The 2017 Washington Huskies football team represented the University of Washington during the 2017 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Chris Petersen led the team in his fourth season as head coach. Washington competed as a member of the North Division of the Pac-12 Conference and played their home games on campus at Husky Stadium in Seattle. They finished the season 10–3, 7–2 in Pac-12 play to win a share of the North Division title with Stanford. Due to their head-to-head loss to Stanford, they did not represent the North Division in the Pac-12 Championship Game. They were invited to the Fiesta Bowl where they lost to Penn State.
Personnel
Coaching staff
Name Position Washington Years Alma mater Chris Petersen Head coach 4th UC Davis (1988) Pete Kwiatkowski Defensive coordinator 4th Boise State (1990) Jimmy Lake Co-defensive coordinator / defensive backs 4th Eastern Washington (2000) Jonathan Smith Offensive coordinator / quarterbacks 4th Oregon State (2001) Matt Lubick Co-offensive coordinator / Receivers 1st Western Montana (1994) Bob Gregory Assistant head coach / Linebackers / special teams 4th Washington State (1987) Keith Bhonapha Running backs / recruiting coordinator 4th Hawaii (2003) Scott Huff Offensive line / Run Game Coordinator 1st Boise State (2002) Ikaika Malloe Defensive line 2nd Washington (1997) Jordan Paopao Tight ends 7th San Diego (2006)
Roster 2017 Washington Huskies football rosterQuarterback 3 Jake Browning – junior (6'2, 210) 11 K. J. Carta-Samuels – junior (6'2, 221) 13 Jake Haener – freshman (6'0, 193) 17 Daniel Bridge-Gadd – freshman (6'2, 211)
Tailback 9 Myles Gaskin – junior (5'10, 191) 22 Lavon Coleman – senior (5'11, 235) 24 Kamari Pleasant – freshman (6'0, 194) 25 Sean McGrew – freshman (5'7, 169) 26 Salvon Ahmed – freshman (5'11, 189) 34 Nate Ihlenfeldt – freshman (5'10, 188) 40 Ralph Kinne – senior (5'10, 221) 48 Paul Wells – sophomore (5'9, 177)
Fullback 45 Mike Petroff – freshman (6'0, 228)
Wide receiver 5 Andre Baccellia – sophomore (5'10, 171) 6 Chico McClatcher – junior (5'7, 181) 8 Dante Pettis – senior (6'1, 195) 12 Aaron Fuller – sophomore (5'10, 187) 15 Alex Cook – freshman (6'1, 185) 18 K.J. Young – senior (6'0, 202) 20 Ty Jones – freshman (6'4, 209) 21 Quinten Pounds – sophomore (5'11, 177) 28 Terrell Bynum – freshman (6'1, 184) 29 Josh Rasmussen – sophomore (5'11, 182) 47 Ian Biddle – junior (6'0, 186) 80 Max Richmond – junior (5'9, 183) 81 Brayden Lenius – junior (6'5, 230) 82 Jordan Chin – freshman (6'0, 171) 87 Forrest Dunivin – senior (6'4, 200) 89 John Gardner – junior (6'3, 196)
Tight end 19 Hunter Bryant – freshman (6'2, 239) 23 Deshon Williams – junior (6'2, 225) 83 Cade Otton – freshman (6'4, 230) 84 Michael Neal – sophomore (6'4, 240) 85 David Ajamu – senior (6'5, 245) 86 Jacob Kizer – freshman (6'4, 244) 88 Drew Sample – junior (6'5, 259) 94 Derek Hunter – senior (6'2, 233) 98 Will Dissly – senior (6'4, 267) Offensive line 56 Nick Harris – sophomore (6'1, 293) 58 Kaleb McGary – junior (6'7, 318) 59 Henry Roberts – sophomore (6'6, 300) 63 Cole Norgaard – freshman (6'4, 277) 64 A.J. Kneip – freshman (6'2, 289) 65 Jaxson Kirkland – freshman (6'6, 312) 66 Henry Bainivalu – freshman (6'5, 298) 67 Chase Skuza – freshman (6'5, 312) 70 Jared Hilbers – sophomore (6'7, 313) 71 Matt James – junior (6'5, 276) 72 Trey Adams – junior (6'8, 327) 73 Andrew Kirkland – senior (6'4, 321) 74 John Turner – junior (6'4, 301) 75 Jesse Sosebee – junior (6'5, 312) 76 Luke Wattenberg – freshman (6'4, 295) 77 Devin Burleson – sophomore (6'8, 327) 79 Coleman Shelton – senior (6'4, 299)
Defensive line 50 Vita Vea – junior (6'5, 340) 56 Jared Pulu – sophomore (6'4, 278) 57 John Clark – sophomore (6'4, 279) 90 Josiah Bronson – sophomore (6'5, 265) 91 Ricky McCoy – sophomore (6'2, 292) 92 Jaylen Johnson – junior (6'3, 298) 93 Jarryn Bush – freshman (6'2, 240) 95 Levi Onwuzurike – freshman (6'3, 290) 96 Shane Bowman – junior (6'4, 303) 97 Jason Scrempos – sophomore (6'6, 283) 99 Greg Gaines – junior (6'2, 322)
Long snapper 49 A.J. Carty – sophomore (6'2, 243) 78 Luke Lane – freshman (5'11, 215)
Placekicker 42 Van Soderberg – freshman (6'0, 197) 43 Tristan Vizcaino – senior (6'2, 202) 47 Peyton Henry – freshman (5'10, 189) 81 Sebastian Valerio – sophomore (5'9, 179)
