Over the past couple weeks we've reported that 2017 four-star cornerback Elijah Molden and 2018 three-star linebacker Jackson Sirmon will headline the visitor list this weekend for Washington. Molden will be completing his final official visit while Sirmon will make his second unofficial to UW this year, having visited this summer.
We've got that and more in our first edition of Dawg Bites --
*** 2017 four-star Provo (Utah.) Timpview safety Chaz Ah You told Rivals this week he'll visit UCLA on Nov. 19 vs USC, and visit Washington, Stanford and Oklahoma State for each official respectively in January. No dates have been set for the January official visits but those are the three he wants to take after the season.
Ah You, a 6'1, 185-pound safety, will go on an LDS mission following graduation, so he won't count toward the scholarship count this year which will allow UW to take him should he want to commit. UW defensive line coach Ikaika Malloe and defensive coordinator Pete Kwiatkowski have played point on his recruitment thus far and his relationship with Malloe in particular has grown a lot over the past couple months.
*** 2017 four-star West Linn (Ore.) cornerback Elijah Molden will make his last official visit this weekend, with the Huskies continuing to rise as his trip inches closer. Tuesday night, another cornerback target fell off the board with four-star prospect Elijah Hicks committing to Notre Dame. However, the question is if Washington would take a second and arguably third cornerback in this class, along with four-star Keith Taylor and four-star athlete Salvon Ahmed. Washington could also turn four-star running back commit Connor Wedington into a running back, so there are a lot more options to move guys around in this years class. If Petersen and Lake feel Molden is worth it, something I firmly believe the coaches do truly feel, that would be the last non-offensive line commit for the class of 2017. . .in theory. Washington wants to take three offensive linemen in this cycle and with Foster Sarell, the No.3 overall prospect and a five-star offensive tackle, along with Henry Bainivalu being two top in-state targets, the Huskies have to hold three spots without question.
*** 2018 three-star Nashville (Tenn.) Brentwood linebacker Jackson Sirmon will visit Washington this weekend and Wisconsin at the end of the month for his only two in-season visits. The three-star linebacker already holds an offer from UW and is the cousin of 2018 four-star quarterback commit Jacob Sirmon.
"I'm very excited to get back up there this weekend," Sirmon told Rivals of his upcoming visit. "Just getting up there and talking to the coaches and watching the game."
UW linebackers coach Bob Gregory and head coach Chris Petersen have been the two coaches recruiting the defensive-minded Sirmon and both have built a strong relationship early. It's a decent way from his recruitment coming to a head, but expect the Sirmon's to be suiting up together inside Husky Stadium for years to come.
*** Washington running backs coach and area recruiter Keith Bhonapha visited 2018 four-star wide receiver Marquis Spiker last Friday for Murrieta Vista's game and Washington is starting to make even more headway in Spiker's recruitment. UW is already in the thick of things for several elite receivers in 2018 including Chase Williams, Austin Osborne and now Spiker.
*** From the onset of the 2017 class the number of available scholarships we've been reporting has been 17. That number is very much still the target, however, a source told Rivals this week that Washington is looking at losing potentially seven underclassmen to the 2017 NFL Draft, but UW is hoping for a number around 3-5 when all is said and done.
*** Having yet to play a game in 2016 and already served a three-game suspension by Petersen to begin the season for a violation of team rules, wide receiver Brayden Lenius will redshirt this season to preserve a year of eligibility. Lenius has been suited in his No.81 jersey on the sidelines throughout the season, once the suspension was completed - without pads. Sources told Rivals this week that Lenius will remain at Washington and doesn't show signs of considering a transfer.
We've got that and more in our first edition of Dawg Bites --
*** 2017 four-star Provo (Utah.) Timpview safety Chaz Ah You told Rivals this week he'll visit UCLA on Nov. 19 vs USC, and visit Washington, Stanford and Oklahoma State for each official respectively in January. No dates have been set for the January official visits but those are the three he wants to take after the season.
Ah You, a 6'1, 185-pound safety, will go on an LDS mission following graduation, so he won't count toward the scholarship count this year which will allow UW to take him should he want to commit. UW defensive line coach Ikaika Malloe and defensive coordinator Pete Kwiatkowski have played point on his recruitment thus far and his relationship with Malloe in particular has grown a lot over the past couple months.
*** 2017 four-star West Linn (Ore.) cornerback Elijah Molden will make his last official visit this weekend, with the Huskies continuing to rise as his trip inches closer. Tuesday night, another cornerback target fell off the board with four-star prospect Elijah Hicks committing to Notre Dame. However, the question is if Washington would take a second and arguably third cornerback in this class, along with four-star Keith Taylor and four-star athlete Salvon Ahmed. Washington could also turn four-star running back commit Connor Wedington into a running back, so there are a lot more options to move guys around in this years class. If Petersen and Lake feel Molden is worth it, something I firmly believe the coaches do truly feel, that would be the last non-offensive line commit for the class of 2017. . .in theory. Washington wants to take three offensive linemen in this cycle and with Foster Sarell, the No.3 overall prospect and a five-star offensive tackle, along with Henry Bainivalu being two top in-state targets, the Huskies have to hold three spots without question.
*** 2018 three-star Nashville (Tenn.) Brentwood linebacker Jackson Sirmon will visit Washington this weekend and Wisconsin at the end of the month for his only two in-season visits. The three-star linebacker already holds an offer from UW and is the cousin of 2018 four-star quarterback commit Jacob Sirmon.
"I'm very excited to get back up there this weekend," Sirmon told Rivals of his upcoming visit. "Just getting up there and talking to the coaches and watching the game."
UW linebackers coach Bob Gregory and head coach Chris Petersen have been the two coaches recruiting the defensive-minded Sirmon and both have built a strong relationship early. It's a decent way from his recruitment coming to a head, but expect the Sirmon's to be suiting up together inside Husky Stadium for years to come.
*** Washington running backs coach and area recruiter Keith Bhonapha visited 2018 four-star wide receiver Marquis Spiker last Friday for Murrieta Vista's game and Washington is starting to make even more headway in Spiker's recruitment. UW is already in the thick of things for several elite receivers in 2018 including Chase Williams, Austin Osborne and now Spiker.
*** From the onset of the 2017 class the number of available scholarships we've been reporting has been 17. That number is very much still the target, however, a source told Rivals this week that Washington is looking at losing potentially seven underclassmen to the 2017 NFL Draft, but UW is hoping for a number around 3-5 when all is said and done.
*** Having yet to play a game in 2016 and already served a three-game suspension by Petersen to begin the season for a violation of team rules, wide receiver Brayden Lenius will redshirt this season to preserve a year of eligibility. Lenius has been suited in his No.81 jersey on the sidelines throughout the season, once the suspension was completed - without pads. Sources told Rivals this week that Lenius will remain at Washington and doesn't show signs of considering a transfer.
