Washington Huskies football recent comings and goings
The Out-Door
The portal taketh away
Two redshirt freshmen, both who had little playing time in their first two years at Washington, decided to move on. Mark Redman, a highly recruited tight end coming out of high school, entered the transfer portal. Joining him in the portal was Sawyer Racanelli, a wide receiver from Brush Prairie Washington who hadn’t caught a pass at UW. With the talented group of receivers UW has and the inbound talent, Sawyer saw the writing on the wall and decided to see about his opportunities elsewhere.
Next onto the portal was redshirt freshman Cooper McDonald who started ten games at linebacker in 20121. He was the first to leave after Kalen DeBoer was named head coach. Defensive lineman Sam “Taki” Taimani announced he was entering the transfer porta the following day. Taimani started a dozen games for UW the last two seasons.
Over the weekend, star linebacker Zion Tupuola-Fetui announced he would not declare for the NFL Draft. That doesn’t mean he is staying at the University of Washington either. Last April, ZTF ruptured his Achillies tendon. It should have been a season-ending injury, but he was back on the field six months later. DeBoer needs to do all he can to keep Zion at UW.
As DeBoer settles into his new job, Huskies fans will see more players leave Washington’s program in addition to those who come.
Washington LB Cooper McDonald has entered the transfer portal.
Career Stats:
• 28 tackles
• 5.5 TFL
• 1.5 sacks
• 1 PDMcDonald had 26 tackles this season for Washington. pic.twitter.com/vbDhRdmkOm
— Brendan Moore (@bmoorecfb) December 11, 2021
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