Punter 32 Joel Whitford – sophomore (6'3, 224) 46 Race Porter – freshman (6'1, 178) Inside Linebacker 7 Keishawn Bierria – senior (6'1, 223) 13 Brandon Wellington – sophomore (5'11, 223) 15 D.J. Beavers – sophomore (6'0, 230) 17 Tevis Bartlett – junior (6'2, 234) 25 Ben Burr-Kirven – junior (6'0, 222) 30 Kyler Manu – sophomore (6'1, 240) 34 Sean Constantine – senior (6'2, 231) 36 Azeem Victor – senior (6'3, 231) 40 Milo Eifler – freshman (6'1, 223) 53 Jake Wambaugh – junior (6'1, 221) 54 Matt Preston – junior (6'2, 237)
Outside Linebacker 8 Benning Potoa'e – sophomore (6'3, 278) 16 Amandre Williams – freshman (6'2, 225) 29 Connor O'Brien – senior (6'3, 224) 37 Bryce Sterk – sophomore (6'4, 246) 41 Myles Rice – freshman (6'3, 240) 45 Jusstis Warren – sophomore (6'2, 252) 51 Joe Tryon-Shoyinka – freshman (6'4, 251) 52 Ariel Ngata – freshman (6'2, 208) 55 Ryan Bowman – freshman (6'0, 262)
Defensive back 1 Byron Murphy – freshman (5'11, 175) 3 Elijah Molden – freshman (5'10, 186) 4 Austin Joyner – sophomore (5'10, 182) 5 Myles Bryant – sophomore (5'8, 180) 10 Jomon Dotson – junior (5'10, 181) 11 Brandon McKinney – freshman (6'0, 191) 12 Kentrell Love – freshman (6'1, 182) 14 JoJo McIntosh – junior (6'1, 219) 18 Isaiah Gilchrist – freshman (5'10, 203) 21 Taylor Rapp – sophomore (6'0, 212) 23 Jordan Miller – junior (6'1, 184) 24 Ezekiel Turner – senior (6'2, 214) 27 Keith Taylor – freshman (6'2, 186) 35 Mason Stone – junior (6'0, 185) 38 Zechariah Brown – freshman (5'10, 184) 39 Sean Vergara – junior (6'2, 183)
Recruiting
Position key BackBCenterCCornerbackCBDefensive backDBDefensive endDEDefensive linemanDLDefensive tackleDTEndEFullbackFBGuardGHalfbackHBKickerKKickoff returnerKROffensive tackleOTOffensive linemanOLLinebackerLBLong snapperLSPunterPPunt returnerPRQuarterbackQBRunning backRBSafetySTight endTEWide receiverWR
Recruits
The Huskies signed a total of 18 commits.
Schedule
Rankings
Game summaries
At Rutgers
Montana
Fresno State
At Colorado
At Oregon State
California
At Arizona State
UCLA
Oregon
At Stanford
Utah
Washington State
vs Penn State (Fiesta Bowl)
Awards and honors
Coaches Pete Kwiatkowski – Defensive coordinator Broyles Award : Semi-Finalist
Offense Dante Pettis – Wide receiver – Senior Paul Hornung Award (most versatile player) : Finalist
Special teams Dante Pettis – Return specialist – Senior Jet Award (top return specialist) : Winner
All-Pac-12 Individual awards Vita Vea – Defensive tackle – Junior Pat Tillman Defensive Player of the Year Morris Trophy
Pac-12 All-Conference Team First team Dante Pettis – Wide receiver/Return specialist – Senior Kaleb McGary – Offensive tackle – Junior Coleman Shelton – Center – Senior Vita Vea – Defensive tackle – Junior Taylor Rapp – Safety – Sophomore
Second team Myles Gaskin – Running back – Junior Will Dissly – Tight end – Senior Greg Gaines – Defensive tackle – Junior Keishawn Bierria – Linebacker – Senior Ben Burr-Kirven – Linebacker – Junior Jojo McIntosh – Safety – Junior
Honorable mention Salvon Ahmed – Running back – Freshman Tevis Bartlett – Linebacker – Junior Jake Browning – Quarterback – Junior Myles Bryant – Cornerback – Sophomore Nick Harris – Guard – Sophomore
NFL Scouting Combine
Seven members of the 2017 team were invited to participate in drills at the 2018 NFL Scouting Combine held between February 27 and March 5, 2018 at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, Indiana.
LB04 LB 6'2" 223 " " 4.79 21 reps 30.5" 117" 7.26 – – Keishawn Bierria Combine profile RB06 RB 5'11" 223 " " 4.65 23 reps 33" 120" – – – Lavon Coleman Combine profile TE05 Will Dissly TE 6'4" 267 32" " 4.87 15 reps 28" 111" 7.07 4.40 12.12 Will Dissly Combine profile WO27 Dante Pettis WR 6'1" 192 " " – – – – – – – Dante Pettis Combine profile OL39 OL 6'4" 295 " " 5.21 – 26.5" 110" 7.62 4.59 – Coleman Shelton Combine profile DL22 Vita Vea DT 6'4" 344 " 10" 5.10 41 reps – – – – – Vita Vea Combine profile LB39 Azeem Victor LB 6'1" 230 33" " 4.72 19 reps 32.5" 115" 7.20 4.40 – Azeem Victor Combine profile Top position performer
NFL draft The 2018 NFL draft was held at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas on April 26 through April 28, 2018. The following Washington players were either selected or signed as undrafted free agents following the draft.
Vita VeaDT112Tampa Bay BuccaneersDante PettisWR244San Francisco 49ersWill DisslyTE4120Seattle SeahawksAzeem VictorILB6216Oakland RaidersKeishawn BierriaILB6217Denver BroncosLavon ColemanRBUDFA—Houston TexansColeman SheltonOLUDFA—San Francisco 49ersEzekiel TurnerSUDFA—Arizona Cardinals
Notes 1.Due to injury, Dante Pettis did not participate in combine drills.
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