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The Purple team gathers around quarterback Demond Williams Jr. as he calls the play.

The UW will host Iowa and travel to Purdue to play on week nights.

The Purple team gathers around quarterback Demond Williams Jr. as he calls the play.

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The UW will host Iowa and travel to Purdue to play on week nights.

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Rashid Williams hauls in a 43-yard touchdown pass in the Spring Game.

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The wide receiver was one of the more hard-luck players in 2025, appearing in just two games because of injuries.

Champ Taulealea and Kodi Greene have a running debate at the Spring Game.

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The competition will come down to redshirt freshman Champ Taulealea and seventh-year senior Geirean Hatchett.

Dezmen Roebuck tries to set up a tackler in the Spring Game.

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The receiver came in and started 10 games for the Huskies as a freshman.

Rahshawn Clark (2) put on his uniform for the Spring Game even though he couldn't play.

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After starting five games, the Husky nickelback was in recovery from shoulder surgery.

Geirean Hatchett (56) is one of seven UW scholarship players who played for Kalen DeBoer and are still on the roster.

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Only seven scholarship players remain who played for him in Montlake.

Demond Williams played half of the UW Spring Game.

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The Husky quarterback has been on a steady ascent as the starter and now needs a signature win.

Linebacker Buddah Al-Uqdah (0) was in knee surgery recovery this spring.

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The junior linebacker played just three games in 2025 before a knee injury ended everything.

Brian Bonner Jr. runs behind the blocking of John Mills during a spring practice.

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The freshman was one of four scholarship ball carriers who sat this one out.

Derek Colman-Brusa and DeSean Watts have given the Huskies a boost on the defensive line.

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The defensive coordinator is greatly encouraged by the Husky manpower on hand.

Demond Williams Jr. looks for a Spring Game target.

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College football continues to work in strange and mysterious ways. Just when it appeared in January that Demond Williams Jr. might not play more than two season

Manley Karnley is the only transfer likely to start among the 22 UW position players.

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The new guys mostly represent position insurance rather than starters.

Ramzak Fruean takes a drink during spring practice.

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Ramzak Fruean made a big impression on the coaching staff with his April play.

Elinneus Davis (90) will be a defensive pillar this coming season.

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The list is defensive heavy with players stepping up for the upcoming season.

Dylan Robinson gets the scoring started in the Spring Game with a fumble recovery in the end zone.

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The cornerback and linebacker with the same name both scored touchdowns on turnovers.

Quaid Carr (21), shown with Beck Walker (25) and Ryken Moon (32) is the top running back coming out of spring ball.

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The offense needs to settle three starting jobs between now and the opener.

The UW LBs, from left, Jacob Manu, Ezaya Tokio, Xe'ree Alexander, Zaydrius Rainey-Sale and Donovan Robinson.

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A lot of starters return for Ryan Walters' second UW stop unit.

Justice Williams juggles the ball during a spring drill.

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The sophomore pass-catcher is closing out the spring with an audition for the starting role.

Drew Azzopardi (74) returns for a fourth season of starting at the UW and San Diego State.

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The senior offensive tackle has started 30 games entering the coming season.

Ryken Moon goes through UW spring practice.

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The son of the UW quarterback great is a walk-on who's played and is pushing to play more.

Offensive lineman Kolt Dieterich (55) has been limited in his spring practice involvement by some sort of injury.

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More than half of the newcomers have missed some or all of spring ball.

Xe'ree Alexander has been a Husky starting LB all spring.

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The Husky linebacker has played for three teams, done great things, but never started a season opener.

Ramzak Fruean has made himself noticeable as a big-play freshman.

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This first-year linebacker turned edge rusher has come up with numerous big plays.

Jacob Manu has returned to form that made him the Pac-12's leading tackler in 2023.

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The Huskies have four potential starters for the two spots, with each an NFL prospect.

Edge rusher Zach Durfee always looked menacing as a UW edge rusher.

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The Husky edge rusher made a compelling subject for a series of ESPN stories.