ESPN tabs speedy Washington football RB as potential breakout star

As the Washington Huskies prepare for their third season in the Big Ten and under Jedd Fisch, they have major questions to answer at running back after the graduation of Jonah Coleman and the departure of Adam Mohammed through the transfer portal.

With promising young players in the room like redshirt freshman Quaid Carr and true freshman Brian Bonner, ESPN's Kyle Bonagura highlighted sophomore running back Jordan Washington as an under-the-radar player to watch this fall.

"He might not be under the radar in Seattle, but with just 30 carries over the past two seasons, Washington has not emerged on the national scene," Bonagura wrote on ESPN.com.

"As a high school senior, Washington finished second in the 100-meter dash at the California state track meet -- his personal best was 10.31 -- and was an explosive four-star football recruit at Jordan High in Long Beach. Washington averaged 8.6 yards per carry on 27 attempts last season for the Huskies, but was never a meaningful part of the rotation at the position. Without the team's top two running backs from a year ago, Washington figures to get more chances this year, even with the transfer additions of Jayden Limar (Oregon) and Trey Cooley (Troy)."

However, after suffering a neck injury early in spring practice, Washington has a ways to go in his recovery before he'll be back on the field.

"Right now, we're just on a day-to-day with Jordan, waiting to see how he does once he gets his neck brace off, and then we'll go from there, make a decision on how his rehab's going, and then make a decision if he can participate in training camp, and then see how it goes from there," Fisch said of Washington's status after the team's second scrimmage.

"But we're very hopeful that he'll be able to be back for camp, and if he's back for camp, then that'll be another great weapon."

This article originally appeared on Huskies Wire: