Washington Huskies Football: Early 2023 Recruiting – Offense
Herb Nightengale
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2023 football recruiting is in full swing. We look at some offensive prospects the Washington Huskies’ made offers to so far.
This is the time of the year when all the Washington Huskies sports are recruiting for 2023. This is especially true for football. Before jumping into the 2023 season, a quick word about this year.
The Washington Huskies football team still has room to add players to this year’s team from the transfer portal. Recently cornerback Jacobe Covington and running back Caleb Berry, who redshirted last year, transferred out. So wherever he lands, he will have four years of eligibility ahead of him. Those departures leave six player scholarship spots available this year. We will see what they will do.
There are several offensive positions of need. With Berry leaving, running back depth needs help. Washington also has several offensive linemen in their last year of eligibility, and the line will need an infusion of talent.
We now look at each offensive position for the recruiting class of 2023. How many recruits the Huskies will sign won’t be known until later this year or early next.
Here is a look at who the Huskies are recruiting for the 2023 class by position.
Quarterback
The Washington Huskies made offers to seven different QBs. They most likely will sign one or two at the most. Who and how many depends on the winner of this year’s starter battle. If Michael Penix Jr. wins the competition, either Sam Huard or Dylan Morris probably moves on in 2023. The same could be true if Huard or Morris is the starter. In that scenario, there’s a good chance Penix would move on.
Gianni Mascolino, out of Mesa, Arizona, is UW’s top recruit. So far, he doesn’t have any offers from other schools. Number two was Gabarri Johnson; however, he announced his commitment to Missouri this week.
Third is Jaden Rashada out of Pittsburgh, California. Rashada also has offers from Florida, Texas A&M, Miami, LSU, and Oregon Rashada coming to Washington most likely won’t happen. On May 11, the Huskies offered a scholarship to Aidan Chiles of Downey High School near Los Angeles, California. Chiles is an option quarterback, so he could be a good fit in Kalen DeBoer’s offense.