Lincoln tight end Bogan commits to Washington Huskies
Lincoln High School tight end Chance Bogan has verbally committed to the University of Washington. And it’s a former Huskies standout that Bogan models his game after: tight end Hunter Bryant.
Bogan, a 6-foot-4, 205-pound tight end, is a similar type player — something between a tight end and receiver. In talks with UW tight end coach Derham Cato and Huskies head coach Jimmy Lake, Bogan said the coaches liked his versatility.
“They said they like how I can run routes just like a receiver and can also get on the line, if I want to,” he said. “I’m an athlete on the field. Wherever they need me, they can put me. If they need me in the backfield, if they need me on the line, if they need me out wide, I can do all of it.”
Watching Bryant in a UW uniform factored into the decision.
“I’ve always wanted to go there, it’s a dream school of mine,” Bogan said. “I always wanted to mimic (Bryant’s) style, his game. The way they use flex tight end hybrids is phenomenal. With that position, it was just the No. 1 squad I was looking at, if I want to get the ball the most.”
Bogan, who transferred from Wilson after the first semester of his sophomore year, is following in the footsteps of another Husky, also. His father, Curtis, played linebacker for Jim Lambright’s Huskies in the 1990s. Bogan said his dad didn’t want his background at UW to factor into his decision and told Chance he’d be fully supportive of wherever he wanted to go to school.
“I don’t want people to look at me just because my dad played there,” Bogan said. “I want to be able to start my own legacy. I don’t want to be the next Curtis Bogan, I want to be the first Chance Bogan.”
For legacy recruits, there’s often a pressure to live up to the family name. But Bogan said he takes it as motivation.
“I’m just fighting to be better than he was, that’s really about it,” he said.
Lincoln coach Masaki Matsumoto, who hasn’t yet had the chance to coach Bogan during football season, said the Bryant comparison is one he’s made to college coaches who have called him.
“He has the potential to be someone like (Bryant),” Matsumoto said. “He’s physical, he can block, you can flex him. He can run routes and can be super athletic.”
Bogan chose Washington over offers from Arizona State, Nevada, Oregon State, Colorado, Tennessee and Utah. Bogan is part of a promising young corps of players at Lincoln, which also includes sophomore defensive end Jayden Wayne and sophomore quarterback Gabarri Johnson, both already national recruits. With Lincoln senior and USC commit Julien Simon opting to forgo his senior season in the spring in order to enroll early at USC, Bogan could be primed for an even larger role in the Abes offense this spring.
This story was originally published September 7, 2020 at 5:52 PM.
