Washington Huskies football recent comings and goings
Recruiting class of 2022
The early college signing period runs from December 15, 2021, through February 2, 2022. DeBoer and his staff had to hit the ground running to keep pace with the rest of the conference. Fortunately, they added a few potential impact player off the bat. Receivers Germie Benard from Las Vegas (2021 Nevada High School Player of the Year and Denzel Boston of nearby Emerald Ridge High School in Puyallup, add even more quality to a very talented group of pass-catchers.
Tight end Cade Otten is leaving, but his younger brother Ryan, a highly coveted TE in his own right, is on the way to UW. Another offensive player, guard Parker Brailsford, a four-star recruit from Scottsdale, Arizona, also signed a letter of intent for UW. On the other side, DE Lance “Showtime” Holtzclaw, from Mesa, Arizona, is the program’s only defensive recruit so far.
At his signing day press conference, DeBoer said all five players come from quality families. He also expects the Huskies will have 15 players, including these five, no matter who leaves the program. Six seniors are gone for sure, but the Huskies have several positions where they are thin. Expect the coaching staff to go hard after linebackers and corners. The offensive line is another area of opportunity as last season’s group greatly underachieved.
More Coaches
Last week DeBoer announced the hiring of four assistants. Junior Adams, who took over as offensive coordinator when the Huskies fired John Donovan, returns as the wide receivers coach. Scott Huff returns to coach the offensive line despite a poor showing from his group last season. New offensive coordinator Ryan Grubb started as an O-line coach, so Huff has some help. Both Adams and Huff have reputations as good recruiters.
Nick Sheridan, who was with DeBoer at Indiana, is the new tight ends coach. The new defensive line coach is Inoke Breckterfield. The former Oregon State All-American defensive end coached last year at Vanderbilt and Wisconsin the six years before that. DeBoer still has at least four more positions to fill.
.@junioradams13 will remain as Washington's wide receivers coach!
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