UW Welcomes 18 New Dawgs to Football Program Release: 02/03/2016
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UW Welcomes 18 New Dawgs To Football Program Release: 02/03/2016 Related Links Full Release Sign Up For Email Updates Daniel Bridge-Gadd • QB • 6-3 / 191 • Phoenix, Ariz. (Paradise Valley) The Gatorade Player of the Year for the state of Arizona as a senior in 2015 ... named to the All-Arizona (all levels) first team at quarterback ... the Arizona Republic's Big Schools Player of the Year in 2015 ... named Division III Player of the Year and all-state quarterback by scout.com ... completed 251-of-374 passes for 4,258 yards and 47 touchdowns with just nine interceptions while also rushing for 627 yards and 17 touchdowns on 139 carries last fall, where Paradise Valley suffered its lone defeat of the season (29-27 to Desert Edge) ... career-high seven TDs and 512 yards passing in a state playoff win over Catalina Foothills ... also had three five-TD games as a senior, throwing at least one scoring pass in all 14 games and three or more in 10 of 14 ... as a junior, completed 171-of-265 pass attempts for 2,740 yards, 41 touchdowns and nine interceptions while also rushing for 587 yards and five TDs on 123 carries ... threw a TD in every game in 2014, including six vs. Arcadia and five against Horizon ... Trojans went 10-2 his junior year, advancing to the state tournament quarterfinals ... as a sophomore in 2013, went 236-for-345 for 2,410 yards, 27 touchdowns and 12 interceptions ... 247sports.com's No. 63 pro-style quarterback and No. 15 recruit in Arizona ... named to the PrepStar All-West Region team ... also played basketball and ran track at Paradise Valley ... played football for coach Greg Davis. Camilo Eifler • LB • 6-2 / 214 • Berkeley, Calif. (Bishop O'Dowd) Played linebacker and running back at Bishop O'Dowd ... named first-team All-West Alameda County Conference-Foothill League at outside linebacker as a senior ... as a senior, helped the Dragons to a 7-6 record and the semi-finals of the CIF North Coast Section Division 3 playoffs ... invited to play in the U.S. Army All-American Bowl following the 2015 season ... as a junior, the team earned a berth in the North Coast Section playoffs ... named first-team All-WACC, third-team All-East Bay and honorable mention San Francisco Chronicle All-Metro as a junior ... made CalHiSports.com's junior-class all-state in 2014 ... played on the varsity as a sophomore ... named a PrepStar All-American ... a member of the Tacoma News Tribune "Western 100" ... rated the No. 280 overall recruit in America by ESPN, which also ranked him the No. 31 prospect in the California and the No. 15 outside linebacker prospect in the nation ... scout.com's No. 94 overall prospect and No. 6 outside backer in the nation ... rivals.com ranks him the No. 11 OLB in the country, the No. 23 recruit in California and the No. 118 player in the country ... 247sports.com's No. 142 national recruit, No. 11 outside linebacker and No. 21 propsect in the state of California ... participated in the shot, discus, high jump and long jump for the track team, winning league titles in the shot put as a sophomore and junior ... as a junior and senior at O'Dowd, played under head coach Napoleon Kaufman, the UW's all-time leading rusher and a member of the Husky Hall of Fame. Aaron Fuller • WR • 6-0 / 177 • McKinney, Texas (Lovejoy) First-team All-District 10-5A and first-team All-Collin County at wide receiver as a senior in 2015 ... also second-team All-Collin County as a return specialist ... played receiver and cornerback for the Leopards ... team went 8-4 and advanced to the second round of the 5A D2 playoffs in 2015 ... as a senior, caught 86 passes for 1,178 yards and 14 touchdowns while also rushing for two other scores and returning two punts for touchdowns ... as a junior in 2014, had 69 receptions for 1,396 yards and 22 touchdowns, while also adding two rushing TDs and another on a punt return ... named the District 10-5A Offensive Player of the Year, earning that honor unanimously ... also All-Collin County and Associated Press first-team 5A all-state as a junior in 2014 ... the Leopards made it into the first round of the state playoffs in 2014 ... as a sophomore, had 26 catches for 447 yards and five scores, earning second-team All-District 13-4A ... team went 8-4 and advanced to the second round of the 5A D2 state playoffs in 2013 ... also saw action on the varsity as a freshman ... a