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Early impact: Washington's 2012 class
November, 5, 2012
11/05/12
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By
Mason Kelley | ESPN.com
John Albright/Icon SMIShaq Thompson was highly coveted and is living up to the hype at Washington.SEATTLE -- Washington needed a late push to land its 2012 recruiting class into the top 25 nationally.
After securing safety Shaq Thompson (Sacramento, Calif./Grant) right before signing day, the Huskies were able to finish with a class rated No. 23 in the nation.
Led by Thompson, who was rated the nation’s No. 16 prospect in the ESPN 150, the class featured four, four-star recruits and 15 three-star recruits.
With Washington nine games into its season, here is a look at who is playing, who is redshirting and who is grayshirting.
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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.