Feb. 7, 2007
Complete Release in PDF Format SEATTLE - A total of 27 student-athletes have signed national letters of intent or financial aid agreements to enroll at the University of Washington and play football for the Huskies, head coach Tyrone Willingham announced today. The group includes 25 high-school athletes and two who attended junior college last year. Each student-athlete in the group will be expected to participate in the 2007 season, while three are expected to enroll in time for the spring quarter. Of the players in this year's recruiting class, six hail from Washington, 14 are from California, two are from Colorado and one each come from Hawaii, Texas, Utah, Oregon and Nevada. Following its season opener on Aug 31 at Syracuse, Washington will return to Seattle for a pair of home contests against Boise State (Sept. 8) and Ohio State (Sept. 15). The Huskies will also play USC, Oregon, Arizona, California and Washington State during its seven-game home schedule. Away contests include UCLA, Arizona State, Oregon State, Stanford and the regular-season finale at Hawai'i. Deposits for new season tickets are currently being accepted through the Husky Athletic Ticket Office by calling 206/543-2200 or online through GoHuskies.com. Season ticket renewal forms are currently being distributed through the mail and are due for return by early-March. The following is an alphabetical list of Washington's 27 new signees, complete with links to each student-athlete's biographical sketch: News will also be available here. Biographical sketches of each signee follow the list: Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Hometown (High School/Last School) Devin Aguilar WR 6-0 182 Denver, Colo. (Mullen) Victor Aiyewa DB 6-1 217 Fresno, Texas (Hightower) Kalani Aldrich DL 6-7 244 Hilo, Hawaii (Kamehameha-Hawaii) Mark Armelin OL 6-5 290 Canoga Park, Calif. (Bishop Alemany) Jared Ballman P 5-11 175 San Diego, Calif. (Patrick Henry/Grossmont College) Anthony Boyles WR 6-2 195 Compton, Calif. (Junipero Serra) Byron Davenport CB 5-11 195 Long Beach, Calif. (Poly/UCLA) Cort Dennison LB 6-1 215 Salt Lake City, Utah (Judge Memorial) Tyrone Duncan DL 6-2 285 Westlake Village, Calif. (Westlake) Skyler Fancher OL 6-5 280 Costa Mesa, Calif. (Huntington Beach) Erik Folk PK 5-10 190 Woodland Hills, Calif. (Notre Dame) Mason Foster LB 6-1 218 Seaside, Calif. (Seaside) Ronnie Fouch QB 6-1 181 Redlands, Calif. (Redlands East Valley) Willie Griffin RB 5-8 200 Oakland, Calif. (McClymonds) Emeka Iweka DL 6-4 340 Seattle, Wash. (Rainier Beach) Chris Izbicki TE 6-3 230 Kirkland, Wash. (Lake Washington) Brandon Johnson RB 5-11 195 Hawthorne, Calif. (Dominguez) Alvin Logan WR 6-2 200 Aurora, Colo. (Regis Jesuit) Vonzell McDowell CB 5-9 176 Kent, Wash. (Rainier Beach) Marquis Persley CB 6-1 183 Redlands, Calif. (Redlands East Valley) Quinton Richardson DB 6-0 205 Renton, Wash. (O'Dea) Curtis Shaw RB 5-11 190 Stockton, Calif. (Lincoln) Scott Shugert OL 6-6 310 Oregon City, Ore. (Oregon City) Austin Sylvester LB 6-1 245 Reno, Nev. (Bishop Manogue/The Hun School (N.J.)) Nate Williams RB 6-1 205 Renton, Wash. (Kennedy) Nick Wood DL 6-2 275 Poway, Calif. (Poway) Brandon Yakaboski RB 6-0 190 Duvall, Wash. (Mt. Si) |
