SEATTLE — Jimmy Lake already liked Jordan Miller as a football player, even if few other schools offered the cornerback a scholarship out of Oceanside (Calif.) High.



But when Lake saw what Miller could do on the track, he became even more excited about the idea of adding him to Washington’s 2015 recruiting class.



“I don’t know what his exact number was,” UW’s defensive coordinator said, “but his long jump and triple jump were off the charts. I saw this 6-1, 155-pound player that played tough and had that triple jump and that long jump, and I was like, ‘OK, this guy is an explosive player.’ ”



Mark Branstad, Brian Spilbeler and the team at Tracking Football, an NCAA-compliant scouting service, can tell you all about Miller’s track and field achievements. They can tell you that he ran the 100 meters in 10.80 seconds, posted a 24-foot long jump and cleared 48 feet, 4 inches in the triple jump. They...