Five-star safety Jett Washington, the nephew of late NBA legend Kobe Bryant, committed to play his college football at Oregon on Thursday. The Las Vegas (Nev.) Bishop Gorman product will join the Ducks’ haul as the No. 18 overall recruit and second-ranked safety in the 2026 class, per 247Sports.
Washington trimmed his list to the trio of Oregon, USC and Alabama and took an official visit to each of those schools over the last three weeks. He was initially set to stop at Ohio State, too, but he replaced the Buckeyes visit with a return trip to Oregon. The Ducks and Crimson Tide were long considered favorites to contend for Washington’s commitment as they were the first two programs to schedule official visits with the blue-chip talent.
In the end, Oregon won out, easing the sting of losing out on five-star athlete Brandon Arrington to Texas A&M earlier Thursday.
“I’ve built a great relationship with them,” Washington told 247Sports. “I went up there for the Ohio State game last season, and it’s a place I could see myself at. My relationship with the coaches has been big. When you’re there, you feel the energy. It’s everywhere inside that building and just being around coach Dan Lanning, he’s a defensive head coach and always involved in the defense, so you know you’re going to get development.”
Myriad other College Football Playoff contenders extended offers to Washington throughout his process, including Georgia, Michigan, Notre Dame, Penn State, Tennessee, Texas and others.
Washington debuted in the recruiting rankings as a top-100 overall prospect in Aug. 2023 and climbed the ladder from that point onward. He ranked as highly as No. 15 overall midway through his junior season at Bishop Gorman.
In that 2024 campaign,…
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Author : Carter Bahns
Publish date : 2025-06-20 00:54:00
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