Meet The 2022 Washington Huskies Football Recruiting Class Signees

Early Signing Period started today around the nation, and the Washington Huskies Football Program took full advantage of it.

The Husky coaches were receiving NLI’s (National Letter Of Intent) from their commits as early as 7:00 am PT this morning.

Entering the day, the Huskies had 5 known commitments in the fold and by the end of the morning, they were able to sign all 5 of them.

It’s impressive that Washington head coach Kalen DeBoer was able to keep these commits, and two months before National Signing Day on February 2nd.

It is a true testament to coach DeBoer and his small staff. Their relentless effort these past two weeks to hit the ground running during a transition was crucial.

The Huskies signed 4 players on offense, 1 player on defense, and 0 players on special teams to round out their recruiting class.

In the coming days and weeks, the Husky coaching staff will have some recruits on their radar and will add more to this class.

We take a look at the current 5-member class of new Husky players and their bios…..

Player Profiles provided by GoHuskies.com…..

Offense

Wide Receiver (2)

DENZEL BOSTON

POSITION

Wide Receiver
HEIGHT

6-3
WEIGHT

191
CLASS

Freshman
HOMETOWN

South Hill, Wash.
HIGH SCHOOL

Emerald Ridge

Played four years on the varsity at Emerald Ridge … over his career, caught 105 passes for 1,572 yards and 23 touchdowns … as a senior in 2021, over nine games played, caught 36 passes for 548 yards and eight TDs … named to the All-South Puget Sound League first team in 2021 … in five games as a junior in 2020 (season was abbreviated), caught 34 passes for 553 yards and seven scores … named to the Tacoma News-Tribune’s all-area second team as a junior, when he was also a first-team All-SPSL selection … as a sophomore, had 30 receptions for 361 yards and seven TDs over 10 games … also saw action on the varsity as a freshman in 2018 … ranked the No. 71 receiver in the nation by ESPN.com … played for coach Adam Schakel.

GERMIE BERNARD

POSITION

Wide Receiver
HEIGHT

6-1
WEIGHT

196
CLASS

Freshman
HOMETOWN

Las Vegas, Nev.
HIGH SCHOOL

Liberty

Named the Gatorade Player of the Year for Nevada for 2021 … also named Mountain League Offensive MVP and first-team all-league at both wide receiver and return specialist … helped lead Liberty to a 10-2 overall record and the 5A regional final as a senior … caught 53 passes for 956 yards and 12 touchdowns as a senior, when he also rushed for 452 yards on just 37 carries … also returned kicks and punts, and played defense … had three punt returns, one kickoff return and one interception return go for touchdowns … 2020 (junior) season was canceled due to the pandemic … as a sophomore in 2019, caught 54 passes for 948 yards and 14 touchdowns, earning second-team all-state … Patriots went 10-5 in 2019, and won the 4A state championship, beating Centennial, 50-7 in the title game … the 2019 team began the year 0-5, then won 10 straight, including five playoff games … member of the ESPN 300 … ranked the No. 199 overall prospect and No. 27 receiver in the nation, as well as the No. 4 recruit in his state, by ESPN.com … ranked the nation’s No. 212 overall prospect and No. 31 wide receiver by 247Sports.com, which also listed him No. 5 overall in Nevada … rated the No. 53 receiver in the nation and No. 7 prospect in Nevada by Rivals.com … also played basketball and ran track at Libery … played football for coach Richard Muraco.

Tight End (1)

RYAN OTTON

POSITION

Tight End
HEIGHT

6-6
WEIGHT

224
CLASS

Freshman
HOMETOWN

Tumwater, Wash.
HIGH SCHOOL

Tumwater

Named co-MVP of the Evergreen Conference in 2021 … helped lead the Thunderbirds to a 10-3 overall record in 2021 … advanced to the championship game of the 2A state playoffs in 2021 … first-team All-Evergreen Conference on the defensive line in both 2020 and 2019 … helped lead Tumwater to a 6-0 record during the 2020 season (played in spring of 2021) … as a sophomore, helped the Thunderbirds to a perfect 14-0 record and the 2A state championship … member of the ESPN 300 .. rated as the No. 266 overall prospect and No. 4 tight end in the nation by ESPN.com … ranked the nation’s No. 217 overall prospect and No. 7 tight end, as well as the state’s No. 4 recruit, by 247Sports.com … also played basketball at Tumwater … younger brother of Cade Otton, who played tight end at Washington from 2017-2021 … grandson of legendary Tumwater High School coach Sid Otton, who won more games than any high school coach in the state’s history … played football for coach Bill Beattie.

Offensive Line (1)

PARKER BRAILSFORD

POSITION

Offensive Lineman
HEIGHT

6-2
WEIGHT

255
CLASS

Freshman
HOMETOWN

Mesa, Ariz.
HIGH SCHOOL

Sagauro

Helped lead Saguaro to a 12-1 overall record and the Open Division (highest level) state championship in 2021 … beat Chandler, 20-15, in the final, breaking Chandler’s five-year streak of state titles … also upset Hamilton (ranked No. 11 in the nation) in the semifinals … during abbreviated 2020 season, helped the Sabercats to a 5-2 overall record … named to the 5A all-state first team and to the All-5A San Tan first team as an offensive lineman in 2020 … also made the MaxPreps.com all-state (all levels) second team as a junior … as a sophomore, played on a team that finished 11-1, with the lone loss coming in the state’s AIA open division championship game … ranked the No. 12 guard in the country and No. 4 prospect in his state by ESPN.com … rated as the No. 23 interior offensive lineman in the nation, and No. 7 prospect in Arizona by 247Sports.com … listed as the No. 18 offensive guard in the nation by Rivals.com … also threw the discus and shot for the track team … played football for coach Jason Mohns.

DEFENSE

Outside Linebacker (1)

LANCE HOLTZCLAW

POSITION

Outside Linebacker
HEIGHT

6-3
WEIGHT

201
CLASS

Freshman
HOMETOWN

Dorchester, Mass.
HIGH SCHOOL

Desert Ridge

Played defensive end and wide receiver at Desert Ridge … as a senior in 2021, notched 48 total tackles, including 10 sacks, over 12 games … Desert Ridge reached the first round of the Conference 6A state playoffs in 2021 … in the abbreviated, six-game season in 2020, had 27 total tackles, including nine for loss … named to the 5A All-Region second team as a defensive lineman as a junior … also played in eight of 12 games as a sophomore in 2019 … ranked ESPN.com’s No. 56 defensive end in the nation … played for coach Roy Lopez.

DEMOGRAPHICS

Washington (2)

Denzel Boston (WR)

Ryan Otton(TE)

Arizona (1)

Parker Brailsford (OL)

Nevada (1)

Germie Bernard (WR)

Massachusetts (1)

Lance Holtzclaw (OLB)

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