Washington enters the mix for elite 2028 California cornerback

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Washington is eyeing a former teammate of one of their signees in the 2026 class.

The Huskies grabbed cornerback Jeron Jones, a four-star recruit from Mission Viejo (Calif.), in this year's class, a signing that Washington head coach Jedd Fisch has already said he expects to pay immediate dividends. A few weeks ago, Fisch, defensive backs coach John Richardson, and the rest of the staff identified one of Jones' teammates at Mission Viejo High School as a potential recruit in the 2028 class.

6-foot-1, 180-pound cornerback Jordan Hicks reported his offer from Washington on May 14, the same day that Mission Viejo held its annual spring showcase. Tennessee and Texas also jumped in the boat that week before Hicks told 247Sports that he wants to trim his list by the end of the summer in an interview posted on May 18.

Hicks now holds a total of 29 offers, including Florida, Georgia, Miami, Michigan, Oklahoma, Mississippi, Oregon, Texas A&M, UCLA, USC, and Notre Dame. Oregon is considered the favorite, per Hicks himself in an interview with Rivals' Adam Gorney, but hometown USC is expected to be heavily in the mix as well. Hicks will visit Oregon on June 2, USC the week after, Florida after that, and is also scheduling a trip to Miami after recent trips to Oklahoma and Texas A&M.

Hicks is ranked as the No. 20 cornerback and No. 200 overall player in the 2028 class, per the 247Sports Composite rankings. He had 62 tackles, 1.5 tackles for loss, 5 pass breakups, 3 forced fumbles, and 5 interceptions as a sophomore in 2025.

In short: Washington has some work to do to get to the front of the line for Hicks' eventual commitment. But the connection with Jones, who is expected to burn his redshirt this year as the Huskies' potential No. 3 cornerback, and what the current Husky could tell Hicks about Fisch, Richardson, and the experience on Montlake could turn Washington into surprise players here.

This article originally appeared on Huskies Wire: Washington Huskies enter mix for elite 2028 cornerback Jordan Hicks

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