Washington’s 2027 recruiting class took another hit on Wednesday when four-star quarterback Blake Roskopf backed off his pledge to the Huskies.
Roskopf, a 6-foot-5, 235-pound passer from Desert Edge High School in Goodyear, Ariz., had committed to UW in April. His decision makes him the second Washington recruit in the last week to decommit, and the second four-star or better prospect to change course.
His flip leaves Washington without a quarterback committed in the Class of 2027. In fact, Roskopf was the only player pledged to the Huskies from that class or beyond, so the program’s quarterback pipeline now runs entirely through the current roster.
That room includes third-years Elijah Brown and Demond Williams Jr., second-years Kini McMillan and Dash Beierly, and first-year Derek Zammit. Williams opened the season as the starter, lost the job after an injury opened the door for Brown, and has since taken it back.
Brown handled the stretch in between successfully. The other three have not thrown a pass in a college game.
Roskopf’s departure comes after Washington had built real momentum on the recruiting trail under head coach Jedd Fisch and his staff ahead of the 2024 season. The Huskies signed the 12th-best class in the country in 2026, a program-best group that has already produced several starters. The Class of 2027 had also been viewed as a strong one, sitting in the Top 25 in multiple rankings before this recent slide.
There’s also a bigger roster-building question hanging over the situation. Washington has been widely reported to have one of the lowest payrolls in the Big Ten, and Fisch has said the program intends to direct its limited resources toward keeping and developing the players already in the building.
If that remains the strategy, it could have played a role in the Huskies scaling back or pulling offers, including those tied to Tyson or Roskopf, which may have helped trigger the recent decommitments.
That retention battle matters because Washington has several young players who could draw interest elsewhere, including all-freshman caliber cornerback Jeron Jones, defensive tackle Derek Colman-Brusa and offensive lineman Kodi Greene. Second-year players such as wide receiver Chris Lawson could also become targets for other programs.
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