LARAMIE -- Jay Sawvel is in the market for a safety in this year's recruiting class. Maybe a few, actually, with seniors Isaac White and Wyett Ekeler closing out their collegiate careers in Laramie.

That game plan took a hit on Wednesday when the top player at that position in the state of Illinois, according to 247sports.com, flipped his commitment from Wyoming to Washington State.

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Jovan Clark, a 6-foot, 200-pound senior at Morgan Park High School in Chicago -- the same program that produced current Cowboy wideout Chris Durr Jr. -- posted on social media that he will instead head to Pullman where he will play linebacker.

Clark originally gave his verbal back in June. He initially chose Wyoming over Power-5 programs like Georgia, Louisville, Kansas, Syracuse, Missouri and many others. Even Illinois, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Notre Dame and Tennessee showed interest in the Morgan Park graduate, according to rivals.com.

Wyoming lost another commit last week, too.

Logan Knapp, a 6-foot-6, 230 pound tight end/ defensive end, announced on X he was instead heading to Oregon State. The three-star recruit also received interest from San Diego State and Washington State.

The news isn't all bad.

The top recruit in Wyoming chose the Cowboys last June, less than 24 hours after Clark. Mason Drube, the starting quarterback at Campbell County High School in Gillette, turned down numerous offers from programs like Michigan State, Boston College, Oregon State and Washington State, among others.

The 6-foot-3, 210-pound gunslinger will be an early enrollee and join the program this spring.

His late father Kirby Drube suited up for the Brown and Gold in the late 90's. The three-star prospect has thrown for 1,354 yards and 12 touchdowns so far this fall. Drube is completing 66% of his passes and averages 225.7 yards per game. Campbell County is 7-1 overall.

Wyoming will have six potential recruits visiting this weekend for the Utah State game.

Here is an updated list of Wyoming's 2025 class:

* Samuel Harris - 3 star - RB - 5'11", 173 - Cibolo, Texas (Offers/ Interest: Arizona, UConn, Nevada, Washington, Stanford)

* Kaiden Kimble-Turner - 2 star - ATH - 5'11", 185 - Kunda, Idaho (Offers/ Interest: Army, Eastern Washington, Idaho, Nevada, New Mexico)

* Axel Ramazani - 0 star - DE - 6'3", 220 - Urbandale, Iowa (Offers/ Interest: Cincinnati, Illinois State, North Dakota, North Dakota State, Northern Iowa, Washington State, Western Illinois, Iowa,) Ramazani is also cousins with current Wyoming running back Harrison Waylee.

* Jaden Lawrence - 2 star - RB - 5'10", 182 - Parker, Colo. (Offers/ Interest: Wyoming, Air Force, Minot State, Sioux Falls, Columbia, Jamestown, Augustana, South Dakota State, Colorado State, Iowa State)

* Parker Moore - 3 star - LB - 6'2", 220 - Lawrence, Kan. (Offers/ Interest: Wyoming, Air Force, Indiana State, Missouri Southern State, Northern Iowa, Northwest Missouri State, Penn, South Dakota State, Kansas, Nebraska, North Dakota State, South Dakota - Side note: Parker's father, Jim Moore, spent time in Mountain View, Wyo. during his youth before moving to Garden City, Kan., where he became a Parade, Super Prep 25 and Street and Smiths All-American. He committed to the University of Kansas where he caught 44 passes for 561 yards and seven touchdowns from the tight end spot between 1992-96.)

* Henry Rehberg - 2 star - DE - 6'3", 250 - Omaha, Neb. (Offers/ Interest: Wyoming)

* Tariq Miller - 2 star - OL - 6'4", 285 - Leon, Iowa (Offers/ Interest: Wyoming, Montana, Northern Iowa, Southern Illinois, Western Illinois, Maryland, Iowa State, Missouri Western, Minnesota)

* Marcus McGregor - 0 star - OL - 6'3", 280 - West Des Moines, Iowa (Offers/ Interest: Wyoming, North Dakota, Montana, South Dakota, Northern Iowa, Iowa, Iowa State, Nebraska, North Dakota State)

* Aidan Martin - 0 star - OL - 6'5", 260 - Denver, Colo. (Offers/ Interest: Wyoming)

* Mason Drube - 3 star - QB - 6'3", 205 - Gillette, Wyo. (Offers/ Interest: Boston College, Michigan State, Nevada, North Dakota State, Oregon State, Utah State, Washington State)

* Kyle Frendt - 2 star - TE - 6'5", 225 - Woodbury, Minn. (Offers/ Interest: Army, Ball State, Columbia, Dartmouth, Iowa State, Kent State, North Dakota State, Minnesota)

* All available information courtesy of rivals.com

University of Wyoming’s Top 50 Football Players

During the summer of 2021, 7220Sports.com counted down the Top 50 football players in University of Wyoming history, presented by Premier Bone & Joint Centers, Worthy of Wyoming.

The rules are simple: What was the player's impact while in Laramie? That means NFL stats, draft status or any other accolade earned outside of UW is irrelevant when it comes to this list.

This isn't a one-man job. This task called for a panel of experts. Joining 7220's Cody Tucker are Robert GagliardiJared NewlandRyan Thorburn, and Kevin McKinney.

We all compiled our own list of 50 and let computer averages do the work. Think BCS -- only we hope this catalog is fairer.

Don't agree with a selection? Feel free to sound off on our Twitter: @7220sports - #Top50UWFB

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- University of Wyoming’s Top 50 Football Players

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