UW Welcomes 18 New Dawgs To Football Program Release: 02/03/2016

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1 UW Welcomes 18 New Dawgs To Football Program Release: 02/03/2016 Related Links Full Release Sign Up For Updates Daniel Bridge-Gadd QB 6-3 / 191 Phoenix, Ariz. (Paradise Valley) The Gatorade Player of the Year for the state of Arizona as a senior in named to the All-Arizona (all levels) first team at quarterback... the Arizona Republic's Big Schools Player of the Year in named Division III Player of the Year and all-state quarterback by scout.com... completed 251-of-374 passes for 4,258 yards and 47 touchdowns with just nine interceptions while also rushing for 627 yards and 17 touchdowns on 139 carries last fall, where Paradise Valley suffered its lone defeat of the season (29-27 to Desert Edge)... career-high seven TDs and 512 yards passing in a state playoff win over Catalina Foothills... also had three five-td games as a senior, throwing at least one scoring pass in all 14 games and three or more in 10 of as a junior, completed 171-of-265 pass attempts for 2,740 yards, 41 touchdowns and nine interceptions while also rushing for 587 yards and five TDs on 123 carries... threw a TD in every game in 2014, including six vs. Arcadia and five against Horizon... Trojans went 10-2 his junior year, advancing to the state tournament quarterfinals... as a sophomore in 2013, went 236-for-345 for 2,410 yards, 27 touchdowns and 12 interceptions sports.com's No. 63 pro-style quarterback and No. 15 recruit in Arizona... named to the PrepStar All-West Region team... also played basketball and ran track at Paradise Valley... played football for coach Greg Davis.

2 Camilo Eifler LB 6-2 / 214 Berkeley, Calif. (Bishop O'Dowd) Played linebacker and running back at Bishop O'Dowd... named first-team All-West Alameda County Conference-Foothill League at outside linebacker as a senior... as a senior, helped the Dragons to a 7-6 record and the semi-finals of the CIF North Coast Section Division 3 playoffs... invited to play in the U.S. Army All-American Bowl following the 2015 season... as a junior, the team earned a berth in the North Coast Section playoffs... named first-team All-WACC, third-team All-East Bay and honorable mention San Francisco Chronicle All-Metro as a junior... made CalHiSports.com's junior-class all-state in played on the varsity as a sophomore... named a PrepStar All-American... a member of the Tacoma News Tribune "Western 100"... rated the No. 280 overall recruit in America by ESPN, which also ranked him the No. 31 prospect in the California and the No. 15 outside linebacker prospect in the nation... scout.com's No. 94 overall prospect and No. 6 outside backer in the nation... rivals.com ranks him the No. 11 OLB in the country, the No. 23 recruit in California and the No. 118 player in the country sports.com's No. 142 national recruit, No. 11 outside linebacker and No. 21 propsect in the state of California... participated in the shot, discus, high jump and long jump for the track team, winning league titles in the shot put as a sophomore and junior... as a junior and senior at O'Dowd, played under head coach Napoleon Kaufman, the UW's all-time leading rusher and a member of the Husky Hall of Fame. Aaron Fuller WR 6-0 / 177 McKinney, Texas (Lovejoy) First-team All-District 10-5A and first-team All-Collin County at wide receiver as a senior in also second-team All-Collin County as a return specialist... played receiver and cornerback for the Leopards... team went 8-4 and advanced to the second round of the 5A D2 playoffs in as a senior, caught 86 passes for 1,178 yards and 14 touchdowns while also rushing for two other scores and returning two punts for touchdowns... as a junior in 2014, had 69 receptions for 1,396 yards and 22 touchdowns, while also adding two rushing TDs and another on a punt return... named the District 10-5A Offensive Player of the Year, earning that honor unanimously... also All-Collin County and Associated Press first-team 5A all-state as a junior in the Leopards made it into the first round of the state playoffs in as a