Washington has yet to offer San Ramon (Calif.) Dougherty Valley offensive lineman Kieffer Longson but they did get him on campus for an unofficial visit. The visit made a lasting impression on the four-star lineman and he's very interested in UW.

Kieffer Longson

"It was great I loved the campus and the coaches," Longson told Realdawg.com. "Coach Strausser I talked to a lot."

With UW head coach Chris Petersen and the rest of his staff being in their first year at Washington there is still a getting to know you aspect when building relationships with recruits. For Longson, that has allowed him to get to know coach Strausser very well and it's helped shape his interest in UW.

"We talked about his decision to move to Washington, the culture they are trying to create and the opportunity there. He talked a lot about OKG's or Our Kind of Guys. The guys they want to recruit that are high character guys that play tough.

"He said he wants to come down and watch one of my practices to see how I move."

Longson's visit to Washington was one of four other visits to Pac-12 schools. Arizona, Arizona State, Oregon and Oregon State also got unofficial visits from him as well. Each visit has allowed him to size up each school and how he'd fit in.

"I'm looking for a great education and a program to get me to the NFL," said Longson when asked what he's looking for in a school. "I feel like Washington is one of the programs that fits what I'm looking for. I really like the coaches and the campus and I'm very interested in UW."

He added that there are a "handful" of other schools besides Washington that fit the bill for him but he wants to wait til summer before making an official list. Around the same time he's hoping to land an offer from UW.

"I would love a UW offer," he said.

Longson is a 6-foot-7, 290-pound offensive tackle rated four-stars according to both 247Sports (92) and 247Composite (.8943). He currently holds offers from Arizona State, Colorado, Florida State, Missouri, Nevada, Ohio State, San Jose State, Utah and Utah State.