DL Ansel Din-Mbuh commits to Washington State
Aledo (Texas) defensive lineman Ansel Din-Mbuh committed to Washington State on Sunday night. He chose the Cougars over multiple programs include Air Force and Wyoming.
Din-Mbuh is not ranked in the 2023 On3 Consensus or the 2023 On300. He is 6-foot-2 and weights 265 pounds.
Washington State now has 15 members of its 2023 recruiting class. Din-Mbuh is one of two defensive lineman in the group alongside Houston (Texas) Shadow Creek three-star Theorin Randle, the No. 1,386 overall prospect in the On3 Consensus.
Following Din-Mbuhβs commitment, the Cougarsβ 2023 class ranks No. 64 in the 2023 On3 Consensus Team Recruiting Rankings and No. 9 in the Pac-12. The highest-ranked prospect in Washington Stateβs group is Portland (Ore.) Pleasant Grove three-star quarterback Sam Leavitt, the No. 858 overall prospect in the On3 Consensus. Washington State has two other top-1,000 commits in Hawthorne (Fla.) three-star EDGE Jailen Ruth and Yuba City (Calif.) three-star interior offensive lineman Noah Dunham.
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Din-Mbuh is the Cougarsβ first pledge this month. Even though Washington State didnβt receive any commitments in August, the program had a big July on the recruiting trail. Seven recruits chose the program, including Leavitt, Randle, Ruth and El Cerrito (Calif.) three-star cornerback Warren Smith. The others were Midlothian (Texas) three-star running back Deago Benson, Lehi (Utah) three-star EDGE Isaac Terrell and Round Rock (Texas) safety Jalen Gilbert.
The Cougars also landed four commitments in June. Those prospects include Dunham, Colorado Springs (Co.) Vista Ridge three-star wide receiver Brandon Hills, Monrovia (Calif.) three-star wide receiver Carlos Hernandez and Fountain (Co.) Fountain-Fort Carson three-star linebacker Tai Faavae.