sophomore, had 26 catches for 447 yards and five scores, earning second-team All-District 13-4A... team went 8-4 and advanced to the second round of the 5A D2 state playoffs in also saw action on the varsity as a freshman... a PrepStar All-Midlands Region selection... ran the 100, 200 and 400 meters and also participated in long jump... won district and area titles in the 400 meters as a junior... played football under coach Ryan Cox. Isaiah Gilchrist DB 5-10 / 188 Bellevue, Wash. (Bellevue) Helped Wolverines to an 11-2 record and a berth in the 3A state championship game as a senior in had three interceptions in the state semifinal game... named to MaxPreps.com Medium-Sized Schools All-America second team as a defensive back... also first-team 3A All-KingCo, first-team Seattle Times all-state (all levels), Associated Press 3A all-state and Tacoma News Tribune all-area... earned a spot on the All-USA Western Washington first team as a defensive back... caught four passes as a senior,

3 but three of them went for touchdowns... one of just seven seniors in the Pacific Northwest named to the Tacoma News Tribune's "Northwest Nuggets"... in 2014, Bellevue went 13-1, with its lone loss coming in the state championship game, when Gilchrist scored on a 56-yard run... named to the All-USA Western Washington team at cornerback as a junior... as a sophomore, played on a 14-0 Bellevue team that won its sixth consecutive 3A state championship and finished No. 8 in the USA Today top also a member of the varsity as a freshman in 2012, when the Wolverines also finished 14-0 and won state... named a PrepStar All-American... one of just four players from the state named a "blue-chip" prospect by the Seattle Times... named to the Tacoma News Tribune "Western 100"... rated the No. 235 overall recruit in America by ESPN, which also ranked him the No. 2 prospect in the state and the No. 17 athlete in the nation... listed by rivals.com as the No. 3 recruit in Washington and the No. 20 corner in the country... the No. 29 cornerback in America from scout.com also a standout sprinter on the track team at Bellevue... rated by 247sports.com as the No. 254 recruit in the country, No. 25 cornerback and No. 3 recruit in Washington state... won the KingCo title and made the state finals in the 400, as well as the 4x100 relay, as a junior... played football for coach Butch Goncharoff at Bellevue. Nick Harris OG 6-1 / 282 Inglewood, Calif. (JSerra Catholic) Named first-team All-Trinity League in as a senior, helped the Lions to a 7-3 overall record... in 2014, his junior season, the Lions went 10-2 and advanced to the quarterfinals of the CIF Southern Section Pac-5 playoffs... team went 7-3 in 2013, his sophomore season... named PrepStar All-West Region... listed as the No. 13 center in the country by ESPN and the No. 14 center by scout.com... rated the country's No. 72 guard by 247sports.com... played for coach Jim Hartigan. Jacob Kizer TE 6-4 / 250 Salem, Ore. (West Salem) Played tight end and defensive end for the Titans... sat out nearly all of his senior season due to an injury... in 2015, West Salem went 7-4 and made it to the second round of the 6A state playoffs... as a junior, team went 10-3 and won three playoff games to make it to the 6A state final four... earned first-team all-state as a defensive lineman in as a sophomore in 2013, Titans went 8-2 and made the 6A state playoffs... played on the varsity as a freshman in 2012, when West Salem was 10-2 and lost in the state quarterfinals... named to the PrepStar All-West Region team... named to the Tacoma News Tribune "Western 100"... ranked the No. 5 prospect in his state and the No. 27 tight end in America by rivals.com... rated the No. 31 tight end in the country and the No. 8 overall recruit in Oregon by ESPN... scout.com's No. 43 tight end in the nation... listed the No. 9 recruit in his state and No. 45 tight end by 247sports.com... also a member of the basketball team and a standout on the track and field team at West Salem... competed in 100 meters, shot put, javelin and high jump... qualified for the state finals in the javelin in 2015, taking eighth place at the 6A meet... played football for coach Shawn Stanley. Kentrell Love DB 6-1 / 165 Corona, Calif. (Centennial) Totaled 51 tackles and four interceptions as a senior in 2015, when the Huskies went 14-1, won the CIF Southern Section Pac 5 Division championship and lost only to De La Salle in the Open Division state championship game... team finished ranked No. 7 in

