Huskies get commitment from Eastside Catholic’s Hunter Bryant, one of nation’s top tight ends

Eastside Catholic tight end Hunter Bryant (center) with UW coach Chris Petersen (right) and tight ends coach Jordan Paopao. (Via Twitter) Hunter Bryant chooses UW over offers from USC, UCLA, Washington State, Oklahoma and others.

Hunter Bryant, a four-star tight end from Eastside Catholic High in Sammamish, announced his verbal commitment to the Huskies on Saturday.

Scout.com ranks the 6-foot-3, 235-pound Bryant as the nation’s No. 6 tight end recruit for 2017 and No. 2 on the West Coast.

Bryant has helped Eastside Catholic win the last two Class 3A championship games. At UW, he will be reunited will Eastside Catholic teammate Brandon Wellington, one of UW’s prized recruits in the Class of…