Washington State 2015 Class | HOT BOARD: OFFENSE
Washington State's class is quickly filling up, but there's still room to add a few more prospects. The Cougars currently have 23 verbal commits in the 2015 class after a flurry of verbals over the last two weeks. Add in a former Clemson receiver Ky Priester and Pasco (Wash.) Chiawana safety Deion Singleton, who greyshirted while getting his academics in order, and the current numbers have the Cougars at 25 commitments in the 2015 class.
Now, scholarship math is tricky and it's tough to gauge how scholarships will work out, who ends up enrolling or greyshirting and how many players can be pushed to the previous class, but I'll give it a shot. Washington State cannot push any scholarships back, as they used all 25 in the last cycle. Since they want to take a few more prospects, they'll have to use some greyshirts.
I won't speculate on those players just yet. Anyway, I expect the Cougars to take a full class of 25 prospects and there's still a long way until signing day on February 4, so we'll take a look at the current class and targets below, continuing with the offense.
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QUARTERBACK
EXPECTED TO SIGN: 1 | VERBAL COMMITS: Tyler Hilinski
TARGETS: N/A
ANALYSIS: Washington State will take just one quarterback in the 2015 class. Hilinski has signed a financial aid agreement and will enroll in January in time to begin classes and participate in spring practices.
RUNNING BACK
EXPECTED TO SIGN: 1-2 | VERBAL COMMITS: James Williams
TARGETS: N/A
ANALYSIS: Prior to Squally Canada transferring out of the program, Washington State was expected to take just one running back, Williams, though a knee injury to the three-star running back and depth issues with Canada moving on to BYU have the Cougars in the market for a second running back in this class.
King, a 5-foot-8, 175-pound back, picked up a Washington State offer a several weeks ago and has since had an in-home visit with Jim Mastro. He'll visit in January but is also seriously considering West Virginia, who he'll visit on Jan. 16.
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UPDATE (12/30): Georgia running back Sihiem King will officially visit Washington State on January 23.
UPDATE (1/5): Sihiem King's visit to West Virginia has been moved back to January 30, therefore the Mountaineers will get the last crack at the three-star running back.
UPDATE (1/13): With King looking like a strong WVU lean, Washington State has their eyes on Chattanooga (Tenn.) Notre Dame running back Auston Banks, who does not yet hold an offer but says he'll officially visit on January 30. Should King pick the Mountaineers, Washington State will likely extend an offer to the speedy back, who also holds an offer from SMU.
UPDATE (2/2): As we've reported from the start, Sihiem King has Washington State high on his list, however the Cougars may be on the outside looking in because of the distance factor, which I'm told is weighing heavy on him. King is also looking at Wake Forest and Middle Tennessee State.
UPDATE (2/3): Three-star RB/WR Sihiem King has committed to Kentucky, per Rivals analyst Justin Rowland.
WIDE RECEIVER
EXPECTED TO SIGN: 4 | VERBAL COMMITS: Kyle Sweet
TARGETS: C.J. Dimry
COMMITTED TARGETS: George Wilson (Utah), Denver Johnson (Iowa State)
ANALYSIS: Priester, despite having to sit out next season due to NCAA transfer rules, will count towards the Cougars' 25 scholarships when he arrives in January and Burnett has been firmly committed for quite awhile. The Cougars would ideally like to add another quality receiver in this class, and there's plenty of top prospects left out there.
George Wilson is one receiver they like a lot and the Utah commit already officially visited. They would love to flip Louisville commit Dahu Green, who had an in-home visit with Dennis Simmons last week, though the Oklahoma product seems firmly committed to the Cardinals. Noa, who also holds a California offer, is an interesting target as he has been under the radar for some time, but visited a couple weeks ago.