4 the USA Today final poll following the 2015 season... named first-team All-Big VIII League in as a junior in 2014, helped lead Centennial to a 13-3 overall record, the Pac 5 Division championship and a spot in the Open Division state championship game... team was ranked in USA Today final top as a sophomore in 2013, helped the Huskies to a 12-3 overall record, the CIF Southern Section Inland Division championship and the semifinals of the Open Division state championships... named PrepStar All-West Region... named to the Tacoma News Tribune "Western 100"... rivals.com's No. 24 cornerback in the country and No. 53 recruit in California...made scout.com's top 300 (at No. 254), as well as the No. 21 corner... according to ESPN, the No. 28 cornerback in the nation and the No. 54 overall prospect in California sports.com's No. 39 cornerback in the country and No. 51 recruit in California... played for coach Matt Logan. Sean McGrew TB 5-7 / 173 Torrance, Calif. (St. John Bosco) Named the Gatorade Player of the Year for the state of California following the 2015 season... during his four-year career, rushed for 5,762 yards on 630 carries (a 9.1-yard average), with 76 career rushing TDs, as well as nine career receiving touchdowns... never lost a Trinity League game during his career... in 2015, named to the MaxPreps.com All-America second team (all levels) as a running back... CalHiSports.com's first-team all-state... also earned Long Beach Press-Telegram Player of the Year, Los Angeles Times all-area first team and first-team CIF Southern Section All-Pac 5 Division... as a senior, rushed for 1,852 yards and 27 touchdowns on 200 carries, while also catching 17 passes for 264 yards and three scores... the 2015 Bosco squad spent much of the year ranked No. 1 in the nation and finished 13-1, falling only to Centennial in the CIF Southern Section Pac 5 Division championship game... ranked No. 11 in the final USA Today poll in McGrew rushed for 184 yards and three TDs in that title game... named to the All-CIF Southern Section Pac-5 Division first team, Long Beach Press-Telegram Dream Team and the Trinity League Offensive MVP as a junior... first-team junior all-state from CalHiSports.com... as a junior, had 224 carries for 1,814 yards and 28 scores, along with 19 catches for 312 yards and four more TDs... Braves went 12-2 and made it to the Pac 5 title game that season (2014)... as a sophomore in 2013, rushed for 2,076 yards and 21 touchdowns on 203 carries (averaging over 10 yards per carry), with 10 catches for 169 yards and two TDs, earning a spot on the All-CIF Southern Section Pac-5 first team, the only sophomore so honored that year... CalHiSports.com's Sophomore of the Year... the 2013 Braves went 16-0, won the Pac 5 Division championship and then beat Centennial in the semifinal and De La Salle in the championship game of the Open Division state championship... ranked No. 3 in the final USA Today top in the sophomore-year, semifinal win over Centennial, rushed for 367 yards and seven touchdowns on just 17 carries in a win... also saw limited action on the varsity as a freshman in 2012, when the Braves went 8-5 and advanced to the Pac 5 semifinals... named a PrepStar All-American... named to the Tacoma News Tribune "Western 100"... scout.com's No. 132 recruit and No. 8 running back in the nation... listed as the No. 4 all-purpose back in the nation, as well as the No. 31 recruit in California and No. 149 prospect in the country by rivals.com... named the No. 229 overall prospect and No. 5 all-purpose back in the country, as well as the No. 32 player in California by 247sports.com... ranked the No. 46 prospect in California and the No. 28 running back in the country by ESPN...

