Washington transfer offensive lineman Geirean Hatchett commits to Oklahoma
After entering the NCAA transfer portal, former Washington Huskies offensive lineman Geirean Hatchett has committed to Oklahoma according to On3’s Hayes Fawcett.
Geirean joins the Sooners with two seasons of eligibility remaining in his college career after spending the first four seasons of his career in Seattle. The 6-foot-4, 303-pound guard appeared in 12 games last season for Washington, makes four starts for an offensive line that took home the Joe Moore Award and helped lead the Huskies to the national championship.
“Out of high school Oklahoma was one of my top schools, so I already felt really comfortable down there,” Hatchett told On3. The biggest thing for me was getting to play for a coach like coach Bedenbaugh, the offensive line coach. He’s been able to develop guys so well since he’s been at OU. So I’m really looking forward to getting to play for him.”
Hatchett played high school football at Ferndale (WA), where he was a four-star prospect. He was the No. 197 overall recruit in the 2020 cycle, according to the On3 Industry Ranking, a weighted average that utilizes all four major recruiting media companies.
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Washington transfer portal numbers
The transfer portal has unfortunately not been as favorable to the Washington Huskies so far this offseason following the exit of head coach Kalen DeBoer, who took the head coaching job at Alabama following the retirement of Nick Saban after leading the Huskies to the national championship game this past season.
The winter transfer portal window closed on January 2, but the NCAA guidelines allow a 30-day extension for players to enter the transfer portal if a head coach leaves a program, giving Washington players 30 additional days to enter the transfer portal follow DeBoer’s departure on January 12.
As of January 29, Washington has had 22 players enter the transfer portal with 12 players committing to play at Washington from the transfer portal. Given what the Huskies have lost and gained, Washington ranks No. 67 on On3’s 2024 College Football Team Transfer Portal Rankings with an Index Score of -29.
On3’s Team Transfer Portal Index utilizes the On3 (P)erformance score to measure a team’s production during the transfer process, compared relative against its roster and not a comparison against other schools.
The Huskies hired Jedd Fisch as their new head coach on Sunday after he spent the last three seasons as the head man at Arizona, with the Wildcats transforming from a one-win team in his first season and a 10-win team in 2023 under his leadership.
With a multitude of players in the transfer portal and declaring for the NFL Draft already, it’s no secret that Washington’s team will look different next season as the Huskies join the Big Ten Conference in year one under Fisch.