Californian defensive lineman Rashad McKenzie Jr. signs with Washington State

Washington State’s football program beat out a handful of other power-conference suitors to secure a signature from highly regarded Californian defensive lineman Rashad McKenzie Jr.

McKenzie, a three-star recruit in the class of 2022 out of Bishop Alemany High (Mission Hills, California), announced his decision to ink a binding contract with the Cougs over Twitter on Sunday evening.

The 6-foot-5, 260-pound McKenzie held offers from a host of Power Five programs, including USC, Oregon, Texas, Washington, Nebraska, Arizona and Arizona State, but he chose WSU just two days after taking an official visit to Pullman .

According to 247Sports.com’s composite rankings, McKenzie is the No. 109-ranked defensive lineman in the country and a top-70 overall prospect in California. McKenzie, who also lined up as a tight end for Alemany, helped his team to an 8-4 record as a senior playing against some of the stiffest competition in Southern California. Per his MaxPreps profile, McKenzie recorded 48 tackles and 18 stops in the backfield for the Warriors last year.