Former Arizona TE Charlie Crowell Commits to Washington
Charlie Crowell went through plenty of highs and lows over the past month and a half.
He went from losing Arizona coach Jedd Fisch and tight-ends coach Jordan Paopao — the staff that signed him in December — to being offered a scholarship to play football for them only at the University of Washington.
On Tuesday, a week after receiving a FaceTime call from Paopao to say they still wanted him, the 6-foot-5, 240-pound tight end from Summit High School in Bend, Oregon, announced he will play for Fisch and the Huskies.
"Visiting UW before the coaching change, before my decision was ever made with Arizona, I always enjoyed UW and I enjoyed Seattle," Crowell told Inside the Huskies. "But with the staff change at Arizona and the staff going up to UW, and all those people I've built relationships with for months and months and months, my decision was easy.
"The people make the place and those people I love to death. In a spot like Seattle it's almost a dream."
Crowell, rated as a 3-star recruit by 247Sports, becomes the seventh high school signee from Arizona to join Fisch and his staff at the UW.
He joins quarterback Demond Williams Jr., running back Adam Mohammed, wide receiver Audric Harris, offensive lineman Justin Hylkema, safety Rahim Wright II and defensive back Rashawn Clark who have flipped from Arizona and signed with the UW.
Under former coach Kalen DeBoer, the Huskies never extended an offer to Crowell, though he did take a pair of unofficial visits, including taking in a 52-6 blowout win over Portland State in 2022.
He finished his senior season at Summit with 32 receptions for 507 yards and 6 touchdowns.
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