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The Washington Huskies held their longest and most competitive practice of the spring on Tuesday, as Jedd Fisch's team showed off its depth at several positions, including wide receiver.
Coming into the 2026 season, the Huskies are looking to replace a pair of starters at the position: projected first-round pick Denzel Boston and Raiden Vines-Bright, who started 11 games as a true freshman before transferring to Arizona State. One player that Jedd Fisch's coaching staff will lean on heavily is sophomore Dezmen Roebuck, who received Freshman All-American honors in 2025 after hauling in 42 receptions for 560 yards and a freshman program record 7 touchdowns.
Now, the Huskies are going to ask him to slide inside to the slot position in the offense, where he should continue to be a reliable option for quarterback Demond Williams Jr.
“He’s so smart, Dez has no fear going across the middle of the field,” wide receivers coach Kevin Cummings said on Tuesday. “I think that’s huge when you’re looking at the slot. You guys saw in the Oregon game, when he caught the dig across the middle and took a big hit. So he’s got a lot of confidence going across the middle, but I would say the biggest thing is his football intelligence.”
While Roebuck and junior Rashid Williams, whose 2025 season was cut short by a pair of injuries, are the veterans in the room, the Huskies will also be leaning heavily on some talented, young pass catchers to establish themselves in the rotation. Among them is a trio of four-star true freshmen from the 2026 class: Jordan Clay, Trez Davis, and Mason James, and Cummings was extremely complimentary of Davis, a late addition to the class after backing off of his pledge to Tulane following a late push from the Huskies.
"If you watch what has been going on so far, Trez Davis has been amazing," Cummings said. "Trez has been awesome. Trez has done a heck of a job of learning the plays and applying them on the field. He's the one I would say is the furthest along so far, but I'm very excited about Jordan and Mason as well."
As the young, largely inexperienced receiving corps gets up to speed, it got a trial by fire on Tuesday in some extended 7-on-7 and team drills, as Washington's long, physical defensive backs unit made several plays, highlighted by an interception from sophomore Dylan Robinson off of Williams. While in a live game, the play probably would have been a sack for defensive tackle Elinneus Davis, Robinson did a great job taking advantage of an underthrown ball that Williams got rid of off his back foot for his first takeaway of the spring.
Here are some other notes from Tuesday's practice.
This article originally appeared on Huskies Wire: UW football's young WR corps gets big test at spring practice
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Coming into the 2026 season, the Huskies are looking to replace a pair of starters at the position: projected first-round pick Denzel Boston and Raiden Vines-Bright, who started 11 games as a true freshman before transferring to Arizona State. One player that Jedd Fisch's coaching staff will lean on heavily is sophomore Dezmen Roebuck, who received Freshman All-American honors in 2025 after hauling in 42 receptions for 560 yards and a freshman program record 7 touchdowns.
Now, the Huskies are going to ask him to slide inside to the slot position in the offense, where he should continue to be a reliable option for quarterback Demond Williams Jr.
“He’s so smart, Dez has no fear going across the middle of the field,” wide receivers coach Kevin Cummings said on Tuesday. “I think that’s huge when you’re looking at the slot. You guys saw in the Oregon game, when he caught the dig across the middle and took a big hit. So he’s got a lot of confidence going across the middle, but I would say the biggest thing is his football intelligence.”
While Roebuck and junior Rashid Williams, whose 2025 season was cut short by a pair of injuries, are the veterans in the room, the Huskies will also be leaning heavily on some talented, young pass catchers to establish themselves in the rotation. Among them is a trio of four-star true freshmen from the 2026 class: Jordan Clay, Trez Davis, and Mason James, and Cummings was extremely complimentary of Davis, a late addition to the class after backing off of his pledge to Tulane following a late push from the Huskies.
"If you watch what has been going on so far, Trez Davis has been amazing," Cummings said. "Trez has been awesome. Trez has done a heck of a job of learning the plays and applying them on the field. He's the one I would say is the furthest along so far, but I'm very excited about Jordan and Mason as well."
As the young, largely inexperienced receiving corps gets up to speed, it got a trial by fire on Tuesday in some extended 7-on-7 and team drills, as Washington's long, physical defensive backs unit made several plays, highlighted by an interception from sophomore Dylan Robinson off of Williams. While in a live game, the play probably would have been a sack for defensive tackle Elinneus Davis, Robinson did a great job taking advantage of an underthrown ball that Williams got rid of off his back foot for his first takeaway of the spring.
Here are some other notes from Tuesday's practice.
Spring practice notebook
- After suffering a scary-looking injury on Saturday that required an ambulance to get him off the field, sophomore running back Jordan Washington was in street clothes and a neck brace on Tuesday. Several of his teammates came over to embrace him upon his arrival.
- Wide receivers Christian Moss and Bodpegn Miller, linebacker Xe'ree Alexander, offensive lineman Geirean Hatchett, and safety Rylon Dillard-Allen were all unable to participate.
- Sophomore cornerback Elias Johnson had one of his best practices in recent memory with a pair of pass breakups, displaying his improved physicality at the catch point as he's continued to put on pounds ahead of his third season on Montlake.
- Washington's defensive line has been very disruptive and showed off its newfound depth on Tuesday. Its second unit of defensive tackles DeSean Watts, Omar Khan, and TI Umu-Cais, along with outside linebackers Devin Hyde and Ramzak Fruean, was particularly disruptive throughout the evening, with Watts in particular showing off his explosiveness with several quarterback pressures.
This article originally appeared on Huskies Wire: UW football's young WR corps gets big test at spring practice
Continue reading...
