Washington entered the 2018 recruiting cycle without a top-five Pac-12 class since 2013. The Huskies currently have the top class in the conference after a stellar National Signing Day — and no one is talking about it.
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As College Football Playoff participants Clemson and Georgia attracted most of the attention (deservedly so) during the first day of the early signing period with a slew of five-star commitments and signings, Washington was quietly signing all 18 members of their 2018 class, including eight four-star players.
"We're really, really excited about these guys," head coach Chris Petersen said on Wednesday. "We've got a bunch of great kids that are big-time players and that's usually our mission."
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Those big-time players include two of the nation's top quarterbacks in Colson Yankoff (No. 6 dual-threat per 247Sports) and Jacob Simon (No. 4 pro-style) and the eighth-ranked receiver in Marquis Spiker. They also signed four-star all-purpose back Trey Lowe, four-star guard Sam Taimani and four-star receiver Austin Osborne. Defensively, four-star linebacker Brandon Kaho and four-star strong-side defensive end Draco Bynum also inked letters of intent, giving the program their second-most four-star signees in one class ever.
Washington's group currently ranks 11th in the country, two spots ahead of Oregon, the next highest Pac-12 team. The Ducks have 20 prospects with an average rating of 88.12, more than one full point behind the Huskies (89.84). Petersen's class is void of one of the 27 five-star recruits, it is currently the best and deepest class in program history.
Here's a look at their full 18-man class:
