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WSU football recruiting: Top safety prospect Josh Talbott picks Wazzu

Washington State, in the midst of an eight game winning streak and atop the Pac-12 North standings, added a major piece to their 2017 recruiting class Tuesday evening as Josh Talbott, a safety prospect from Long Beach, Calif., announced his pledge to WSU.

Talbott, who hails from prep powerhouse Long Beach Poly, the same school that produced WSU running back Gerard Wicks, committed to area recruiter Roy Manning and the Cougars over offers from Arizona, Colorado, Oregon, Oklahoma, Florida, Texas A&M, UCLA and several others.

The 6-foot, 178-pounder is rated a three-star prospect and ranked the No.