Three-Star WR Sawyer Racanelli Joins Huskies 2020 Recruiting Class
Washington added its fourth verbal commit to the 2020 recruiting class Friday morning, another offensive addition.
Coming off an official visit to Pac-12 rival UCLA over the weekend, three-star Brush Prairie (Wash.) Hockinson wide receiver Sawyer Racanelli elected to stay home and announced his pledge to UW.
Racanelli, a 6-foot-3 and 200-pound receiver is the first official WR commit for first-year position coach Junior Adams, who was hired back in January to replace Matt Lubick.
All four commitments for the 2020 class are on offense. Racanelli joins four-star tight end Mark Redman, four-star quarterback Ethan Garbers and three-star offensive lineman Gaard Memmelaar.
“First off, I would like to thank God for putting me in the position I am today. I would like to thank my parents for giving me every opportunity and prioritizing my athletics over the years,” Racanelli wrote in a prepared note announcing his decision on social media.
“Thanks to my family for always supporting me in everything I do. Special thanks to all of the coaches and teammates I’ve had over the years for pushing me to be the best I can be. I would like to thank all of the coaches who believed in me throughout this recruiting process. With that being said I would be continuing my academic and athletic career at… THE UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON.”
Over three years at Hockinson, Racanelli has hauled in 53 touchdown receptions and totaled 4,164 receiving yards in 34 career games. Each season the three-star receiver has never finished with under 1,000 yards and 50 receptions.
He recorded his best statistical season as a junior and finished with 21 touchdowns, 1,764 yards and 101 receptions, all but Racanelli’s TD total up from his sophomore year.
The addition of Racanelli moves the Huskies class up to No. 40 on Rivals team rankings for 2020, fourth in the Pac-12 behind California (No. 38), Stanford (No. 18) and Oregon (No. 11).
All three hold more commitments currently than UW. The Golden Bears have five commits, one less than Stanford who have six and three less than the Ducks who have eight.