Jalen Thompson, a cornerback from Downey High in Los Angeles, became the fourth member of Washington State's 2016 recruiting class on Friday.

Thompson is a three-star prospect according to Scout.com, which ranks him the 99th-best corner in the class. Thompson is listed at 5-foot-10, 166-pounds and also had scholarship offers from Army, Navy New Mexico and San Diego State, according to Cougfan.com, which broke the news of his commitment early Friday afternoon.

It's likely that WSU assistant Roy Manning played a large role in Thompson's recruitment – he's the staff's point man in Los Angeles – making Thompson the second recruit Manning has landed in just more than a week Last week Renard Bell from Cathedral High committed to WSU in large part due to his relationship with the assistant coach.

In fact, Bell and Thompson are friends, which is something we noted in our story on Bell's commitment. Both have relationships with Thompson's teammate at Downey, Daevon Vigilant, so his recruitment will be something to keep an eye on.

Here is some game film of WSU's cornerback recruit: 
 

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