Husky Offensive Depth Chart
by John Berkowitz on Aug 4, 2010 10:48 AM PDT
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PrintLets take a look at the depth chart going into fall camp. Offensively the Huskies look pretty good on paper going into this campaign.
Quarterback
Jake Locker Sr - Keith Price Rs-Fr - Nick Montana Fr
As long as Jake Locker stays healthy for 13 games things are going to be just fine. The problem is there isn't any experienced depth behind him if he goes down. Nick Montana and Keith Price are good looking QB's but Ronnie Fouch would have been a better early season insurance policy. In a perfect world Price would perform clean up this season while Montana sits out.
Chris Polk So - Johri Fogerson Jr - Demetrius Bronson So - Deontae Cooper Fr - Jessie Callier Fr
Chris Polk returns after sitting out the spring with his second consecutive shoulder surgery. Fogerson and Bronson provide experienced depth and could see time at fullback and H-Back. Washington has a lot of depth here and it is nice to have the addition of two potential home run hitters in Cooper and Callier...both served notice that they were ready to play this spring and are future stars. I expect both of them to make an instant impact on special teams.
Fullback - H Back
Austin Sylvester Sr - Dorson Boyce Sr - Kimo Makaula RS-Fr - Zack Fogerson Fr
The Huskies have plenty of depth at what has become more of a collection of hybrid players. Sylvester is a pure blocking FB while Boyce and Makaula are being counted on to become receiving threats. Zach Fogerson is a good blend of everything. He can run, block, and catch.
Wide Receiver
Jermaine Kearse Jr - Deandre Goodwin Sr - DiAndre Campbell Fr
Devin Aguilar Jr - Cody Bruns Jr - Kevin Smith Fr
James Johnson So - Jordan Polk Jr - Luther Leonard So
The top three guys have elevated their game way past the guys on the second unit. Campbell and Smith have already opened some eyes in pre-season work outs. Bruns, Polk, and Leonard need to stay ahead of the kids if they expect to have a future at UW.
Tight End
Chris Izbicki Jr - Michael Hartvigson Fr - Marlion Bennett - Rs-Fr - Evan Hudson Fr
Izbicki had a solid spring but who is the second tight end? You could see the second TE replaced by an H-Back quite a bit this year which means that Dorson Boyce, Marlion Bennett, and Kimo Makaula could all end up being a factor this season. Hartvigson may surprise a few people this camp.
Offensive Line
The Huskies return four experienced starters not including Greg Christine, Mykena Ikehara, and Nick Wood who each received starts last season. Ideally offensive line coaches like to have an experienced rotation of eight guys and Washington has that.
What Washington also has are seven freshman lineman who are the backbone of the programs future. Colin Porter and Erik Kohler look like the guys most ready to play if needed.
Senio Kelemente Jr -Erik Kohler Fr - Micah Hatchie Fr
Ryan Tolar Sr - Nick Wood Jr - Ben Riva Fr
Drew Shaeffer So - Greg Christine Sr - Colin Tangawa Fr
Mykena Ikehara So - Colin Porter Fr - Michael Christie Fr
Cody Habben Sr - Skyler Fancher Jr - James Atoe Fr
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I really don’t think that Bruns, Polk, and Leonard are going to be able to hold off Smith in particular. If he can pick up the offense (a pretty big if), I bet he sees the field ahead of the upperclassmen.
Same at tailback. Fogerson is likely a better receiver than either of the freshmen, so he’ll undoubtedly see time as a receiver out of the backfield. And while he’s a good runner, Cooper was just plain better from what I saw this spring. He’ll struggle with some things like pass blocking, but I wouldn’t be at all surprised if he ends up with more carries next season than Fogerson. I didn’t really see enough of Callier to say where he’ll fit in the rotation (if at all). Bronson would be a viable option if he could just hold on to the damn ball.
Lots of freshmen (and redshirt freshmen) on that two-deep. By the middle of the season, it could be 6 or 7. Maybe more.