Of the prospects that have yet to visit, St. Brown is at the top of the list, though he's unlikely to take an official visit. He unofficially visited last summer as a junior with Greg Hoyd, his cousin, though he's looking at bigger fish right now. Isaac Whitney, a three-star junior college receiver, is another top prospect, and he'll choose between Washington State, USC and West Virginia tomorrow, though he never visited the Palouse.
Lavan Alston was connected to Mike Riley and Oregon State for some time, though the Cougars have picked up their interest since the coaching change in Corvallis. They'll likely push for a visit next month, along with Desean Holmes, a USC de-commit. Another visitor next month will be three-star receiver Kanya Bell, who also holds offers from UCLA, USC, Washington, Arizona State and others.
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UPDATE (12/18): Kanawai Noa has committed to California and Isaac Whitney has committed to USC.
UPDATE (12/18): Washington State offered Santa Margarita (Calif.) receiver Kyle Sweet tonight. Here's the latest. I think the Cougars have a really good shot here. He's one of my favorite prospects in this class and is a River Cracraft clone except quicker.
UPDATE (12/18): I'm hearing Washington State wants to take two more receivers in this class.
UPDATE (12/19): Kyle Sweet has committed to Washington State.
UPDATE (12/30): Dahu Green de-committed from Louisville last week. The three-star has Wazzu high on his list.
UPDATE (12/30): Equanimeous St. Brown says he's thinking about taking an official visit to Washington State, though Notre Dame remains the leader. The four-star, who is also mulling a visit to Stanford, is cousins with Washington State linebacker Greg Hoyd.
UPDATE (12/30): Another receiver to watch is George Wilson, who is currently committed to Utah. The three-star, who is also picking up UCLA interest, has maintained strong interest in WSU and is another big target to watch with the coaching carousel in Utah.
UPDATE (12/30): I've been told Washington State wants to take one more receiver in this class.
UPDATE (12/30): Three-star receiver Lavan Alston, who was previously a silent commit to Oregon State, will officially visit Washington State on January 16. Alston has also visited California and Oregon State and will look at trips to Utah and Nebraska, too.
UPDATE (1/5): Four-star receiver Desean Holmes says he has no plans, as of now, to visit Washington State.
UPDATE (1/5): Three-star receiver Lavan Alston's primary recruiter at California, Rob Likens, has been hired as the OC at Kansas. This bodes well for Washington State, though I'm not exactly sure how involved Cal was. Nebraska and Oregon State appear to be the stiffest competition, especially since Alston was previously committed to the Beavers and Andersen held on to Alston's primary recruiter.
UPDATE (1/7): Oklahoma City (OK) Westmoore receiver Dahu Green has committed to Washington State.
UPDATE (1/7): I would expect Lavan Alston to still officially visit, though I was told a couple weeks ago that the staff wanted to take two additional receivers, which has happened with Sweet and Green committing. I'll keep an eye on it.
UPDATE (1/15): After weeks of speculation, I can confirm that Long Beach (Calif.) Poly receiver Kanya Bell is no longer visiting Washington State this month. It doesn't sound like the coaching staff has been recruiting Bell for some time.
UPDATE (1/15): It sounds like Washington State is still actively recruiting Utah receiver commit George Wilson. The three-star has a visit to Utah this weekend and an official visit to Boise State the weekend after. A UCLA visit could also be in the works, he tells our UCLA site. Wilson is another big receiver, similar to Dahu Green, who the staff would likely make room for, similar to Lavan Alston. I'll reach out to Wilson shortly.
UPDATE (1/15): Coach Yost had an in-home visit with George Wilson on Thursday.
UPDATE (1/19): I removed Kanya Bell and Equanimeous St. Brown from the big board today. Neither have plans to visit.
UPDATE (1/27): Washington State receiver commit Dahu Green picked up an offer from Oklahoma today.
UPDATE (1/28): I added Oklahoma City (Okla.) Casady receiver Denver Johnson to to hot board after picking up an offer from Washington State today.
UPDATE (1/29): Dahu Green will visit Oklahoma this weekend and Deontay Burnett will visit Michigan. Arizona State also offered Burnett today.
