Somewhere on the recruiting trail, Jimmy Lake is smiling.
The Washington Huskies’ Co-Defensive Coordinator and Defensive Backs Coach has inherited a slew of talent in the secondary since his arrival in Seattle in 2014. What he’s done with that talent is remarkable, producing six players currently on NFL rosters in that span of time. That includes Green Bay Packers’ cornerback Kevin King, one of three second-round picks coached by Lake in the 2017 NFL Draft.
Lake’s success doesn’t end there. Following Huskies Head Coach Chris Petersen from Boise State to Washington in 2014, Lake coached a pair of former Broncos to the NFL in Donte Deayon and former 2013 second round pick Jamar Taylor, one of the school’s best cornerbacks of all time.