Not to nitpick, John, but it’s Skyler Fancher, not Scott.
Cooper
Cooper looked flat out AWESOME during spring practice. I see him getting some meaningful carries to help keep Polk fresh. Fogerson and Bronson better find roles else where, Polk and Cooper will be the guys running the ball.
"Legends are made on the shores of Lake Washington"
"BOW DOWN TO WASHINGTON"
Callier
A member of the national media took in a practice when Callier was highlighted and predicted that he was going to be a star…both of these kids are going to be pretty good.
by John Berkowitz on Aug 4, 2010 1:15 PM PDT up reply actions
They were both outstanding.
I’m betting that Callier’s injury near the end of spring practice will probably set him back behind Cooper for this season.
"Legends are made on the shores of Lake Washington"
"BOW DOWN TO WASHINGTON"
Not really…everything is even in the fall.
by John Berkowitz on Aug 4, 2010 5:30 PM PDT up reply actions
Ya, but . . .
Cooper already appeared to be ahead of Callier, losing time in practice can’t help. From what I saw at practice, Cooper is the better back and will be a great back up to Polk, or could even push Polk for playing time if he picks up the pass blocking and other parts of being a RB.
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"BOW DOWN TO WASHINGTON"
I am agreeing with John on this one
Both are phenomenal runningbacks and both came in with high expectations. Callier got banged up late in spring ball, but it shouldn’t set him back at all. Sark is using a depth chart just to categorize some of the players. But the depth chart going into Fall camp is a clean slate for everyone. Remember competition wins out and the best players will play. Their is no need to place Cooper over Callier on a depth chart simply because together neither of them have played a down for the Dawgs. At this point the only way you slip on a depth chart is if Callier’s injury would sit him out of Fall camp for a spell. I think it’s wide open at Runningback. Even Polk’s job is up for grabs.
Now please keep in mind I realize Polk had a great season, but Sark and Holt don’t go into a season with favorites. If they do then they kill the competitive nature that they are trying to create. Cooper and Callier will push everyone.
All I saw was purple
What I'm trying to tell you . . .
is that I was AT spring practice, and Cooper is the better RB.
"Legends are made on the shores of Lake Washington"
"BOW DOWN TO WASHINGTON"
Tough to argue with that…why didn’t you say that in the first place? ; )
by John Berkowitz on Aug 4, 2010 9:56 PM PDT up reply actions
Isn't that basically what I said in the first place?
"Legends are made on the shores of Lake Washington"
"BOW DOWN TO WASHINGTON"
Agreed
I think Cooper has a slight edge. IMHO
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Dang!
We didn’t even mention Bronson! Wouldn’t that be hilarious if he ended up starting! LOL!
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He could end up being the starting fullback.
by John Berkowitz on Aug 4, 2010 7:21 PM PDT up reply actions
I like the mix...
…and Fogerson may be a consistent force in there. He’s a lot bigger than what he’s listed at and he may be a strong combination of all the things a RB has to do. Blocking for Jake is going to be a big deal in the backfield.
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I like Fogerson in situational
I like him on screens and involved in the passing game. He wasn’t a very explosive runner coming out of the backfield last season. I have a feeling Cooper and Callier are going to lap everybody but Polk in that department. But Fogerson is needed for situational stuff and we can use that.
All I saw was purple
Fogerson
He doesn’t fumble, blocks well, and gets positive yards.
by John Berkowitz on Aug 4, 2010 6:46 PM PDT up reply actions
Blocking, Pass Catching And...
the ability to run the football. I’m just saying that they have to be able to be effective in more then just running the football. And to be honest with you I really don’t know how those guys stack up in the blocking or pass catching area. I think Fogerson may be able to withstand more punishment too. The thing is, all of these guys just make the DAWGS stronger! GO DAWGS!!
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The coaches love Johri for all the reasons stated above.
by John Berkowitz on Aug 4, 2010 6:53 PM PDT up reply actions
Fogerson cont...
