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The Washington Huskies are looking at several members of their 2025 class to step up and put together a strong spring camp ahead of their second year of college football. Among that group is sophomore tight end Baron Naone.
The former four-star recruit from West Linn High School in Oregon is going through his first spring practice after enrolling in June, and with former USC transfer Kade Eldridge out with a foot injury, Naone was taking second-string reps during Washington's first practice on Tuesday behind junior Decker DeGraaf. Now listed at 6-foot-3 and 264 pounds, the Huskies are hoping he can at least partially fill the void left by Quentin Moore as an in-line blocker.
Naone, who is still looking for his first career reception after playing in seven games during his true freshman season, looks like he could wind up as an under-the-radar threat for the Huskies in the passing game. During one of the limited team periods on Tuesday, he leaked up the seam and would've had a walk-in touchdown, but Demond Williams Jr. led him a bit too far, and the pass fell incomplete.
"I think Baron's done an incredible job being able to tackle a lot of the nuances that come along with playing the tight end position," position coach Jordan Paopao said on Monday. "You really get a chance to see how he tracks the ball, just in terms of him being a phenomenal outfielder for his high school baseball team, and just the physicality aspect."
"With his added weight, I think he's about 260-265 right now, just the physical presence—Quentin Moore did an unbelievable job for us just in terms of his physicality. Changing the tempo of games, the climate of games. I see Baron having a great opportunity to replace that and really own that role with potentially an addition of down the field catching and being able to do some things in the passing game as well."
If Naone can provide the threat that Fisch's coaching staff is looking for in 2026, he could wind up as a promising threat for the Huskies as they look to incorporate tight ends into the passing game further.
This article originally appeared on Huskies Wire: Washington Huskies have high hopes for sophomore TE Baron Naone
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The former four-star recruit from West Linn High School in Oregon is going through his first spring practice after enrolling in June, and with former USC transfer Kade Eldridge out with a foot injury, Naone was taking second-string reps during Washington's first practice on Tuesday behind junior Decker DeGraaf. Now listed at 6-foot-3 and 264 pounds, the Huskies are hoping he can at least partially fill the void left by Quentin Moore as an in-line blocker.
Naone, who is still looking for his first career reception after playing in seven games during his true freshman season, looks like he could wind up as an under-the-radar threat for the Huskies in the passing game. During one of the limited team periods on Tuesday, he leaked up the seam and would've had a walk-in touchdown, but Demond Williams Jr. led him a bit too far, and the pass fell incomplete.
"I think Baron's done an incredible job being able to tackle a lot of the nuances that come along with playing the tight end position," position coach Jordan Paopao said on Monday. "You really get a chance to see how he tracks the ball, just in terms of him being a phenomenal outfielder for his high school baseball team, and just the physicality aspect."
"With his added weight, I think he's about 260-265 right now, just the physical presence—Quentin Moore did an unbelievable job for us just in terms of his physicality. Changing the tempo of games, the climate of games. I see Baron having a great opportunity to replace that and really own that role with potentially an addition of down the field catching and being able to do some things in the passing game as well."
If Naone can provide the threat that Fisch's coaching staff is looking for in 2026, he could wind up as a promising threat for the Huskies as they look to incorporate tight ends into the passing game further.
This article originally appeared on Huskies Wire: Washington Huskies have high hopes for sophomore TE Baron Naone
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