Washington's top freshmen make big plays at spring practice No. 6

With some rain in the forecast, the Washington Huskies moved their sixth spring practice of the 2026 season inside on Saturday as Jedd Fisch's team held its most competitive practice yet. Early in spring, the headliners of the 2026 class, freshmen left tackle Kodi Greene and defensive lineman Derek Colman-Brusa, have been some of the biggest standouts--both literally, thanks to their impressive stature, and in terms of their play--but several other young players made their mark on Saturday's workout. Throughout spring, just like Greene and Colman-Brusa, wide receiver Jordan Clay has been taking the majority of his reps with the first team offense, and as the Huskies held their first extended scrimmage of the spring, the former four-star recruit from San Antonio, Texas, made his mark.

While working against sophomore cornerback Dylan Robinson in a red zone drill, the 6-foot-3 Clay elevated over the equally-sized defender on a well-executed fade route to pull in a 1-yard touchdown from Demond Williams Jr. Clay has shown off his impressive athleticism and strong hands throughout the very early period of his college career, and that play got quite a rise out of his offensive teammates, who all came to mob him in the corner of the end zone. Yet another example that Fisch and his coaching staff have brought in a crop of freshmen that is ready to make an impact early.

Also among that group is outside linebacker Ramzak Fruean, who, at 6-foot-4 and 232 pounds, displayed his high-end traits at several points during Saturday's practice. During a 9-on-9 drill, where two offensive and defensive linemen take a knee, Fruean perfectly executed a stunt and weaved by an interior offensive lineman for a "sack," before later tracking down tight end Sam Vyhlidal from behind on a breakaway after his classmate bounced off a would-be tackler and accelerated into the open field. Taylor Mays and Ryan Walters working with the safeties pic.

twitter. com/dQJKNNbRk9 — Roman Tomashoff (@rtomashoff34) April 11, 2026 With several upperclassmen on the sidelines with injuries, Washington's next wave has gotten a lot of opportunities to assert themselves early on in their careers, and as the Huskies look for an in-line blocking tight end, freshman Kekua Aumua has made an impression on tight ends coach Jordan Paopao. "Rhino is incredible," Paopao said of the 6-foot-5, 255-pound.