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Washington has offered an international prospect who has never played a game of football.
New Zealander Tarquin Schwalger, a 6-foot-6, 260-pound tight end/offensive lineman who reports arms of nearly 36 inches and an 83-inch wingspan at only 16 years old on his social media, reported an offer from the Huskies on Wednesday.
Schwalger also has offers from Cal, Boston College, North Carolina, Syracuse, UCLA, Auburn, Louisville, and Florida State, among others, according to his social media feed.
His offer from Washington comes after the NFL Academy Asia-Pacific, located in Queensland, Australia, traveled to IMG Academy in Florida to showcase a number of their prospects coming up in the region. NFL Academy has deeper roots in England, where the league runs its Europe-Africa program, but Schwalger is one of seven prospects from around Oceania currently listed on the Asia-Pacific roster.
A former member of the U15 national basketball team in New Zealand, Schwalger has also competed at the national level in swimming and at a high level in volleyball. His trip to IMG with his compatriots was the first time he had experienced full contact in pads. The NFL scouted him at a national basketball tournament and offered him the first scholarship to the Australia-based academy for a non-Australian.
Listed by the academy as a tight end, Schwalger's favorite player is San Francisco 49ers tight end George Kittle. Given his broad athletic experience before putting on the pads and impressive list of offers since his time in the US, it appears as though Schwalger will be a quick study to the game. Huskies head coach Jedd Fisch may offer a unique perspective to his development, considering his close ties to Philadelphia Eagles general manager Howie Roseman. The Eagles just drafted a Nigerian defensive tackle, Uar Bernard, in the seventh round despite Bernard never playing a game of football before as well.
Washington will also be pursuing No. 1 in-state player Tytan McNeal at tight end in 2028, but Schwalger would likely be on a much more developmental path than McNeal, who would likely be in the mix right away given Fisch's propensity to play freshmen.
This article originally appeared on Huskies Wire: UW football offers intriguing athlete who has never played football
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New Zealander Tarquin Schwalger, a 6-foot-6, 260-pound tight end/offensive lineman who reports arms of nearly 36 inches and an 83-inch wingspan at only 16 years old on his social media, reported an offer from the Huskies on Wednesday.
I’m honoured announce that I’ve received an offer from the university of Washington. GO HUSKIES@NFLAUNZ@NFLAcademy@coach_marini@WillBryceNFL@RealMG96@UW_Football@UWAthletics@CoachPaopao@CoachKaufusi@ChadSimmons_@adamgorney@CharlesPower@BrandonHuffman@GregBiggins… pic.twitter.com/9uD8hGv6YU
— Tarquin Schwalger (@Tarqswagger) May 13, 2026
Schwalger also has offers from Cal, Boston College, North Carolina, Syracuse, UCLA, Auburn, Louisville, and Florida State, among others, according to his social media feed.
His offer from Washington comes after the NFL Academy Asia-Pacific, located in Queensland, Australia, traveled to IMG Academy in Florida to showcase a number of their prospects coming up in the region. NFL Academy has deeper roots in England, where the league runs its Europe-Africa program, but Schwalger is one of seven prospects from around Oceania currently listed on the Asia-Pacific roster.
A former member of the U15 national basketball team in New Zealand, Schwalger has also competed at the national level in swimming and at a high level in volleyball. His trip to IMG with his compatriots was the first time he had experienced full contact in pads. The NFL scouted him at a national basketball tournament and offered him the first scholarship to the Australia-based academy for a non-Australian.
Listed by the academy as a tight end, Schwalger's favorite player is San Francisco 49ers tight end George Kittle. Given his broad athletic experience before putting on the pads and impressive list of offers since his time in the US, it appears as though Schwalger will be a quick study to the game. Huskies head coach Jedd Fisch may offer a unique perspective to his development, considering his close ties to Philadelphia Eagles general manager Howie Roseman. The Eagles just drafted a Nigerian defensive tackle, Uar Bernard, in the seventh round despite Bernard never playing a game of football before as well.
Washington will also be pursuing No. 1 in-state player Tytan McNeal at tight end in 2028, but Schwalger would likely be on a much more developmental path than McNeal, who would likely be in the mix right away given Fisch's propensity to play freshmen.
This article originally appeared on Huskies Wire: UW football offers intriguing athlete who has never played football
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