5 also a sprinter on the track team... set the school record in the 100 meters with a top time of seconds, which earned him a second-place finish at the 2015 California state championship meet... also part of a third-place 4x100 relay team in the state meet... also made the state finals of the 100 meters as a sophomore... played football for coach Jason Negro. Byron Murphy DB 5-11 / 172 Scottsdale, Ariz. (Saguaro) As a senior, earned Arizona Division II Player of the Year and All-Arizona first team from the Arizona Republic... named to the MaxPreps.com Medium-Sized Schools All- America first team and All-America (all levels) second team as a wide receiver... one of four finalists for the Lockheed Martin Air Defender Of the Year (top defensive back in the nation)... rated the No. 1 prospect in Arizona by the Arizona Republic newspaper... helped lead the Sabercats to a 12-2 overall record and the Division II state championship in caught 88 passes for 1,733 yards and 21 touchdowns as a senior, when he was also credited with seven interceptions and 52 total tackles... invited to play in the U.S. Army All-American Bowl after his senior year... had an interception the game... as a junior, had 65 receptions for 1,348 yards and 13 scores, as well as 53 tackles and seven interceptions, earning All-Arizona honors at wide receiver and all-division III at defensive back... led the Sabercats to a 14-0 mark and the Division III state title as a junior... attended Marcos de Niza in Tempe as a sophomore, when he was credited with 60 tackles, three picks and three forced fumbles... Marcos de Niza went 7-5 and made it to the quarterfinals of the state playoffs in his sophomore years... named to PrepStar's Top 150 Dream Team... named to the Tacoma News Tribune "Western 100"... the No. 97 recruit and No. 11 cornerback, as well as the No. 2 player from Arizona, according to 247sports.com... rated the No. 111 overall recruit in the country and the No. 10 athlete recruit in the nation by scout.com... rivals.com's No. 2 recruit in Arizona, No. 4 cornerback in the nation and No. 40 overall prospect in America... listed as the No. 187 prospect in the nation by ESPN, which also rated him the No. 16 cornerback in the country and the No. 3 overall recruit in Arizona... also a standout on the basketball team... played football for coach Jason Mohns. Levi Onwuzurike DL 6-4 / 262 Allen, Texas (Allen) Named the Dallas Morning News' All-Area Defensive Player of the Year following his senior season in also the District 6-6A Defensive MVP, first-team All-Collin County and honorable mention all-state... helped Allen to a 14-1 overall record and the semifinals of the Class 6A Division I playoffs... team was ranked No. 20 in the final USA Today poll of notched 53 tackles, including 8.5 for a loss, as a senior... as a junior, helped lead the Eagles to a perfect 16-0 record and a third consecutive 2014 Class 6A Division I state championship... named first-team All-District 6-6A as a junior squad finished No. 4 in the final USA Today high school rankings... a PrepStar All-Midlands Region selection... listed as the No. 101 overall prospect in the country and the No. 12 defensive end in the nation by scout.com... named the No. 290 overall prospect and No. 21 weakside defensive end in the nation, as well as the No. 46 recruit in his state by 247sports.com... rated by rivals.com as the No. 68 player in Texas and the No. 26 weakside defensive end in the country... the No. 71 recruit in Texas and the No. 54 defensive end prospect in the nation, according to ESPN... played football under coach Tom Westerberg.

