I've transcribed my conversation with UW three-star WR signee Taj Davis. We talked about meeting Junior Adams, how the Lubick departure went and more...

On the last month leading up to National Signing Day… “Honestly its been exciting. I just know its really time for me start working out, trying to get get into the best shape I can make an impact as soon as I get there.”

On meeting Junior Adams… “He flew out actually. We sat and talked just ate lunch. It was cool. We kind of just talked about everything. Life, what role he’s going to play in the program now and the way, the type of style he coaches and stuff. He really likes he a lot. He was saying that, honestly, if he’d been at Washington he would have recruited me regardless. He’s just a really cool dude. Getting to know him it was real nice.”

On knowing him before coming to UW… “I knew before I met him that he coached Cooper Kupp. But I didn’t know that he actually had recruited him since ninth grade. So it was good to know he developed a receiver like that, playing at that ability and with that much talent being in the NFL. I know I trust him that he’ll get me to where I want to be. Honestly I’m excited about him. He’s a really cool dude and seems really interested in me. Looking forward to everything.”

On the transition from Lubick… “Actually I haven’t talked to him. I didn’t know he was leaving. He never really approached me and told me. But our relationship was good throughout the process. If it wasn’t I probably wouldn’t have chosen this school. We had a good relationship but I didn’t know he was leaving until I saw it on social media. I never talked to him since then and he didn’t reach out to tell me or anything like that.”

On if anyone from the UW staff reached out after Lubick’s departure… “Coach KB [Keith Bhonapha]. He kept me in the loop. He kind of let me know. I saw it before he told me, but he told me the people they were looking at and who they had in line for the job. Then I ended up meaning coach Adams.”

On describing Davis’ game on the field… “I would just say I’m a big-time playmaker. I love to score. I actually played running back my whole life, so when I get the ball in my hands I like to put it in the end zone. Every time I just try to get in the end zone no matter what. I’m more of a – because the receivers at Washington – bigger body. No, I wouldn’t say I’m like Ty Jones. I can move around more than Ty, because I feel like plays outside a lot. Everywhere on the field. I feel like I’m an all-around player.”

On switching from RB to WR… “I actually switched my sophomore year during the summer. My coach wanted me to play receiver and so everything was brand new, really difficult starting off. But I kind of just developed ever since then and I fell in love with the position.”

On modeling his game… “The receiver I want to model my game after now is Michael Thomas. I just feel like we’re similar in the way we’re built and the type of receivers we are.”

On message to UW and being the only WR signed… “Honestly it’s a blessing. It means they like me and they’re confident they don’t have to take two receivers. They can take me. So that helps my confidence going into college. But my message to the fans; we’re going back to back. We’re going to win another Pac-12 Championship and my goal is to help this team win the National Championship at the end of the day.”

He seems most interested in UCLA and Washington early on:

https://n.rivals.com/news/db-makell-esteen-has-his-eyes-on-pac-12-teams

Earlier this week we showcased the five-stars set to play in Super Bowl LIII, but just like the Rivals.com rankings, there are plenty of three-stars set to make a major impact on the game as well. Today, we look at 10 impact three-stars playing in Sunday's game.

You can read the story, which features a pair of former Huskies, here.

Other stories of interest:

SUPER BOWL LIII: Where players ranked as prospects | From five-stars to the Super Bowl | Two-stars that slipped through the cracks

A look at each school and which target they're trying to close on for signing day:

https://rvls.co/PacTargets

The news of Matt Lubick leaving the UW football program wasn't a surprise when it came out Sunday night via Bruce Feldman. Lubick did not feel comfortable discussing the Huskies lone WR signee during media day at the Rose Bowl, noting that he didn't want to 'chance' anything.

That said it's the third time Chris Petersen has found himself need a new receivers coach since coming to Washington. So the third time factors to be a cant-miss opportunity with the program viewed as one of the elites in college football.

Here are five names I've gathered to watch as the search develops (in no order):

- Kirby Moore (Fresno State WR coach): This could be a similar choice to when Petersen tabbed Hamdan to replace Brent Pease after the 2015 season. Moore, a former player at Boise State from 2009-13 (redshirted his sophomore year in 2010) under Petersen, spent the 2015-16 season as a graduate assistant at Washington helping coach the WR's. He followed former offensive analyst Jeff Tedford to Fresno State, named the Bulldogs WR coach as his first full-time coaching position.

Moore had one of the nations best receivers in 2018, senior KeeSean Johnson, who finished sixth in the FBS with 1,340 yards and fourth in receptions with 95.

- Junior Adams (Appalachian State offensive analyst): Not directly off the Petersen / Boise State tree, Adams is a former Oregon State / Montana State product who spent two seasons on the Broncos staff after Petersen left. He's also spent time with a current UW assistant, co-defensive coordinator Pete Kwiatkowski, when the two were at Montana State in 2004-05. Adams was recently at Western Kentucky as Co-OC/WR coach under head coach Mike Sanford, another former Bronco.

- Tyler Osborne: (UW WR graduate assistant coach): Osborne is an unlikely to be named the permanent receivers coach, but he could certainly be an option for Petersen. The son of long time CFB coach Tom Osborne, Tyler spent five seasons serving in various roles at Oregon, under both Chip Kelly and Mark Helfrich, before moving north to Seattle for the 2017 season.

- Two other potential moves:

Bush Hamdan returning to receivers coach, and Petersen hiring another QB coach / OC. This is unlikely for a few reasons, however. With Hamdan just finishing his first full season as the Huskies offensive play-caller and redshirt sophomore Jacob Eason spending the past year learning his system, changing coordinators would almost be a step backward for the program.

Petersen has a vast network of coaching connections, so other names to watch that still aren't likely to be the eventual choice, include Butch Jones (Maryland assistant), Billy Napier (Louisiana-Lafayette) among others.

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SAN ANTONIO -- With only a few unsigned players remaining, attention on said prospects has ramped up during the All-American Bowl week in San Antonio. Information can be tough to come by, but recruiting analysts Adam Gorney and Woody Wommack are on the ground in Texas and pass along the latest rumblings on five elite unsigned prospects.

You can read the article here. It includes thoughts on Asa Turner.

I break down the good and not-so-good for every #Pac12 team during the Early Signing Period: https://rvls.co/Pac12ESP

With the Early Signing Period now firmly in the rear-view mirror, the available player pool has been significantly narrowed. That’s not to say there’s no talent left on the board, however. Today, Rivals.com continues its look at the best available unsigned players in America with a look at which players are left at the top of the wide receiver position.

You can read the story here, which includes Washington target Kyle Ford.