UPDATE (2/2): Following an official visit to Nebraska, Lavan Alston gave his pledge to Mike Riley and the Cornhuskers. As for Dahu Green and Deontay Burnett, who visited Oklahoma and Michigan, respectively, the two are still committed to WSU, however both prospects are still taking a hard look elsewhere.
Burnett nearly flipped to Michigan yesterday, though he's taking a break to look things over. The Cougars, Arizona State and Michigan are all in the picture with a final decision likely to come any time.
Green visited Oklahoma over the weekend and while the Sooners picked up a big commitment from top receiving target A.D. Miller, Green did not pull the trigger. He's said to be still mulling over the Sooners, Indiana and Washington State.
UPDATE (2/2): Moore (Okla.) Westmoore receiver Dahu Green de-committed from Washington State and flipped to Oklahoma tonight.
UPDATE (2/2): Tustin (Calif.) receiver George Wilson will make his college decision at 11:20 a.m. on Wednesday. He'll be choosing between Washington State, Boise State and Utah, where he's currently committed.
UPDATE (2/2): Mission Viejo (Calif.) Saddleback College receiver C.J. Dimry picked up an offer from Washington State tonight. This comes as no surprise after Dahu Green flipped to Oklahoma.
OFFENSIVE LINE
EXPECTED TO SIGN: 6 | VERBAL COMMITS: Joseph Price
TARGETS: N/A
ANALYSIS: With five offensive line verbal commitments, Washington State is sitting pretty comfortably heading into the final stretch of the recruiting cycle, though this unit is far from complete. Austin Maihen picked up a Stanford offer in November and is in the process of going through the admissions process. Should he be admitted, it's likely he would flip to the Cardinal, which is why the staff has continued to recruit this position group hard. Cedric Bigge-Duren has been rumored to be a grade risk, so that's also something to watch.
Darrin Paulo would be the prize addition of this group. He's a massive body and holds several national and Pac-12 offers. The three-star, who officially visited Washington State earlier this year and is the younger brother of Cougar defensive lineman Darryl Paulo, is looking at WSU, USC, Utah and was also checking out Oregon State, though that situation is unclear. I think Washington State leads for Paulo, though USC will also have a say when it comes down to it. He is still planning on visiting Utah and USC.
Keven Dixon Jr. officially visited Washington State last weekend and is still weighing his options while William Auwae and Pesi Savea, two Hawaiian prospects, had their official visits, previously scheduled for the Apple Cup, moved back. With other options still out there, the staff has cooled their interest in the pair as of late.
Lio Lafaele has been an offensive guard that the Washington State staff coveted early, but he's been firmly committed to Texas Tech this season. The three-star sat out for Riverside (Calif.) C.C. this year and will have three years to play three at the next level. Lafaele also holds an offer from Oklahoma. Unless the Cougars can get him on campus, he's a long shot.
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UPDATE (12/18): I'm hearing Washington State wants to take six offensive lineman in this class. Darrin Paulo is priority No. 1 and they'll go from there.
UPDATE (1/5): I missed this at some point, but Lio Lafaele, a former Texas Tech commit, is no longer committed to the Red Raiders. I'll reach out to see if he has any plans to visit Washington State.
UPDATE (1/5): Three-star offensive tackle commit Austin Maihen says he has not heard back from Stanford regarding admissions and that "he's excited to get up to Wazzu!" He'll take an official visit on January 23.
UPDATE (1/5): Amosa Sakaria has been selected to play in the Polynesian All-American Bowl on Sunday.
UPDATE (1/9): Three-star OL Austin Maihen has flipped from Washington State to Stanford. His recruitment is shut down. The focus now turns to Darrin Paulo and Keven Dixon Jr., who is expected to visit Boise State this month.
