Husky Roster Review: Henning Gets Head Start On His O-Line Classmates

Three years apart, the University of Washington football program will bring in another entire offensive line all at once through recruiting, five new players in all.

Just as there was in 2020, the Huskies welcome another Hatchett in little brother Landen, who joins Geirean.

They have another highly touted California prospect. Before, it was Myles Murao; currently, it's Elishah Jackett.

Same as that previous group, the UW also has another Colorado player trying to take the lead in roster advancement among this physical fivesome.

Thirty-six months ago, it was Roger Rosengarten, now the Huskies' starting right tackle. Today, it's Zach Henning, the only new UW offensive lineman to go through all 15 spring practices, more than Landen Hatchett, who showed up in a uniform following spring break and logged a dozen workouts.

Henning and Rosengarten each hail from the southern metropolitan Denver area, from Centennial and Highlands Ranch, respectively, which are suburbs located just eight miles apart.

Going down the roster from No. 0 to 99, Henning, who wears No. 58 all to himself, is next up in a series of profiles about each of the Huskies' scholarship players and assorted walk-ons, summing up their spring football performances and surmising what might come next for them.

At 6-foot-5 and 290 pounds, Henning is an inch shorter and 13 pounds lighter than Rosengarten, coming in much bigger than the other guy as a freshman. It's not clear how their talent levels match up, but the newest Colorado arrival was lauded by Husky coach Kalen DeBoer for his early progress.

"He's been really impressive, to see what he's made of," DeBoer said following one practice. "Those winter workouts have been gut checks. He's not just staying alive, he's thriving."

The Huskies used Henning mostly with the Huskies' No. 3 offense, alternating him between left tackle and right tackle.

Same as Rosengarten, he hardly looked out of place running with all of the veteran O-line talent.

An early milestone to check off will be to determine if Henning can get on the field on game day this fall as a freshman, ahead of his peers. That's what Rosengarten did. It's something to shoot for.

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Service: Henning has 15 practices on his ledger, three more than Landen Hatchett and a full 15 more than his other lineman classmates Elishah Jackett, Soane Faasolo and Kahlee Tafai, who have now arrived this summer.

Stats: He has none to speak of, as this young offensive lineman is new in town.

Role: Opportunity exists for someone to come in and try to unseat Husky backup tackles Samuel Peacock and Robert Wyrsch, who have been in position development and have almost no game time between them.

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