Several top high school prospects will set foot on Washington’s campus this weekend for visits. The weekend of March 8th and 9th is Junior Day for Husky Football, and it includes one of the top targets for the Husky staff in the class of 2026. Four-star quarterback and former Florida State commit Brady Smigiel will make his first of two upcoming scheduled visits to Washington. The California native and Newbury Park quarterback is the number six quarterback in his class. He is regarded as a four-star on three of the four major recruiting sites, and a five-star according to Rivals.
Smigiel To Visit Washington
Smigiel was one of the first players head coach Jedd Fisch offered when he took over at Washington. The quarterback announced his offer on January 22nd, 2024. Three months later, Smigiel was on campus for an unofficial visit during Washington’s Spring Practice in April of 2024. In June of that year, Smigiel committed to play for Florida State.
The Seminoles’ 2024 season went sideways, and it resulted in changes within their coaching staff. Most notably, Mike Norvell is no longer the primary play-caller. Florida State fired offensive coordinator Alex Atkins and replaced him with Gus Malzahn, former Auburn and UCF head coach. Malzahn is the new play-caller in Tallahassee resulting in a change of command of the offense. Smigiel re-evaluated his commitment, and ultimately decided to de-commit in January of 2025, almost exactly one calendar year since receiving his offer from Washington.
Saturday will be the third visit for Smigiel at the Greatest Setting. After Spring Practice last April, his social media post revealed that he was on campus again in mid-December. With his recruitment back open, this weekend is another important opportunity for Fisch and staff to make their impression on the high school junior signal caller. But it won’t be their last either. Smigiel has already scheduled an official visit at Washington for later in the year. He’ll be back on June 19th to give the Huskies a fourth look. Smigiel will presumably announce where he’ll play college football sometime later in the Summer.
Smigiel’s Stats and Stature
Smigiel has played in 41 varsity football games through three seasons at Newbury High School in Newbury Park, California. His stats in that timeframe turn heads. He’s tossed 147 touchdown passes, 11,222 passing yards, with an average of 9.7 yards per attempt. In three seasons, Smigiel has thrown 28 interceptions, but only three of which came during his junior season last Fall. His stat line last season was 49 touchdowns, three interceptions, and 3,521 passing yards. He added a career high 11 rushing scores as a junior as well.
The nation’s sixth-rated quarterback is listed at 6’-5” and 205 pounds according to 247Sports. He stands tall with a prototypical quarterback frame and excels as a pocket passer with accuracy to all levels of the field. Smigiel has a powerful arm and displays touch on his deep passes. As far as what you look for in a quarterback, Smigiel checks just about every box. Washington will continue to make their case this weekend.
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