Jermaine Kelly (Los Angeles/Salesian) showed up in Seattle for Washington’s first big recruiting weekend of the season in late September.
At the time, the 6-foot-1, 171-pound cornerback was committed to UCLA. The Huskies were preparing to play Stanford, and Kelly stood on the sideline watching pregame warmups with defensive backs Chris Hawkins (Rancho Cucamonga, Calif./Rancho Cucamonga), a USC commit, and Johnny Johnson (Fresno, Calif./Central East).
The smile on his face, and the purple and white scarf wrapped around his neck, made it clear Kelly was enjoying the experience. Then, after Washington finished off a 17-13 win over Stanford, he disappeared into the sea of students storming the field.
At the time, the 6-foot-1, 171-pound cornerback was committed to UCLA. The Huskies were preparing to play Stanford, and Kelly stood on the sideline watching pregame warmups with defensive backs Chris Hawkins (Rancho Cucamonga, Calif./Rancho Cucamonga), a USC commit, and Johnny Johnson (Fresno, Calif./Central East).
The smile on his face, and the purple and white scarf wrapped around his neck, made it clear Kelly was enjoying the experience. Then, after Washington finished off a 17-13 win over Stanford, he disappeared into the sea of students storming the field.
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Mason Kelley
Mason Kelley joined ESPN.com in 2012 and covers Washington recruiting. Kelley came to ESPN after spending three years as the high school sports coordinator at The Seattle Times. He has written about high school, college and professional sports since 2004, working for newspapers in Florida, California, Idaho and Washington. He currently lives in Seattle and can be reached at masonkelleyESPN@gmail.com.