UPDATE (1/9): I added another name to the big board, Joseph Price, a three-star offensive tackle from Redlands (Calif.) East Valley. The 6-foot-5, 290-pounder also holds a known offer from California. I'll reach out and see what I can find.
UPDATE (1/12): A source says Joseph Price will officially visit Washington State this weekend.
UPDATE (1/15): Three-star offensive tackle Darrin Paulo will officially visit Utah (1/16), Oregon (1/23) and Nebraska (1/30) this month before making his college decision. The Wazzu target is also considering USC, his coach says. Paulo officially visited Washington State in September, though Paulo holds no favorites, as of now. The Cougars have a good shot, though.
UPDATE (1/19): Redlands (Calif.) East Valley offensive tackle Joseph Price has committed to Washington State.
UPDATE (1/19): According to our Utah site, Keven Dixon Jr. committed to Utah today. That leaves Paulo in play.
UPDATE (1/27): According to a source, Washington State commit Davis Perrott visited Purdue last weekend.
UPDATE (2/2): Sacramento (Calif.) Grant offensive tackle Darrin Paulo has committed to Utah.
SPECIAL TEAMS
EXPECTED TO SIGN: 1 | VERBAL COMMITS: Matthew Abramo
TARGETS: N/A
ANALYSIS: Abramo will officially visit Washington State next month and will likely be in the conversation to take over place kicking duties as a freshman. His kickoffs are already Pac-12 ready and he has enough leg to be a legit place kicker.
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UPDATE (12/18): Washington State extended a preferred walk-on offer out to New Jersey kicker Jarry Jones on Thursday.
UPDATE (12/30): Jarry Jones has accepted a preferred walk-on offer from Washington State.
UPDATE (1/14): Federal Way (Wash.) long snapper Mike Cole accepted a preferred walk-on offer from Washington State.
This post was edited on 2/3 7:39 PM by Britton Ransford
Washington State's class is quickly filling up, but there's still room to add a few more prospects. The Cougars currently have 23 verbal commits in the 2015 class after a flurry of verbals over the last two weeks. Add in a former Clemson receiver Ky Priester and Pasco (Wash.) Chiawana safety Deion Singleton, who greyshirted while getting his academics in order, and the current numbers have the Cougars at 25 commitments in the 2015 class.
Now, scholarship math is tricky and it's tough to gauge how scholarships will work out, who ends up enrolling or greyshirting and how many players can be pushed to the previous class, but I'll give it a shot. Washington State cannot push any scholarships back, as they used all 25 in the last cycle. Since they want to take a few more prospects, they'll have to use some greyshirts.
I won't speculate on those players just yet. Anyway, I expect the Cougars to take a full class of 25 prospects and there's still a long way until signing day on February 4, so we'll take a look at the current class and targets below, continuing with the offense.
LINK: EFENSIVE HOT BOARD
COPYRIGHT: WazzuWatch.com and the Rivals.com network of websites contains copyrighted articles, photos and other information that is subject to various limitations and "fair use" guidelines under law. The content on this site and other Rivals.com sites is copyrighted under the United States copyright laws. No copying or other redistribution by any method will be permitted without the express written permission of Rivals.com or WazzuWatch.com.
QUARTERBACK
EXPECTED TO SIGN: 1 | VERBAL COMMITS: Tyler Hilinski
TARGETS: N/A
ANALYSIS: Washington State will take just one quarterback in the 2015 class. Hilinski has signed a financial aid agreement and will enroll in January in time to begin classes and participate in spring practices.
RUNNING BACK
EXPECTED TO SIGN: 1-2 | VERBAL COMMITS: James Williams
TARGETS: N/A
ANALYSIS: Prior to Squally Canada transferring out of the program, Washington State was expected to take just one running back, Williams, though a knee injury to the three-star running back and depth issues with Canada moving on to BYU have the Cougars in the market for a second running back in this class.
King, a 5-foot-8, 175-pound back, picked up a Washington State offer a several weeks ago and has since had an in-home visit with Jim Mastro. He'll visit in January but is also seriously considering West Virginia, who he'll visit on Jan. 16.