6 Kamari Pleasant TB 6-0 / 195 Rialto, Calif. (Etiwanda) Played safety, wide receiver and running back at Etiwanda... named to the Inland Valley Daily Bulletin's all-area second team as a "utility" player... as a senior, scored eight touchdowns and totaled 677 all-purpose yards on offense... named second-team All-Baseline League at running back as a senior... also played on the varsity as a junior and senior, when he was a teammate of Husky tight end Michael Neal... as a junior, earned first-team All-Baseline League at running back and second-team at safety... ranked by ESPN as the No. 97 recruit in California and the No. 86 athlete in the nation... the No. 70 athlete in America by scout.com and No. 79 from 247sports.com... played for coach Kevin Davis as a senior. Taylor Rapp DB 5-11 / 196 Bellingham, Wash. (Sehome) As a senior, earned USA Today all-state (all levels) first-team, Associated Press 2A allstate first-team, All-Whatcom County first-team, and All-NWC first-team honors... earned a spot on the All-USA Western Washington first team as a defensive back... played on the USA National Teams at the youth level... credited with 117 tackles, seven tackles for loss, four forced fumbles and three interceptions in invited to play in the U.S. Army All-American Bowl following his senior season... as a junior in 2014, earned first-team AP all-state and first-team All-NWC as a safety and secondteam all-league as a receiver... as a junior, scored offensive TDs as a runner, receiver and passer and finished the season with 682 rushing yards and 349 receiving yards... first-team All-NWC safety as a sophomore in named to the Tacoma News Tribune "Western 100"... rated as the No. 1 safety prospect in the state of Washington and No. 49 at the position by scout.com... listed as the No. 4 prospect in Washington and the No. 25 safety in the country by ESPN sports.com's No. 5 overall prospect in the state and No. 28 safety in the country... rated the No. 6 recruit in the state and the No. 51 safety in the country by rivals.com... a PrepStar All-West Region pick... played for coach Bob Norvell at Sehome. Myles Rice DL 6-4 / 220 Houston, Texas (Bush) Earned first-team honors on the All-District 23-5A team as a senior in PrepStar All-Region selection... as a junior, helped the Broncos to a 9-3 record... named to the Houston Hot 100 list of prospects prior to the 2014 season... team made it to the second round of the Conference 5A D2 playoffs in earned first-team All-District 23-5A as a junior, his first year playing football... ranked by ESPN as the nation's No. 97 defensive end recruit... also played basketball and ran track at Bush... played football for coach Allen Aldridge. Van Soderberg P 5-11 / 199 Olympia, Wash. (Capital) Named to the Olympian newspaper's all-area first team as a senior punter... averaged 39 yards per attempt and also went 10-for-10 on field goals as a senior... first-team All- Narrows League 4A at both kicker and punter... named to the All-USA Western Washington first team at kicker... helped the Cougars to a 7-4 record... as a junior, earned second-team 3A all-state as the placekicker... team made the first round of the 3A state playoffs in his sophomore season, played on the varsity as a freshman in 2012, when the Cougars finished 11-3 and made it to the 3A state semifinals...

7 named to the Tacoma News Tribune "Western 100"... rated the No. 9 punter in the country by scout.com... named to the PrepStar All-West Region team... ranked the No. 19 placekicker in the nation and the No. 13 prospect in Washington by ESPN sports.com's No. 14 placekicker recruit... also played on the soccer team at Capital... played football for coach John Johnson. Luke Wattenberg OG 6-4 / 275 Trabuco Canyon, Calif. (JSerra Catholic) Named to the Los Angeles Times all-area first team and the Orange County Register All-County first team in Trinity League Co-Lineman of the Year in CalHiSports.com's first-team all-state... selected to play in the U.S. Army All-American Bowl following his senior season... as a senior in 2015, helped the Lions to a 7-3 record... as a junior in 2014, the Lions went 10-2 and advanced to the quarterfinals of the CIF Southern Section Pac 5 playoffs... named second-team All-Trinity League and made CalHiSports.com's junior-class all-state in helped Lions to a 7-3 mark in also a part of the varsity roster as a freshman... a PrepStar All-West Region selection... named JSerra's male athlete of the year as a junior... named to the Tacoma News Tribune "Western 100"... made scout.com's top 300 nationally, taking the No. 239 spot... scout.com's No. 19 offensive tackle... listed by rivals.com as the No. 18 offensive tackle and the No. 43 overall prospect in his state... rated the No. 