Wazzu lands 6-6 JUCO receiver
Mission Viejo (Calif.) Saddleback College wide receiver Christopher
Dimry was an unknown on the recruiting trail less than a week ago.
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Outside a couple letters from Syracuse, the 6-foot-6, 210-pound
receiver had no intentions of signing a letter of intent on Wednesday.
But, as many have discovered over the last couple days, things can
change quickly in recruiting, as was the case with Dimry, who says
he'll now be signing with Washington State after picking up an
offer on Monday night.
"I really felt comfortable when I went up to Pullman," said Dimry, who
officially visited over the weekend. "Obviously it's the ideal offense
for me to play in since they throw so much, so I felt it was the right
fit for me and especially with all the new facilities they have, it was
an easy sell.
"They called me about an hour ago and I talked to Coach Leach. I was
really excited and I can't wait to get to work. Leach just said that he
can't wait to throw me a lot of fades. He wants me to go up and get the
ball, and that's what I'm good at, so I can't wait to get at it."
With three-star receiver Dahu Green flipping from Washington State to
Oklahoma on Monday evening, a spot in the 2015 class opened up for
Dimry, who now joins Kyle Sweet, Deontay Burnett and
Kyrin Priester as receivers in the current class.
Dimry, with two-years of eligibility remaining, comes to
Washington State with experience playing in a spread offense at
Saddleback College, where he hauled in 26 catches for 541 yards and six
touchdowns as a redshirt sophomore.
"We ran the spread at Saddleback, so I'm familiar playing on the
outside in that offense," Dimry said prior to his visit. "The way Leach
did stuff with [Michael] Crabtree and those other guys, then again with
Vince [Mayle], the things he's doing is working, so I would be really
blessed to have a chance to play with him."
Dimry, with his size and the fact he went the JUCO route, will draw
comparisons to former Washington State star Vince Mayle, who he kept a
close eye on last season.
"I actually brought Vince up before the visit, because I was actually
following him last year because of the JUCO connection with him, too,"
Dimry said. "I feel like I could draw from him and do similar things
that he did as a big-bodied receiver."
Dimry was lightly recruited out of Carlsbad (Calif.) La Costa Canyon in
the
2012 class and eventually enrolled at Palomar College. After playing as
a true freshman, Dimry redshirted in 2013 while working on his
academics. He
then transferred to Saddleback prior to the 2014 season.
"I was just looking for an opportunity," Dimry said. "I feel like I can
play at the D-I level and obviously Washington State is the ideal
offense with the passing and everything, so that's really cool.
"I'm just glad to have the opportunity."
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