Had no idea we have a five star OT out of Mater Dei. Also ten four star guys now that Clay has come aboard. Not a lot of beef....one five star OT, one four star Edge and a 4 star DT. But not a bad class at all if they all end up signing.“Big-bodied outside receiver whose size really stands out in live evaluations,” Gabe Brooks, 247Sports scouting analyst wrote in an evaluation June 17. “North of 6-2, 200 pounds with a strong, athletic base. Stood out physically in a loaded group of pass catchers at the 2025 Navy All-American Bowl. Plays even larger thanks to enormous hands and acrobatic midair ability. Excels along boundaries thanks to frame, body control, and spatial awareness.”
Clay is a composite four-star wide receiver who is considered the No. 23 player in Texas, the No. 28 wide receiver and the No. 179 player nationally. Along with offers from Washington and Baylor, he had opportunities at Arizona State, Colorado, Arkansas, Houston, Illinois, Kansas, Kansas State, Miami, Michigan State, Missouri, Nebraska, Notre Dame, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, Purdue, SMU, Stanford, TCU, Tennessee, Texas, Texas A&M, Texas Tech, UCLA, and Utah, among others.
He’s the third wide receiver to join Washington’s 2026 recruiting class. UW also holds a commitment from composite four-star wide receiver Mason James out of Norman, Okla., and composite three-star receiver Blaise LaVista from Lincoln-Way East High in Frankfort, Ill. Clay was first offered by Washington Nov. 16.
“Catch-point bully who’s quite strong with the ball, even amid multiple defenders,” Brooks wrote. “Unafraid to work the intermediate and deep middles with willingness to put (his) body in harm’s way.”
Clay, a Navy All-American Bowl and Polynesian Bowl selection, totaled 108 catches for 2,323 yards and 24 touchdowns during his first three seasons of high school football at Madison, according to 247Sports. He was also a standout hurdler, running a personal-best 14.25-second time in the 110-meter hurdles as a junior.
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