The New SI99: If Only UW Can Take Full Advantage of Recruiting's Most Elite List

The Washington Huskies don't have to go far to restock their roster with elite players from the class of 2021. Take a look at SI's newest recruiting creation.

Ninety-nine names.

Six from Washington state. 

Two in the top 10.

Both considering the University of Washington. 

Two others on the list pledged to the Huskies.

Football is booming in this corner of the country, even when postponed by a pandemic.

Great ones are growing up here, as Sports Illustrated All-American's new Preseason SI99 for the Class of 2021 showcases. 

There's never been anything quite like a recruiting breakdown this detailed. The players are hot-linked to bios, SI analysis and video highlights. 

That's 99 names, not 100. 

One fewer than other lists, to make it stand out.

All Sports Illustrated All-Americans.

Compiled by an SI team headed up by noted national experts John Garcia and Edwin Weathersby. Their national story can be found here. 

The No. 2-rated player in the nation by SI99 is Eastside Catholic High School's J.T. Tuimoloau, the superlative tight end, wanted by everyone from coast to coast, including Washington.

At No. 10 is Emeka Egbuka, the wide receiver from Steilacoom High School, and another player with unlimited college choices, among them the Huskies. 

"The Pacific Northwest, especially Washington, has been a fairly overlooked frontier on the recruiting trail, however, college football coaches understand that it contains prospects and the quality of competition is far better than people realize from a national perspective," Weathersby said. "You can go all the way back to Reggie Williams in 2001, to Craig Chambers to Jonathan Stewart to Foster Sarell as elite national prospects from Washington."

The Huskies have commitments from a pair of SI99 selections, both Kennedy Catholic High School stalwarts, in quarterback Sam Huard, ranked No. 38, and slot receiver Jabez Tinae, at No. 65. 

Put three or four of those aforementioned players together at the college level, for even a limited amount of time depending on their NFL interests, and UW football could be headed for a renaissance. As the photo shows, Egbuka and Huard know each other well.

Rounding out the state elite are Lincoln High linebacker Julien Simon, at No. 50, and Kennedy Catholic linebacker Jaraye Williams, headed to USC and Louisville, respectively.

"The six players from the state within SI 99 all project as quality starters on a college roster, with J.T. and Emeka being the best in the country at their respective positions," Weatherby said. "Huard, Jabez, Simon and Jaraye also rank highly in superlatives amongst their position groups, as well."

The preseason SI99 (with each name hotlinked to the player bio, SI analysis and video highlights) is as follows, with college verbal commitment noted:

