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Huskies Pursue Las Vegas Edge Rusher, Make Offer

Kelze Howard is a promising two-way lineman also pursued by USC and Colorado.
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Huskies Pursue Las Vegas Edge Rusher, Make Offer
Huskies Pursue Las Vegas Edge Rusher, Make Offer

Kelze Howard plays football for Spring Valley High School on the west side of town in Las Vegas, offering a hulking figure who makes himself noticeable on either side of the ball. 

He's a college-bound defensive end or offensive tackle.

Choosing an analogy for him is multiple choice, as well: He suits up for a team named the Grizzlies at a school located on South Buffalo Drive.

Bear or Bison?

Either way, the 6-foot-5, 262-pound Howard is a big man for the Class of 2023 who easily runs the field and throws his weight around.

On Tuesday, the University of Washington made him a scholarship offer, presumably as a defensive player, joining USC, Colorado, UNLV, Nevada and Utah State. 

For a 4-6 Spring Valley team, he finished with 38 tackles, all but four solo, and included were 9 tackles for lost yardage and 5 sacks. 

Howard scored on a fumble return in a 14-0 victory over Mojave. In a 25-0 win over Cimarron Memorial, he had 3 tackles for loss, including a pair of sacks. 

He wears No. 58 in a Grizzlies jersey and with that digit and a full head of steam zeroing in on an opposing backfield he somewhat resembles UW edge rusher Zion Tupuola-Fetui, creating havoc with his size and mobility.

Howard clearly is one of those players just now growing into his physique and finding out what he can do on a football field. 

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DAN RALEY

Dan Raley has worked for the Seattle Post-Intelligencer, Atlanta Journal-Constitution and Fairbanks Daily News-Miner, as well as for MSN.com and Boeing, the latter as a global aerospace writer. His sportswriting career spans four decades and he's covered University of Washington football and basketball during much of that time. In a working capacity, he's been to the Super Bowl, the NBA Finals, the MLB playoffs, the Masters, the U.S. Open, the PGA Championship and countless Final Fours and bowl games.

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