SBLive Boys Basketball Recruiting Rankings: Garfield's Jaylin Stewart ranked No. 7 in Washington

In an effort to shine a brighter spotlight on Washington high school basketball players, we are introducing our first-ever SBLive Boys Basketball Recruiting

SBLive Staff | Dec 28, 2020

SBLive Boys Basketball Recruiting Rankings: Garfield's Jaylin Stewart ranked No. 7 in Washington /

In an effort to shine a brighter spotlight on Washington high school basketball players, we are introducing our first-ever SBLive Boys Basketball Recruiting Rankings.

Our rankings are compiled by SBLive Basketball Analyst Dan Dickau based on observations and conversations with an extensive network of coaching and media sources across the country. The players have been evaluated through a college recruiting lens and analyzed in four categories: athleticism, ball skills, basketball IQ and upside.

Over the next few weeks we will continue to roll out our Top 25 players in Washington. You can find the full rankings at the bottom of the post.

Here’s a closer look at No. 7 on the list, Garfield sophomore Jaylin Stewart.

JAYLIN STEWART

SBLIVEWARANKING: NO. 7

➡️ HEIGHT: 6-FOOT-5

➡️ WEIGHT: 175 POUNDS

➡️POSITION: GUARD

➡️CLASS: 2023

➡️HIGHSCHOOL: GARFIELD

➡️HIGH SCHOOL COACH: BRANDON ROY

➡️CLUB TEAM: SEATTLE ROTARY

➡️OFFERS: ARIZONA, WASHINGTON, MONTANA

➡️TWITTER: @jaylinstewart6

DICKAU’S ANALYSIS

ATHLETICISM: Long, athletic and smooth is a great way to describe Stewart on the court. Maybe the biggest question will be how strong he becomes, allowing him to absorb the physical play which is sure to come. He can finish easily above the rim.

BALL SKILLS: Stewart has a good, not great, handle. He is also a good, not great, shooter. But these will both become strengths in time because he is only a sophomore and he was elite as a freshman a season ago.

BASKETBALL IQ: Stewart showed a really good feel for the game as a freshman. With the mentorship he receives from the Seattle area’s basketball fraternity — and continued guidance from his father, Lodrick — this will be a point of emphasis as his career moves on.

UPSIDE: Is Stewart the next national level player out of Seattle? More than likely he is. He began receiving Division I offers his freshman year and was recently offered by Arizona. As he continues to fill out and work on his game the sky is the limit. He is surrounded by the Seattle hoops community that looks after their own and he is coached by former NBA great Brandon Roy who should help him achieve his potential.

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SBLIVE WA RECRUITING RANKINGS

NO. 25: OMARI MAULANA, LIFE CHRISTIAN ACADEMY

NO. 24: KELSON GEBBERS, BREWSTER

NO. 23: TYCE PAULSEN, CURTIS

NO. 22: GAVIN MARRS, ELLENSBURG

NO. 21: COBI CAMPBELL, PUYALLUP

NO. 20: TYLER BILODEAU, KAMIAKIN

NO: 19: COOPER CHURCH, TAHOMA

NO. 18: CAYDEN MCDANIEL, WILSON

NO. 17: QUIN PATTERSON, MOUNT SI

NO. 16: TYLER MRUS, SEATTLE PREP