beresford OT 6-7 260 Woodinville, WA. Woodinville
    Max Borghi RB 5-10 195 Arvada, CO. Pomona
    Kendrick Catis LB 6-1 228 Highland, KS. Highland
    Cammon Cooper QB 6-4 202 Lehi, UT. Lehi
    Ahmir Crowder DT 6-3 280 Los Angeles Crenshaw
    Halid Djibril S 6-2 185 Los Angeles Cathedral
    Rodrick Fisher WR 6-2 203 Spokane, WA. E. Valley
    Brandon Gray WR 6-5 172 Detroit C. Tech
    M. Richards WR 5-11 175 Eugene, OR. Churchill
    Gatlin Grisso ATH 6-1 185 Aubrey, TX. Aubrey
    Erick Hallett CB 5-10 170 Cypress, TX. Cy-Fair
    Drue Jackson WR 6-1 186 Sachse, TX. Sachse
    Brennan Jackson DE 6-4 238 Temecula, CA. Great Oak
    Calvin Jackson WR 5-9 160 Indep’dnce, KS Indep’dnce
    Jarrett Kingston OT 6-5 265 Anderson, CA. Anderson
    Jonathan Lolohea DT 6-3 310 Wesson, MS. Lincoln
    Blake McDonald OL 6-4 295 Danville, CA. Ramon Valley
     D. McKenzie S 5-10 165 San Jose, CA. V. Christian
    Patrick Nunn WR 6-3 216 San Mateo, CA. J. Serra
    Syr Riley G 6-3 323 Palisades, CA. Palisades
    Tyrese Ross DB 6-0 180 Atlanta, GA. Westlake
    R.J. Stone DE 6-4 218 San Jose, CA. V. Christian
    Kedron Williams LB 6-1 190 Bellflower, CA. John Bosco
    Kassidy Woods WR 6-2 200 Addison, TX. Greenhill
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    1 Comment

    1. Husky73 on February 7, 2018 10:43 pm

      Interesting that in a highly touted class of 20 or so, roughly half will end up staying and playing. The other half will be a combination of academically ineligible, giving up on football, transferring, injured or dismissed.

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