Arizona’s offseason theme of building a bigger, better defense continued Saturday when a beefy defensive tackle committed to the Wildcats.
Arizona received a verbal commitment from 6-foot-4, 275-pound Elijah Watson of Mountain View High in Lawrenceville, Georgia.
Watson, rated a two-star prospect by Rivals, is the second defensive tackle to commit to Arizona for 2017, joining Kurtis Brown of Bakersfield, California.
Watson participated in the Wildcats’ recent junior day on the UA campus. He tweeted the news Saturday afternoon:
I have decided to Commit to The University of Arizona! 🐻🔴⭕ #DesertGang17 #BearDown pic.twitter.com/SQXDjMS1WE
— HOLLYWOOD (@WatsonElijah_) April 30, 2016
Defensive line might be Arizona’s biggest area of need. Coach Rich Rodriguez is determined to get enhance Arizona's size and talent in the front seven, and Watson fits that profile.
Here are the prospects who have committed to Arizona to date:
ARIZONA 2017 RECRUITING CLASS (7)
- Kurtis Brown, DT, Bakersfield, CA, 6-3, 285
- Greg Johnson, ATH, Los Angeles, 5-11, 183
- Rhett Rodriguez, QB, Tucson, 6-0, 190
- Nathan Tilford, ATH, Ontario, CA, 6-1, 201
- Elijah Watson, DT, Lawrenceville, GA, 6-4, 275
- Kylan Wilborn, LB, Sherman Oaks, CA, 6-3, 235
- Bryce Wolma, TE, Saline, MI, 6-4, 230
