The Washington Huskies put the pads on Tuesday and spent roughly 150 minutes getting after it in Seattle sunshine, with a heavy dose of team periods and the final two of the day staged inside Husky Stadium.
It wasn’t full pads - no hip or thigh pads were in use - but the tempo still had a thudding edge to it. Washington worked at 75 percent tempo and kept bodies off the ground, though that didn’t stop the contact from getting plenty loud.
The day also brought one of the few heated moments of camp so far. After Rashid hauled in a downfield pass from Demond Williams, Drew Azzopardi and Rylon Dillard-Allen got tangled up, and RDA wound up with Azzopardi’s helmet before tossing it about 20 yards toward the stands.
On the field, the offense and defense traded more wins than they had in the previous couple of days. Washington found room early in team work, but once the ball got inside the 20, the defense usually tightened up.
Even so, one thing has stayed consistent all camp: nobody has been able to handle Dezmen Roebuck. He kept stacking plays Tuesday, including a 25-yard touchdown from Williams over Rahshawn Clark to close practice.
Chris Lawson had the other standout day among the receivers. The second-year player from San Francisco came up with the catch of the day, a 45-yard strike straight down the middle for a touchdown in the back of the end zone from Dash Beierly. The play beat freshman Ksani Jiles, who also pushed off, and Lawson still managed to stay locked in and track the ball into his hands while being driven to the turf.
Beierly was sharp throughout the day. He connected with freshman Jordan Clay on a sideline throw that slipped just beyond the reach of freshman corner Jeron Jones. With Dylan Robinson still out of competitive periods, Jones spent much of practice backing up Elias Johnson at the other corner spot opposite Emmanuel Karnley.
Elijah Brown also turned in a few clean throws. He hit freshman TE Sam Vyhlidal down the sideline and later found Lawson for a touchdown during the team work inside Husky Stadium.
Up front, Washington was sorting through options at left guard with Jack Shaffer out. Landen Hatchett and Lowen Colman-Brusa rotated early, but when the team periods began, fourth-year walk-on Aidan Anderson handled all the snaps there behind John Mills.
Kolt Dieterich kept working as the No. 1 center all day, with Jake Flores behind him. Hatchett got some snapping work earlier, but not during the team periods.
At running back, Quaid Carr, Brian Bonner, and Ryken Moon took the reps in team periods. Jayden Limar, Trey Cooley, and Ansu Sanoe were present but did not take part in the competitive work.
Bonner’s confidence continues to show up. On one sideline run, he ran through Elias Johnson on his way toward the end zone, with the pads echoing all around. But the defense had its say too, especially when the front seven knifed into the backfield and shut things down on Bonner, including stops by Ta'ita'i Uiagalelei and Jacob Manu.
Before practice officially got rolling, Washington also showed a look at its kickoff return group. Quaid Carr, Xe'ree Alexander, Julian McMahan, Ansue Sanoe, Jayden Limar, D'Aryhian Clemons, Trey Cooley, Brian Bonner, and Kekua Aumua all got reps there.
There were no turnovers in the team periods, though Zaydrius Rainey-Sale did come away with a fumble recovery on Christian Moss.
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