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The Washington State Cougars are looking to build on not just the most wins in a season in school history but also the best sustained run in program history as new coach Nick Rolovich puts together the finishing touches for the 2020 recruiting class.
The Cougs are going through a transition under Rolovich, but many elements of recruiting are expected to stay the same: Looking for players on offense who fit a unique system (Rolovich’s Run and Shoot) and players on defense who can develop, even if we don’t know exactly how new defensive coordinator Jake Dickert is going to go about rebuilding his side of the ball.
Quarterback Jayden de Laura, a mobile passer who seems to just be coming into his own after being overlooked as s junior, is leading the way in the class; he is rated three stars by 247Sports’ composite algorithm, but the service’s own evaluators rated him a four-star recruit. He leads powerhouse Saint Louis High School in Hawaii.
The class features two other players rated four stars by 247Sports’ scouts: Offensive lineman James McNorton and cornerback Alphonse Oywak. Oywak was previously committed to the Arizona Wildcats, but Rolovich and his staff flipped the Kent, Wash., native to the east side of the state.
Who else will join them? This table is updated as commitments, decommitments and national letters of intent happen, as well as when rankings change. Click on the player’s name to read our story on their commitment; click on the stars to see the player’s profile at 247Sports:
2020 WSU Commitments
Signed | Player | Pos. | 247 Composite | Rating | Measurables (via 247) | Commit Date | City | State | Comments |
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Signed | Player | Pos. | 247 Composite | Rating | Measurables (via 247) | Commit Date | City | State | Comments |
YES | Jayden de Laura | QB | ✯✯✯ | 0.8812 | 6-1/190 | 10/2/19 | Honolulu | HI | Rated four stars by 247 scouts |
YES | Alphonse Oywak | DB | ✯✯✯ | 0.8685 | 6-1/175 | 2/3/20 | Kent | WA | Flipped from Arizona; 4 stars by 247's scouts |
YES | Joey Hobert | WR | ✯✯✯ | 0.8660 | 5-11/175 | 6/10/19 | San Juan Capistrano | CA | Son of former UW QB Billy Joe Hobert |
YES | James McNorton | OL | ✯✯✯ | 0.8611 | 6-5/265 | 11/3/19 | Brentwood | CA | Rated four stars by 247 scouts |
YES | Jay Wilkerson | WR | ✯✯✯ | 0.8540 | 6-1/165 | 2/5/20 | Midlothian | TX | Flipped from Hawaii to follow Rolovich |
YES | Fa’alili Fa’amoe | DL | ✯✯✯ | 0.8500 | 6-5/215 | 2/5/20 | Pago Pago | AS | Little known recruit, shined at Polynesian Bowl |
YES | Moon Ashby | LB | ✯✯✯ | 0.8498 | 6-4/200 | 9/16/19 | San Jose | CA | Offers from Kansas State, Utah State |
YES | Marshawn Buchanan | RB | ✯✯✯ | 0.8485 | 5-11/178 | 7/22/19 | Adelanto | CA | Ran for 2,137 yards and 18 TDs as a junior |
YES | Hunter Escorcia | DB | ✯✯✯ | 0.8477 | 6-2/175 | 6/27/19 | Murrieta | CA | Chose WSU over an offer from Utah |
YES | Justin Anderson | DB | ✯✯✯ | 0.8477 | 6-1/175 | 11/18/19 | Menlo Park | CA | Picked WSU over Utah, Iowa State |
YES | Mike Pettway | WR | ✯✯✯ | 0.8466 | 5-10/170 | 2/4/20 | Alabaster | AL | Picked WSU over Arkansas State, Cincinnati |
YES | Chau Smith | DB | ✯✯✯ | 0.8442 | 5-11/175 | 2/2/20 | Chicago | IL | Flipped from Wyoming; offers from Purdue, Pitt |
YES | Cedrick Pellum | WR | ✯✯✯ | 0.8431 | 5-11/174 | 7/9/19 | Dallas | TX | Offers from Indiana, Kansas, Houston |
YES | Rodrick Tialavea | OL | ✯✯✯ | 0.8376 | 6-5/315 | 12/10/19 | Salt Lake City | UT | Reported offers from Tennessee, Arizona, Virginia |
YES | Marquise Freeman | DL | ✯✯✯ | 0.8366 | 6-3/185 | 12/18/19 | Cocoa | FL | Offers from Louisville, Nebraska, WVU |
YES | Julian Ripley | OL | ✯✯✯ | 0.8361 | 6-6/245 | 9/16/19 | Rancho Cucamonga | CA | Flipped from SDSU |
YES | Dylan Mayginnes | OL | ✯✯✯ | 0.8356 | 6-5/285 | 4/12/19 | Chandler | AZ | Brother Hunter is a redshirt freshman |
YES | Devin Kylany | OL | ✯✯✯ | 0.8356 | 6-4/275 | 4/2/19 | Lake Stevens | WA | Reported offers from Arizona State and Air Force |
YES | Nathaniel James | DL | ✯✯✯ | 0.8317 | 6-0/250 | 4/19/19 | Avon | IN | Also held an offer from Indiana |
YES | Gabriel Lopez | DL | ✯✯✯ | 0.8240 | 6-3/227 | 11/20/19 | Las Vegas | NV | Also held an offer from Minnesota |
YES | Jackson Lataimua | DB | ✯✯✯ | 0.8199 | 5-11/195 | 11/4/19 | San Bruno | CA | Flipped from Nevada |
YES | Justin Lohrenz | DL | ✯✯✯ | 0.8139 | 6-4/230 | 11/3/19 | Littleton | CO | Says he can enroll midyear |
NO | Phillip Powell | DB | N/A | 0.0000 | 6-1/210 | 1/9/20 | Chicago | IL | Grad transfer from FCS South Dakota |
YES | Antonio Tuiava Pule III | DL | ✯✯✯ | 0.8100 | 6-5/255 | 2/4/20 | Pago Pago | AS | Appears to have three to play two |
YES | Amir Mujahid | DL | N/A | 0.0000 | 6-2/270 | 3/7/20 | Berkeley | CA | Three to play two from Laney College |