PrepStar All-Midlands Region selection ... ran the 100, 200 and 400 meters and also participated in long jump ... won district and area titles in the 400 meters as a junior ... played football under coach Ryan Cox. Isaiah Gilchrist • DB • 5-10 / 188 • Bellevue, Wash. (Bellevue) Helped Wolverines to an 11-2 record and a berth in the 3A state championship game as a senior in 2015 ... had three interceptions in the state semifinal game ... named to MaxPreps.com Medium-Sized Schools All-America second team as a defensive back ... also first-team 3A All-KingCo, first-team Seattle Times all-state (all levels), Associated Press 3A all-state and Tacoma News Tribune all-area ... earned a spot on the All-USA Western Washington first team as a defensive back ... caught four passes as a senior, but three of them went for touchdowns ... one of just seven seniors in the Pacific Northwest named to the Tacoma News Tribune's "Northwest Nuggets" ... in 2014, Bellevue went 13-1, with its lone loss coming in the state championship game, when Gilchrist scored on a 56-yard run ... named to the All-USA Western Washington team at cornerback as a junior ... as a sophomore, played on a 14-0 Bellevue team that won its sixth consecutive 3A state championship and finished No. 8 in the USA Today top 25 ... also a member of the varsity as a freshman in 2012, when the Wolverines also finished 14-0 and won state ... named a PrepStar All-American ... one of just four players from the state named a "blue-chip" prospect by the Seattle Times ... named to the Tacoma News Tribune "Western 100" ... rated the No. 235 overall recruit in America by ESPN, which also ranked him the No. 2 prospect in the state and the No. 17 athlete in the nation ... listed by rivals.com as the No. 3 recruit in Washington and the No. 20 corner in the country ... the No. 29 cornerback in America from scout.com also a standout sprinter on the track team at Bellevue ... rated by 247sports.com as the No. 254 recruit in the country, No. 25 cornerback and No. 3 recruit in Washington state ... won the KingCo title and made the state finals in the 400, as well as the 4x100 relay, as a junior ... played football for coach Butch Goncharoff at Bellevue. Nick Harris • OG • 6-1 / 282 • Inglewood, Calif. (JSerra Catholic) Named first-team All-Trinity League in 2015 ... as a senior, helped the Lions to a 7-3 overall record ... in 2014, his junior season, the Lions went 10-2 and advanced to the quarterfinals of the CIF Southern Section Pac-5 playoffs ... team went 7-3 in 2013, his sophomore season ... named PrepStar All-West Region ... listed as the No. 13 center in the country by ESPN and the No. 14 center by scout.com ... rated the country's No. 72 guard by 247sports.com ... played for coach Jim Hartigan. Jacob Kizer • TE • 6-4 / 250 • Salem, Ore. (West Salem) Played tight end and defensive end for the Titans ... sat out nearly all of his senior season due to an injury ... in 2015, West Salem went 7-4 and made it to the second round of the 6A state playoffs ... as a junior, team went 10-3 and won three playoff games to make it to the 6A state final four ... earned first-team all-state as a defensive lineman in 2014 ... as a sophomore in 2013, Titans went 8-2 and made the 6A state playoffs ... played on the varsity as a freshman in 2012, when West Salem was 10-2 and lost in the state quarterfinals ... named to the PrepStar All-West Region team ... named to the Tacoma News Tribune "Western 100" ... ranked the No. 5 prospect in his state and the No. 27 tight end in America by rivals.com ... rated the No. 31 tight end in the country and the No. 8 overall recruit in Oregon by ESPN ... scout.com's No. 43 tight end in the nation ... listed the No. 9 recruit in his state and No. 45 tight end by 247sports.com ... also a member of the basketball team and a standout on the track and field team at West Salem ... competed in 100 meters, shot put, javelin and high jump ... qualified for the state finals in the javelin in 2015, taking eighth place at the 6A meet ... played football for coach Shawn Stanley. Kentrell Love • DB • 6-1 / 165 • Corona, Calif. (Centennial) Totaled 51 tackles and four interceptions as a senior in 2015, when the Huskies went 14-1, won the CIF Southern Section Pac 5 Division championship and lost only to De La Salle in the Open Division state championship game ... team finished ranked No. 7 in the USA Today final poll following the 2015 season ... named first-team All-Big VIII League in 2015 ..