Washington State Cougars Recruiting Class of 2022 – Jake Dickert’s first

Washington State Cougars
Jake Dickert, Washington State Cougars.

Despite a few quality additions, the Washington State Cougars recruiting class of 2022 didn’t impress the ranking websites.

ESPN

National Rank: 66 Pac-12 Rank: 9

24/7

National Rank: 64 Pac-12 Rank: 9

Rivals

National Rank: 73 Pac-12 Rank: 10

On3db

National Rank: 68 Pac-12 Rank: 10

This won’t cut it. On the bigger stage, constantly falling behind schools like Boise State, UCF, Arkansas State, Marshall, and UTSA in the recruiting game looks bad for a team that is part of a storied conference. Additionally, many of the recruits they signed weren’t highly recruited by other Pac-12 schools.

While it’s OK to sign players from recruiting hotbeds like California, Texas, and Florida, the Cougars bread and butter is still in Washington State. The Cougs only landed four in-state recruits, DB Leyton Smithson (Bellingham – Squalicum ), RB Djouvensky Schlenbaker (Bellingham – Squalicum), Jakobus Seth Arlington – Lakewood), and Hudson Cedarland (Gig Harbor).

The Pac-12 is already becoming the weak sister of the Power-5. Getting beat out by so many other conference schools is a big blow. The Cougs play against Oregon and Stanford every season. Losing to them in the offseason tends to bring losing in-season. It makes falling behind those schools for recruits a double-loss.

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