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Washington football's RB room showed growth during spring practice
TL;DR
The Washington Huskies' running back unit showed significant growth during spring practice despite injuries to key players. Coach Jedd Fisch highlighted the development of young players like Quaid Carr, Brian Bonner, and Ansu Sanoe.
Key points
- Jordan Washington suffered a serious injury during spring practice.
- Jayden Limar had ankle surgery and Trey Cooley was rehabbing a knee injury.
- Young players like Quaid Carr, Brian Bonner, and Ansu Sanoe showed growth.
- Coach Jedd Fisch praised the development of the inexperienced running back unit.
- The team had to rely on young players due to injuries to key running backs.
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Even before sophomore Jordan Washington suffered a scary-looking injury that ended his spring practice prematurely, the Washington Huskies had a lot of questions that needed to be answered at running back.
While part of that was due to an ankle injury that Oregon transfer Jayden Limar suffered that required surgery over the offseason, and late-arriving Troy transfer Trey Cooley continued to rehab from a knee injury that ended his 2025 season in summer camp, the Huskies were forced to rely on a young, inexperienced unit to shoulder the load.
Between redshirt freshman Quaid Carr and true freshmen Brian Bonner and Ansu Sanoe, position coach Scottie Graham saw plenty of growth from his room throughout the spring. After the Dawgs After Dark spring game, Fisch seemed very pleased with its progression.
"No Jordan Washington, no Trey Cooley, no Jayden Limar, for two of them for all of spring and one of them for nine practices," Fisch said on Friday. "So it's been a great learning curve for the young guys, and the guys got more reps than they ever normally would have gotten if this was just traditional spring football, especially with...a 90-person roster. You can't go two fields like you used to."
Despite the injuries and the major question marks, Fisch still seemed encouraged by the state of the room--despite its inexperience--with several months for the unit to get healthy before fall camp resumes in early August.
"I think it's gonna be a really big summer for Jayden to get back, for Trey to compete and get back, for us to evaluate where Jordan is and make a decision there, for Quaid to continue to improve, for Ansu and Brian to see what their role could be. But I'm really looking forward to what it looks like when Jayden and Trey get going, but I think Quaid had the best spring by far in that room."
This article originally appeared on Huskies Wire: Washington Huskies' RB room showed growth during spring practice
Q&A
What injuries affected the Washington Huskies running backs during spring practice?
Jordan Washington suffered a serious injury, while Jayden Limar underwent surgery for an ankle injury, and Trey Cooley was rehabbing from a knee injury.
Who are the key young players in the Washington Huskies' running back room?
The key young players include redshirt freshman Quaid Carr and true freshmen Brian Bonner and Ansu Sanoe.
How did Coach Jedd Fisch assess the running back unit's performance in spring practice?
Coach Jedd Fisch expressed satisfaction with the growth and progression of the young running backs, noting they received more reps than usual due to the injuries.
