The Washington Huskies came up short in their pursuit of Caden Jones, a Class of 2027 quarterback and basketball player who chose Arizona on Friday.
Jones, a three-star recruit from Crean Lutheran, had been among Washington’s final options, but he committed to the Wildcats instead of the Huskies and Baylor. He is ranked by Rivals Industry as the 610th-best overall player, the 37th-best quarterback and the 47th-best player in California.
His decision keeps him close to family, too. Jones will follow his older brother, linebacker Carter Jones, who is also at Arizona.
The loss stings for Washington for more than one reason. The Huskies had been looking to build a two-quarterback recruiting class after landing four-star quarterback Blake Roskopf earlier in the cycle. Roskopf, who plays at Desert Edge High School in Goodyear, Ariz., is ranked by the 247Sports composite as the 175th-best overall player, the 14th-best quarterback and the fourth-best player in Arizona.
Washington also secured one of Roskopf’s top high school targets, three-star Desert Edge wide receiver Zerek Sidney, giving the Huskies some offensive momentum even as Jones went elsewhere.
Jones’ commitment to Arizona also affects Washington’s basketball side of the equation. Because he is a two-sport athlete at Crean Lutheran, head coach Danny Sprinkle had offered him a scholarship as well. Jones would have been the second two-sport commitment in Washington’s 2027 class.
Instead, that distinction belongs only to four-star safety Jaden Walk-Green, who also plays baseball and plans to continue both sports in college.
Jones’ choice marked the second straight day Arizona beat Washington for a Crean Lutheran prospect. On Thursday, four-star cornerback Evan Mack also picked the Wildcats over the Arizona Sun Devils and the Huskies.
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