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WSU picked up its fourth commitment of the 2018 class when Kedron Williams of St. John Bosco in Bellflower, Calif., announced on Twitter that he intended to play his college ball in Pullman.
Williams lists himself as a 6-foot-1, 192-pound outside linebacker/strong safety prospect, but he doesn’t yet have a profile on any of the major scouting services, which means we can’t tell you how many “stars” he’s rated. According to his Twitter feed, he holds one other reported offer, from Boston College. WSU was the first to offer.
From watching his highlight video, he appears to have spent the majority of his time near the line of scrimmage, playing a hybrid LB/DB position that would be akin to WSU’s “nickelback.” His highlights don’t show any eye-popping plays, but they do show a sure tackler who looks competent in coverage.
He doesn’t appear to be the type who could put on a bunch more pounds and beef up into linebacker, so it wouldn’t surprise me if WSU is actually envisioning him in the same kind of role in college:
They also could be thinking of him as a safety, but he doesn’t show any of those skills in the video.
Williams joins defensive players Victor Terry and Tyree Wilson in the 2018 class, along with wide receiver Calvin Jackson Jr.
WSU Football 2018 Recruiting Class
Letter Received? | Player | Expected Pos. | 247 Composite | Composite Value | Measurables (via 247) | Commit Date | City | State | CougCenter Profile | Comments |
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Letter Received? | Player | Expected Pos. | 247 Composite | Composite Value | Measurables (via 247) | Commit Date | City | State | CougCenter Profile | Comments |
YES | Rodrick Fisher | WR | ✯✯✯✯ | 0.8947 | 6-2/193 | 5/10/17 | Spokane | WA | Link | Led state in 100-m (10.46) and 200-m (21.26) in 2017 |
YES | Cammon Cooper | QB | ✯✯✯✯ | 0.8917 | 6-4/202 | 5/29/17 | Lehi | UT | Link | First Elite 11 QB in more than a decade |
YES | Drue Jackson | WR | ✯✯✯ | 0.8763 | 6-1/186 | 10/27/17 | Sachse | TX | Link | Rated 4-star by Scout, Rivals |
YES | Max Borghi | RB | ✯✯✯ | 0.8731 | 5-10/195 | 6/29/17 | Arvada | CO | Link | Multipurpose back flipped from Colorado |
YES | Halid Djibril | S | ✯✯✯ | 0.8672 | 6-2/185 | 12/20/17 | Los Angeles | CA | Link | Picked WSU over USC and OSU. |
YES | D'Angelo McKenzie | DB | ✯✯✯ | 0.8614 | 6-0/180 | 10/24/17 | San Jose | CA | Link | Holds offers from Notre Dame, UCLA |
YES | Kassidy Woods | WR | ✯✯✯ | 0.8609 | 6-2/200 | 11/22/17 | Addison | TX | Link | No. 136 receiver nationally |
YES | Blake McDonald | OL | ✯✯✯ | 0.8601 | 6-4.5/295 | 2/3/18 | Danville | CA | Link | No. 31 OG in country via 247, orig UCLA commit |
YES | Cade Beresford | OL | ✯✯✯ | 0.8601 | 6-7/250 | 9/25/17 | Woodinville | WA | Link | Offers from UCLA, Nebraska |
YES | Brandon Gray | WR | ✯✯✯ | 0.8600 | 6-5/172 | 7/29/17 | Detroit | MI | Link | No. 3 receiver in Michigan |
YES | Brennan Jackson | DL | ✯✯✯ | 0.8519 | 6-4/225 | 7/13/17 | Temecula | CA | Link | Rated the No. 3 DE prospect in CA by Scout |
YES | RJ Stone | DL | ✯✯✯ | 0.8685 | 6-4/215 | 12/11/17 | San Jose | CA | Link | Picked WSU over Arizona State |
YES | Tyrese Ross | DB | ✯✯✯ | 0.8464 | 6-1/187 | 2/2/18 | Jacksonville | FL | Link | Flipped from Mississippi State |
YES | Kedron Williams | DB | ✯✯✯ | 0.8497 | 6-1/192 | 5/3/17 | Bellflower | CA | Link | Recruited by Roy Manning |
YES | Ahmir Crowder | DL | ✯✯✯ | 0.8485 | 6/3-280 | 10/16/17 | Los Angeles | CA | Link | Offers from Vandy and Purdue |
YES | Patrick Nunn | ATH | ✯✯✯ | 0.8477 | 6-3/206 | 8/20/17 | San Mateo | CA | Link | Could play WR or DB |
NO | Rocky Katoanga | LB | ✯✯✯ | 0.8366 | 6-2/205 | 2/6/18 | Oceanside | CA | Will grayshirt | |
YES | Myles Green-Richards | DB | ✯✯✯ | 0.8364 | 6-1/175 | 7/6/17 | Eugene | OR | Link | Clocked a 4.52 laser-timed 40 |
YES | Jonathan Lolohea | DL | ✯✯✯ | 0.8461 | 6-3/310 | 11/22/17 | Lahaina | HI | Link | Juco from Copiah-Lincoln CC in Mississippi |
YES | Kendrick Catis | LB | ✯✯✯ | 0.8394 | 6-1/228 | 12/20/17 | Deerfield Beach | FL | Link | No. 4 inisde linebacker in JUCO. |
YES | Syr Riley | OL | ✯✯✯ | 0.8315 | 6-3/323 | 10/2/17 | Palisades | CA | Link | Offers from Cal and Navy |
YES | Calvin Jackson Jr. | WR | ✯✯✯ | 0.8208 | 5-10/170 | 4/12/17 | Pompano Beach | FL | Link | Juco transfer |
YES | Jarrett Kingston | DL | ✯✯✯ | 0.8181 | 6-5/250 | 8/9/17 | Anderson | CA | Link | First team All CIF Northern Section as a DE |
NO | Gatlin Grisso | DB | ✯✯✯ | 0.8072 | 6-1/185 | 6/23/17 | Aubrey | TX | Link | Expected to grayshirt |
YES | Keenan Forbes | OL | ✯✯✯ | 0.8345 | 6-3/310 | 1/18/18 | Hollywood | FL | Link | Three to play three; rating is from H.S. eval |
YES | Misi Aiolupotea-Pei | DL | ✯✯✯ | 0.8000 | 6-3/250 | 2/4/18 | Riverside | CA | Link | Juco has only played football for 2 years |
YES | Gardner Minshew | QB | N/A | N/A | 6-2/216 | 3/20/18 | Brandon | MS | Link | Graduate transfer from East Carolina |
YES | Lamonte McDougle | DL | N/A | N/A | 5-11/295 | 5/16/18 | Deerfield Beach | FL | Link | Transfer from WVU will be eligible in 2019 |
YES | Chad Davis Jr. | DB | N/A | N/A | 6-2/200 | 5/18/18 | Daytona Beach | FL | Juco transfer |