Brush Prairie (Wash.) Hockinson athlete Sawyer Racanelli became the first in-state commitment to Washington in the 2020 class.

Racanelli announced for the Huskies on Friday morning and became their fourth commitment in the class.

"I felt comfortable with the coaches and it was good to stay home and play in my back yard," said Racanelli. "I prayed about it and talked a lot with my family and it kind of just hit me."

Racanelli made the decision shortly after taking his first official visit, which was down to UCLA last weekend.

Knowing Washington was the place for him when he returned, Racanelli let head coach Chris Petersen know he was coming.

"I called Coach Pete and his response was "Lets GOOOOOO," said Racanelli. "He seemed really fired up. When I told my football coach I was going to call Coach Pete, he was really happy for me because he's a UW fan too."

Racanelli said his family was completely behind his decision.

"My family supported me 100% and they were excited for me," said Racanelli.

Racanelli said the fact that Seattle is relatively close to his Southwest Washington home was a bonus but never played a huge role in his decision.

"It wasn't a huge factor but I'm glad I was able to stay somewhat home," said Racanelli.

And being a top ten player in the state in what is a really strong in-state crop, Racanelli said he's hoping to bring some guys along with him.

"I'm going to try and get the best players and be the best recruiter I can be," said Racanelli.

His decision out of the way, Racanelli said he's relieved to be done with the process.

"I am 100% committed," said Racanelli. "It feels really good to have the stress off my back and now I can enjoy my senior year and prepare my self for this year."

Racanelli is a three-star in the industry-generated 247Sports Composite Rankings, ranking as the No. 8 prospect in the state of Washington in the class of 2020. While the composite has him as the No. 52 athlete nationally, 247Sports has him at No. 26 overall.