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UPDATE (12/30): Georgia running back Sihiem King will officially visit Washington State on January 23.
UPDATE (1/5): Sihiem King's visit to West Virginia has been moved back to January 30, therefore the Mountaineers will get the last crack at the three-star running back.
UPDATE (1/13): With King looking like a strong WVU lean, Washington State has their eyes on Chattanooga (Tenn.) Notre Dame running back Auston Banks, who does not yet hold an offer but says he'll officially visit on January 30. Should King pick the Mountaineers, Washington State will likely extend an offer to the speedy back, who also holds an offer from SMU.
UPDATE (2/2): As we've reported from the start, Sihiem King has Washington State high on his list, however the Cougars may be on the outside looking in because of the distance factor, which I'm told is weighing heavy on him. King is also looking at Wake Forest and Middle Tennessee State.
UPDATE (2/3): Three-star RB/WR Sihiem King has committed to Kentucky, per Rivals analyst Justin Rowland.
WIDE RECEIVER
EXPECTED TO SIGN: 4 | VERBAL COMMITS: Kyle Sweet
TARGETS: C.J. Dimry
COMMITTED TARGETS: George Wilson (Utah), Denver Johnson (Iowa State)
ANALYSIS: Priester, despite having to sit out next season due to NCAA transfer rules, will count towards the Cougars' 25 scholarships when he arrives in January and Burnett has been firmly committed for quite awhile. The Cougars would ideally like to add another quality receiver in this class, and there's plenty of top prospects left out there.
George Wilson is one receiver they like a lot and the Utah commit already officially visited. They would love to flip Louisville commit Dahu Green, who had an in-home visit with Dennis Simmons last week, though the Oklahoma product seems firmly committed to the Cardinals. Noa, who also holds a California offer, is an interesting target as he has been under the radar for some time, but visited a couple weeks ago.
Of the prospects that have yet to visit, St. Brown is at the top of the list, though he's unlikely to take an official visit. He unofficially visited last summer as a junior with Greg Hoyd, his cousin, though he's looking at bigger fish right now. Isaac Whitney, a three-star junior college receiver, is another top prospect, and he'll choose between Washington State, USC and West Virginia tomorrow, though he never visited the Palouse.
Lavan Alston was connected to Mike Riley and Oregon State for some time, though the Cougars have picked up their interest since the coaching change in Corvallis. They'll likely push for a visit next month, along with Desean Holmes, a USC de-commit. Another visitor next month will be three-star receiver Kanya Bell, who also holds offers from UCLA, USC, Washington, Arizona State and others.
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UPDATE (12/18): Kanawai Noa has committed to California and Isaac Whitney has committed to USC.
UPDATE (12/18): Washington State offered Santa Margarita (Calif.) receiver Kyle Sweet tonight. Here's the latest. I think the Cougars have a really good shot here. He's one of my favorite prospects in this class and is a River Cracraft clone except quicker.
UPDATE (12/18): I'm hearing Washington State wants to take two more receivers in this class.
UPDATE (12/19): Kyle Sweet has committed to Washington State.
UPDATE (12/30): Dahu Green de-committed from Louisville last week. The three-star has Wazzu high on his list.
UPDATE (12/30): Equanimeous St. Brown says he's thinking about taking an official visit to Washington State, though Notre Dame remains the leader. The four-star, who is also mulling a visit to Stanford, is cousins with Washington State linebacker Greg Hoyd.
UPDATE (12/30): Another receiver to watch is George Wilson, who is currently committed to Utah. The three-star, who is also picking up UCLA interest, has maintained strong interest in WSU and is another big target to watch with the coaching carousel in Utah.
UPDATE (12/30): I've been told Washington State wants to take one more receiver in this class.
