Arizona’s offseason theme of building a bigger, better defense continued April 30 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 on April 30:
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 enhance Arizona's size and talent in the front seven, and Watson fits that profile.
