Washington Huskies Football 2020 Re-Preview
Washington Huskies defense.
Defense
The Huskies will be returning six starters on the defense. Elijah Molden and Ryan Bowman, two All-Pac-12 players, will lead what should be the strength of this team, defense. All those freshmen who played last year were “baptized by fire.” That year of experience is something UW needs this season.
Alex Cook and Asa Turner are the projected starters at safety, with Cam Williams seeing plenty of action. Molden, Keith Taylor, and Trent McDuffie are the starting cornerbacks in Washington’s five defensive back defensive set. Then there is the uber-athletic Kyler Gordon, who will also get plenty of reps at corner. Washington’s secondary is a talented and deep group. Opposing teams won’t be able to play wide open against them.
Up front, Washington is in good hands. Even without 2019 all-conference selections, defensive tackle Levi Onwuzurike and edge rusher Joe Tryon there is plenty of talent to fall back on. Redshirt sophomore Tuli Letuligasenoa teams up with Josiah Bronson in the middle. On the edge, Bowman and Laiatu Latu will continue to wreak havoc. Last season, Bowman recorded 6.5 sacks.
Last year’s linebacker group was *ahem* not very good. This season Washington starts a pair of redshirt sophomores, Jackson Sirmon and Edefuan Ulofoshio. Hopefully, the duo learned from their 2019 maiden season and can step it up in 2020.
Overall, this is a very good Washington Huskies football team. Without playing a game, no announced starting quarterback, and a rookie head coach, they received enough votes in the most recent writers poll to place them 30th.