WSU Cougars get verbal from 3-star California DB Josh Talbott

Quarterback Luke Falk comes out for warmups before the Washington State Cougars take on the Arizona State Sun Devils at Sun Devil Stadium Saturday October 22, 2016 in Tempe, Arizona. (Bettina Hansen / The Seattle Times)Washington State went back to the school where it got Gerard Wicks four years ago and drew a commitment from a highly rated defensive back.

Josh Talbott, a Scout.com three-star recruit from Long Beach Poly (Calif.) High, committed to WSU Tuesday night. Talbot is considered the seventh-best recruit in the West, and the No. 46 safety in the country according to Scout.

Talbott told Scout’s Greg Biggins that he committed to WSU because the Cougars “made me a priority and that meant…