Grading each University and the Washington 2024 Big Sky Commits
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With the 2024 rankings just being updated in the state of Washington, we take a look at the Big Sky Conference and the individuals who committed to those schools. Based on the PRZ rankings board https://prepredzone.com/washington/rankings/2024-rankings/ we list how each school did…
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Continue ReadingWith the 2024 rankings just being updated in the state of Washington, we take a look at the Big Sky Conference and the individuals who committed to those schools. Based on the PRZ rankings board https://prepredzone.com/washington/rankings/2024-rankings/ we list how each school did with an average ranking of those athletes in (parentheses).
Referenced below is a quick summary of the top recruits out of Washington who committed to Big Sky Schools. Please note UC Davis, Northern Arizona, Sac State, Weber St, and Northern Colorado do NOT have an athlete from WA committed as of right now.
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Overall Idaho has done well on the recruiting front, getting Washington’s highest ranked Big Sky commit in 6-7 260-pound tackle
Nathan Knapik
Nathan
Knapik
6'7" | 260 lbs | OL
Kennewick | 2024
State
WA
out of Kennewick. He will likely play early for the Vandals, turning down solid opportunities at Montana, Montana St, and Utah St.
It was not surprising to see Montana St do so well and get 4 out of the 5 next best from the state. Luvens Valcin Luvens Valcin 6'2" | 220 lbs | ATH Auburn | 2024 State WA and Unterrio Latin-Henley Unterrio Latin-Henley 5'11" | 195 lbs | RB Washington | 2024 State WA were both offered by Pac 12 schools but chose MSU.
6-3 210-pound standout LB Ryan Bowles Ryan Bowles 6'3" | 210 lbs | LB Woodinville | 2024 State WA is another kid who could make an immediate impact for the Bobcats. Jabez Woods Jabez Woods 5'11" | 195 lbs | WR Graham-Kapowsin | 2024 State WA out of Graham Kapowsin is maybe the biggest steal from this group in my opinion. Over the last two seasons he has caught 166 passes for 2,178 yards and 20 TD’s. One of the best career stat lines of any athlete ever at GK.
Eastern Washington has traditionally killed it in the NW from a recruiting standpoint and got a good one with QB Jake Schakel Jake Schakel 6'1" | 195 lbs | QB Emerald Ridge | 2024 State WA . The Conference POY threw for over 9000+ yards with 110 TDs, hitting on 71% of his passes for his career. He passed on offers from Colorado St and Nevada.
There are numerous other athletes listed below who could do well. Montana got a sleeper with RB Beau Phillips Beau Phillips 5'10" | 185 lbs | RB Mount Si | 2024 State WA out of Mount Si and I like Holden Bea Holden Bea 6'2" | 190 lbs | QB Washougal | 2024 State WA to compete for the QB position in the first two years at Idaho..
Idaho (Avg 66.8)
#20 Nathan Knapik Nathan Knapik 6'7" | 260 lbs | OL Kennewick | 2024 State WA 6-7 260 T Kennewick
#36 Holden Bea Holden Bea 6'2" | 190 lbs | QB Washougal | 2024 State WA 6-2 190 QB Washougal
#40 Kage Repenn Kage Repenn 6'2" | 180 lbs | WR Tahoma | 2024 State WA 6-2 180 WR Tahoma
#41 Tony Harste Tony Harste 6'0" | 170 lbs | WR Emerald Ridge | 2024 State WA 6-0 170 WR Emerald Ridge
#49 Diezel Wilkinson Diezel Wilkinson 6'0" | 185 lbs | ATH East Valley | 2024 State WA 6-0 185 ATH East Valley
#53 Kenji Scanlan Kenji Scanlan 6'2" | 215 lbs | LB Yelm | 2024 State WA 6-2 215 LB Yelm
#62 Ryan Kawalek Ryan Kawalek 6'3" | 300 lbs | OL La Center | 2024 State WA 6-3 300 OL La Center
#68 Trenton Swanson Trenton Swanson 6'2" | 195 lbs | ATH Camas | 2024 State WA 6-2 195 WR Camas
#85 Cale Allen Cale Allen 6'1" | 225 lbs | LB Olympia | 2024 State WA 6-1 225 LB Olympia
#123 Aaron Kinsey Aaron Kinsey 6'0" | 170 lbs | ATH Rogers | 2024 State WA 6-0 170 ATH Rogers
#158 Dylan McIntyre Dylan McIntyre 6'2" | 205 lbs | DL Kennewick | 2024 State WA 6-2 205 DE Kennewick
Montana St. (Avg 27)
#21 Luvens Valcin Luvens Valcin 6'2" | 220 lbs | ATH Auburn | 2024 State WA 6-2 220 ATH Auburn
#22 Unterrio Latin-Henley Unterrio Latin-Henley 5'11" | 195 lbs | RB Washington | 2024 State WA 5-11 195 RB Washington
#31 Ryan Bowles Ryan Bowles 6'3" | 210 lbs | LB Woodinville | 2024 State WA 6-3 210 LB Woodinville
#34 Jabez Woods Jabez Woods 5'11" | 195 lbs | WR Graham-Kapowsin | 2024 State WA 5-11 195 WR Graham Kapowsin
Eastern Washington (Avg 47.3)
#23 Jake Schakel Jake Schakel 6'1" | 195 lbs | QB Emerald Ridge | 2024 State WA 6-1 195 QB Emerald Ridge
#39 Waylon Romero Waylon Romero 6'3" | 235 lbs | DL University | 2024 State WA 6-3 235 DL University
#42 Kayden Stuit Kayden Stuit 6'3" | 230 lbs | TE Lynden Christian | 2024 State WA 6-3 230 TE Lynden Christian
#56 Conner Walcker Conner Walcker 6'3" | 215 lbs | DB Ferndale | 2024 State WA 6-3 215 DB Ferndale
#61 Josiah Goode Josiah Goode 6'2" | 165 lbs | ATH Puyallup | 2024 State WA 6-2 165 ATH Puyallup
#63 Gavin Allen Gavin Allen 6'6" | 220 lbs | TE Southridge | 2024 State WA 6-6 220 TE Southridge
Portland St (Avg 52)
#43 Jah-Jah Abdullah Jah-Jah Abdullah 6'3" | 205 lbs | ATH Mt. Tahoma | 2024 State WA 6-3 205 ATH Mount Tahoma
#46 Diontaye Moorman Diontaye Moorman 6'1" | 180 lbs | DB Archbishop Murphy | 2024 State WA 6-1 180 DB Archbishop Murphy
#67 Benjamin Stevens Benjamin Stevens 6'4" | 210 lbs | WR Gig Harbor | 2024 State WA 6-4 210 WR Gig Harbor
Montana (Avg 60.5)
#51 Beau Phillips Beau Phillips 5'10" | 185 lbs | RB Mount Si | 2024 State WA 5-10 185 RB Mount Si
#70 Colin Amick Colin Amick 6'6" | 255 lbs | OL Skyline | 2024 State WA 6-6 255 OL Skyline
Cal Poly (Avg 135)
#135 Lucas Razore Lucas Razore 5'11" | 165 lbs | QB Bellevue | 2024 State WA 5-11 165 QB Bellevue
Idaho St (Avg 57)
#57 Frank Kissick Frank Kissick 6'2" | 230 lbs | LB Mount Si | 2024 State WA 6-2 230 LB Mount Si