1. QB Caleb Williams / Washington, D.C. (Gonzaga) — Oklahoma
2. DE J.T. Tuimoloau / Sammamish, Wash. (Eastside Catholic) — undecided
3. DE Jack Sawyer / Pickerigton, Ohio (Pickerington North) — Ohio State
4. IDL Korey Foreman / Corona, Calif. (Centennial) — undecided
5. OT Tommy Brockermeyer / Fort Worth, Texas (All Saints Episcopal) — Alabama
6. LB Smael Mondon / Dallas, Ga. (Paulding County) — undecided
7. DE Demeioun Robinson / Gaithersburg, Md. (Quince Orchard) — Maryland
8. RB TreVeyon Henderson / Hopewell, Va. — Ohio State
9. RB Camar Wheaton / Garland, Texas (Lakeview Centennial) — undecided
10. WR Emeka Egbuka / Steilacoom, Wash. — undecided
11. OT J.C. Latham / Bradenton, Fla. (IMG Academy) — Alabama
12. IDL Damon Payne / Belleville, Mich. — Alabama
13. OT Amarius Mims / Cochran, Ga. (Bleckley County) — undecided
14. CB Jason Marshall / Miami, Fla. (Palmetto) — Florida
15. QB Brock Vandagriff / Bogart, Ga. (Prince Avenue Christian) — Georgia
16. IDL Tywone Malone / Oradell, N.J. (Bergen Catholic) — undecided
17. LB Xavian Sorey / Graceville, Fla. — undecided
18. DE Dylan Brooks / Roanoke, Ala. (Handley) — Tennessee
19. S James Williams / Plantation, Fla. (Heritage) — Miami
20. IDL Leonard Taylor / Miami, Fla. (Palmetto) — Miami
21. WR Beaux Collins / Bellflower, Calif. (St. John Bosco) — Clemson
22. DE Keeshawn Silver / Rocky Mount, N.C. — North Carolina
23. SLOT Mario Williams Jr. / Plant City, Fla. — Oklahoma
24. QB J.J. McCarthy / La Grange Pk, Ill./Naz. Academy; IMG, Bradenton, Fla. — Michigan
25. IDL Payton Page / Greensboro, N.C. (Dudley) — Clemson
26. LB Raesjon Davis / Santa Ana, Calif. (Mater Dei) — LSU
27. LB Terence Lewis / Miami, Fla. (Northwestern) — Tennessee
28. RB Will Shipley / Matthews, N.C. (Weddington) — Clemson
29. QB Ty Thompson / Gilbert, Ariz. (Mesquite) — Oregon
30. IOL Bruce Foster / Katy, Texas (Taylor) — undecided
31. IOL Donovan Jackson / Bellaire, Texas (Episcopal) — Ohio State
32. WR Dont’e Thornton / Baltimore, Md. (Mount St. Joseph) — undecided
33. QB Drake Maye / Charlotte, N.C. (Myers Park) — North Carolina
34. LB Jeremiah Trotter Jr. / Philadelphia, Pa. (St. Joseph’s Prep) — Clemson
35. S David Daniel / Woodstock, Ga. — Georgia
36. IDL Maason Smith / Houma, La. (Terrebonne) — undecided
37. CB Ishmael Ibraheem Dallas, Texas (Justin F. Kimball) — Texas
38. QB Sam Huard / Burien, Wash. (Kennedy Catholic) — Washington
39. WR Marvin Harrison Jr. Philadelphia, Pa. (St. Joseph’s Prep) — Ohio State
40. LB Barrett Carter Suwanee, Ga. (North Gwinnett) — Clemson
41. S Terrion Arnold / Tallahassee, Fla. (St. John Paul II) — undecided
42. SLOT Christian Leary / Orlando, Fla. (Edgewater) — Alabama
43. CB Nathaniel Wiggins / Atlanta, Ga. (Westlake) — undecided
44. TE-Y Cane Berrong / Hartwell, Ga. (Hart County) — Notre Dame
45. TE-H Thomas Fidone Jr. / Council Bluffs, Iowa (Lewis Central) — undecided
46. WR Jacorey Brooks / Miami, Fla. (Booker T. Washington) — Alabama
47. OT Kingsley Suamataia / Orem, Utah — undecided
48. DE Elijah Jeudy / Philadelphia, Pa. (Northeast) — Georgia
49. CB Ga’Quincy McKinstry / Pinson, Ala. (Pinson Valley) — undecided
50. LB Julien Simon / Tacoma, Wash. (Lincoln) — USC
51. TE-H Brock Bowers / Napa, Calif. — Georgia
52. RB Evan Pryor / Cornelius, N.C. (William Amos Hough) — Ohio State
53. NICKEL Jordan Hancock / Suwanee, Ga. (North Gwinnett) — Ohio State
54. DE Jeremiah Williams / Birmingham, Ala. (Ramsay) — undecided
55. QB Tyler Buchner / La Mesa, Calif. (Helix) — Notre Dame
56. WR Jerand Bradley / DeSoto, Texas — Texas Tech
57. QB Kyle McCord / Philadelphia, Pa. (St. Joseph's Prep) — Ohio State
58. DE Quintin Somerville / Scottsdale, Ariz. (Saguaro) — Michigan
59. WR Troy Franklin / Atherton, Calif. (Menlo) — Oregon
60. NICKEL Billy Bowman Jr. / Denton, Texas (Ryan) — Texas
61. OT Tristan Leigh / Fairfax, Va. (Robinson Secondary) — undecided
62. LB Reid Carrico / Ironton, Ohio — Ohio State
63. WR Destyn Pazon / New Orleans, La. (Edna Karr) — undecided
64. TE-Y Hudson Wolfe / Savannah, Tenn. (Hardin County) — Tennessee
65. SLOT Jabez Tinae / Burien, Wash. (Kennedy Catholic) — Washington
66. IDL Gabriel Rubio / Saint Peters, Mo. (Lutheran) — Notre Dame
67. WR Xavier Worthy / Fresno, Calif. (Central West) — Michigan
68. OT Blake Fisher / Avon, Ind. — Notre Dame
69. DE Dallas Turner / Fort Lauderdale, Fla. (St. Thomas Aquinas) — Alabama
70. RB Amari Daniels / Miami, Fla. (Central) — undecided
71. DE Zaire Patterson / Winston-Salem, N.C. (W-S Prep Academy) — Clemson
72. S Ahmari Harvey / Tallahassee, Fla. (Florida State Univ. School) — Auburn
73. CB Latrell McCutchin /Austin, Texas (Lynden B. Johnson) — Oklahoma
74. WR Brian Thomas / Walker, La. — undecided
75. IDL Lee Hunter / Prichard, Ala. (Mattie T. Blount) — Auburn
76. DE Tyreak Sapp / Fort Lauderdale, Fla. (Saint Thomas Aquinas) — Florida
77. S Corey Collier Jr. / Miami, Fla. (Palmetto) — Florida
78. IDL Mike Hall / Streetsboro, Ohio — Ohio State
79. CB Jakailin Johnson / Creve Coeur, Mo. (De Smet Jesuit) — Ohio State
80. S Derrick Davis Jr. Monroeville, Pa. (Gateway) — undecided
81. QB Miller Moss / Santa Ana, Calif. (Mater Dei) — USC
82. RB JoJo Earle / Aledo, Texas — LSU
83. NICKEL Steven Ortiz / Goodyear, Ariz. (Desert Edge) — Minnesota
84. LB Jaraye Williams / Burien, Wash. (Kennedy Catholic) — Louisville
85. CB Isaiah Johnson / Bluefield, W.Va. — Arizona State
86. QB Preston Stone / Dallas, Texas (Parish Episcopal) — SMU
87. IDL Monkell Goodwine / Ft Washington, Md. (National Christian Academy) — Alabama
88. LB Jamon Dumas-Johnson / Baltimore, Md. (St. Frances Academy) — Georgia
89. DE Landon Jackson / Texarkana, Texas (Pleasant Grove) — LSU
90. NICKEL Sage Ryan / Lafayette, Calif. (Christian Academy) — undecided
91. WR Cody Jackson / Richmond, Texas (Foster) — Oklahoma
92. IDL Elliot Donald / Pittsburgh, Pa. (Central Catholic) — Pitt
93. QB Eli Stowers / Denton, Texas (John H. Guyer) — Texas A&M
94. TE-H Miles Campbell / Douglasville, Ga. (South Paulding) — Tennessee
95. TE-H Michael Trigg / Seffner, Fla. (Seffner Christian) — undecided
96. NICKEL Avante Dickerson / Omaha, Neb. (Westside) — Minnesota
97. RB Armoni Goodwin / Trussville, Ala. (Hewitt-Trussville) — Auburn
98. IOL James Brockermeyer / Fort Worth, Texas (All Saints' Episcopal) — Alabama
99. WR Cristian Dixon / Santa Ana, Calif. (Mater Dei) — Michigan

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