The nephew of an NBA legend has dedicated to play soccer at Oregon.
Jett Washington, who’s Kobe Bryant’s nephew, introduced on Thursday that he has committed to Oregon. Washington is a five-star security recruit who’s ranked the No. 18 total prospect within the class of 2026 by 247Sports.
Washington selected Oregon over USC and Alabama. The 6-foot-5, 210-pound defensive again presently performs at Bishop Gorman Excessive Faculty in Las Vegas, Nevada. He had 38 tackles and 5 interceptions as a junior.
Washington additionally performs basketball at Bishop Gorman and helped lead the varsity to a second consecutive Nevada Class 5A state basketball title earlier this 12 months, according to the New York Post.
Bryant’s oldest sister, Sharia Washington, is Jett’s mom. His father, Jerrod Washington, was a working again at Virginia and was drafted by the New England Patriots in 1994.
Jerrod stated in an interview final 12 months that Jett was close with both Kobe and Kobe’s daughter Gianna, who died in a helicopter crash in 2020.
“Jett was Kobe’s man,” Jerrod Washington stated. “Kobe used to inform me, ‘I would like him each summer season to come back work with me.’ He would give Jett phrases of knowledge. Anytime Jett would play in one thing, he’d ship his uncle a clip, and Kobe would make a remark. Kobe would ship him again emojis or inform him to make this adjustment or that adjustment. They have been shut.”
Washington is now Oregon head coach Dan Lanning’s top-ranked defensive commit for the category of 2026.
