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RECRUITING: Top-25 Illinois Safety Commits to Washington State's 2025 Class

Joe Londergan

Sep 16, 2023; Pullman, Washington, USA; Washington State Cougars helmet sits during a game against the Northern Colorado Bears in the second half at Gesa Field at Martin Stadium. Mandatory Credit: James Snook-Imagn Images
Sep 16, 2023; Pullman, Washington, USA; Washington State Cougars helmet sits during a game against the Northern Colorado Bears in the second half at Gesa Field at Martin Stadium. Mandatory Credit: James Snook-Imagn Images / James Snook-Imagn Images
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The Washington State Cougars added a promising piece to their 2025 recruiting class on Wednesday as Chicago safety Jovan Clark announced his commitment to WSU via X.

247Sports rated Clark as a three-star prospect with a player rating of 87, tying the highest player rating in WSU's 2025 class (cornerback David Kuku). The 6'0" 195-pound defensive back was also rated as the #21 overall prospect in the state of Illinois for the class of 2025 and the #59 safety in the nation. Clark had previously been committed to the Wyoming Cowboys

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The Morgan Park High School product took an official visit to WSU this past weekend, taking in WSU's homecoming win over Hawaii where the Cougars locked up bowl eligibility. Clark chose the Cougars over UNLV, where he also took an official visit over the summer, as well as offers from a handful of power conference offers (Boston College, Georgia, Georgia Tech, Kansas, Louisville, Maryland, Missouri, Syracuse, Wisconsin) plus several others from the Group of Five.

He's off to a fantastic start in his final high school season at Morgan Park, totaling 51 tackles with eight for a loss, five sacks, two interceptions, and a forced fumble, per his MaxPreps page.

Clark's first chance to sign his NLI will be December 4, 2024. Watch some of his high school highlights here.

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Joe Londergan
JOE LONDERGAN

Joe Londergan joined the SI brand in 2023 with G5 Football Daily. With over 15 years of experience in covering and working directly in college and pro sports, Joe's expertise has been featured in Front Office Sports, SB Nation, and XRAY.FM. He is a member of both the Football Writers' Association of America and the National Collegiate Baseball Writers' Association. Joe holds a bachelor's degree from the University of Louisville and a master's degree in sports administration from Seattle University. Outside of his writing career, Joe enjoys golfing, although he admits that while he hits driver decently, his short game is a liability.

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