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According to Scout.com's Marshall Cherrington, local prospect Kaleb McGary has committed to the Washington Huskies.
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>BREAKING: 2014 Fife (Wash.) 4-star lineman Kaleb McGary tells me he has committed to <a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%23Washington&src=hash">#Washington</a>. Picked <a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%23UW&src=hash">#UW</a> over <a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%23Wisconsin&src=hash">#Wisconsin</a> and <a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%23WSU&src=hash">#WSU</a>.</p>— Marshall Cherrington (@mcherrington22) <a href="https://twitter.com/mcherrington22/statuses/430479855373651968">February 3, 2014</a></blockquote>
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McGary, an offensive tackle prospect, is from Fife High School in Tacoma, Wash.
McGary chose the Huskies over Wisconsin and Washington St. among scholarship offers from other schools. The 6-foot-8, 270lb prospect officially visited Washington on Jan. 24 and then received in-home visits from both Washington St. and Wisconsin last week.
Rivals.com currenlty has McGary as a four-star recruit and was widely considered to be Washington Head Coach Chris Petersen's second-most important in-state recruit behind Bellevue High School's Budda Baker.
It is unknown what role Washington coaches have for McGary, and could use him as a defensive end depending on how the depth chart looks next fall.
Via ESPN Insider:
McGary is a projected developmental size prospect with no offensive tackle experience. Has played defensive end where we see toughness and playing strength at the point of attack; shows strong desire when pursuing the football down the line to the sideline. Some time and a red shirt year will be needed to add bulk while learning the technical aspects of the offensive tackle position.