UPDATE (12/30): Three-star receiver Lavan Alston, who was previously a silent commit to Oregon State, will officially visit Washington State on January 16. Alston has also visited California and Oregon State and will look at trips to Utah and Nebraska, too.
UPDATE (1/5): Four-star receiver Desean Holmes says he has no plans, as of now, to visit Washington State.
UPDATE (1/5): Three-star receiver Lavan Alston's primary recruiter at California, Rob Likens, has been hired as the OC at Kansas. This bodes well for Washington State, though I'm not exactly sure how involved Cal was. Nebraska and Oregon State appear to be the stiffest competition, especially since Alston was previously committed to the Beavers and Andersen held on to Alston's primary recruiter.
UPDATE (1/7): Oklahoma City (OK) Westmoore receiver Dahu Green has committed to Washington State.
UPDATE (1/7): I would expect Lavan Alston to still officially visit, though I was told a couple weeks ago that the staff wanted to take two additional receivers, which has happened with Sweet and Green committing. I'll keep an eye on it.
UPDATE (1/15): After weeks of speculation, I can confirm that Long Beach (Calif.) Poly receiver Kanya Bell is no longer visiting Washington State this month. It doesn't sound like the coaching staff has been recruiting Bell for some time.
UPDATE (1/15): It sounds like Washington State is still actively recruiting Utah receiver commit George Wilson. The three-star has a visit to Utah this weekend and an official visit to Boise State the weekend after. A UCLA visit could also be in the works, he tells our UCLA site. Wilson is another big receiver, similar to Dahu Green, who the staff would likely make room for, similar to Lavan Alston. I'll reach out to Wilson shortly.
UPDATE (1/15): Coach Yost had an in-home visit with George Wilson on Thursday.
UPDATE (1/19): I removed Kanya Bell and Equanimeous St. Brown from the big board today. Neither have plans to visit.
UPDATE (1/27): Washington State receiver commit Dahu Green picked up an offer from Oklahoma today.
UPDATE (1/28): I added Oklahoma City (Okla.) Casady receiver Denver Johnson to to hot board after picking up an offer from Washington State today.
UPDATE (1/29): Dahu Green will visit Oklahoma this weekend and Deontay Burnett will visit Michigan. Arizona State also offered Burnett today.
UPDATE (2/2): Following an official visit to Nebraska, Lavan Alston gave his pledge to Mike Riley and the Cornhuskers. As for Dahu Green and Deontay Burnett, who visited Oklahoma and Michigan, respectively, the two are still committed to WSU, however both prospects are still taking a hard look elsewhere.
Burnett nearly flipped to Michigan yesterday, though he's taking a break to look things over. The Cougars, Arizona State and Michigan are all in the picture with a final decision likely to come any time.
Green visited Oklahoma over the weekend and while the Sooners picked up a big commitment from top receiving target A.D. Miller, Green did not pull the trigger. He's said to be still mulling over the Sooners, Indiana and Washington State.
UPDATE (2/2): Moore (Okla.) Westmoore receiver Dahu Green de-committed from Washington State and flipped to Oklahoma tonight.
UPDATE (2/2): Tustin (Calif.) receiver George Wilson will make his college decision at 11:20 a.m. on Wednesday. He'll be choosing between Washington State, Boise State and Utah, where he's currently committed.
UPDATE (2/2): Mission Viejo (Calif.) Saddleback College receiver C.J. Dimry picked up an offer from Washington State tonight. This comes as no surprise after Dahu Green flipped to Oklahoma.
OFFENSIVE LINE
EXPECTED TO SIGN: 6 | VERBAL COMMITS: Joseph Price
TARGETS: N/A
ANALYSIS: With five offensive line verbal commitments, Washington State is sitting pretty comfortably heading into the final stretch of the recruiting cycle, though this unit is far from complete. Austin Maihen picked up a Stanford offer in November and is in the process of going through the admissions process. Should he be admitted, it's likely he would flip to the Cardinal, which is why the staff has continued to recruit this position group hard. Cedric Bigge-Duren has been rumored to be a grade risk, so that's also something to watch.
