Colorado's No. 1 Recruit Picks UW, Adds to Its List of Elite Commits

As a high school visitor, Tufanua Ionatana "TI" Umu-Cais showed up for a University of Washington spring football practice one day in April, stood on the sideline and looked as old and as physically developed as most of the guys running around in uniforms that day.

From that sneak peek, he apparently liked what he saw because Colorado's No. 1 recruit for 2026 will wear a purple jersey next year.

On Saturday afternoon, the 6-foot-3, 307-pound Umu-Cais chose Washington as his college football destination over home state Colorado, North Carolina, Oklahoma and UCLA, making his decision known over the 247Sports YouTube channel.

He's comes from Cherry Hills High School in the Denver suburbs and a 13-1 5A state championship team.

Umu Cais gives the Huskies the top player in Colorado, the No. 1 player in Washington in edge rusher Derek Colman-Brusa, the No. 2 player in Oklahoma in wide receiver Mason James, the sixth-best running back nationally in California's Brian Bonner and the 22nd ranked player in the country in offensive tackle in Kodi Greene, according to the recruiting websites.