Jayden Wayne, 2023 5* DE/OLB, Tacoma (Lincoln), WA (Offered 8/10/20)

[WoolleyDoog]

Egbuka, is the only recent high profile player who has lived up to any hype. Wayne got totally exposed going to IMG. JTT basketball highlights didn’t excite me and I didn’t see an explosive athlete. Most players need to stay home especially if your talking Power 5. I always tell them the story of good friend Larry Stevens going to Michigan he went there as a safety/WR he ran one route and they switched him to D-Emd and put 50lns on him

Kyler Gordon got a pick yesterday off josh allen btw

It would be interesting to look at the in state 4 and 5 stars over the last 10-15 years, where they went to school, and their relative success

I've started research like this about 10x the past couple years then always try to remind myself I'm not getting paid for it and don't follow through. From my vague memory the vast majority of guys who get into the NFL from the state of Washington are guys who went to UW or even WSU over going out of state - though there's probably a percentage thing you would have to figure out to make that fair.

It feels like there was a good run of big time instate recruits from the mid-2000s to mid-2010s who panned out, and most spurned UW - thinking Taylor Mays, Jonathan Stewart, Stephen Schilling, Josh Garnett, Myles Jack, Jake Locker, ASJ, Budda Baker, David DeCastro. It's really seemed to tail off in the past five years or so though.

 

[theknowledge]

A few guys not mentioned from Washington high schools in the last 10 or so years. McGary, Shelton, Kearse, Trufant, Kupp, Sample, Dillard, Throckmorton, Lemiux, Rypien, Kelemete. Don’t judge me on my spelling.

 

[WoolleyDoog]

A few guys not mentioned from Washington high schools in the last 10 or so years. McGary, Shelton, Kearse, Trufant, Kupp, Sample, Dillard, Throckmorton, Lemiux, Rypien, Kelemete. Don’t judge me on my spelling.

I was just talking guys who were like high four star or five star. Seems like a lot of those guys haven't panned out in recent years.

 

[theLSkid]

A few guys not mentioned from Washington high schools in the last 10 or so years. McGary, Shelton, Kearse, Trufant, Kupp, Sample, Dillard, Throckmorton, Lemiux, Rypien, Kelemete. Don’t judge me on my spelling.

Kupp is a prime example of why I think taking a risk on in-state kids is a good idea. He was dominant at one of the worst HS programs in the state, undersized, but his HS tape was off the chain - the dude was throwing blocks and taking jet handoffs from the wing just like he does in LA today.

If he doesn’t work out after 2 years - see ya! The portal is very nice to Power-5 guys who want to drop down to FCS and actually see the field. No harm, no foul