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WSU football recruiting: 2020 commits

Who’s planning on coming to Pullman? Here’s an up-to-date list of commitments and signings.

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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
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