Washington’s 2027 class is already showing some real juice on the field, and a few Huskies commits are stacking up big early-season numbers.
Start with running back Jeremy Adeyanju, the four-star from Sandra Day O’Connor High School in Arizona. Through three games, he’s logged 369 rushing yards and five touchdowns on 52 carries, good for 7.1 yards per attempt, and he’s added 118 receiving yards on six catches.
At 6-foot and around 215 pounds, Adeyanju brings a sturdy build to go with the production. The clips this season also show more cuts and better vision, which is a promising sign for what he could become in Montlake.
He should arrive with a real chance to battle for playing time right away.
Desert Edge teammates Blake Roskopf and Zerek Sidney have also been making noise in their senior seasons. In their latest game, Roskopf threw five touchdown passes, while Sidney posted nine catches for 202 yards and two scores in the win.
Over three games, Roskopf has already piled up 12 touchdown passes, 1,064 passing yards and a 63% completion percentage. Sidney has 18 receptions for 450 yards and four touchdowns in that same stretch.
If Demond doesn’t return to Montlake, Roskopf has a path to compete for snaps next year, and Sidney should be in the mix as well with the younger wideouts.
Another receiver worth watching is Dontay Tyson from Peoria High School. The four-star has opened his senior year with 12 receptions for 225 yards, an 18.8-yard average, and three touchdowns through three games.
His speed stands out, and he looks like the kind of deep threat who could push for early playing time. The receiver room is crowded, but Sidney, Tre Moore and Tyson all have a chance to compete right away.
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Floridas Poll Push Comes Down To One Big Test
The first full AP Top 25 of the young season brought plenty of movement, with Texas climbing to No. 1 after its upset of Ohio State and Oregon and Oklahoma sliding out after losses. Michigan slipped back in at No. 19, while Washington was one of the teams on the outside looking in after a narrow win left enough doubt in the voters minds to bump the Huskies from the rankings. For a program trying to establish itself early, the margin for error is already feeling thin.
Washingtons path back is part of a broader conversation around teams trying to sort out who belongs in the poll and who still has more proving to do. Floridas case is getting the most attention because the Gators have a major test ahead, but the Huskies have their own work cut out for them in the coming weeks if they want to turn a shaky first impression into something the voters can trust. For now, the question is less about style points than whether Washington can put together a performance that leaves no room for debate. [Read more 🡒]
Oregons Playoff Hype Already Looks Shakier Than Washington Fans Expected
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Dante Moore did help steady the Ducks with two second-half touchdown passes, yet the broader picture was hard to ignore for Washington fans tracking the state of the conference race. Oregon was outgained 554 to 281, a lopsided performance that made the loss look less like a stumble and more like an early reminder that preseason hype can vanish quickly when a favored team spends the day chasing an opponent it was expected to handle. [Read more 🡒]
Gophers Just Triggered An Early Warning Sign In ESPNs Ratings
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For Washington, the bigger takeaway is how unforgiving those early forecast swings can be. Even after a win over Utah State, the Huskies were still sitting in an uncomfortably low spot in the Big Ten pecking order, and the playoff outlook attached to that standing was already razor-thin. It is only Week 2, so none of this is final, but the first warning lights are on for a team that needs the computers to start liking what they see. [Read more 🡒]