3-star running back from Washington commits to CSU

Rashaad Boddie, a big, powerful running back who had offers from two Pacific-12 Conference schools, said Thursday night on Twitter that he would sign with CSU’s football program.

The 6-foot, 222-pound senior at Skyline High School in Sammamish, Washington, ran for 1,071 yards and 20 touchdowns last season and is averaging 125 rushing yards a game through two games this year. He also was an effective receiver, catching 25 passes for 482 yards and six TDs last fall.

Boddie is rated the No. 14 prospect in the state of Washington by Rivals.com, which lists him as a 3-star prospect on its scale of 0-5 stars. Scout.com and 247Sports, which rates him the No. 6 fullback prospect in the country, also have him listed as a 3-star prospect. He has run the 40-yard dash in 4.6 seconds.

He also had scholarship offers from Pac-12 schools Oregon State and Utah, Mountain West schools Boise State and New Mexico as well as Idaho of the Sun Belt Conference, according to Rivals.com.

Boddie tweeted his commitment with a picture of a short note he wrote about overcoming struggles and the support he’s received from a family that took him in and made him in and gave him opportunities to be successful. He ended it by writing “Tonight, I have officially committed to the University of Colorado State! #RamNation #thankyou #thankyoumomanddad #Blessed.”

NCAA rules prohibit college coaches from commenting on specific recruits until they sign national letters of intent or financial-aid agreements, but CSU running backs coach Bryan Applewhite acknowledged receiving a commitment from a recruit Thursday night with his tweet: “Boom another one in #RAMFAN just got bigger and better! What a great start to the weekend for Colorado State. #NeverSatisfied #RAMFAM16.”

The earliest Boddie and other high school seniors can sign is Feb. 3, national signing day.

Boddie is the first running back and 13th player known to have given the Rams a verbal commitment for their 2016 signing class.

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