Washington's defense sends a message in Seahawks' practice facility
After a last-minute change of scenery, the Washington Huskies' defense put together a strong practice day at the Seattle Seahawks' facility.
After a last-minute location change to the Virginia Mason Athletic Center, the Seattle Seahawks' practice facility, the Washington Huskies ' defense had an extra opportunity to show off its physicality at the home of the reigning Super Bowl champions. Throughout the afternoon, the defense showed off the physical edge Jedd Fisch and his coaching staff are looking for in the 2026 season as the Huskies look to take another step forward in their second year under coordinator Ryan Walters. On the back end, Washington's secondary was incredibly physical at the catch point, forcing several drops and incompletions throughout the various team periods.
"I think we're playing well," safeties coach Taylor Mays said after practice. "I think it just comes in spurts of, you've gotta play well all the time, especially in the secondary, because in a 60-play game, and you do well 59 plays, but you get bombed on on the 60th play, and you can't forget it. " "We've done a great job, and (secondary coach John Richardson) has done a great job of losing (Tacario Davis) and (Ephesians Prysock) on the outside and bringing up the next group of corners, and how those guys play with the safeties and with the nickel.
Those guys that meshed well early, you know, and that's what's kind of put us ahead of where we were this time last year. " For Washington's secondary to operate at peak efficiency, it's also going to need a big contribution from the defensive line, which put together one of its best days on Tuesday, led by Derek Colman-Brusa, who made one of the biggest highlight reel plays of the spring in a one-on-one rep against redshirt freshman offensive lineman Jack Shaffer, running through him and putting him on his backside mid-play. Derek Colman-Brusa (5), #Huskies freshman defensive lineman.
pic. twitter. com/FauZvrKqBi ā Aaron Coe (@Coe_Aaron) April 14, 2026 Colman-Brusa also broke through the line for what would have been a sack on backup quarterback Treston Kini McMillan during a later team period, as the defensive line was in the backfield seemingly throughout the day, putting pressure on whoever was taking snaps.