Washington’s recruiting board kept moving through a busy June, and Chris Fetters and Scott Eklund spent the lead-in to the Fourth of July weekend sorting through what it all means for the Huskies.
The latest additions for UW are offensive lineman Tye Kennedy, the son of Lincoln Kennedy, and Gecova Doyal. From there, the attention shifts to the next wave of decisions, starting with cornerback.
After Evan Mack picked Arizona this week, Washington is still waiting on Censere Gaylord, and the staff has also extended J'Isaiah Mitchell an offer on the defensive side after previously recruiting him as a receiver. Mitchell is already committed to Boise State, but the question now is whether the Huskies can get him to take another look at UW as a defensive back.
Another name on the immediate radar is Chandler (Ariz.) Basha offensive lineman DaJohn Yarborough, who is set to announce his decision on July 11, a week from Friday.
His choice could shape what Washington does next if he goes elsewhere. In that scenario, local options such as Curtis’ Rashaun Lavata'i, who just committed to Washington State, and Inglemoor’s Ben Rainwater, who recently committed to Boise State, are among the prospects the Huskies could revisit.
The bigger-picture question is what happens to Washington’s 2026 class total if Yarborough and Gaylord both end up in the fold. That would push the class to 25 prospects, and Scott also weighed whether that number would still hold by the time Signing Day arrives in December.
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