Washington is casting a wide net for its quarterback of the future in the Class of 2028, and the search now stretches from Detroit to its own backyard.
One of the biggest names on the Huskies’ board is Donald Tabron II, a highly touted passer from Cass Technical High School in Detroit. The 6-foot-3 1/2, 180-pound quarterback is ranked as the 31st-best player in the class, the third-best quarterback and the third-best player in Michigan, according to the 247Sports composite. Washington is in the mix, but Texas A&M is the current favorite to land him, with On3 Sports giving the Aggies 88.6% odds.
Even with that competition, Washington has kept pushing. The Huskies also offered Tabron’s high school wide receiver target, four-star Mylan Griggs, taking the same approach they used with two Class of 2026 recruits: four-star quarterback Blake Roskopf and three-star wideout Zerek Sidney from Desert Edge High School in Goodyear, Ariz.
If the Huskies don’t end up winning the battle for Tabron, they already have another quarterback target much closer to home in AJ Tuivaiave.
Washington has ramped up its pursuit of the Graham-Kapowsin High School standout in Graham, Wash., and the early signs are encouraging. Tuivaiave, a 6-foot-3, 240-pound quarterback, is ranked by the 247Sports Composite as the 362nd-best player in the class, the 25th-best quarterback and the fifth-best player in Washington. His sophomore season was a big one: he completed 70.2% of his passes for 3,029 yards, 32 touchdowns and two interceptions.
The Huskies first offered Tuivaiave on Jan. 28, 2025, and the early work appears to be paying off. The recruitment is being led by quarterbacks coach J.P.
Losman, and Washington is the only school listed as “warm” on Tuivaiave’s 247Sports page. On3 Sports currently has the Huskies as the narrow favorites to land him, ahead of Oregon, Miami, Arizona State and Cal, among others.
Washington’s broader recruiting momentum is already clear. The Huskies’ Class of 2026 ranked 12th nationally, the highest-rated class in program history, and their 2027 class is currently 25th in the country, per 247Sports.
With seven months still left before National Signing Day for that group, the Huskies are already looking ahead to the next wave of talent. They’re also among the final teams under consideration for five-star edge rusher Jalanie George.
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