Forty-one future stars are descending on Montlake this weekend for unofficial visits during the Apple Cup, and Jedd Fisch’s staff isn’t just showing off the campus, they are making a statement. We’re talking commits and prospects from the 2027, 2028, and even 2029 classes, and while some are from the West Coast, the real story is how far the Huskies are reaching across the country.
The Big Ten’s Backyard Is Now Husky Territory
This isn’t your grandma’s recruiting anymore. Among the incoming 2027 commits set to be in Seattle are four-star wide receiver Tre Moore from Pflugerville Weiss High School in Texas and four-star edge rusher Chaz Gray from St. Joseph Regional in New Jersey. Both these studs are ranked in the top 25 in their home states, and they are coming all the way to the Emerald City. But that’s just the start. The 2028 class is making up the bulk of the visitors with 26 high school juniors, and get this: twelve of them are making cross-country trips! We’re talking about five-star offensive lineman Antijuan Wilkes out of Michigan, five-star wideout DeAndre Bidden also from Michigan, and five-star linebacker Tahj Gray from New Jersey. Then you’ve got four-star defensive backs from Tennessee and Maryland, a four-star DL from Georgia, and more receivers and linemen from Michigan, Kentucky, Alabama, and Georgia. Fisch is literally pulling talent from the heart of Big Ten country and beyond.
Fisch Is Building a National Powerhouse
This kind of reach isn’t new for Fisch, but the scale is absolutely ramping up. He’s already shown his chops, bringing in the No. 23-rated class in 2025 and then smashing that with the No. 13-ranked class in 2026, which is the highest-rated crop in program history, according to 247Sports Composite. Remember when he snagged former four-star wideouts Jordan Clay from Texas, Trez Davis from Louisiana, and Mason James from Oklahoma? That was just a taste. Now, entering year three in the Big Ten, Fisch has his program not just rising in national recruiting rankings, but actually contending with the traditional recruiting powerhouses. It’s a major shift to go right into the backyard of Big Ten opponents and pull out blue-chip talent like this.
This weekend’s Apple Cup might be intense on the field, but what’s happening off it could shape the future of Husky football for years. Keep an eye on those commitments, Seattle, because Fisch is building something special here on Montlake.
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Originally reported by Yahoo Sports.
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