3 Washington football offensive players who could break out this fall

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3 Washington football offensive players who could break out this fall

Alex Katson, Huskies Wire · Huskies Wire

Wed, Jul 29, 2026 ·

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WR Jordan Clay

Clay will be in a dogfight with Kennesaw State transfer Christian Moss, sophomore Chris Lawson, and fellow freshman Trez Davis for the starting X receiver spot next to Roebuck and Williams, but Washington would no doubt love it if one of those four separates themselves emphatically this fall. Of the four, Clay seems the likeliest: his skillset translated immediately this spring before he had to miss time with injury, and he looks like he's already the best jump-ball receiver on the team. Moss missed nearly all of the spring with an injury, and Lawson was in and out - unfortunately an emerging theme for the latter - so Clay's continued availability may be his best ability. The Huskies offense at its core wants to flow through an X receiver like Denzel Boston or Tetairoa McMillan from Fisch's time at Arizona, so finding who that player will be in 2026 or failing to do so will inform what the offense looks like this season.

RB Quaid Carr

Carr has gotten the most work in a Huskies uniform of the healthy running backs on Washington's roster, assuming that Jordan Washington is not miraculously cleared after suffering a neck injury during spring practice. Like Clay, his breakout may be health-based: neither Jayden Limar nor Trey Cooley participated in spring ball as they recovered from injuries suffered at their previous schools. Carr has shown glimpses of special burst through the hole and sounded like he had earned a more prominent role in the offense had he not suffered a minor injury of his own on his second touch in the Purdue game. With a month of first-team reps, Carr may wind up proving he's a worthy successor to Jonah Coleman , who is off to the NFL.

OL Champ Taulealea

Taulealea played just little enough last season to preserve his redshirt, no longer a consideration under the new NCAA rules, but just enough that it was clear that he has the potential to be a game-changing piece for Washington's offensive line. The Huskies would have seen that in full from the jump if Geirean Hatchett's waiver for a seventh season hadn't been approved, but Taulealea will instead have to earn his spot and send one of Montlake's mainstays to the bench if he's going to break out this fall. Washington hasn't been shy about rotating offensive linemen before, however, and given Hatchett's injury history, fans may well see the two continue their depth chart battle in live game reps through the non-conference slate and beyond.