A true freshman is already pushing his way into the center of Washington’s offensive plans, and Kodi Greene has the kind of profile that makes people pay attention.
The Huskies are shaping up to have one of the more dangerous offenses in the Big Ten next season, with junior quarterback Demond Williams Jr. back after leading the conference in total yardage with 3,676 yards last season. That total broke down to 3,065 passing yards and 611 rushing yards, and Washington also has some established targets in place. Starting slot receiver Dezmen Roebuck and starting tight end Decker DeGraaf have already earned Williams’ trust, while the team still has to settle the outside receiver and starting running back jobs during fall camp.
Whoever ends up taking over at running back should have plenty of help up front. Washington returns four starters from last season’s highly rated offensive line, and the only departure is left tackle Carver Willis, who was drafted by the San Francisco 49ers.
That’s where Greene comes in.
Washington’s top recruit in the Class of 2026, Greene arrived as the highest-rated player in the program’s history for a class that ranked 12th nationally. The five-star lineman was ranked by 247Sports as the No. 27 player in the country, the fourth-best offensive tackle and the third-best player in California.
He spent the spring getting reps with the first team at left tackle, lining up against some of the Huskies’ most experienced defensive linemen, including junior Elinneus Davis, as well as fellow true freshman edge rusher Ramzak Fruean. The staff came away impressed, and the buzz around him has only grown as outside evaluators have started to catch up.
Crawford called Greene a "not-so-hidden weapon" in his article, and the label fits. Washington was already leaning toward giving him a shot at left tackle because of the athletic testing and workouts he put on before spring practice, and what he showed once the pads came on only strengthened that belief.
Williams summed it up after a spring practice on April 23: "(He has) extreme confidence," Williams said after a spring practice April 23. "He looks like he's been here before, from the body type (to) mentally understanding what's asked of him, going out there and executive every day. Just a great personality to have."
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