With the recent commitment of Brandon McKinney, Washington now holds 11 verbal commitments and with roughly 10-11 players expected to graduate, people have asked what the number will be for this class overall. I've been able to get that answer and a couple of other notes...
- Washington currently has 83 players on scholarship, leaving two free for either a walk-on to earn a scholarship or for UW to use those toward the '17 class. From what I've been told Washington will hold those over for the '17 class, given that numbers are already limited.
- The Washington coaches are working with the number of 17 scholarships for this years class, with the max being 19, or as few as 15. But the way the Huskies are expecting this it will be 17 for this class, with the prospects being known who they want and if they don't they already have been working with for months, so the offers are slated already.
- UW will still take one more cornerback and one more safety. The main targets at this point are Isaiah-Pola Mao (expected to choose UW), Elijah Hicks, Salvon Ahmed (expected to pick UW), with Chaz Ah-You being a 2019 prospect essentially, so he's not going to count against the current numbers no matter where he goes. KJ Jarrell is still being recruited by UW but the expectation is Pola-Mao will be the second safety.
- As many have gathered Washington has essentially turned a decent amount of their attention to the 2018 class, almost across the board. With Washington hosting both Brevin White and Jacob Sirmon this weekend, with the questions being raised about Smith's status being on a one-year contract, the Sirmon family has told Rivals they will open up their recruitment if Smith is fired, no matter who is hired to replace him. Not to say Sirmon still can't stick with UDub but they are still keeping the lines open with others just in case.
- Washington currently has 83 players on scholarship, leaving two free for either a walk-on to earn a scholarship or for UW to use those toward the '17 class. From what I've been told Washington will hold those over for the '17 class, given that numbers are already limited.
- The Washington coaches are working with the number of 17 scholarships for this years class, with the max being 19, or as few as 15. But the way the Huskies are expecting this it will be 17 for this class, with the prospects being known who they want and if they don't they already have been working with for months, so the offers are slated already.
- UW will still take one more cornerback and one more safety. The main targets at this point are Isaiah-Pola Mao (expected to choose UW), Elijah Hicks, Salvon Ahmed (expected to pick UW), with Chaz Ah-You being a 2019 prospect essentially, so he's not going to count against the current numbers no matter where he goes. KJ Jarrell is still being recruited by UW but the expectation is Pola-Mao will be the second safety.
- As many have gathered Washington has essentially turned a decent amount of their attention to the 2018 class, almost across the board. With Washington hosting both Brevin White and Jacob Sirmon this weekend, with the questions being raised about Smith's status being on a one-year contract, the Sirmon family has told Rivals they will open up their recruitment if Smith is fired, no matter who is hired to replace him. Not to say Sirmon still can't stick with UDub but they are still keeping the lines open with others just in case.