Darrin Paulo would be the prize addition of this group. He's a massive body and holds several national and Pac-12 offers. The three-star, who officially visited Washington State earlier this year and is the younger brother of Cougar defensive lineman Darryl Paulo, is looking at WSU, USC, Utah and was also checking out Oregon State, though that situation is unclear. I think Washington State leads for Paulo, though USC will also have a say when it comes down to it. He is still planning on visiting Utah and USC.
Keven Dixon Jr. officially visited Washington State last weekend and is still weighing his options while William Auwae and Pesi Savea, two Hawaiian prospects, had their official visits, previously scheduled for the Apple Cup, moved back. With other options still out there, the staff has cooled their interest in the pair as of late.
Lio Lafaele has been an offensive guard that the Washington State staff coveted early, but he's been firmly committed to Texas Tech this season. The three-star sat out for Riverside (Calif.) C.C. this year and will have three years to play three at the next level. Lafaele also holds an offer from Oklahoma. Unless the Cougars can get him on campus, he's a long shot.
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UPDATE (12/18): I'm hearing Washington State wants to take six offensive lineman in this class. Darrin Paulo is priority No. 1 and they'll go from there.
UPDATE (1/5): I missed this at some point, but Lio Lafaele, a former Texas Tech commit, is no longer committed to the Red Raiders. I'll reach out to see if he has any plans to visit Washington State.
UPDATE (1/5): Three-star offensive tackle commit Austin Maihen says he has not heard back from Stanford regarding admissions and that "he's excited to get up to Wazzu!" He'll take an official visit on January 23.
UPDATE (1/5): Amosa Sakaria has been selected to play in the Polynesian All-American Bowl on Sunday.
UPDATE (1/9): Three-star OL Austin Maihen has flipped from Washington State to Stanford. His recruitment is shut down. The focus now turns to Darrin Paulo and Keven Dixon Jr., who is expected to visit Boise State this month.
UPDATE (1/9): I added another name to the big board, Joseph Price, a three-star offensive tackle from Redlands (Calif.) East Valley. The 6-foot-5, 290-pounder also holds a known offer from California. I'll reach out and see what I can find.
UPDATE (1/12): A source says Joseph Price will officially visit Washington State this weekend.
UPDATE (1/15): Three-star offensive tackle Darrin Paulo will officially visit Utah (1/16), Oregon (1/23) and Nebraska (1/30) this month before making his college decision. The Wazzu target is also considering USC, his coach says. Paulo officially visited Washington State in September, though Paulo holds no favorites, as of now. The Cougars have a good shot, though.
UPDATE (1/19): Redlands (Calif.) East Valley offensive tackle Joseph Price has committed to Washington State.
UPDATE (1/19): According to our Utah site, Keven Dixon Jr. committed to Utah today. That leaves Paulo in play.
UPDATE (1/27): According to a source, Washington State commit Davis Perrott visited Purdue last weekend.
UPDATE (2/2): Sacramento (Calif.) Grant offensive tackle Darrin Paulo has committed to Utah.
SPECIAL TEAMS
EXPECTED TO SIGN: 1 | VERBAL COMMITS: Matthew Abramo
TARGETS: N/A
ANALYSIS: Abramo will officially visit Washington State next month and will likely be in the conversation to take over place kicking duties as a freshman. His kickoffs are already Pac-12 ready and he has enough leg to be a legit place kicker.
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UPDATE (12/18): Washington State extended a preferred walk-on offer out to New Jersey kicker Jarry Jones on Thursday.
UPDATE (12/30): Jarry Jones has accepted a preferred walk-on offer from Washington State.
UPDATE (1/14): Federal Way (Wash.) long snapper Mike Cole accepted a preferred walk-on offer from Washington State.
This post was edited on 2/3 7:39 PM by Britton Ransford
