WSU DT Paul Hutson says he's the 'best playmaker in college football.' Can the Cougars make it count?
Apr. 16—PULLMAN — When he talks, at least in front of a collection of cameras, Paul Hutson III likes to keep his eyes down. At that angle, his dreadlocks hang in front of his face, partially obscuring his face.
He talks a bit quietly. It doesn't mask the words he's using. "I believe I'm the best playmaker in college football," Hutson said.
That was on Thursday morning, after Washington State wrapped up practice No. 9 of the spring slate, and Hutson has figured prominently into the picture. In his fifth season of college football, Hutson has made a habit of wreaking havoc from the defensive line, where he's leveraged his 6-foot-1, 275-pound size in ways few at his position can.
In fact, if one position group has made its presence felt the most throughout these spring practices, it's the Cougars' defensive linemen and edges. The names — Idaho transfer Matyus McLain, Vanderbilt transfer Linus Zunk, Eastern Washington transfer Jirah Leaupepetele, returners Malijah Tucker and Kaden Beatty — are one thing. Their production is another.
WSU's defensive front made things look easy on Saturday, when the team hosted its first of three spring scrimmages. The Cougars have done it time and again even in the two practices since, using all kinds of spin moves and bull rushes to get to the three quarterbacks battling for the starting job, Caden Pinnick, Owen Eshelman and Julian Dugger. Still, Hutson's assertion might raise some eyebrows.
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