Mission Viejo (Calif.) Saddleback College wide receiver [db]Christopher Dimry[/db] was an unknown on the recruiting trail under a week ago. Outside a couple letters from Syracuse, the 6-foot-6, 210-pound receiver had no intentions of signing a letter of intent on Wednesday.
But, as many have discovered over the last couple days, things can change quickly in recruiting, and that's exactly what happened with Dimry, who says he'll be signing with the Cougars after picking up an offer on Monday night.
"I really felt comfortable when I went up to Pullman," said Dimry, who officially visited over the weekend. "Obviously it's the ideal offense for me to play in since they throw so much, so I felt it was the right fit for me and especially with all the new facilities they have, it was an easy sell.
"They called me about an hour ago and I talked to Coach Leach. I was really excited and I can't wait to get to work. Leach just said that he can't wait to throw me a lot of fades. He wants me to go up and get the ball, and that's what I'm good at, so I can't wait to get at it."
With three-star receiver Dahu Green flipping from Washington State to Oklahoma on Monday evening, a spot in the 2015 class opened up for Dimry, who now joins [db]Kyle Sweet[/db], [db]Deontay Burnett[/db] and [db]Kyrin Priester[/db] as receivers in the current class.
Dimry, who has two-years of eligibility remaining, will come to Washington State with experience playing in a spread offense at Saddleback College, where he hauled in 26 catches for 541 yards and six touchdowns as a sophomore.
"We ran the spread at Saddleback, so I'm familiar playing on the outside in that offense," Dimry said prior to his visit. "The way Leach did stuff with [Michael] Crabtree and those other guys, then again with Vince [Mayle], the things he's doing is working, so I would be really blessed to have a chance to play with him."
With his size and his route through the JUCO ranks, Dimry will draw comparisons to former Washington State star Vince Mayle, who he kept a close eye on last season.
"I actually brought Vince up before the visit, because I was actually following him last year because of the JUCO connection with him, too," Dimry said. "I feel like I could draw from him and do similar things that he did as a big-bodied receiver."
Dimry lightly recruited out of Carlsbad (Calif.) La Costa Canyon in the 2012 class and eventually enrolled at Palomar College. After playing as a freshman, Dimry redshirted in 2013 while working on academics. He then transferred to Saddleback prior to the 2014 season.
And after several years of bouncing around with uncertainty, Dimry finally found a home, an unexpected one at that.
"I was just looking for an opportunity," Dimry said. "I feel like I can play at the D-I level and obviously Washington State is the ideal offense with the passing and everything, so that's really cool.
"I'm just glad to have the opportunity."
This post was edited on 2/2 11:35 PM by Britton Ransford
But, as many have discovered over the last couple days, things can change quickly in recruiting, and that's exactly what happened with Dimry, who says he'll be signing with the Cougars after picking up an offer on Monday night.
"I really felt comfortable when I went up to Pullman," said Dimry, who officially visited over the weekend. "Obviously it's the ideal offense for me to play in since they throw so much, so I felt it was the right fit for me and especially with all the new facilities they have, it was an easy sell.
"They called me about an hour ago and I talked to Coach Leach. I was really excited and I can't wait to get to work. Leach just said that he can't wait to throw me a lot of fades. He wants me to go up and get the ball, and that's what I'm good at, so I can't wait to get at it."
With three-star receiver Dahu Green flipping from Washington State to Oklahoma on Monday evening, a spot in the 2015 class opened up for Dimry, who now joins [db]Kyle Sweet[/db], [db]Deontay Burnett[/db] and [db]Kyrin Priester[/db] as receivers in the current class.
Dimry, who has two-years of eligibility remaining, will come to Washington State with experience playing in a spread offense at Saddleback College, where he hauled in 26 catches for 541 yards and six touchdowns as a sophomore.
"We ran the spread at Saddleback, so I'm familiar playing on the outside in that offense," Dimry said prior to his visit. "The way Leach did stuff with [Michael] Crabtree and those other guys, then again with Vince [Mayle], the things he's doing is working, so I would be really blessed to have a chance to play with him."
With his size and his route through the JUCO ranks, Dimry will draw comparisons to former Washington State star Vince Mayle, who he kept a close eye on last season.
"I actually brought Vince up before the visit, because I was actually following him last year because of the JUCO connection with him, too," Dimry said. "I feel like I could draw from him and do similar things that he did as a big-bodied receiver."
Dimry lightly recruited out of Carlsbad (Calif.) La Costa Canyon in the 2012 class and eventually enrolled at Palomar College. After playing as a freshman, Dimry redshirted in 2013 while working on academics. He then transferred to Saddleback prior to the 2014 season.
And after several years of bouncing around with uncertainty, Dimry finally found a home, an unexpected one at that.
"I was just looking for an opportunity," Dimry said. "I feel like I can play at the D-I level and obviously Washington State is the ideal offense with the passing and everything, so that's really cool.
"I'm just glad to have the opportunity."
This post was edited on 2/2 11:35 PM by Britton Ransford
