Washington’s training camp has a lot of the roster already lined up, but one of the more interesting battles is still sitting out on the outside at wide receiver.
The Huskies are bringing back a healthy chunk of proven talent, including four of five starters on the offensive line, sophomore slot receiver Dezmen Roebuck and junior quarterback Demond Williams Jr., who is also back after there was briefly uncertainty about whether he would return. That kind of continuity is unusual in today’s college game, and it leaves most of the offense and defense settled. The real sorting still has to happen in a few places, and receiver is one of them.
Roebuck is set in the slot, and Rashid Williams looks like the favorite for one of the two outside spots after working through spring and hauling in the longest pass of Washington’s spring game from Demond Williams. The other outside job is where things get interesting.
There are multiple candidates in the mix, including transfers Bodpegn Miller and Christian Moss. Moss may have the clearest case because he brings the most experience of the group, and that could matter when the staff starts narrowing things down.
Moss arrived from Kennesaw State after starting his career at Virginia Tech, and last season was his best with 45 catches for 689 yards and two touchdowns. He did not get much of a chance to build on that with Washington, though, because an undisclosed injury kept him out for most of the year.
At 6-foot-3 and 199 pounds, Moss has the frame to handle the outside, and his 4.45-second 40-yard dash gives him the kind of speed that fits the position too.
Washington does have other big-bodied options to replace the 6-foot-4, 212-pound Denzel Boston, who went in the second round of the 2026 NFL Draft to the Cleveland Browns. Four-star Class of 2026 receiver Jordan Clay is listed at 6-foot-3, 207 pounds, while Miller checks in at 6-foot-3, 200 pounds. Chris Lawson is also in the conversation.
Still, Lawson’s edge is simple: game experience. That could be enough to separate him once Jedd Fisch puts together the first official depth chart of the season.
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