Washington's young WRs stand out amid the elements at spring camp
As the Washington Huskies search for reliable wide receivers for the 2026 season, several made their cases during Thursday's practice.
If you ask Ryan Walters, because there were no pads on, he'd consider Washington's second spring practice a day of fake football. However, the Huskies still got a lot of work in, and they seemed to get comfortable being back on the field before they put pads on for the first time on Saturday. Not only did quarterback Demond Williams Jr.
get comfortable throwing to his inexperienced, yet talented group of wide receivers, but the Huskies got used to the elements, as a chilling wind whipped around UW's east practice field and rain sprinkled down throughout the workout, both of which caused several players to slip, errant passes, and bad snaps throughout the day. But that certainly didn't deter Washington's second-year defensive coordinator. "This is not difficult," he said on Thursday.
"I just came from Illinois, Purdue, and Colorado. It's a lot colder there. " Heading into his fourth season on Montlake and looking to seize a much bigger role, as long as he can stay healthy, wide receiver Rashid Williams also didn't seem to mind the weather.
The former four-star recruit was Williams' go-to target as the Huskies ran some more team period drills, and he responded with the play of the day, reaching up and plucking a perfectly placed pass from his quarterback out of the air with one hand for a 5-yard touchdown while working against senior safety Alex McLaughlin. Although the elements played a factor throughout the day, several of Washington's receivers showed off their promising skill sets as five or six players rotated through the first team to get reps with the starting quarterback. Some receiver work pic.