At Husky WR, It's Roebuck, Williams and a Bunch of Guys

Two days into spring practice, the University of Washington receiving corps is shaking out as envisioned.

So far, it's sophomore Dezmen Roebuck and junior Rashid Williams -- and a whole bunch of guys trying to fill the third slot.

On Thursday, Roebuck and Williams reconfirmed their places at the top of the pass-catching pecking order in Montlake by eacynmaking sensational grabs during the 150-minute workout.

An hour into it, the 5-foot-11, 184-pound Roebuck, a 10-game starter in the slot and 42-catch receiver last season, went fully extended to pull in a high degree of difficulty reception on a 15-yard throw from Demond Williams Jr. between Husky defensive backs -- a play that was all hands, his trademark.

A half hour later, Rashid Williams, who started the first two games in 2025 before injuries ended his season, showed off his body control in his moment of practice glory.

The 6-foot-1, 200-pound veteran from Brentwood, California, leaped high to snag a Demond Williams Jr. touchdown pass with one hand that covered five yards and fully initiated Virginia cornerback transfer Manny Karnley to Husky football.

So what's up with receiver No. 3?

"I think we've got competition at a lot of spots -- the program is based on it," UW coach Jedd Fisch said. "On top of it, Chris Lawson wants to be the starting X, Chris Moss wants to be the starting X, Jordan Clay wants to be the starting X.

"Mason James wants to be the starting slot. Dez Roebuck is going to be the starting slot to begin the camp. We're going to have some great competition."

In Tuesday's opening practice, Clay, a freshman from San Antonio, Texas, drew the majority of snaps, with the 6-foot-3, 207-pounder succeeding and suffering in the process. He ran a wrong route and heard about it. He reran the play and made a nice catch.

On Thursday, Lawson, a sophomore, took his turn in that open-ended third slot. He showed off his speedby catching short passes, turning and hustling upfield.

The 6-foot, 184-pound San Francisco product also let his frustration show when he caught a pass, had his protective mouth guard come flying out and bounced on the artificial surface, and an official threw a flag on him.

Otherwise, the new receivers remained bunched together, among them Kennesaw State transfer Moss, Ohio State redshirt freshman transfer Bodpegn Miller, redshirt freshman Deji Ajose and freshmen Mason James and Trez Davis.

Miller, at 6-foot-3 and 200 pounds, is an intriguing prospect from Mansfield, Ohio, who converted from quarterback to receiver at Ohio State. He shows possibilities, but he's got a ways to go to become a polished pass-catcher.

Also, sophomore Justice Williams was in uniform and freshman Blaise LaVista in a T-shirt and shorts, but they're dealing with injuries and either not fully involved with the receivers or out for the spring.