Even after offering late in the recruiting process, the Huskies were still able to land DB Rahsjon Duncan from McClymonds HS in Oakland. If the name of that school sounds familiar, it is the same HS that former Husky DB Marcus Peters attended.
As mentioned, the Huskies were late to offer Duncan in comparison to other schools he was considering. He had already taken official visits to Arizona and Arizona St. and was only days away from his final scheduled trip to UCLA. Coach Taylor Mays clearly made
a quick and positive impression though as Duncan would take an official visit to UW the final weekend of the summer recruitment period, just ten days after he was offered. Apparently this style works for Mays because it was very similar to safety commit, Gavin Day.
So how does Duncan fit into the class? Despite being listed as a CB, the Huskies are bringing him in to play safety. Which is good, because Duncan has been called the hardest hitting CB out west, so being a safety should fit him like a glove. He has the athleticism to play CB, but hits like a safety, so he has a lot of position versatility in Walters’ defense. Here is how we see each of the DB commits fitting into the defensive scheme:
Rahsjon Duncan: FS who is athletic enough to play CB
Gavin Day: SS who will play a lot in the box as well
Elijah Durr: Boundary CB
Ksani Jiles: Swiss army knife, but will likely start out as a boundary CB who also sees time at nickel
CJ Lavender: Nickel
Jeron Jones: Boundary CB with nickel versatility
Now that the Huskies have landed a second true safety for the class they have filled all of their biggest needs for the position group, but hopefully they aren’t done with additions. Among all the official visitors the Huskies hosted only four remain uncommitted and two of them are DBs. Utah safety prospect Salesi Moa is a near lock to the Utes at this point, but Oaks Christian CB Davon Benjamin is still pretty open. He is still considered a lean to Oregon, but he also has not committed yet and the Huskies have been very aggressive in their pursuit of him. Much like with elite RB commit Brian Bonner, there are players that are so talented that you take them no matter where the numbers are at. Benjamin is that level of talent. It may sound silly, but I truly believe he could start as a true freshman at UW. Watch his film and tell me I’m wrong.
Coach Richardson and Coach Mays have both brought in some high end talent to bolster the secondary for years to come and we look forward to their continued success on the recruiting trail and for their position groups on the field.
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