I remember DesertDawg have good things to say about Garnett last fall when Banner was getting more of the pub.
I'm fine with the offensive line offers we out. Time for the coaches to land some players.
All three players (Garnett, Banner and Williams) are friends and work out together at times at Competitive Edge in the Tacoma area. New videos of workouts for all have been posted on the Washington Scout site.
Garnett is easily the most polished right now, but his dad Scott has helped with that, being a former NFL player. His dad (Scott) is letting Josh go through all of the recruiting motions which is a great thing for parents to do for such an elite prospect. He's also a workout machine. That said, he probably would have been the #1 OL prospect in the nation the majority of years the past decade. He is that good as a high school athlete. The problem is this is probably the deepest (quality and quantity) OL class (especially on the West Coast) since any of the recruiting sites have been up this past decade.
My personal wish list (for the Huskies) would be: 1a. Garnett, 1b. Banner and 3. Williams. Shane Brostek (Hawai'i) I would put right behind Garnett and Banner in my wish list... that's not to discredit Williams in any way as I really, really want him as well. He's just further behind from an experience standpoint IMO although his upside is huge.
Banner is also a stud recruit, and long-term the question is whether he will get too big for football. He's already 6'9" I believe. He loves basketball as well and wants to play both in college. We'll have to see if that happens or if when he enters school his track changes. His biological father is Lincoln Kennedy (there was a good Scout story about that last year). The bloodlines are there and Banner is a great physical specimen. A really, really good kid who is grounded, smart and thoughtful as well.
All of these kids are great people as well as great PSAs.
Williams is the least known of the three, and it is because he plays for such a small school with no significant competition. I've heard some say he might have the most potential of the three, but he is still very, very raw and unpolished. UW is waiting to get him into camp prior to offering right now I think.
In addition to the big 3, there are many other solid OL recruits in Washington. In fact, to my knowledge the state of Washington has never had a class as good as this with regard to quality and quantity. I think both Garnett and Banner will end up 5* when all is said and done, and I would be surprised if Washington doesn't have numerous 4* and 3* OL as well in the final recruiting rankings. If there was ever a year to venture into Washington for OL recruits this is it. Definitely a year to load up.