…he was 210 pounds last season. He was listed, erroneously, at 190. He should be at least that big or bigger next season. These guys (RBs) should all be able to help Polk stay healthy and fresh.
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Cooper
Very fast too. He had one of the fastest 40 times, if I’m not mistaken he was tied with Trufant for fastest. It is really hard to believe that anyone is faster than Locker though!
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Off subject BB
I know this is off subject but I noticed the huskies had offered BB scholarships to two Seattle guys Hikeem Stewart and Brett Kingma both shooting guards – I did not know they were on the huskies radar. I read dawgman article on Kingma – does anyone have any information on these guys seen them play? How many SG are we recruiting and how many are we going to have on this team – the whole team is going to be SG.
Kingma
The Kingma offer is catching pretty much everyone by surprise. The scouting reports I’ve seen on him are that he’s an undersized, not particularly athletic 2 guard who shoots more frequently than the quality of his shooting warrants. One has to hope that Romar is seeing things others aren’t, because it sure sounds like a real reach of an offer.
Stewart sounds like a little less of a reach, but still not the high level recruit that Romar is typically targeting like a Tony Wroten and Jabari Brown.
He's 6-1 160 so he's a tad small, but he's got better size than IT for that 2 spot...
not athletic, but he shoots lights out. I watched a few Jackson games on tape last year and he’s really good. He’s like Josh Smith was to his team last year, he’s far and away the best player and it forces him to make some me-first decisions. I think he’s Pac-10 worthy, he just needs to settle down and learn to create his own shot a bit better.
As for Stewart, he’s shooting up charts real fast. He should be a top 20 SG by the end of the year. Also, if you look at LoRo’s last few classes, TRoss is by far the most highly rated player that he landed (I don’t count Gaddy because he’d be at UA if Lute was still around). He’s got his eye on Wroten and Brown (and Chol and a few other big names), but the Kevin Davis/Breshers/Overton/MBA types who fall in that 20-30 range at their positions are what have made UW for most of this decade.
/threadjack
Kingma's size
There’s reason to think those measurables for Kingma are inflated.
Like I said, hopefully Romar is seeing things that others aren’t. Washington is far and away his best offer so far – it’s not like other top programs are chasing him at the moment.
Thanks
Thanks for the replies and insight.
by lorenzothedog on Aug 4, 2010 6:04 PM PDT up reply actions
He lists offers from Vandy and Oregon as well as BYU
UW is a better offer right now, but it’s not like Pepperdine and Seattle U (sorry Coach Dollar) are his only offers.
Kingma seems like more of a SU type of guy….but so was Rod Derline.
by John Berkowitz on Aug 4, 2010 6:55 PM PDT up reply actions
So was Ryan Appleby
I’ve seen him in a game scenario, and the kid can flat out shoot the ball. Assuming he even chooses UW, I don’t expect him to be an All-American, but he’d provide quality depth and another body in our ever growing rotation.
The Rifle!
I think Kingma would be fine at UW -He can play either guard spot (which will help in Romar’s interchangable system) and he can flat out score. I like the idea of getting a local player like this, someone that will stick around for 4 years and be a reliable leader.
Great write up on Jake and the backups
But do we redshirt Montana? I’m not sold this is the best move- here’s why: Is Price ready for a back up role to Jake? [knock on wood] but suppose Jake goes down w/ an injury- who is more prepared to take the snaps? If we bring Montana up and don’t redshirt him, he still has that redshirt year still in the coaches back pocket.
If Jake indeed goes down (I’ve already knocked on wood) then surely I want the QB that is most ready to become the offensive leader. Was it the best choice of Willingham to keep a redshirt Locker on the sidelines when Stanback went down? I’m not sure looking back, because if Jake stepped into Stanbacks position, then surely when Jake was injured in the Stanford game, Jake could’ve used the 0-12 season as his redshirt year.
