The Washington Huskies are heading into summer with a major question still hanging over their backfield, and it sounds like Jordan Washington won’t be part of the answer this season.
At Big Ten Media Days on Thursday at the Hilton Chicago, head coach Jedd Fisch said it’s unlikely the sophomore running back will play this year after the head/neck injury he suffered in spring practice. Fisch also said Washington remains hopeful about playing football again, and that he’ll have another check-up with a surgeon. For now, he’s still in physical therapy as he works through the rehab process.
Washington’s injury came during the first padded practice on April 4, when he was carted off the field in an ambulance after being stiff-armed to the turf following a tackle attempt on an interception return. He was later seen at the team’s spring game on May 1 wearing a neck brace.
The setback is a tough one for a Washington offense that was already trying to sort out its lead runner. Jonah Coleman, last year’s top rusher, was selected in the 2026 NFL Draft by the Denver Broncos, and Adam Mohammed, who finished second on the team in rushing yards, transferred to Cal in the offseason.
That left Jordan Washington positioned to take over after entering spring practice as the expected front-runner. As a redshirt freshman last season, he was third on the depth chart, but he opened spring with most of the first-team work in the backfield before the injury changed everything.
Last season, Washington carried the ball 27 times for 233 yards and a touchdown.
With Washington sidelined, Quad Carr Jr. handled most of the first-team reps in the spring and now has a real chance to grab the job. He’ll be pushed by transfer backs Trey Cooley, who came over from Troy, and Jayden Limar, who transferred in from Oregon. Both were out during spring while rehabbing injuries of their own.
If Carr keeps the momentum he showed in the spring, he could enter summer practice as the leading candidate to start.
There’s also a younger group waiting for a shot. Class of 2026 running backs Ansu Sanoe and Brian Bonner Jr. got spring reps because of the injuries to Cooley, Limar and Carr, and they could be in line for game-time opportunities depending on how they perform over the summer.
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