OT Kahlee Tafai commits to Washington
Lawndale (Calif.) Leuzinger offensive tackle Kahlee Tafai committed to Washington on Wednesday. The 6-foot-6, 300 pound prospect announced the news on social media.
“I want to first thank my mom for supporting me in everything,” Tafai wrote. “Lastly I want to thank the coaching staff at uw for believing in me. With that being said I’m excited to announce I am now committed to UW.”
Tafai, who is not ranked in the On3 Consensus or by On3, joins a Washington class that is currently ranked No. 30 in the 2023 On3 Consensus Team Recruiting Rankings. The class is led by Lake Charles (La.) Lake Charles College Prep four-star cornerback Curley Reed. Overall, the Huskies have three top-300 prospects in Reed, Wylie (Tex.) Wylie East four-star defensive lineman Anthony James and Pittsburg (Calif.) four-star wide receiver Rashid Williams.
Tafai is now the 19th commitment in Washington’s 2023 recruiting class. He is also the fourth offensive tackle recruit alongside Orange (Calif.) El Modena four-star Elishah Jackett, Menlo Park (Calif.) Menlo-Atherton three-star Soane Faasolo and Aurora (Co.) three-star Zachary Henning. The Huskies also have a commitment from Ferndale (Wash.) three-star interior offensive lineman Landen Hatchett.
According to the On3 Visit Center, Tafai took an unofficial visit to the Huskies on May 20. Meanwhile, he had official visits to Arizona and Oregon State last month. Tafai’s other offers included Arizona State, Boise State, BYU, Nebraska, Oregon, San Diego State and Utah.
Tafai is Washington’s fourth commit of the month alongside Reed, Moorhead (Minn.) three-star defensive lineman Elinneus Davis and Fairfield (Calif.) Angelo Rodriguez three-star safety Leroy Bryant. The Huskies had even bigger success on the recruiting trial in the month prior. They landed 11 commitments in June including James, Jackett, Hatchett, Henning, Faasolo, San Jacinto (Calif.) three-star safety Vincent Holmes and Puyallup (Wash.) Emerald Ridge three-star EDGE Jacob Lane.
Other June pledges include Pierre (S.D.) T.F. Riggs three-star quarterback Lincoln Kienholz, Oxnard (Calif.) Pacifica three-star linebacker Jordan Whitney, Arlington (Texas) Seguin three-star cornerback Diesel Gordon and Bellflower (Calif.) St. John Bosco three-star defensive lineman Sua Lefotu.