I’m not completely sold on the idea of burning a redshirt as a freshmen is necessarilly the best way to use it anymore. Kids everywhere are playing younger. I like the idea of keeping that redshirt as a team insurance policy if and when a kid does get injured. Any thoughts? I could be persuaded rather easily on this topic.
All I saw was purple
As long as Jake Locker stays healthy for 13 games things are going to be just fine. The problem is there isn’t any experienced depth behind him if he goes down. Nick Montana and Keith Price are good looking QB’s but Ronnie Fouch would have been a better early season insurance policy. In a perfect world Price would perform clean up this season while Montana sits out.
by John Berkowitz on Aug 4, 2010 2:53 PM PDT up reply actions
Yes I got that
Hypothetically what if Jake went out vs. Nebraska, his college career would be over. Their would still be 10 games left on the schedule. Would Sark remotely consider bringing up Montana? How much would Nick learn from this experience so that by his sophomore season he is already an experienced-returning Pac 12 QB? Plus since the redshirt wasn’t used, Nick would still have that available to him.
Nick enrolled early, took part in Spring Ball, spent the summer working hard with members of the starting offense, will probably take the No.2 snaps in the Fall- can he absorb enough of Sark’s offense? I mean besides Cooper and Callier, in my opinion Nick looked very impressive in Spring ball.
It would be a serious gamble, I realize that. But if Hundley comes on board, does Sark consider it?
All I saw was purple
Montana vs. Price
If (knock on wood) Jake has a major injury, Sark is going to play the QB that he feels gives him the best chance to win. It is critical to keep positive momentum going this season, and Sark isn’t going to redshirt Montana just to save a year of eligibility if it means he feels he has a lesser chance of winning games.
If we’re talking blowouts and mop-up duty, it’ll be Price.
In an ideal world where Jake doesn’t get seriously hurt this season, Montana will redshirt. But if Jake does go down for any extended period of time, it will be a legitimate competition between Price and Montana as to who plays. If things are roughly equal, I’d expect Price to play, but winning this season > preserving a year of eligibility for Montana.
That is what I was looking for
I guess I didn’t write that very well. I agree with the mop up duty belonging to Price- that is his schtick right now and he needs to show the coaches something in those situations. I agree with you and John. If Locker plays all 13 games, the redshirt will stick to Montana. I guess from the beginning I was wanting to know what scenario plays out in the event Jake hypothetically goes down relatively early in the season.
How many of us miss Ronnie right about now? Crazi has his hand raised.
All I saw was purple
Fouch
One would hope that Fouch (had he stuck around) would be a better option than Montana should something go horribly wrong this season, but you never know.
But yeah, Ronnie would have been a nice insurance policy. Still, I can’t blame the kid for wanting to go somewhere where he could start. I have to think he saw enough, or was told by Sark, that his chances of starting next year weren’t as high as he wanted to hear.
Agreed
I’m just wondering if Sark pushed him out or if Sark really wanted him to stick around, nowing that the experience he gained could be a rather nice thing to have behind Jake. I agree with everyone that Ronnie didn’t really have Pac 10 talent as a QB. However I would assume that Bill Musgrave at Oregon didn’t have much either, who stepped in raher nicely after Chris Miller graduated. Who’s really to say that by the time Jake graduated that the Huskies would have a great offensive unit, where Fouch could’ve competed for the starting spot as a “system QB”? Make no mistake Montana and Hundley have better skills and talent. But experience could’ve paid dividends at some point.
We don’t have that luxury so I guess their’s no reason to further the Fouch discussion.
All I saw was purple
He wasn’t pushed out…absolutely no reason to push him out.
by John Berkowitz on Aug 4, 2010 5:31 PM PDT up reply actions
In a perfect world
I think he means Jake doesn’t get hurt.
Talent is looking better!
The best players will play. Now that doesn’t mean the best athletes with the biggest names will play. It could very well be that the kids that work their way into a starting position will play. Competition is good, so are full contact practices.
