Washington’s backfield took another hit after the Apple Cup, and now the Huskies are scrambling again.
Second-year running back Quaid Carr and fourth-year back Jayden Limar both left Washington’s 24-10 win over Washington State with undisclosed injuries, and both are expected to be out for an extended period of time. Carr will undergo surgery, while head coach Jedd Fisch said Monday he does not know whether either player will miss the entire season, only that they’ll be “out for a while.”
That leaves Washington with a reshuffled depth chart and more questions in a room that was already thin on certainty. Sixth-year running back and Troy transfer Trey Cooley is now set to lead the group, with true freshman Brian Bonner next in line. Fisch also said Bonner’s fellow freshman, Ansu Sanoe, should see a meaningful workload.
“We've got seven (running backs),” Fisch said in a weekly news conference Monday. “So I'm glad that we made the decision to bringing in Trey Cooley because we thought that you always have to be aware of the running back room.
First time in six years that I've had these type of two pretty significant injuries in the same room. I can't think of that happening often, but it does happen sometimes.”
The Huskies are also expecting more from second-year back Ryken Moon, and fourth-year tight end Kade Eldridge could factor in as well after playing a significant amount of running back in high school.
Limar’s night included an 11-yard touchdown run, which stood up as the eventual final margin in Washington’s win.
The injuries come on top of a backfield that has been in flux for months. Washington’s leading rusher from 2025, Jonah Coleman, was taken by the Denver Broncos in the 2026 NFL Draft. The next-leading rusher, Adam Mohammed, transferred to the Cal Golden Bears and opened his new season with 166 total yards and a touchdown.
Jordan Washington, who had been projected as the team’s top back heading into the offseason, also suffered a neck injury that has put his availability for this season in doubt.
For now, the Huskies are left to keep adjusting. Until someone settles the spot down, the running back room figures to remain one of Washington’s biggest moving parts this season.
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