Earlier this afternoon, Washington head coach Kalen DeBoer met with the media to discuss Early Signing Period and the blueprint for the 2022 recruiting class going forward. Here are some of the important points, comments, and the press conference video from the presser on Montlake.
TWEET NOTES
“Today we got a lot better! No question!” Washington head coach Kalen DeBoer said.@DubLifeUW#PurpleReign#DubLife
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) December 15, 2021
DeBoer said the top priority was trying to keep the recruiting class signed.@DubLifeUW#PurpleReign#DubLife
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) December 15, 2021
DeBoer said it’s going to be a “small class”.@DubLifeUW#PurpleReign#DubLife
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) December 15, 2021
“I feel like we are in a good place going forward!” DeBoer said.@DubLifeUW#PurpleReign#DubLife
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) December 15, 2021
DeBoer said he loves length! “You can put size on length”. He adds that the game is meant to be played physical!@DubLifeUW#PurpleReign#DubLife
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) December 15, 2021
Coach DeBoer said that WR Germie Bernard will be a mid-year enrollee in January.@DubLifeUW#PurpleReign#DubLife
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) December 15, 2021
“When I saw the film I wanted him to stay local too!” DeBoer said about local Emerald Ridge WR Denzel Boston.@DubLifeUW#PurpleReign#DubLife
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) December 15, 2021
OL Parker Brailsford will enroll early in January according to Coach DeBoer.@DubLifeUW#PurpleReign#DubLife
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) December 15, 2021
“You can’t go away from a guy whose nickname is Showtime!” DeBoer said about Lance Holtzclaw.@DubLifeUW#PurpleReign#DubLife
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) December 15, 2021
DeBoer said all of the 5 new signings come from great families!@DubLifeUW#PurpleReign#DubLife
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) December 15, 2021
DeBoer said he expects to have some more news on coaching/staff hirings over the next two days.@DubLifeUW#PurpleReign#DubLife
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) December 15, 2021
DeBoer said he was “not obligated” to take everybody who was committed.@DubLifeUW#PurpleReign#DubLife
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) December 15, 2021
DeBoer gives a rough estimate of maybe 15 openings for this recruiting class but it’s not concrete.@DubLifeUW#PurpleReign#DubLife
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) December 15, 2021
“Ryan Grubb is going to do a great job with the quarterbacks,” DeBoer said about his new Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks Coach.@DubLifeUW#PurpleReign#DubLife
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) December 15, 2021
“We have a staff who loves to build those relationships,” DeBoer said when talking about his Director of Player Personnel Courtney Morgan.@DubLifeUW#PurpleReign#DubLife
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) December 15, 2021
DeBoer predicts more movement and attrition in the near future in regards to the roster.@DubLifeUW#PurpleReign#DubLife
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) December 15, 2021
“It’s definitely more difficult,” DeBoer said about recruiting in the current day and age with the transfer portal and NIL.@DubLifeUW#PurpleReign#DubLife
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) December 15, 2021
“It will be eight more and it will be happening pretty fast here,” DeBoer said about filling out his coaching staff.
He said the decisions have been made and just a few things to figure out.@DubLifeUW#PurpleReign#DubLife
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) December 15, 2021
“I think it’s good to have two. I definitely think the first one is important!” DeBoer said about the signing periods.@DubLifeUW#PurpleReign#DubLife
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) December 15, 2021
“I’d like to think when we put an offer out there that it’s committable,” DeBoer said.@DubLifeUW#PurpleReign#DubLife
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) December 15, 2021
DeBoer said “family time is a huge piece to me” when talking about his coaching staff and their schedules.
He will push them out of here to get rest and their families are always welcome at UW.@DubLifeUW#PurpleReign#DubLife
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) December 15, 2021
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