We need to continue to go after full recruiting classes until our depth chart levels off to Pac 12 level.
All I saw was purple
I Love The Incoming Talent...
…it’s a big class and it’s loaded. I also think it really had to be. That being said, I’m wondering about some of the guys like Chris Robinson and Tokolahi, and how they’ll fair against the guys coming in behind them?
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You got it!
…as it should be crazi!
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A Nice class coming in right after the nice class
The 2011 class is going to rival the 2010 class and it will be just as full as the other- NICE!
All I saw was purple
Tokolahi appears to be in a lot better shape than when he arrived, and Robinson reportedly looked really good in the Spring. That said, Potoae could be the most physically ready true frosh DT we’ve had in a long time, and Lagafuaina looks like a beast with surprising explosiveness.
The good news is it appears we’re building some quality depth at DT, a position where the UW used to have quite the legacy: Dave Browning, Doug Martin, Fletcher Jenkins, Ron Holmes, Dennis Brown, Steve Emtman, D’Marco Farr, Jabari Issa, Larry Triplett, Tank Johnson…
Tokolahi
They kind of wasted a year of eligibility with him. He wasn’t ready and he got hurt right away.
by John Berkowitz on Aug 4, 2010 6:05 PM PDT up reply actions
That Guy...
…could end up being a beast! He is enormous!…alas, his mobility and endurance need to improve…;O)
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A year in the program has transformed him.
by John Berkowitz on Aug 4, 2010 7:11 PM PDT up reply actions
He would definitely..
…qualify for that big NT position huh? I always loved defenses that had some huge monster over the center!
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Tokolahi
Actually, some people are saying he might contend for time at the 3-technique position, so that tells me he’s got more quickness than you might think.
He played the three almost every snap with the two's...
…in the scrimmages I saw. Robinson was at the nose. Those two absolutely owned the second team offensive line.
WOW!
Jabari Iss! It’s been a while since I’ve heard about him. I used to talk to his dad at intermission. The families of the players used to sit in one area of the north upper deck. I forgot how cool that was!
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Chad Ward
Hey I ran into Chad Ward at the Kennewick Costco the other day. He looks like he could still easily START! I kid you not! He is one of the biggest human beings I have seen…well since I saw Lincoln Kennedy! He sells insurance now in a little shop by Columbia Center.
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It's Funny Too...
…because I still think of him as kind of a huge celebrity but every time I drive by his parking lot is practically empty. I need to pop in with my other Husky buddies and say HELLO!
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WOW!
An epiphany John! What the hell have I been thinking! It’s like you just woke me up or something!
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Better yet...
…I’ll drag my Husky friends down there too! I feel like an idiot!
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I'll try to get a pic too...
…and it better have more than two people in it!
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My Wife...
…just told me he has to match my existing insurance cost. OK John, you’re the expert, can he make it happen?! He can insure my house and two cars and rental and my mothers renters insurance AND that’s just me!
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You just need to ask him to give you a quote and explain your situation.
I am pretty much a State Farm guy.
by John Berkowitz on Aug 4, 2010 7:37 PM PDT up reply actions
Really?
I am pretty much a State Farm guy.
Cool! It’ll be a done deal then.
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I'm hoping...
…to do this right and have at least a couple of us go in wearing our purple and gold. The thing is what have my friends got to lose? I guess the only thing would be loyalty to their agents which now that I think of it can be a big thing BUT he’ll get my business at a minimum.
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OK I'll keep you guys...
…posted. We’ll see what happens and no matter what GO DAWGS!! If it works out I promise I’ll post a picture or two.
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I MAY...heavy on the may...
…be able to swing some of my buddies into the deal…all three of them! ;O)
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is it me or is someone talking to oneself?
Damn, my eyeball tastes good.
by Gekko Mojo on Aug 4, 2010 11:32 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
Now That's The Kind Of Pic...
…we like to see posted here! GO JAKE! GO DAWGS!!
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