32 offensive tackle in the country and the No. 47 recruit in California by ESPN sports.com's No. 286 overall and No. 12 offensive guard in the nation, as well as No. 40 prospect in the state... also played basketball and threw discus and shot at Serra... qualified for the state meet in the discus as a sophomore... earned all-county honors in track as a sophomore... played football for coach Jim Hartigan. Brandon Wellington LB 6-0 / 215 Kent, Wash. (Eastside Catholic) Named Seattle Times all-state (all levels) first team as an "athlete" in also the 3A Metro League Mountain Division co-defensive MVP and Kickoff Returner of the Year as a senior, as well as first-team All-Metro League as a safety and second-team as a running back... All-USA Western Washington first-team selection at safety... part of back-to-back 3A state championship teams as a junior and senior... Eastside Catholic went 50-6 over his four-year varsity career... Crusaders went a perfect 13-0 his senior year, including a win over California power Oceanside in the season opener... team finished No. 17 in the nation in the final USA Today ranking of overcame a second-half, 28-point deficit to beat Bellevue, 48-42, in overtime in the A state championship game... scored the game-tying touchdown on a 11-yard run and then scored the winner on an one-yard run in overtime... also had a 97-yard kickoff return for a score in the championship game after having scored twice on kick returns in the state semifinal win over Lakes... had six tackles in the title game... returned five of 11 kick returns for scores as a senior while also returning two of five interceptions for scores... named to the Associated Press 3A all-state first team (at linebacker) and the Seattle Times' all-area team as a junior in team went 13-2 and won the 3A state championship in beat Bellevue in the state title game as a junior, rushing for 111 yards and three touchdowns on 33 carries in the Crusaders' win that broke Bellevue's six-year streak of state championships... also played in the state championship game vs. Bellevue as a freshman and sophomore, going 11-3 in 2013 and 13-1 in named a PrepStar All-American... one of just seven seniors in

8 the Pacific Northwest named to the Tacoma News Tribune's "Northwest Nuggets" following his senior year... one of just four players from the state named a "blue-chip" prospect by the Seattle Times... named to the Tacoma News Tribune "Western 100"... the No. 100 overall prospect in the nation and No. 7 athlete recruit in the country from scout.com... rivals.com's No. 2 overall recruit in Washington, No. 9 athlete in the country and No. 190 overall recruit... ranked the No. 3 recruit in the state and the No. 22 running back in the nation by ESPN... listed by 247sports.com as the No. 225 overall recruit and No. 17 outside linebacker in the country and No. 2 recruit in Washington state... participated in track and field (100 meters, high jump and long jump) early in high school career... played football under coach Jeremy Thielbahr. Amandre Williams DL 6-3 / 223 Maple Valley, Wash. (Tahoma) First-team All-South Puget Sound League at both quarterback and defensive line, and SPSL North Offensive Back of the Year as a senior... also made honorable mention All- SPSL at punter... SPSL Northeast Division Offensive Back of the Year... earned a spot on the All-USA Western Washington first team at defensive end... led the SPSL with 3,235 passing yards (on 241-for-402 passing) for 29 touchdowns as a senior, when he also had 79.5 tackles, including 17.5 for a loss... first-team Tacoma News Tribune allarea selection as a defensive lineman... Seattle Times all-state (all levels) first team at d-line... also Seattle Times all-area as a senior... passed for 579 yards in a win over Rogers High, the second-highest, single-game total in Washington state history... helped team to a 7-3 record as a senior... as a junior, completed 80-of-120 passes for 1,083 yards and 10 touchdowns, with only one interception... named the SPSL North Offensive Back of the Year and first-team All-SPSL North at quarterback, d-line and long snapper as a junior... also saw action on the varsity as a sophomore in 2013, when Tahoma made the first round of the 4A state playoffs... earned second-team All- SPSL North as a defensive lineman as a sophomore... named to the PrepStar All- West Region team... named to the Tacoma News Tribune "Western 100"... the state's No. 6 overall recruit and the No. 68 defensive end in America, according to ESPN... the No. 55 defensive end in the nation by scout.com... the No. 6 recruit in the state and No. 55 weakside defensive end in the country, from 247sports.com... also played baseball at Tahoma... played football for coach Tony Davis.